Quicken Loans Mortgage Services Promotes Paul Yatooma to VP of Sales
Paul Yatooma has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of sales at Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS).
Mortgage Software Firm Black Knight Awarded Two Patents
Black Knight has been awarded two patents for technology developments related to its Data Hub and asynchronous sensors.The...
Lender Price Introduces Loan Pricing Tool for Non-QM Loans
Mortgage software provider Lender Price has released FLEX Pricer, a new pricing platform designed for non-QM lenders. The new...
Average Rate For 30-Year Mortgage Fell Eight Basis Points
Mortgage rates fell yet again this week, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage decreased to 3.57%, down eight...
Clear Capital’s ClearAVM Now Integrated with LenderClose
In a move that will help mortgage lenders close loans faster, LenderClose, a provider of mortgage origination software, has integrated Clear Capital’s...
Promontory Fulfillment Services Endorsed by Community Bank Services
Community Bank Services (CBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the North Carolina Bankers Association (NCBA), has officially endorsed Promontory Fulfillment Services’ (PFS) mortgage...
Cloudvirga, Envoy Mortgage Team to Improve the Originator and Borrower Experiences
Envoy Mortgage, an independently owned national mortgage lender serving retail originators, is partnering with Cloudvirga, a provider of digital mortgage software, to...
Applications For Refinances Jumped as Purchase Activity Remained Muted
Mortgage application volume increased 5.2% on an adjusted basis during the week ended Oct. 4, as the average rate for a 30-year,...
Mortgage Credit Increased in September, Driven by Jumbo Loans
Mortgage credit availability increased 0.9% in September to reach a score of 183.4 on the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Mortgage Credit Availability...
Credit Plus Hires Julie Piepho as Executive Strategic Advisor
Julie Piepho has joined Credit Plus, a provider of data and verifications for all stages of the mortgage lending process, as executive...
Lower Mortgage Rates Helped Boost Home Affordability in September
Falling mortgage rates helped boost home affordability in September, Black Knight’s Mortgage Monitor shows.In November 2018, when rates...
Finastra Launches Mortgage Borrower Benchmarking Tool
Finastra recently launched Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights, a tool that benchmarks mortgage borrower behavior and demographics for banks and credit unions against...
Consumer Confidence in Housing Market Fell in September
Despite low mortgage rates and slowing home price appreciation, consumer confidence in the housing market decreased 2.3 points in September to a...
Blend Adds Tool to Help Mortgage LOs Deliver Pre-Approvals Faster
Mortgage software firm Blend recently introduced a new tool that enables loan officers to communicate with prospects and customers via their preferred...
Unemployment Rate Drops to 50-Year Low as House Hunters Get a Boost
The U.S. economy added 136,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% - the lowest it’s been since December...
Mortgage Rates Basically Flat This Week
Mortgage rates were more or less flat this week, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.65%, up slightly...
Research Shows How Sales and Marketing Automation Platforms Boost LO Productivity
How important is it for loan officers to have sales and marketing automation technology that enables them to engage with borrowers through...
Prosperity Home Mortgage to Expand Operations in Connecticut
Prosperity Home Mortgage, a HomeServices of America company, reports that it is expanding its residential mortgage operations with offices throughout Connecticut.
Applications For Refinances Continued to Surge Last Week
Mortgage application volume increased 8.1% on an adjusted basis last week, led by a surge in applications for refinances driven by lower...
Cloudvirga Digital Mortgage Platform Now Integrated with EXOS Technologies
Cloudvirga’s Digital Mortgage Platform is now integrated with EXOS Technologies’ real-time appraisal, closing and signing technology.The partnership enables...
