Digital-Savvy House Hunters Are Rebooting The Online Auction Market
BLOG VIEW: The new generation of technology-empowered, self-directed home buyers is reshaping today's real estate market. Armed with laptops, tablets and mobile phones,...
Running Fast Isn’t Enough In Today’s Mortgage Market
BLOG VIEW: Though there's little doubt that the mortgage industry is on its way to recovery, there are still serious pitfalls affecting mortgage...
CFPB To Go Easy On TRID Enforcement
BLOG VIEW: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last week sent a letter to mortgage industry trade groups indicating that the bureau will...
Revisiting The TRID ‘Grace Period’ As The Deadline Approaches
BLOG VIEW: The date is here� Oct. 3, 2015. For months, the mortgage industry has been bracing itself for the implementation of the...
Sanjeev Malaney: Throwing Bodies At TRID Won’t Work
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Sanjeev Malaney is founder and CEO of Capsilon Corp., a provider of cloud-based document imaging and data capture solutions...
Why Foreign Buyers Love U.S. Real Estate
BLOG VIEW: Foreign money is increasingly moving to the U.S., as rich people overseas seek shelter from financial uncertainty, economic slowdowns and political...
The Black Hole Known As TRID
BLOG VIEW: Who knew Christmas would come early this year? At least, it did for everyone associated with the mortgage lending industry when...
Mortgage Insurance And Technology In A TRID-Compliant World
BLOG VIEW: For nearly two years, mortgage industry professionals have been moving mountains to become compliant with the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID)...
Lisa Weaver: Lenders Should Consider New Technologies During Market Lull
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Lisa Weaver is senior vice president of ISGN, a provider of end-to-end technology solutions and services to the mortgage...
Top Challenges Posed By HOAs And How Servicers Can Tackle Them
BLOG VIEW: With one out of every five properties tied to a homeowners association (HOA), it is critical that mortgage servicers prepare for...
Bridging The Gap: Three Keys To Working With Today’s Borrower
BLOG VIEW: All things considered, it is turning out to be a solid year for mortgages. In fact, existing-home sales were at their...
Jay McCarthy: To Target Millennials, Lenders Must Change Their Marketing Strategies
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Jay McCarthy is chief marketing officer of Churchill Mortgage, a privately owned mortgage company operating in 33 states. MortgageOrb...
How To Effectively Cope With TRID
BLOG VIEW: With the upcoming deadline for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules just weeks away, the industry...
In Their Pursuit Of Millennials, Are Lenders Overlooking Other Opportunities?
BLOG VIEW: The biggest challenge currently facing the mortgage industry is its ability to innovate. With most forecasts calling for flat to marginal...
Shalecia Callaway: How Vendors Can Please Their Lender And Servicer Clients
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Shalecia Callaway is vice president of customer service for Financial Industry Computer Systems Inc. (FICS), a provider of technology...
Phil McCall: FHA’s New Loan Defect Taxonomy Could Create Challenges For Lenders
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Phil McCall is chief operating officer at ACES Risk Management Corp. (ARMCO), where he serves as an expert in...
Barry Hays: Financial IVRs Don’t Need ‘Personas’
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Barry Hays is co-founder and senior vice president of TeleVoice, a provider of contact center solutions to the mortgage...
Timothy Stern: The Value Of Video In The Mortgage Process
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Timothy Stern is president of VidVerify, a company that aims to make video a part of the mortgage process....
The Lure And Dangers Of Biweekly Mortgages
BLOG VIEW: For as long as anyone can remember, biweekly mortgages have been a financial oddity - a form of lending that, in...
Michael Kelleher: Without A Mobile Strategy, Lenders Are Nowhere
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Michael Kelleher is co-founder of Easy Mortgage Apps, a software company that offers a secure mobile platform facilitating real-time...