Good morning and happy Monday! Here’s what’s happening in the real estate finance world this week:
Category: News and Trends
(Mortgage M&A Trends) Bill Neville of LoanLogics: Why Our Acquisition Worked—and What Lies Ahead for M&A
It’s no big secret that there has been an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions in the mortgage technology space over the past couple of years, and it should be no surprise why. The mortgage process remains costly, slow, deeply rooted in manual processes and much of it still involves paper documents instead of digital data.
MBA Technology Solutions Conference & Expo in Las Vegas Apr. 11-14
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Technology Solutions Conference & Expo takes place Apr. 11-14 at the Bellagio Las Vegas.
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“This [jobs] report is likely to reaffirm recent comments from Federal Reserve officials indicating that they still plan to increase rates at their upcoming March meeting, despite the market volatility stemming from the situation in Ukraine.”
–MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni.
Mark Walser of Incenter Appraisal Management on Desktop Appraisal Developments
Mark Walser is President of Incenter Appraisal Management, Charlotte, N.C., a national AMC and creator of the RemoteVal remote/desktop appraisal technology platform.
MISMO Wins 2022 HousingWire Tech100 Award
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, is a winner of the 2022 HousingWire Tech100 award.
Kimberly Boatwright of Ncontracts: 4 Key Stages of Annual HMDA Data Lifecycle
During this time of the year, one area of compliance stands out as a focal point: HMDA.
Chad Whittenberg of Equifax: Providing First-Time Homebuyers With An Optimal Lending Experience
Whether verification of income, employment or assets; or payment histories tied to rent rolls and utilities like mobile phone service; by incorporating these additional data sets into the loan decisioning process, lenders gain a deeper understanding of the borrowers they serve.
People in the News Mar. 7, 2022: Kelli Yarbrough Joins BSI as SVP
BSI Financial Services, Irving, Texas named Kelli Yarbrough as senior vice president and chief lending officer. She will be responsible for all lending operations, growing the firm’s loan portfolio and managing a team of dedicated loan officers and underwriters.
Rhonda McGill of PerformLine: Marketing Compliance Trends for the Mortgage Industry
As part of our 2022 State of Marketing Compliance Report, we surveyed mortgage compliance leaders on their organizations’ marketing compliance practices for insights into trend information on the depth of compliance programs, concerns and challenges. Here are the top trends and stats that mortgage companies should know in 2022.