Importantly, the SECURE Notarization Act does not replace traditional in-person notarization, which will remain an option for anyone who chooses it. Rather, it simply allows RON as an additional alternative for lenders and consumers. The SECURE Notarization Act preserves and expands consumer choice.
Category: News and Trends
Tara Dugan of Tavant: Collectively Digitizing Housing Gap Solutions
Are new housing policies focused on making homeownership affordable and sustainable enough? Decades of continued discrimination due to lack of equal access for minorities responsible for the ever-growing housing gap would suggest not.
Roxana Davidoff of Big Purple Dot: COVID’s Impact on Mortgage Marketing
Roxana Davidoff is founder and CEO of Big Purple Dot, Irvine, Calif., a provider of an ecosystem of mortgage marketing technologies that includes CRM lead management, lead recapture, predictive analysis and video production and texting.
MBA Member Demo Days Jan. 6: Lending Solutions
MBA hosts its next Member Demo Days–an afternoons of specialized programming, live demos and Q&A–this Thursday, Jan. 6, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2022 Tech All-Star Awards; Deadline Jan. 21
The nomination period for the MBA NewsLink 2022 Tech All-Star Awards is underway with a new, simplified entry form. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 21.
MBA Weekly Applications Survey Jan. 5, 2022: Mixed Results over Holidays
Mortgage applications showed life ahead of the holidays but faded strongly during the holiday week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the weeks ending Dec 24 and Dec. 31.
Diversity A Priority for Most CRE Firms
A new survey of diversity, equity and inclusion metrics for commercial real estate found a clear mandate and momentum for making DEI a priority.
Call For Speakers: MBA Technology Solutions Conference & Expo; Deadline Jan. 7
The Mortgage Bankers Association issued a Call for Speakers for its Technology Solutions Conference & Expo 2022, taking place April 11–14 at the Bellagio Las Vegas. Deadline for proposals is Friday, Jan. 7.
Dealmaker: Rexford Industrial Realty Acquires Eight Industrial Properties for $270M
Rexford Industrial Realty, Los Angeles, acquired eight southern California industrial properties for $270 million.
CoreLogic: Annual Home Price Appreciation Up 18.1%
While several recent reports suggest home price appreciation is decelerating, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., says the home-selling gravy train isn’t ending anytime soon.