Lenderworks, Fairfax, Va., named Alexandra Temple to serve as its Chief Legal Officer, responsible for all legal affairs, including legal counsel, oversight of compliance and regulatory matters and risk management.
Category: News and Trends
Fred Gooch of First American Docutech: National RON Standard Will Boost Lender, Borrower Adoption of Digital Closings
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.
MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni on Barron’s Live Jan. 5
Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni will appear on Barron’s Live on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at noon ET.
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“Mortgage rates continued to creep higher over the past two weeks, as markets maintained an optimistic view of the economy. Refinance demand continues to dwindle, as many borrowers refinanced in 2020, and in early 2021 – when mortgage rates were around 40 basis points lower.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting.
Industry Briefs Jan. 5, 2022: Firstsource Solutions Acquires American Recovery Services Inc.
Firstsource Solutions Ltd., Mumbai, India, a global provider of business process management services, entered into an agreement to acquire American Recovery Services Inc., a nationwide legal collections network headquartered in southern California.
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.
MISMO Winter Summit 2022 in Clearwater, Fla. Jan. 10-13
The MISMO Winter Summit takes place Jan. 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Resort and Spa.
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.