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People in the News Mar. 15, 2021

ClosingCorp, San Diego, appointed Christine (“Chris”) Boring as chief product officer, responsible for defining and executing the company’s product vision and strategy and leading product development and implementation efforts.

Industry Briefs Mar. 15, 2021

HUD approved a Conciliation Agreement between JPMorgan Chase Bank and a Black woman, resolving the woman’s claim that the mortgage lender, relying on an appraisal that she believed was inaccurate, valued her home at an amount lower than its actual worth because of her race.

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“This past year has been one of significant home price growth, to say the least. But it has also occurred in a market in which the word ‘unprecedented’ has likely been used more over that same period than perhaps ever in history. Nevertheless, that growth has brought the levels of equity available to American homeowners with mortgages to…well, unprecedented levels.”
–Andy Walden, Economist and Director of Market Research with Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla.

Matt Hydrew: Incubate, not Originate!

Incubate, not originate is about making the most out of each lead, not just adding more leads into the funnel. Incubation takes time. It starts with making sure borrowers are credit-ready and remain credit-ready until they reach the closing table. It starts at the top of the funnel and it keeps borrowers in your pipeline.

(Switching Gears) Michael Franco: The Times, They Are A-Changin’—So You Should, Too

If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that Bob Dylan was right—the times they are a-changin’. From the pandemic to the overnight shift to remote work to the rollercoaster ride of the market, no one could have anticipated just how different 2020 turned out versus expectations. But there’s even more change in store in 2021, and businesses will have no choice but to adapt.