Banking was a “contact” industry—prior to the Great Recession. With the loss of 12,000 branches in the past decade and consumers now doing over 90% of their transactions digitally, public health implications and social unrest, if sustained, may be the catalysts for closing many more branches by 2022.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Malik Wilkes
(One of a continuing series of profiles of participants in the MBA Education Path to Diversity (P2D) Scholarship Program, which enables employees from diverse backgrounds to advance their professional growth and career development.)
Industry Briefs June 10, 2020
HUD issued a news release this month marking National Homeownership Month, recognizing the importance of homeownership and its impact upon the lives of American families, local neighborhoods and the national economy.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs June 11, 2020
Eastern Union, New York, hired 75 new brokers for its new quarter-point fee for refinancing multifamily properties backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
Mortgage Credit Availability Falls Again to 6-Year Low
Mortgage credit availability fell again in May, the third consecutive monthly decline, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
Clint Salisbury: For eClosing Success, Fine Tune Implementation
Our industry’s reliance on technology is deepening every day as never-before-experienced demands emerge. For example, in a world that demands distance, the ability to perform an eClosing has evolved from nice-to-have to “essential worker” status. Lenders entering this uncharted territory may find setting internal and external eClosing protocols daunting. Whether you adopt a hybrid process or go fully digital, there are best practices consistent for each option that can ensure your successful eClosing implementation.
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“Fueled again by low mortgage rates, pent-up demand from earlier this spring and states reopening across the country, purchase mortgage applications and refinances both increased.”
–Joel Kan, MBA Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting.
MBA Survey: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Slows to 8.53%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance increased to 8.53% of mortgage servicers’ portfolio volume as of May 31, compared to 8.46% the prior week. MBA now estimates nearly 4.3 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
Chris McEntee of ICE Mortgage Services on COVID-19 and Impetus for the Digital Mortgage Process
Chris McEntee is President of ICE Mortgage Services, Atlanta, the business unit responsible the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS), which is now part of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. He serves as a Director of ICE Mortgage Services, the governing board of MERSCORP Holdings Inc. and chairs the Company’s Compliance, Governance and Risk Management Committee.
People in the News June 8 2020
ServiceLink, Pittsburgh, Pa., appointed Yvette Gilmore as senior vice president of servicing product strategy. She will be responsible for developing ServiceLink’s products and services that support strategic servicer client initiatives. She will also support ServiceLink’s EXOS One Marketplace.