Jane Mason, CEO and founder of Clarifire, St. Petersburg, Fla., brings process capabilities to businesses in multiple industries, particularly mortgage servicing.
Category: News and Trends
MBA Premier Member Profile: LoanLogics
LoanLogics, Trevose, Pa., is a recognized leader in loan quality management technology and services for mortgage manufacturing and loan acquisition. Founded in 2005, our mission is to improve the transparency and accuracy of the mortgage process and improve the quality of loans.
Mortgage Applications Dip in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications fell last week from one week earlier, even as key interest rates held below 4 percent, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 29.
Commercial Briefs
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Conn., delayed the effective date for its new lease accounting standard by one year.
2020: A Confluence of Strategy Events and Trends (Mark P. Dangelo)
In an industry accustom to regulatory guidance and rigidness, there are growing crack in the traditional dogma focusing on innovation as customer drivers. While innovation is important, 2020 will usher in introductory trends which will comprehensively reshape the mortgage industry.
CoreLogic: October Home Prices Up 3.5%
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said home prices increased nationally by 3.5% year over year in October and by 0.5% month over month.
MISMO To Address Inconsistencies in Electronic Mortgage Documents
MISMO, the mortgage industry standards organization, seeks industry participation in an effort to reduce friction due to the use of non-standard electronic documents (eDocs).
Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2020 Tech All-Star Awards; Deadline Jan. 10
The Mortgage Bankers Association and MBA NewsLink are accepting nominations for the MBA NewsLink 2020 Tech All-Star Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Jan. 10.
Residential Briefs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency will extend, from Dec. 19 to Jan. 21, 2020, the deadline for interested parties to provide input on potential changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security pooling practices.
Hello, Diversity: I’m Equality
By Aneeza Haleem
Tolerance, diversity and inclusion should not be political opinions or corporate checkboxes–they are non-negotiable human rights.