Jim Leath is senior vice president National Sales for Equifax Mortgage Services, Atlanta. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services and mortgage industries focusing on sales and business strategies.
Category: News and Trends
Scott Kriss of Kriss Law/Atlantic Servicing & Escrow on Why Lenders Should Pay More Attention to the Title Business
Scott Kriss grew up in New England as the son of two small business owners. When he founded his law firm, Kriss Law, in suburban Boston in 2004, he didn’t immediately foresee that it would grow to become a national title and closing services provider with the aid of its sister business, Atlantic Closing & Escrow.
MBA Education Path to Diversity Scholar Profile: Ashley Puckett
Ashley Puckett is Senior Capital Markets Analyst with Vellum Mortgage, an independent mortgage bank in Fairfax, Va. She began in the industry in September 2011 as a Loan Processor. From there she moved into Post Closing for a few years, then in Secondary Marketing, “which I love.”
Jim Leath of Equifax Mortgage Services: The Return of the HELOC Market
Customers now expect more from their HELOC lenders and are requesting a more personalized experience with high-touch digital online channels and mobile app experiences. However, with uncertainty around interest rates and continued inflation, HELOC borrowers are more likely than ever to choose to tap into their equity to remodel or upgrade their existing home rather than purchase a new one.
Scott Kriss of Kriss Law/Atlantic Servicing & Escrow on Why Lenders Should Pay More Attention to the Title Business
Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow has become one of the highest-volume title insurance and closing providers in the nation. With ventures, partnerships and business transactions ranging from residential to commercial across the country, he has ta business with local expertise at a national level.
Quote: Apr. 27, 2023
“Homebuyer affordability remained constrained in March as elevated mortgage rates and low inventory kept prices high, leading many prospective homebuyers to delay decisions to enter the market…While many prospective buyers currently remain on the sidelines, MBA expects mortgage rates to decline slowly as the year progresses, which will help with affordability and may spur sales activity.”
–Edward Seiler, MBA Associate Vice President for Housing Economics, and Executive Director of the MBA Research Institute for Housing America.
MBA Weekly Survey Apr. 26, 2023: Spring Season Slowly Kicks into Gear
With the spring home-buying season well underway, mortgage activity picked up last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 21.
MBA Education/MISMO Webinar May 1: Timeline and Updates for FHFA Credit Scoring Changes
MBA Education and MISMO hold a timely webinar, Timeline and Updates for FHFA Credit Scoring Changes, on Monday, May 1 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET.
MISMO Seeks Public Comment on Version 3.5 Property and Valuation Services Implementation Guide
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on its Version 3.5 Property and Valuation Services Implementation Guide. The 60-day public comment period for this implementation guide runs through June 26.
MISMO Seeks Public Comment on Version 3.5 Property and Valuation Services Implementation Guide
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, seeks public comment on its Version 3.5 Property and Valuation Services Implementation Guide. The 60-day public comment period for this implementation guide runs through June 26.