Brian Zitin: Appraisals—The Final Frontier in Digital Mortgages

With the average time to close a mortgage transaction still 40+ days, the experience of a “one-tap” digital mortgage seems distant to most onlookers. In reality, however, the important measure of efficiency is how long a borrower actually spends in the mortgage factory line—in other words, how long it takes to get approved and complete all of the necessary requirements and paperwork before closing.

Brian Zitin: Appraisals—The Final Frontier in Digital Mortgages

With the average time to close a mortgage transaction still 40+ days, the experience of a “one-tap” digital mortgage seems distant to most onlookers. In reality, however, the important measure of efficiency is how long a borrower actually spends in the mortgage factory line—in other words, how long it takes to get approved and complete all of the necessary requirements and paperwork before closing.

Industry Briefs July 14, 2020

FirstClose Inc., Austin, Texas, a provider of technology platforms for banks and credit unions, partnered with Temenos, a banking software company. With integration of the FirstClose ONE platform into Temenos Infinity Loan Origination, customers can order instant and bundled reports on credit, flood, valuation, tax and title directly from the loan origination system.