U.S. Bank, a Blend partner, will be one of the first to offer One-tap Pre-approval to consumers this year, with a phased rollout to additional lenders beginning as soon as December 2019.
Read More »LoanMonkey Releases Digital Platform
LoanMonkey recently announced that potential and current homeowners will now be able to purchase and refinance their homes through LoanMonkey’s online platform.
Read More »New VPs added to National Bankruptcy Services
National Bankruptcy Services recently announced that Matt Slonaker and Jeff Aiken have joined the leadership team.
Read More »Housing Economists Discuss Employment
According to experts, the most recent jobs report signaled "good news" for the economy and for housing. What were the key indicators in the September Jobs Report from the U.S. Department of Labor?
Read More »Reaching Out to Hispanic Homebuyers
Hispanic homeownership has not yet bounced back from the Great Recession, according to new data. How can lenders reach this demographic?
Read More »The State of Housing in Q3
A recent recap of Q3 2019 found that homebuyers were “sailing calm waters” with lower rates and slowing home price appreciation.
Read More »Shifting Disaster Risk Onto the GSEs
According to a recent paper, lenders and servicers are using Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to mitigate risk from natural disaster. How do disasters impact lending?
Read More »FHFA Director Mark Calabria Discusses GSE Capital Retention
The Treasury and the FHFA recently reached an agreement that will permit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to retain additional earnings in excess of the $3 billion capital reserves currently permitted by their PSPAs.
Read More »Sun West Mortgage Partners with Cloudvirga
Sun West Mortgage Company recently announced its decision to license Cloudvirga, a digital mortgage point-of-sale software provider, and its suite of technology offerings to Sun West Mortgage loan officers and borrowers.
Read More »Eye on the Industry: New Appointments, New Technology
A mortgage bank hired a new VP and new fintech solutions were released.
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