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Portfolio Underwriter is Now Available through Calyx Software

Calyx Software announced that Portfolio Underwrite is now available to Point and PointCentral clients. Portfolio Underwriter allows portfolio lenders to customize credit decisioning and safely originate non-agency loans that they intend to put on their balance sheets. It captures a portfolio lender’s program guidelines within its engine and delivers a rules-based underwriting decision in seconds and results of the decision are documented into a findings report.

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NTC’s Dave LaRose Contributes to MISMO’s New Business Glossary

Nationwide Title Clearing announced that Dave LaRose will volunteer to support the Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization as it works to create a mortgage industry Business Glossary. MISMO announced plans to create the glossary earlier this year and called for industry volunteers to support the effort.

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ClosingCorp Introduces SmartEngine

ClosingCorp announced the release of SmartEngine which will help title companies centralize data processing and connect their rate and fee data to any third-party system, including title production systems, websites and ClosingCorp’s SmartFees, and SmartCalc products to reliably exchange information to produce estimates.

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Fannie Mae Executive to Fill Vacant Treasury Department Seat?

The U.S. Treasury Department could finally be getting a new Deputy Secretary in the near future according to three sources inside the department. Brian Brooks, General Counsel, EVP, and Corporate Secretary for Fannie Mae, is said to be filling the position. Goldman Sachs Executive Jim Donovan was previous in line for the vacancy, but recently withdrew.

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Fed Expected to Raise Interest Rates: Or Will They?

Federal Open Market Committee is set to finish its June meeting on Wednesday and it is widely expected that they will raise interest rates in order to keep the economy stabilized, even though inflation remains around 2 percent. In May, when they last met, members of the board chose to keep interest rates at their current level. Will this mean anything for mortgage interest rates? One expert believes it might not impact the mortgage market at all.

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Falling Short: Appraisals Not Meeting Homeowner Expectations

On Tuesday the May Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index and National Home Value Index was released, showing that while home prices continue to rise, they are not rising as fast as homeowners expect. There are, however, cities, such as Denver, Dallas, and Seattle, where appraisals are higher than what homeowners expect. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago had the largest disparity between appraisals and homeowner expectations.

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Could Supreme Court Decision Have Vast Implications on Mortgage Industry?

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in a unanimous decision that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act did not extend its reach to entities that purchase defaulted loans on the secondary market. The petitioners brought their case in front of the Supreme Court in an appeal of the 4th Circuit Court ruling in favor of the respondent. Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered his first opinion since his conferral to the Court.

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Lower Down Payments Make Homeownership More Accessible

Although some recent reports are saying that homeownership is struggling, newer “super low down” loans are beginning to become more popular with millennials. It is estimated that, on average, it takes young people nearly a decade to save for a traditional 20 percent downpayment. In response, some lenders are implementing 3 percent equity mortgages.

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CalyxSoftware to Host Second National User Conference

CalyxSoftware announced that registration is now open for CalyxVision 18, the company’s second national user conference. CalyxVision offers the unique opportunity for lenders and brokers to receive Calyx software training. Attendees will learn practices from Calyx software experts to help increase their company’s productivity and maximize profitability.

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