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As artificial intelligence and machine learning increasingly become a part of the mortgage business, a recent acquisition by Black Knight will help lenders to speed up the process of loan originations and make them more efficient. Click through to learn how.

The community-oriented mid-size bank and national mortgage lender plans to grow its reach through the acquisition of Wells Fargo branches in Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio. The acquisition will more than double Flagstar Bank’s customer base.

As the mortgage industry gets acquainted with the changing needs of homebuyers, here are ideas for mortgage leaders to succeed in catering to a diverse population.

A report examined where people leaving the expensive coastal markets in California were migrating and how these markets compared to the Golden State. Here’s what it found.

In April, the number of consumers requesting home tours declined for the first time in 27 months according to a report. What factors were driving this trend? Click through to learn more.

How have underwriting standards for conventional loans for homes changed from the pre-crisis housing market? Here’s what a report tracking credit risk for the first quarter of 2018 found.

Does the FHFA’s credit-scoring model need an update? Critics of the current system argue that homeowner demographics are changing and that the FHFA needs to evolve to meet their needs.

A new report indicates that the combination of rising home prices and interest rates have substantially impacted home affordability. Is this a sustainable trend? Click through to learn more.

On Wednesday, the release of the millennial tracker by Ellie Mae looks at how housing trends affected millennial homebuyers and owners. Here’s what else is in store in The Week Ahead.

From television commercials to paid searches on the internet, mortgage lenders are using their marketing budgets reach potential borrowers this homebuying season. An analysis looked at the top spenders and here's what it found.