The industry was primed and ready for the Fed’s rate hike, but how has it fared since the increase went into effect? Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the March 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »Lenders: Automate and Innovate Before it’s Too Late
In a world where “time is money,” and lenders have much to lose when income and asset verification go wrong, automated verifications are the only viable solution. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the February 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »The True Impact of TRID
When CFPB Director Richard Cordray likened TRID concerns to the Y2K fuss, he missed the fact that the long-term impact of the rule is not yet a foregone conclusion. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the February 2016 edition of MReport magazine.
Read More »Behind the Curtain of Today’s Top Credit Unions
Although it may seem like large lenders are the only ones that are on top of their game, there is another group of institutions that are making their mark in the industry. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the February 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »Millennials Have a Credit Problem
Low credit scores and high student debt are two major obstacles millennials face when applying for a mortgage, but this hopeful generation still dreams of homeownership . . . and some are achieving that dream.
Read More »The Valuation Conundrum
While appraisers were once a revered source of information in the housing industry, a changing industry alongside Big Data and an influx of new technology, have drastically changed the appraiser’s world. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the January 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now
Read More »The Age of the Virtual Handshake
Lenders must reach out to meet their future millennial clients in their own environment—online. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the January 2016 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »Crystal Ball
As one year comes to a close and another lies before us—a blank slate of unknown possibility and uncertainty—it is natural to reflect on what’s passed and speculate what’s to come. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the December 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »The Invisibility Cloak of Traditional Credit Scores
Millennials face a variety of challenges, which may impact the future of the housing market. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the December 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
Read More »Stats, Starts, and Seeing into the Future
When it comes to predicting the future of the market, the best indicator is in 2015’s housing data. Editor's note: This select print feature appears in the November 2015 edition of MReport magazine, available now.
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