Nonbanks originated about half of all mortgages in 2016 and 75 percent of mortgages insured by the FHA or VA. However, a recent study by the Brookings Institution ...
Read More »Caliber Home Loans Launches Mobile Platform
Coppell, Texas-headquartered Caliber Home Loans, Inc. (Caliber), has announced the launch of a new mobile platform. Featuring three mobile phone apps customized for three user groups–borrowers, the Caliber ...
Read More »The Benefits of a True Digital Mortgage
Digital mortgage is the latest buzzword in the lending market today. But, according to an eBook titled, “The True Digital Mortgage” by mortgage technology platform provider Ellie Mae, ...
Read More »Lenders’ Sentiments on Profit Margins Hit a Low Note
Lender sentiment is at an all-time low according to the latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey by Fannie Mae that was released on Thursday. The profit margin outlook, as ...
Read More »Helping the Mortgage Industry, One Course at a Time
Continuous learning is a necessity for professionals in the servicing and mortgage industry. With this in mind, the Five Star Academy (FSA), a Five Star Institute brand, recently ...
Read More »Navigating the Mortgage Ecosystem
Editor's Note: This story was originally featured in the March issue of MReport, out now. Thirty years ago, mortgage origination was a simple process. An application was taken ...
Read More »Borrowers Get Comfortable with Digital Lending
What does the Borrower want? To help lenders answer this all-important question, fintech company Fiserv conducted a study to gauge the expectations and experiences of borrowers while looking ...
Read More »Servicing the Underserved
MReport spoke to Ray Brousseau, President, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, and Andrew Taffet, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Asset Management, The Carrington Companies on what drives their ...
Read More »LendingQB Adds FormFree Technology to its ‘Lean Lending’ LOS
Fintech company, FormFree, announced the availability of its AccountChek automated asset verification service within LendingQB’s web-based loan origination software (LOS). The integration enables lenders to order AccountChek Asset ...
Read More »A Mortgage Best Fit
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the February issue of MReport, out now. There’s no doubt the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is the American housing market’s most ...
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