Lending standards tightened in August amid a worsening economic outlook and signs of cooling in home-price growth. The mortgage credit availability index (MCAI) fell marginally by 0.5% to 108.3 in August from the previous month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). A decline in MCAI, benchmarked to 100 in March 2012, indicates that lending […more]
KBRA Analytics, an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), has acquired digital-information service Direct Lending Deals, which offers investors and loan originators coverage of deal data, news and analysis in the direct-lending sector. The acquisition will allow KBRA Analytics to offer its customers insights into the fast-growing $1 trillion direct-lending sector. DLD provides analysis, data insights, news and industry […more]
With all the talk about a hot housing market and changes on the horizon thanks to increasing mortgage rates, it can be hard to forget that these market-wide changes have a real effect on real people, especially those dealing with loss or health problems in their families. Mortgage Bankers Association’s charity, Opens Doors Foundation, recognizes […more]
Take a deep dive into these five local housing markets to better understand the trends across the nation. Each city has a unique market and enticing listings to attract new residents. Siesta Key, Florida Remote work flexibility opened up the possibilities of where people could live, so more and more homebuyers have decided to make […more]
Mortgage POS BeSmartee’s Mortgage Point-of-Sale (POS) platform is a configurable, white labeled solution that streamlines the origination process, including application, credit, PPE, AUS disclosures and appraisal collection and fulfillment. Product Fast Facts #1 Go from application to appraisal in 15 minutes #2 Get to a 91% conversion rate #3 Close 10 days faster Get More […more]
Solex® Orders Solex Orders is part of the Docutech eClose suite and enables any lender, using any document generation engine, to easily introduce hybrid eClosings as part of their mortgage origination workflow. Simple and fast setup and implementation mean your business can see the benefits of hybrid eClose fast. Product Fast Facts #1 Solex Orders […more]
The premise of a mortgage rate lockdown is simple: so many American households have such low mortgage rates that some will never move once rates rise, which then locks up housing inventory. This is something I’ve never believed in because we hadn’t had a period where mortgage rates moved up so quickly and then held […more]
Insellerate’s AgentConnect AgentConnect takes Co-Branded marketing to a new level by automatically delivering dynamic open house flyers, property websites, and landing pages instantly through MLS data in real-time, which is auto-generated and compliantly displayed, including loan officer’s specific loan and pricing options. It has never been easier to add value to your partners while driving […more]
Areal Areal.ai is a no-code automation platform for the lending ecosystem that makes it easy to reliably extract data from complex documents and integrate data with existing tools and workflows. Goal is to provide end to end document automation and integration in order to save our clients resources, time and money as they work through the […more]
InRule Intelligence Automation Platform InRule helps savvy lenders to automate mission-critical decisions and processes, and machine learning predictions. Our easy-to-use software makes your entire lending pipeline smarter – without code. Discover why four of the top six lenders in the U.S. trust InRule to power their loan business. Product Fast Facts #1 Adapt quickly to […more]