Dallas-based mortgage servicing software provider OrangeGrid announced on Thursday that Flagstar Bank has implemented its mortgage servicing software to “manage its loss mitigation processes and enhance internal efficiencies.” “OrangeGrid is good news for Flagstar’s borrowers because it means a faster review for them and a more timely return to a
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Wells Fargo cut over a hundred jobs in its mortgage division this week following its decision to exit the correspondent channel and shrink its servicing portfolio. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed in Illinois on January 18 outlines the bank’s plan to impose layoffs that will affect 140 employees.
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The slowdown in the Federal Reserve‘s short-term rate hikes, announced on Wednesday, was welcome news for the mortgage market and solidified expectations that the 30-year mortgage rates will drop throughout 2023. While mortgage rates have been trending lower, rates are still higher than 12 months ago, but some experts anticipate
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Servicing is a complex process, and many servicers still rely on a patched-together system of solutions to complete their work, resulting in friction and disconnected teams. With risk and compliance on the line, servicers can’t afford to keep holding onto systems and processes that work less than ideally. What servicers
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Building the future of mortgage servicing technology is about granular, nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated. And doing all of this within aging infrastructure — it’s about building pathways within the
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Lien releases are involved in several much larger regulated processes related to paid-in-full loans, charged-off loans, loan forgiveness and other default-related scenarios that require a mortgage to be discharged. Each of these processes involves specific documentation, compliance requirements and service levels throughout the payoff or charge-off. Additionally, each state and
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Black Knight Servicing Digital is a powerful, white-labeled solution that allows servicers to provide consumers with information about their home value and how to grow and leverage wealth from their property. The solution is a convenient resource that leverages Black Knight’s vast repository of mortgage and public records data, coupled
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Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete. Starting February 1, UWM’s one-time close construction loans will be available on eligible 15- and 30-year fixed conventional loans and
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Borrower demand for home loans increased in the first three weeks of 2023, sparking optimism among mortgage industry executives and loan officers. But don’t fool yourself — there are signs of volatility on the horizon. “Overall application activity declined last week despite lower rates, which is an indication of the
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High interest rates, coupled with a still-low supply of housing, have created price hurtles that are keeping many first-time homebuyers and lower-income borrowers locked out of the housing market. Interest rates, though down slightly in recent weeks, are still double what they were at the end of 2021, and the Federal Reserve continues its
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Brena Nath, Director of HW+ & Events Who would you say carries the longest relationship with the homebuyer? From the real estate agent to the title agent, the real estate transaction is one of the largest money transactions that also has the highest number of people involved. My answer would
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As expected, the Federal Reserve slowed the rate hikes in 2023 amid cooling inflation data, sparking hopes of a recovery for the housing market this year. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday afternoon decided to raise the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to the 4.50%-4.75% range.
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