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Posts about Mortgage Lending

November 16, 2023

New Tools Are Helping Lenders and Servicers Catch Hard-to-Detect ...

In this three-part blog series, we’re looking at ways lenders can reduce risk and improve loan quality. Part 1 focused on identifying military ...

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August 23, 2023

Applying Automation to Reduce the Risk and Cost of Home Equity Lending

Home equity lending is expected to be one of—if not the—fastest growing loan categories for the foreseeable future. While second mortgage liens are ...

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August 15, 2023

In The Debate Over GSE Buybacks, One Thing is Certain: They Are Getting More ...

Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) buybacks have become a hot topic of debate within the mortgage industry. On one side mortgage companies and ...

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August 10, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – Summer '23 Edition

It’s our Summer Edition. Take a few moments poolside to learn about the latest updates on Fed rate hikes, gain insights into the continued housing ...

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August 2, 2023

Minding – and Mining – the Details Can Reduce Loan Risk

Sir Isaac Newton is famously quoted for saying: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. He wasn’t talking about the mortgage ...

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What We're Watching - Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update

June 28, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – June 2023

In this month’s update: gain insights into the latest updates on mortgage interest rates, get a quick refresher on FHA vs. Conventional loans, learn ...

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What We're Watching - Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update

May 23, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – May 2023

In this update: gain insights into rate hikes; read updates to loan-level pricing adjustments; understand what a bridge loan is and why home equity ...

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May 4, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – April 2023

In this update: learn about the future of interest rate hikes; the introduction of the 40-year loan modification; changes to the enhanced payment ...

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September 21, 2022

Accelerating Home Equity Marketing: Let the Data Do the Decisioning

As home equity lending gains momentum among both traditional and non-bank lenders, so too does the competition to gain market share. In Part I of ...

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August 30, 2022

Reduce Risk & Decrease Cost for More Efficient and Profitable HELOC ...

Are HELOCs the new cash-out refis? Given the steep rise in interest rates and the sharp decline in refinance volume, HELOCs and other home equity ...

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July 13, 2022

Goodbye Refi…Hello Home Equity

It’s surprising how quickly times can change. In 2021, the mortgage industry set a new record for refinance volume: $2.3 trillion. But six months and ...

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July 7, 2022

The Conditions are Ripe for Fraud to Return, But is the Industry Ready to Catch ...

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santa

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May 24, 2022

Higher Prices, Climbing Rates & LLPAs Increase Risk of Occupancy Fraud

Buying and financing a 2nd home or an investment property is getting more expensive, and historically when this has occurred it has increased the ...

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RegsData QM Rule Changes

June 24, 2021

RegsData Ready for New and Original QM Rules

Starting July 1, there will be a change in definitions of a Qualified Mortgage (QM) and RegsData®, First American’s loan level compliance solution, ...

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April 12, 2021

Overstated Income & Undisclosed Debt May Drive Fraud in Today’s Market

New Techniques and Technologies Needed to Address Purchase Fraud-for-Housing Risk First the good news: mortgage fraud, in all its forms, was down in ...

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