Failed banks and interest rate risk; DOJ-Sterling Bank settlement; big banks boost First Republic; ICE to fight FTC over Black Knight deal; FHFA delays DTI fee; Guaranteed Rate offering fast approvals.
Mortgage servicing companies’ business and information technology divisions must work together to ensure timely approval for new technology, according to speakers at a recent webinar.
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has introduced an application date decision model and white paper on how lenders can combine standardized terms and decision modeling techniques to help ensure compliance with TRID.
Applications stumbled in early February; rate locks increased in January; consulting firm opposes ICE’s planned acquisition of Black Knight; FHA ditches paper filing; Black Knight adds eNote and eVault tech.
Looking to cut costs, mortgage lenders are planning to reduce the amount of money spent on technology. That might not be the best choice, given that originations will bounce back, eventually.
NYCB closes Flagstar’s non-bank branches; FHA offers new incentives for servicers; home prices decline again in November; MBA writes to FHFA on the cost of doing business with the GSEs; new products aimed at newly-constructed homes; MISMO offers loan limit tool.
A congressionally mandated update to the Internal Revenue Service’s Income Verification Express System is causing some alarm among mortgage trade representatives. The update was meant to save time by moving the system from a fax-based process to a real-time, digital one.
The fintech expects cost savings tied to the workforce reductions to materialize starting in the first quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, KBW upgraded the company’s stock to market perform.
Lenders’ digitization efforts have helped improve consumer experience and reduce cycle time over the past two years, but have not been effective in bringing down costs, according to Fannie Mae.
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