Some 300 companies are now members of MISMO. The organization’s efforts to improve mortgage data are being helped by a new fee.

The connection between work from home and productivity; Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for larger employers; Figure revises bank charter application; parent of Texas Capital Bank launches broker dealer.

Fed researchers find nonbanks improve the quality of their mortgage servicing by specializing in low-income borrowers.

Remote online notarization provision dropped from defense bill; credit unions allowed to acquire MSRs from other credit unions; new document processing technology offering; mortgage tech vendor raises capital; automated mortgage assistance product offered to distressed mortgage borrowers, for a fee.

The government watchdog found few instances where lenders incorporated alternative data in their underwriting.

Start-up mortgage lender Beeline completes Series A funding; HouseCanary publishes report defending its AVM; DC attorney general introduces legislation aimed at the use of algorithms by companies in the housing sector; LoanLogics acquires LoanBeam.

Black Knight increased its earnings in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the prior quarter while Blend Labs took a loss after earning a small profit in the second quarter.

A Redwood executive shared how new tech was implemented at the company, largely revolving around features improving customers’ experience.

Lenders and servicers don’t see much use in blockchain technology for now; Mat Ishbia abruptly terminated a stock offering involving United Wholesale Mortgage; federal banking regulators set computer-security disclosure requirements; nCino to acquire SimpleNexus.

With margins expected to decline, mortgage companies are looking to cut costs. Options include outsourcing and automation.