Guaranteed Rate-owned Owning says it can offer mortgage rates which are half a percentage point lower than competition by leveraging proprietary technology and specific underwriting criteria.

Outlook improves for large nonbanks; tech vendors take losses while increasing market share; rate locks decline; new verification offerings from CoreLogic; LOS provider and servicing tech vendor partner; MISMO seeks comments on engineering guidelines.

Given the increasing use of artificial intelligence and automation, mortgage underwriters should reexamine how they look for fraud threats, according to analysts at CoreLogic.

VantageScore expanded the borrower base; mortgage interest rates increased for seventh consecutive week; Blend tech offering for nonbanks; MISMO updates.

Maintaining internal policies and documenting employees’ work practices are vital to effectively managing the return-to-office transition, according to industry participants.

Better went from more than 10,000 employees in 2021 to fewer than 900 as of Sept. 1; lenders start early on 2024 loan limits; mortgage lock-in easing; MISMO initiatives; tool to check for appraisal bias; automated title reviews; insurance platform raises funds.

ICE says its merger with Black Knight will lead to solutions that simplify the mortgage experience for investors, lenders and borrowers.

Fannie provided details on how to initiate effective prefunded quality control, which can help to prevent buybacks.

California is set to become the 45th state to allow remote online notarizations for real estate transactions; LOs available 24/7 at Guaranteed Rate; empathetic lenders slow to cut staff; former Black Knight units rebrand as Dark Matter Technologies; Incenter boosts corporate staff; warehouse lending system moves to the cloud.

Michael Nouguier, chief information security officer at Richey May, said the public-facing nature of loan officers’ work can expose them to targeted attacks.