Prudent AI — a California-based financial technology company — has released what it calls the first upfront automated underwriting system (AUS) designed specifically for non-qualified mortgages (non-QMs). Unlike traditional AUS tools — which assess loan eligibility later in the mortgage process — Prudent AI’s system reviews key borrower data such as income, credit and assets […]
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Following its vow to appeal the initial decision in a case brought against Ginnie Mae over rights to reverse mortgage-backed collateral stemming from the collapse of a major industry lender, filings by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) have been docketed and assigned a case number in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The suit will begin
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Coldwell Banker Premier has expanded into Florida through a merger with Coldwell Banker Envision Real Estate, marking the firm’s first office in the state. The company will now offer its full suite of services — including listing programs, marketing tools, and property and association management — to agents and clients. “We have been impressed with
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California-based Partner Real Estate has introduced a new technology platform aimed at speeding up home sales and expanding options for agents and homeowners. The company’s Instant Offers Exchange (IOX) allows sellers to receive multiple competitive cash offers within minutes without committing to a sale. “Imagine this: your client signs the listing agreement, and you already
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Details regarding Compass‘s soon-to-be-released artificial intelligence (AI) platform were shared by CEO Robert Reffkin during a company retreat this week. “We continue to invest over $100 million in technology every year, building more and more tools that can help you stand out and run a better business,” Reffkin told the audience. “And in this amazing
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Citing a series of missteps made despite the oversight and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) action plans, the chairman of the House of Representatives‘ Financial Services Committee is calling for a federal investigation into the housing authority of Little Rock, Arkansas. Rep. French Hill (R) — who represents Arkansas’s second congressional district
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Whether or not today’s drop in rates is meaningful depends on one’s perspective, but in the context of recent rate movement, it’s definitely noticeable. The simplest way to think about the improvement is as follows: the average lender is now about an eighth of a percent lower in just over a week. If we want
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The Federal Housing Administration has revised updates planned for rules around contacting and offering options to distressed borrowers. The FHA has removed required outreach at particular times from a planned transition to permanent loss mitigation options from temporary pandemic contingencies, and also is tweaking modernization of what were originally “face-to-face” meeting requirements. Overall, the new
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Closed-end home equity loan annual growth outpaced its line of credit cousin in the fourth quarter, increasing 13% above its high point from a year ago, the TransUnion first quarter Home Equity Trends Report found. Total home equity origination, in which TransUnion counts first mortgage refinance activity as well (although it does not distinguish between
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Treasury yields tumbled after weaker-than-expected gauges of job creation and service-sector activity strengthened traders’ conviction that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates as soon as September. Two- to 10-year yields reached the lowest levels since at least May 9 after the ISM Services gauge for last month signaled contraction for the first time since
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