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Closinglock adds two-way text messaging for title insurance

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Closinglock has introduced a two-way text messaging tool for the title insurance industry, allowing closing professionals to send and receive SMS messages with clients and partners from within the company’s platform. The feature allows real-time communication with buyers, sellers, lenders and agents — and links each conversation to the relevant transaction. Closinglock says additional tools, […]

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Fannie Mae survey suggests lenders eye eNote growth in 2025

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Fannie Mae on Thursday published the results of its latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. The report details lender experiences with eMortgage technology, including challenges to date, adoption plans and business priorities for 2025. The survey found that while most lenders (75%) are familiar with eNotes, only 22% currently use them. The top challenges cited to

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CATIC approves AI-powered title search platform for North Carolina

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Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company (CATIC) has approved Dono’s automated title search system for use by attorneys in North Carolina, the companies announced Thursday. The decision provides hold harmless protection against errors or claims when attorneys use the platform — a first for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered title searching in the state, leaders said. “The market

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Cenlar’s Leslie Peeler on ‘disruptive AI’ for mortgage servicing

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Artificial intelligence may be known for its speed, but in mortgage servicing, the real opportunity is in reshaping decades-long relationships with homeowners, according to Leslie Peeler, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Cenlar FSB. Speaking at HousingWire’s AI Summit on Tuesday, Peeler told the audience how her time at IBM shaped her view

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The mortgage pro’s guide to AI training

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As mortgage lenders weigh how to integrate artificial intelligence, technology leaders are juggling the rapid pace of innovation with the need to set realistic expectations. They’re finding that effective adoption depends as much on curiosity, patience and internal collaboration as it does on the tools themselves — and that buy-in from executives, compliance teams and

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Earnnest, Lone Wolf expand partnership

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Digital earnest money platform Earnnest is expanding its partnership with Lone Wolf, according to an announcement on Thursday. Via this expanded partnership, Earnnest will power digital earnest money transfers across Lone Wolf’s entire transaction suite. “Real estate professionals deserve tools they can trust – especially when it comes to handling money,” Chris Basinger, the senior

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Shawn Malhotra talks Rocket’s vision for AI-powered, people-centered mortgages

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Shawn Malhotra, the first chief technology officer in the history of Rocket Companies, says it’s pursuing an ambitious plan — to rewrite its entire operating system, from home search through mortgage servicing, on a foundation of artificial intelligence. The transformation will happen while Rocket integrates real estate brokerage Redfin and mortgage servicer Mr. Cooper Group,

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New Western president speaks on PadSplit partnership

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New Western and PadSplit have entered a partnership aimed at increasing affordable co-living housing, effective last week. New Western cofounder and President Kurt Carlton told HousingWire the collaboration will allow investors to access PadSplit’s model for converting single-family homes into shared living spaces — while leveraging New Western’s large property inventory. “(PadSplit) will help you

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eXp Realty’s Sumanth Kamath on AI and digital twins

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Sumanth Kamath — chief technology officer at eXp Realty — took the stage Tuesday in Dallas at HousingWire’s AI Summit to share how his company is using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficiency, empower employees and scale operations. In a conversation with HousingWire Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt, Kamath described a sweeping

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UWM’s Jason Bressler encourages broker use of AI to ‘control your own destiny’

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United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) chief technology officer Jason Bressler delivered a blunt message to mortgage professionals while on stage Tuesday at HousingWire’s AI Summit. The doom and gloom of high interest rates and industry consolidation aren’t going away soon, he said — but the practical use of artificial intelligence could give brokers a competitive edge. Lenders,

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