National affordable housing innovator Arrive Home has partnered with FormFree, a provider of financial technology since 2007, to offer lender partners an alternative method to effectively measure a borrower’s credit risk and ability to pay. The partnership will expand homeownership opportunities for borrowers with limited credit history.
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ACES Quality Management (ACES), a provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has sought to support its customers through turbulent market conditions by providing critical technology innovations to its quality control audit suite. The critical enhancements ACES made throughout the year helped support a 15% year-over-year increase in quality control audits conducted across its customer base and achieved 66% growth in new client acquisition.
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Mortgage Cadence has launched a new Testing as a Service (TaaS) offering. TaaS has been an innovative new development across a range of industries as companies everywhere are offered new technologies but lack the resources to properly and fully test them. As lenders continue to grapple with increasing regulatory scrutiny and operational demands, the rise of TaaS represents a timely and valuable solution.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that William (Bill) Nelson, Executive Vice President, Secondary and Mortgage Operations of Standard Mortgage Corporation, has been appointed Chairman of the Mortgage Action Alliance (MAA) for the 2025-2026 election cycle.
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MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) announcement of changes to the minimum debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and maximum loan-to-cost percentage (LTC) levels for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily loans:
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Nanci L. Weissgold, Partner and Co-Chair of the Alston and Bird law firm’s Financial Services Group, has been appointed chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (MORPAC) for the 2025-2026 election cycle.
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LendingPad announced the appointment of respected industry veteran Kelli Himebaugh as Director of Sales Enablement. This strategic addition to the leadership team underscores LendingPad’s commitment to accelerating growth while maintaining its reputation for exceptional customer experience and technological innovation.
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Mortgage credit availability increased in December according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
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Williston Financial Group (WFG), a full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, announced that its subsidiary Volly has released a new marketing automation suite to support one of the mortgage industry’s most essential collaborations: the partnership between loan officers and real estate professionals.
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Xactus, a fintech company and provider of verification solutions for the mortgage industry, has appointed Mike Brown as its Chief Product Officer. Brown previously served as the firm’s Chief Integration Officer.
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