Leading Producer Joins Certainty Home Lending
Tony Bardin has joined Certainty Home Lending, a Rate Company, where he will serve as Vice President of Mortgage Lending.
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Land Gorilla Unveils Intelligent Document Processing To Ease Construction Loan Process
Land Gorilla introduced Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), a new technology embedded in the Land Gorilla platform that eliminates manual data entry and dramatically reduces costs for construction lenders. Developed specifically for construction lending, IDP helps lenders streamline document-heavy processes that have traditionally slowed down draw approvals and project timelines.
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Talia Ramirez Named President Of Spectrum Solutions
Spectrum Solutions, a national field services company, has promoted Talia Ramirez to president. Formerly the company’s senior vice president, Ramirez brings 18 years of exceptional leadership in mortgage servicing and default management to her new role.
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Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing Increases 42% In The First Quarter Of 2025
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 42 percent higher in the first quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, and decreased 40 percent from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations.
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EquityProtect Partners With Real Estate Brokerages To Combat Title Fraud
EquityProtect, an innovator in real estate fraud prevention and data security, is partnering with real estate brokerages nationwide to provide homeowners protection from title theft. Through this partnership, brokerages can offer clients access to EquityProtect’s patented technology designed to safeguard homeowners from deed theft crimes.
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IMBs Report Slight Production Losses In Q1 Of 2025
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $28 on each loan they originated in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a net loss of $40 per loan in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) newly released Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.
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Kaitlin Hildner Joins MBA As AVP Of Loan Administration Policy
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Kaitlin Hildner has joined the association as Associate Vice President of Loan Administration Policy. In this role, Hildner will help lead the development and implementation of MBA’s strategy on legislative, regulatory, and other industry issues related to loan administration and mortgage servicing.
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Integration Enables And Accelerates The Adoption Of Fraud Prevention Best Practices
Settlor, an independent national title technology provider, has integrated its innovative cloud-based title production software (TPS) with CertifID, a national provider of fraud protection for title and real estate.
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Mortgage Applications Increased 1.1 Percent From One Week Earlier
Mortgage applications increased 1.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 9, 2025.
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Lower Acquires Movoto, A Top 5 U.S. Real Estate Portal, To Accelerate National Growth And Build An End-To-End Homeownership Platform
Lower, a digital mortgage lender, announced the acquisition of proptech and flagship real estate portal, Movoto. This acquisition combines Movoto’s significant reach with Lower’s lending platform and retail network, creating an end-to-end homeownership platform while offering a growth engine for real estate agents and loan officers.
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