nCino announced Loan PreCheck, a new AI underwriting tool within the nCino Mortgage Point of Sale solution that automatically evaluates borrower eligibility against Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA and USDA when a loan application is submitted and a credit report is pulled.
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Optimal Blue released its May 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that mortgage activity continued to cool as higher rates weighed on both purchase and refinance demand. Total rate-lock volume declined 9% month over month (MoM) but remained 7% higher year over year (YoY). Purchase activity continued to dominate production, accounting for just over 81% of total lock volume, while refinance share fell to 19%, its lowest level since June 2025.
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Mortgage credit availability increased in May 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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Class Valuation, a real estate appraisal management company, announced a partnership with Makena, a property data platform designed to help enterprises collect accurate, structured and actionable property data at scale. Through the partnership, Class Valuation appraisers will gain access to InstaPlan, Makena’s mobile data collection and floor plan application, as they prepare for the wide-scale UAD 3.6 mandate on November 2, 2026.
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The center of gravity for mortgage digital investment has shifted decisively, according to STRATMOR Group, a mortgage industry advisory firm. Senior Partner Nicole Yung draws on the results from the newly released 2025 STRATMOR Technology Insight Study (TIS) Digital Innovations module to argue that borrower-facing digital basics are now table stakes — and that the real opportunity lies in back-office processing, closing, and post-closing functions that borrowers never see.
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irst Community Mortgage (FCM), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Community Bank of Tennessee, is continuing to advance its digital wholesale transformation through the new updated Blue Sage Third-Party Origination (TPO) Portal. The cloud-native platform enables FCM’s wholesale division, which operates under the brand name A Mortgage Boutique (AMB), to deliver a more streamlined, intelligent, and connected experience for broker partners while improving visibility, automation, and efficiency across the loan lifecycle.
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SimplyPMG announced that Fernando Ospina will assume the role of Chief Production Officer. As CPO, Ospina will lead recruitment, retention, and internal development efforts, serving as a brand ambassador for SimplyPMG’s culture of excellence.
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While credit conditions are expected to continue softening slightly over the next six months as the labor market encounters headwinds and the economy handles external shocks, they are expected to remain stable according to the American Bankers Association’s latest Credit Conditions Index.
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Newfi’s broker network no longer waits on income analysis, thanks to a recent integration with Prudent AI. Now, Newfi’s IncomeIQ portal — built on Prudent AI’s income analysis engine — has cut bank statement turnaround from 72 hours to as little as three, putting on-demand Non-QM income analysis directly in brokers’ hands.
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SettlementOne, a provider of credit reporting, data, and verification solutions for the mortgage industry for more than 25 years, today shared its perspective on the news that Xactus has completed the acquisition of Mortgage Credit Link (MCL) from MeridianLink, rebranding the platform as XedaLink.
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