Stellar Technology Players Are Seeing Success
The mortgage industry has been challenging for mortgage technology providers. But good technology that solves real problems is in demand
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Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services Appoints Ernie Durbin As SVP Of Valuation And Modeling
Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services LLC (NPAS) has appointed Ernie Durbin as Senior Vice President of Valuation and Modeling. In this role, Durbin will lead the strategic expansion of valuation methodologies and innovative solutions across the company’s nationwide footprint.
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Arrive Home Launches Down Payment Assistance Program For Single-Wide Manufactured Homes
National affordable housing innovator Arrive Home has launched New Foundations DPA, a down payment assistance program designed to accommodate borrowers purchasing manufactured homes. Unlike other DPA programs that exist for manufactured housing, New Foundations DPA accommodates single-wide homes.
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Homebuyer Affordability Improved Slightly In December
Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in December, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,025 from $2,034 in November. This is according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new monthly mortgage payments vary across time – relative to income – using data from MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey (WAS).
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EquityProtect Safeguards Out-Of-State Property Owners From Real Estate Fraud Attempt
EquityProtect, a real estate fraud prevention and data security company, has stepped in to prevent an active attempt to unlawfully sell property owned by a couple in Steuben County, Indiana.
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Industry Vet Joe DeMarkey Joins New Reverse Mortgage Advisory Group
REVERSE plus, a technology and education company focused on making reverse mortgages easier to understand and sell, announced that Joe DeMarkey has joined its Advisory Group. DeMarkey is the first of several industry leaders expected to be announced in the coming weeks as REVERSE plus continues to build a diverse advisory team representing all corners of the mortgage ecosystem.
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MeasureOne And Experian Now Delivering Faster, Smarter Consumer Data Access
MeasureOne, an AI-powered consumer data platform, launched new integrations with Experian to enhance income, employment, and insurance data verification by leveraging MeasureOne’s secure data sharing and document processing technology through Experian Verify and Experian Insurance Marketplace.
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S&P Cotality Case-Shiller: November Home Prices Stay Flat As Sales Stall
The housing market remained in hibernation in November. With buyers unable to meet sellers’ expectations, most participants are opting to wait until spring. Annual growth remained flat at 1.4% in November, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index.
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Vertyx Expands Mortgage Servicing Platform With Portfolio Retention And Engagement Measurement Tools
Vertyx, a provider of intelligent mortgage servicing technology built for enhanced portfolio performance, has released Borrower Relationship Management, a new capability within its end-to-end mortgage servicing platform designed to help servicers and investors identify retention and recapture opportunities earlier, deliver timely outreach through borrower channels and measure engagement.
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DocMagic Executives Elected To Vice Chair MISMO Communities Of Practice
DocMagic, Inc., announced that two of its executives have been elected to help lead Community of Practice (CoP) workgroups within the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) for the 2026–2027 term.
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