Top Producer Kahramanian Joins Certainty Home Lending
Top mortgage loan producer Andre Kahramanian has joined national mortgage lender Certainty Home Lending, a Guaranteed Rate Company.
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Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services Hires Stephanie Shafer For Alternative Valuations Division
Nationwide Property & Appraisal, an appraisal management company, proudly announces the addition of Stephanie Shafer as Senior Vice President and Senior Account Executive.
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Mortgage Applications Increased 0.1 Percent From One Week Earlier
Mortgage applications increased 0.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 5, 2024.Â
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Take3Tech Launches Strategic Integration Of TheRuleTool With Polly’s PPE
With a shared commitment to redefine efficiency in mortgage product research and pricing, Take3Tech has completed a strategic partnership with Polly, a mortgage capital markets technology and operator of a scalable product and pricing engine (PPE). Through this highly requested integration, LOs that price loans with Polly can now access agency and investor guidelines in a single click. Early adopters cite the simplification of daily workflows and a more dynamic LO experience in comparison to legacy engines.
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ABA Report: Bank Economists Continue To Grow More Optimistic About Credit Conditions
Bank economists are growing more optimistic about the outlook for credit conditions over the next six months compared to the latter half of 2023, according to the American Bankers Association’s latest Credit Conditions Index released today.
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Floify Pre-Populates Loan Applications For Borrowers Using Data On File In Total Expert
Floify, a mortgage industry point-of-sale (POS) solution, launched an enhanced integration with customer engagement platform Total Expert. This collaboration enables loan originators to effortlessly send pre-populated loan applications to borrowers, leveraging the existing data within Total Expert.
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BlackFin Provides AI Guidance To Mortgage Bankers
BlackFin Group, a management consulting firm serving the banking and mortgage industries, has released a comprehensive whitepaper on AI entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mortgage Banking.’ The white paper authored by a working group comprised of senior executives from across the mortgage industry helps provide a definition for AI in the lending context. The white paper outlines AI’s potential uses in the Mortgage Industry, potential benefits, possible risks, and proposed guardrails, to inform lenders on the prospective application of AI for lending.
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Heartland Multiple Listing Service Implements Down Payment Resource Tools To Raise Homebuyer Awareness About Down Payment Assistance Programs
Heartland Multiple Listing Service (MLS) has implemented Down Payment Resource’s (DPR) tools to notify real estate agents when homebuyers may be eligible for down payment assistance. According to a DPR analysis, 87% of Heartland MLS’s listings are eligible for one or more homebuyer assistance programs.
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Optimal Blue Promotes Rick Allen To Chief Operating Officer
Optimal Blue has elevated Rick Allen to chief operating officer (COO). Most recently serving as Optimal Blue’s chief administrative officer, Allen brings more than 35 years of experience in the housing industry to his senior leadership role.
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Average Homebuyer Credit Score Hits 6-Year High
Optimal Blue’s March 2024 Originations Market Monitor report, which reveals the average homebuyer credit score has reached 737 — an all time high since the company began tracking this data in January 2018.
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