MISMO published the MISMO Mortgage Compliance Dataset (MCD) Version 2.0, marking its final approval after extensive review by a broad range of organizations and industry participants. This standard is now ready for implementers across the industry to begin building.
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STRATMOR Group released “The ROI of “Why”: Fixing One Defining Borrower Moment Can Transform Your Business,” an in-depth look at how a single interaction can determine whether a borrower continues with a lender — or quietly walks away. The article, authored by STRATMOR consultant William Ayer, draws on STRATMOR’s extensive secret shopping program to reveal how often lenders unintentionally deliver experiences that feel “too transactional,” causing breakdowns in trust, conversion, and long-term loyalty.
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Tavant in partnership with Real Genius, a national direct-to-consumer mortgage banker, has developed LAZLO, a proprietary digital lending platform designed to deliver a faster, fully online mortgage experience from application to close.
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Equifax launched Income Qualify, a new product that delivers income and employment insights from The Work Number to mortgage lenders during the prequalification and pre-approval phase as a value add alongside the Equifax consumer credit file.
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The American Financial Services Association, the country’s largest and oldest national consumer credit trade group, released its quarterly Consumer Credit Conditions (C3) Index survey of leading providers of consumer credit, including mortgages, vehicle financing, personal installment loans, and credit cards.
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Ncontracts released “The Future of Compliance: Benchmarking the People, Processes, and Pressures Shaping Compliance in 2026,” a comprehensive survey examining how financial institutions are navigating evolving compliance expectations and regulatory complexity.
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Rocktop Technologies, a provider of data orchestration and AI-enabled process automation for mortgage investors and servicers, announces a strategic partnership with Bron, Inc., a provider of property registration and compliance services. Working together, the companies will improve a fragmented set of processes that increases servicers’ risks and costs.
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Optimal Blue announced the promotion of Lanny Rogers III, CPA, to chief financial officer (CFO) and Jeremy Moreno to chief revenue officer (CRO). Their combined experience and long track records of leadership position the company to advance its next stage of growth and client success with a dedicated financial strategy function and strengthened revenue oversight.
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Deephaven Mortgage, a non-QM lender, has launched its Equity Advantage HELOC product to give its wholesale and correspondent partners a new competitive advantage in the surging second lien market, which is expected to surpass $100 billion in originations this year. In 2026, the second lien market is predicted to grow to over $150 billion.
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MISMO is inviting industry professionals to join a newly formed Technology Impact and Enablement community of practice (CoP).
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