A Lender’s Take On AI
Executive Interview with Franco Terango, CEO at Certainty Home Lending
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Author: PROGRESS In Lending
The 2026 Lending Tech Titan Award Winners Are …
The Lending Tech Titan Award honors technology that truly benefits its users by delivering real ROI. The 2026 Award Winners are …
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Fair Housing Groups Nationwide Will Stay Open After Federal Court Ruling
A federal judge blocked a HUD plan that would have radically altered a decades-old fair housing grant program and defunded more than 100 private, community-based nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations, which between them handle three in four housing discrimination complaints filed in this country. HUD’s plan would have caused some fair housing organizations to go out of business and others to lay off staff, significantly reducing their services to people experiencing discrimination and housing insecurity.
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Process Improvement Column: Asset Based Lending Surpasses $1 Billion In Loans Under Management
By Tony Garritano, Founder at PROGRESS in Lending
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MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Decreased Slightly In July
Homebuyer affordability improved in July, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,175 from $2,191 in June. 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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Merchants Bank Grows Jumbo Correspondent Lending Volume Over 200% With Blue Sage
Merchants Bank has significantly expanded its jumbo correspondent lending program following the implementation of the Blue Sage Digital Lending Platform.
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National AMC Can Now Accept And Process UAD 3.6 Orders
WFG Enterprise Solutions, a division of Williston Financial Group, announced that Valutrust Solutions, its national appraisal management company, is ready to accept and process appraisal orders using the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 and redesigned appraisal reports. Valutrust Solutions’ staff and appraiser network have been trained and prepared to support lenders through the transition.
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MISMO Launches Two New AI Governance Certifications At Fall Summit
MISMO launched two new certifications designed to help mortgage companies navigate the growing need for responsible AI governance. The MISMO FRAME Advisory Partner Certification and MISMO AI Governance Certification are being introduced during the MISMO Fall Summit in Reston, Virginia.
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June Home Price Growth Picks Up, But The U.S. Housing Market Remains Stuck In Place
U.S. home prices rose 1.5% year over year in June, up from 1.2% in May. The 10-City and 20-City Composite indices increased 2.9% and 2.1%, respectively, continuing to outpace the national index.
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