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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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, 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, 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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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, 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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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, 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, 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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Alanna.ai, the creator of a suite of AI-powered tools for title agents, has introduced Alanna Legacy Data Connector (LDC), a solution designed to make historical data from legacy title production systems accessible and actionable for current operations.
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