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Mortgage Industry Trends

Time For Some VA Fee Changes?

The allowable fees and charges that a lender can charge a veteran are somewhat limited and they haven’t been changed since 1954. Think about it. What hasn’t changed since 1954? Wow, that’s a long time… Presently, the VA allows specific third party charges which are required in connection with the loan. They also allow a lender to charge a flat…

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Mortgage Loan Quality

QC Starts with a Quality Culture

With the emphasis being placed on increasing loan production and capturing more business, it’s extremely important that lenders to not forget about loan quality and compliance. Maybe I’m preaching to the choir here. But, if we’ve learned anything from the 2008 debacle, it’s that loan quality and compliance are paramount to a lender’s success. Manufacturing a quality loan is more…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

Is Skynet Coming to Mortgage Banking?

“We’re creating software robots to mimic what humans do [in mortgage lending]”, said Mark Davison, a partner at ISG, a technology research and advisory firm specializing in Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Mortgage lending is just now moving into the digital age and it appears it may leap right into robotic processing and maybe artificial intelligence.  Are you ready for this?…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

Everyone is Going Digital

It’s not just Rocket Mortgage or Blink, many other mortgage lenders are launching systems for taking digital mortgage applications and handling loan closings. Seems everyone’s gotten the word. To service today’s consumer, you must have digital capabilities. It’s not just for the Millennials but for many other consumers as well. Most want the capability to shop, apply, communicate, and close…

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Mortgage Industry Trends

CFPB to the Rescue

Revisions to the Revised HMDA Rules With mortgage lenders just getting over the challenges created from the QM/ATR rules and TRID, they’re now faced with a new hill to climb; HMDA. CFPB just released a new proposal as Technical Corrections and Clarifying Amendments to HMDA. These are intended to update and clarify the new HMDA final rule it issued in…

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