It’s estimated that in 2016, almost $20 million in wire transfers, like down payments and settlement funds, from bona fide real estate sale transactions were diverted to criminal’s bank accounts. This was accomplished by manipulating legitimate email accounts. How much more may have been lost from other types of mortgage fraud? Although mortgage fraud is reportedly down, as the real…
Companies and consumers are increasing their use of voice-activated virtual assistants. Most companies today have interactive call answering systems that will guide a caller to their desired destination or provide static data. Banks offer services for their customers to call in and get account balance information, stop payment on checks, check for charges and payments made on credit cards, and…
With the decrease in mortgage originations, Correspondent and Wholesale Lenders are facing the prospect of having to acquire business from new sources. This means bringing in loans from new loan brokers in more areas of the country. That creates the challenge of managing the process of registering, pricing, approving, and closing more loans from a myriad of different lenders throughout…
It’s no secret that the mortgage industry has been a little slow to the table when it comes to the use of technology in handling loan originations. Although the need was recognized, when the housing market was good, the timing was all wrong. Why spend time and money searching for, developing, and implementing new technologies when everyone was making so…
Well, maybe not quite, but the big news is that United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) recently closed their first, all-digital mortgage transaction. Yup, all digital, no wet signatures required. Using the new UWM technology, a borrower can execute all documentation, including legal documents, using WIFI to access a computer, or mobile app, to FaceTime the closing agent, and notary. In the…
With all the buzz around implementations using technology and a digital loan process, some say the role of the loan originator (LO) may be diminished, if not eliminated. Recent studies have shown that, although many homebuyers want access to a digital process that is online, they still want the comfort and certainty of having a human being available for assistance…
