Most Recent Underwriting News

Jeff Taylor, mortgage tech OG, leaving Digital Risk

Jeff Taylor, mortgage tech OG, leaving Digital Risk

Jeffrey C. Taylor, long-time mortgage industry veteran who founded industry service provider Digital Risk, is stepping away from the company,...

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Share of equity rich, mortgaged properties nears 5-year low

Share of equity rich, mortgaged properties nears 5-year low

The estimated share of mortgaged properties with at least half of their equity available has now officially sunk to a...

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Title insurers report improved profits, volume in 2Q

Title insurers report improved profits, volume in 2Q

All five of the publicly traded title insurance underwriters recorded higher net income year-over-year, or in Old Republic’s case, higher...

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HUD trims FHA red tape; groups want MIP cut next

HUD trims FHA red tape; groups want MIP cut next

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced 14 changes to the Federal Housing Administration program, claiming eliminating these...

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Mortgage tech roundup: New tools for lenders and brokers

Mortgage tech roundup: New tools for lenders and brokers

In the heat of the homebuying season, multiple companies in the mortgage industry are rolling out new products to stand...

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HELOC players expand correspondent, TPO offerings

HELOC players expand correspondent, TPO offerings

Three mortgage companies are expanding their third-party origination footprints in different ways. Processing Content Achieve is starting a correspondent channel...

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MBA renews press for limited single report as scores compete

MBA renews press for limited single report as scores compete

Now that there are formal government-sponsored enterprise guidelines for score modernization that help fulfill a legislative mandate, the Mortgage Bankers...

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Better, Coinbase allows tokens to support conforming loan

Better, Coinbase allows tokens to support conforming loan

Better Home & Finance, the parent company of Better.com, is partnering with Coinbase to launch token-backed down payments for conforming...

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NAMB outlines 4-part housing affordability fix

NAMB outlines 4-part housing affordability fix

An integrated solution involving four key areas needs to come to fruition in order to solve the affordable housing crisis,...

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Rate-and-term refinances boost slight jump in lock activity

Rate-and-term refinances boost slight jump in lock activity

Mortgage rate-lock activity ended the year on a strong note in spite of seasonal trends, new industry data found. Processing...

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