Fri, Apr 3 2026, 10:51 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders The team at Model Match has launched the first phase of a complete platform overhaul, reima...
Thu, Apr 2 2026, 11:43 AM
“Rob, what do you hear about Fannie & Freddie being released from conservatorship?” Not much. Although it may change with one random tweet, the idea &...
Wed, Apr 1 2026, 11:40 AM
Time flies, Apple turns 50 today, the first quarter is in the books, and here in Northern Nevada, like everywhere, lenders are watching trends and tec...
Tue, Mar 31 2026, 11:52 AM
Appraisal methodology and analysis have changed over the years, and we’re about to undergo another major alteration with UAD 3.6. Some investors are a...
Mon, Mar 30 2026, 11:21 AM
Do you remember when everyone was talking about the lack of housing inventory as a problem for buyers? Those days are long gone: There are now nearly ...
Fri, Mar 27 2026, 11:52 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Four Methods to Hedge Non-QM & Maximize Profits: In today’s growing non-QM market, selling ...
Thu, Mar 26 2026, 11:43 AM
What’s new out there? Well, United Airlines is talking about having couches in the air. There’s always something new in compliance, and there are firm...
Wed, Mar 25 2026, 12:00 PM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders A restaurant can seem like the picture of efficiency…until the kitchen falls behind. Guests...
Tue, Mar 24 2026, 11:49 AM
Sometimes life comes down to a coin toss. Here in Virginia Beach, at the Southern Trust Mortgage Sales Summit, a conversation topic is originators not...
Mon, Mar 23 2026, 11:48 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Less back-and-forth. More first-time-right verifications. Truework replaces manual verifica...
Thu, Mar 19 2026, 11:24 AM
The FHFA announced that Fannie and Freddie will remove ‘certain’ homeowners insurance requirements which may reduce costs. But what are people saying ...
Wed, Mar 18 2026, 11:25 AM
Among the hot topics in the hallways of the ICE Experience is the evolution in data contained in each lien, along with massive appraisal change hittin...
Tue, Mar 17 2026, 11:40 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders The average person makes more than 35,000 decisions a day. Most are inconsequential: coffee...
Mon, Mar 16 2026, 11:30 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders “Great News! LendingPros has Pipeline Accelerator Specials for March, check them out. Plus,...
Fri, Mar 13 2026, 11:41 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Increase Your Business with Renovation Loans! Renovation lending is one of the biggest oppo...
Thu, Mar 12 2026, 11:09 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Home equity lending is having a moment. The challenge for many lenders? The process behind ...
Wed, Mar 11 2026, 10:12 AM
Technology is a two-edged sword. Have you ever heard of “surveillance pricing?” “Big brother” knows a lot about you. Ridesharing companies like Uber, ...
Tue, Mar 10 2026, 10:48 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders What if the biggest driver of servicing costs isn’t your volume, staffing, or vendor stack…...
Mon, Mar 9 2026, 11:21 AM
One of the conversation topics late last week in Deer Valley is the weather and climate, and more specifically that Salt Lake City had received virtua...
Fri, Mar 6 2026, 10:53 AM
Officially winter ends on 3/19, as the Spring Equinox is 3/20. Most modern clocks these days auto-update when daylight savings begins/ends. So, Sunday...
Thu, Mar 5 2026, 11:19 AM
Here in Park City, at the annual mortgage ski trip, some of the banter is social, and some is focused on business. On the business side of things, one...
Wed, Mar 4 2026, 11:09 AM
Credit is certainly a topic as of late, both its process and its cost, but I received this note from an industry vet in the South. “Rob, I’m tired of ...
Tue, Mar 3 2026, 10:57 AM
At the L1 Summit, technology is obviously a key segment of many sessions. Tech is helping larger companies in their moves in controlling the borrower ...
Mon, Mar 2 2026, 11:54 AM
In what seems to be the blink of an eye we’re down two months of 2026, and by most accounts they were decent for lenders and vendors. Here in Ft. Laud...
Fri, Feb 27 2026, 11:17 AM
Can’t you feel the anticipation building? March 5th… Trigger leads… Don’t tell me that you’ve forgotten all about it. When a borrower applies for a mo...
Thu, Feb 26 2026, 11:46 AM
The latest example is ICE Mortgage Technology launching its new Homeowner Portal, powered by LERETA’s tax tracking data, “giving homeowners real-time ...
Wed, Feb 25 2026, 12:00 PM
It is no secret that Congress and regulators have trouble keeping up with technology. But is an AI “conversation” with a borrower any different than a...
Tue, Feb 24 2026, 11:17 AM
At the Optimal Blue Summit going on now, sessions range from AI to loan officer tools to market strategy, product unveilings built to transform pricin...
Mon, Feb 23 2026, 11:48 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders When every basis point counts and staffing doesn’t magically scale with volume, servicers n...
Fri, Feb 20 2026, 11:55 AM
Mail-related check fraud never seems to go away, and the FBI reminds us that blue gel pens certainly help in reducing check fraud. “Rob, are you heari...
Thu, Feb 19 2026, 11:45 AM
It’s hard to believe that the COVID pandemic was six years ago with its increase in deaths. For our biz, we switched to “work from home,” among other ...
Wed, Feb 18 2026, 11:44 AM
On today’s Mortgage Matters live interview (at 1PM ET; feel free to ask questions) Faith Schwartz, who has an incredible pedigree, draws upon her deca...
Tue, Feb 17 2026, 11:48 AM
On Mortgage Law Today at noon PT Brian Levy, Loretta Salzano, and Peter Idziak sit down with Laura LaRia and Sandy Shatz for a deep dive into the lega...
Fri, Feb 13 2026, 10:58 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders QC works as an early warning system, but it only creates value when findings are recognized...
Thu, Feb 12 2026, 11:47 AM
Here at San Diego’s MCT Exchange 2026, the hallway chatter is varied. These are capital markets personnel, so things are pragmatic. One topic is Fredd...
Wed, Feb 11 2026, 11:50 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders “Escrow is supposed to be predictable. But in default servicing, that predictability dimini...
Tue, Feb 10 2026, 11:52 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders There’s a reason $5.99 feels different than $6.00. Behavioral economists call it the “left-...
Mon, Feb 9 2026, 12:04 PM
Lenders are always analyzing automation for parts of the manufacturing process, and industry vet and STRATMOR Senior Advisor Sue Woodard has her thoug...
Fri, Feb 6 2026, 11:31 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Truework is a comprehensive income and employment verification platform that fully replaces...
Thu, Feb 5 2026, 11:31 AM
Yup, another competitor for lenders come July: Bed Bath & Beyond is acquiring Tokens.com “to develop a blockchain-based investment and personal financ...
Wed, Feb 4 2026, 11:45 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders Can AI help you spot the lending bias you can’t see? In his CEO Magazine Podcast interview,...
Tue, Feb 3 2026, 11:08 AM
Regarding rate movement, the bond market often does the Fed’s job for it, and so whatever the Fed’s Open Market Committee actually does is almost an a...
Mon, Feb 2 2026, 11:54 AM
There are lots of rumors about more M&A. For example, Maxwell, a POS and mortgage origination services company, being acquired by Place, a real estate...
Fri, Jan 30 2026, 11:59 AM
There’s a lot of sensible thinking going on out there in our biz. Yesterday in the Thought Leadership section, attorney Mitch Kider addressed the “Rul...
Thu, Jan 29 2026, 11:20 AM
Fans of MASH know that Alan Alda turned 90 yesterday, and the remaining actors from the show joined him on the beach. When you reach a certain age you...
Wed, Jan 28 2026, 11:40 AM
“Did you hear what NASA's new slogan will be once its budget is cut? ‘NASA: The Sky's The Limit’” If you’re a conference organizer, do you have a catc...
Tue, Jan 27 2026, 11:53 AM
On January 29 at 1PM ET, STRATMOR Group and T3 Sixty launch a new collaboration with a live T3 Insight TODAY webinar focused on the New Housing Servic...
Mon, Jan 26 2026, 11:52 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders New detailed analysis on borrower retention suggests that recapture performance varies far ...
Fri, Jan 23 2026, 11:48 AM
Products, Services, and Software for Brokers and Lenders LEVEL UP YOUR SERVICING PLAYBOOK WITH SAGENT AT MBA SERVICING ‘26. Join Sagent in Dallas at...
Thu, Jan 22 2026, 11:49 AM
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