When you consider the eMortgage process: taking a paper file filled with mortgage lending documents that was executed according to complex rules and converting that into an electronic computer file that is just as legally binding as the paper, it’s a little easier to understand why it has taken nearly two decades of work to get the industry as close to that idea as we are today.
Within today’s digitally-driven mortgage environment, new terms and phrases are often created in support of changes within the industry. While these industry terms can often be complex in scope, they are related to a very specific process or procedure within the mortgage space and must be used correctly to avoid confusion amongst lenders and borrowers. For the most part, interchanging industry lingo is avoidable; however, in certain situations two terms may sound extremely similar but relate to two very different aspects.
Recently, we provided a comment letter for the CFPB. We covered a great deal of ground in our letter and could only give you the briefest of overviews in our post. After it was published, the post got a lot of attention and we were asked for more specifics about our comments.
Ty Jenkins founded Docutech with a vision of how to simplify the mortgage loan document process and guarantee compliance. Twenty-five years later, Jenkins has led Docutech to become one of the nation’s premier mortgage document and software providers. He has become an expert and resource regarding compliance issues and document automation in the industry.
Recently, our own Harry Gardner penned an article for the October issue of Mortgage Banking magazine entitled, “The E-Notarization Challenge: 50 States of Grey.” As Gardner pointed out there, getting all 50 states to fully support electronic notarization is a serious challenge facing the industry. We need to overcome it if we hope to have end-to-end electronic mortgages.
It’s that time of the year again! No, not Thanksgiving or Christmas, I’m referring to the MBA Annual Convention. Just a few short weeks ago, the best and brightest minds in the mortgage industry headed to the industry’s most important event of the year with the goal of absorbing as much information as possible from the various keynote speakers, sessions and other attendees moving about the convention center.
CIOs have a unique perspective on a financial institution’s technology investments. Operations and sales managers evaluate the impact a new tool might have on efficiency, cost savings or ease of use. The CIO and CTO, on the other hand, also need to ensure that the software works, is secure and can grow with the bank or lending institution.
In every person’s life there are significant moments that will stick with them forever--graduating high school, moving out of Mom and Dad’s house, purchasing their first car and of course buying their first house. While the process of buying a home can be one of the most exciting times in a person’s life, today’s complicated home buying process can quickly put a damper on the situation.
Buying a new home is a major milestone in a person’s life. It’s also one of the most stressful and difficult financial transactions most people will ever undertake.
