11.16.17

MBA Annual 2017 – Digital Mortgage and Regulatory Changes

Denver, Colo. was invaded by leaders from the mortgage space, all eager to learn more about what’s to come in 2018 and get a firsthand look at the latest technology innovations aimed at simplifying and optimizing processes and improving the borrower experience. Along with a trade show floor full of new product and service offerings, MBA Annual 2017 offered attendees the opportunity to sit in on an array of sessions tackling key topics such as HMDA, digital mortgage and regulatory changes not to mention a motivating session on leadership led by five-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning.

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11.09.17

Fighting Fraud with Lender Document Validation

Because mortgage transactions have significantly larger loan balances than other types of transactions, they are very attractive to fraudsters who are seeking an illicit payday. There are many schemes fraudsters use to steal money from mortgage lenders and their investors. These range from valuation-based schemes, where criminals attempt to mislead the institution as to the exact value of the property, to setting up straw borrowers with fake credit reports.

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10.26.17

Integrated eClosing Solutions – Now a Reality

The industry has been consistently moving closer to digital becoming the standard format for originating, closing and selling mortgages. However, the actual eClose has been one aspect of the digital mortgage transaction that has complicated the progress towards paperless becoming the industry norm. But integrated eClosing solutions are now becoming a reality to benefit the borrower, lender, title and settlement.

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10.19.17

History of eMortgage, Part III

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.

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10.10.17

Clearing Up the Confusion: eSignature vs. Digital Signature

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.

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09.07.17

What Changes to TRID Means for Mortgage Lending

Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a collection of much anticipated changes to its TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. Once the changes were made public, a number of publications shared the news, along with their take on the development. Given the length of the document, we wanted to digest it fully before offering our comments to the industry.

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08.31.17

How Dynamic Doc Solution Providers Can Elevate Compliance for CTOs

In a previous post, we addressed how CTOs in financial services have become entrenched in compliance concerns and discussed how dynamic doc solution providers can help lessen this burden. In this post, we’d like to dive a bit deeper into the topic to discuss how CTOs and doc prep providers can work together to give consumers a seamless mortgage lending experience.

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