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Quote of the Week
More and more people are doing things online. People want to know if they’re approved and they want their docs upfront.
Randy Schmidt, president of Data-Vision, said when talking about online lending.
Tech Term to Note
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- The main computer system to which users are connected.
White Papers
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The Magazine
Everyone is hurting in the current market, even vendors. Find out the right questions to ask your vendor to ensure they'll be around in the long term. In addition, discover how to use technology to capture more volume in a down market. This issue will also discuss e-lead generation strategies, thoughts on when industry recovery will come and what role technology will play in getting there, and much more. Featured StorySurviving as a Wholesale LenderBy Lisa Schreiber, LSK Consulting 
As the former EVP of American Brokers Conduit, I know, if you’re going to be in the wholesale lending business today, you have to be in a position to offer mortgage brokers tangible value for working with you. There are few lenders today that truly recognize that the lender/broker partnership is just that. Professional brokers today want to work with a lender that can not only handle their transactions with efficiency and care, but work with them to develop opportunities to grow through today’s challenges. Read more... |
Free NewsletterSign up for our free weekly email newsletter:Tech Niches BlogYou Could Use a PRISE There’s a lot of talk about how the process has to change. But who’s going to change it? When you think about it the CEO, CIO, COO and CTO all have their own personal motivations to consider so none can really take command of the whole process. That’s why I think every lender needs a PRISE. Executive SpotlightTalking Hot TopicsInterview with Mark Phlieger, Avista Solutions 
How far away are we from mainstream e-mortgage adoption? Will the need to be more transparent drive e-mortgage adoption this year? In the midst of the turmoil, lenders are talking technology. So, what exactly are they talking about? Mark Phlieger, president and CEO of origination vendor Avista Solutions, talked with our editor Tony Garritano about what he’s seeing in the market. Read more... |
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Daily Mortgage Technology NewsFiserv Buys Web-Based LOS TechMay 7, 2008 Fiserv Inc., a Brookfield, Wis.-based provider of information technology services to the financial industry, has announced the acquisition of rights to Portellus Inc.'s loan origination system technology. Click here for more.Mortgage Consumer Advocacy Site UnveiledMay 6, 2008 Mortgage Consumer Advocates Inc., a Houston-based nonprofit organization, has unveiled a mortgage consumer advocacy website aimed at educating consumers on the mortgage industry and home loan finance. Click here for more.Zillow: Home Value Drop Biggest in 12 YearsMay 6, 2008 Home values fell 1.6% in the first quarter, dropping to a level 7.7% below that of a year earlier and posting "the most significant year-over-year decline in the past 12 years," according to Zillow.com, an online real estate community based in Seattle. Click here for more.Risk Mitigation Expert Joins Digital RiskMay 5, 2008 Veteran securitization market expert Bruce Miller has come on board Digital Risk to lead its structured finance consultancy. Click here for more.Encompass Update Includes Security FeaturesMay 5, 2008 Pleasanton, Calif.-based Ellie Mae has updated Banker and Custom Editions of the Encompass mortgage management system, adding many new enhancements. Click here for more. |
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Tech-Savvy Lenders
What does it take to be named one of our Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders? Using the Internet to strategic advantage certainly is a key factor. We look first to the stats we collect for online retail and third-party mortgage lending. We pay particular attention to which lenders are setting the mark in using their websites as transaction platforms for consumer-direct and/or third-party transactions. And we also consider other ways lenders are using technology in ways that are exemplary for the rest of the mortgage industry. Read more |
Top Providers
This list has gone through several changes over the past few years. First, in an effort to illustrate the simple fact that most vendors are moving to a hosted model that offers up technology as a service over the Web vs. the traditional client-server model, we split the list into two parts, one acknowledging top vendors and another acknowledging top service providers. As predicted that line has further blurred so we have combined the two lists to form one list of top technology providers, most of which are both vendors and service providers. Read more |
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