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Real estate
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1 day ago

Jay Bray now CEO of Rocket Mortgage as Rocket closes $14.2B Mr. Cooper acquisition

Rocket merged with Mr. Cooper, creating a nearly 10 million‑homeowner servicing portfolio with $1.27 trillion MSRs, combining origination, servicing, AI, and Redfin assets.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

Idaho Affordable Housing Agency adopts Sagent's Dara Claims

This partnership between Sagent and IHFA is a breakthrough in how technology can help address America's home affordability crisis, said Geno Paluso, CEO of Sagent. By automating claims to reduce operational costs, Dara Claims helps IHFA recover more servicing expenses and reinvest in affordable housing programs. Helping servicers support successful homeownership is what Dara by Sagent is all about. The first-to-market implementation of Dara Claims allows IHFA to process claims within its existing servicing system,
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Business
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

loanDepot hires Adam Saab to lead mortgage servicing efforts

Adam Saab will join loanDepot to oversee daily operations, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional partnerships from its Plano, Texas office to drive servicing excellence.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

VA mortgage partial claim restoration faces timing challenges

President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act in late July, adding a partial claim option to the VA's loss-mitigation waterfall. The move brings the VA's approach closer to that of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It replaces both a partial claim program that sunset two years ago and the Biden administration's Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP)
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Advocacy on the rise as homeowners insurance costs surge

In addition to consumers, housing industry players are also feeling the strain caused by rising premiums. Affordability is already a challenge for homeowners and insurance is just another catalyst making it more difficult for a lot of consumers to continue making their payments, Toby Wells, the president of Cornerstone Servicing, said. He adds that this, in turn, drives up costs for servicers as they need to provide these consumers with loss mitigation efforts.
Real estate
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

FHFA clears Rocket's $9.4B acquisition of Mr. Cooper, with safeguards

FHFA approved Rocket's acquisition of Mr. Cooper conditional on each GSE limiting any servicer to no more than 20% of servicing exposure.
Business
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Sagent hires Calhoun, Warnica to drive market share, Dara growth

Sagent appoints Art Calhoun to lead partner integrations and Kim Warnica to oversee product marketing for Dara, advancing its open, end-to-end mortgage servicing platform.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Common pitfalls: Where mortgage servicers often stumble in the second half

Property tax collection peaks in Q4, challenging servicers with errors and increased costs due to localized assessment complexities.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Cenlar's Leslie Peeler on 'disruptive AI' for mortgage servicing

Peeler said, compressed weeks of talent acquisition work into minutes by automating job posting, candidate screening and interview scheduling tasks. That really informed my thinking around how AI could be disruptive beyond smaller point solutions by stringing things together.
Artificial intelligence
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

An end to pandemic-era loss mitigation provisions is not a return to norms

New loss mitigation program changes by HUD will take effect on October 1, 2025, aiming to prevent foreclosures and protect taxpayers.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Cypress Loan Servicing settles foreclosure case for $2M

Cypress signed a settlement denying allegations but agrees to ensure consumer protections and compliance with laws regarding mortgage servicing.
E-Commerce
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Customer satisfaction with mortgage servicers is fading

Customer satisfaction in mortgage servicing declined significantly despite record highs in mortgage origination satisfaction.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

CFPB ends consent order against Fay Servicing

Fay Servicing agreed to a settlement involving $3 million restitution and $2 million penalty for multiple violations of mortgage servicing laws.
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Marketing tech
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 months ago

Xactus integrates flood compliance with ICE mortgage servicing

FEMA's flood map updates impact compliance for servicers, which can now automate status updates to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
Digital life
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 months ago

Why more servicers are implementing technology integrations through APIs

APIs facilitate real-time data exchanges for secure and scalable transactions across systems.
Integrated platforms can reduce manual processes and maximize efficiency in servicing operations.
fromwww.housingwire.com
5 months ago

UWM brings mortgage servicing in-house, partners with ICE

We are excited about the cost savings for UWM, but even more excited about the opportunity to help brokers deepen their relationships with borrowers by leveraging MSP.
Marketing tech
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