Opendoor Enters Closing and Escrow through Doma Partnership and Fannie Mae
Opendoor's acquisition of Doma Holdings' closing and escrow operations enhances its capabilities in refinance closings and title automation, benefiting private lenders.
Shilo AI transforms agent calls into tailored coaching playbooks.
Shilo's Signals utilizes call recordings to create DISC profiles, offering confidence scores and tailored coaching recommendations for improved private lending strategies.
Divorce and Seller Financing: Why Professional Servicing Is Essential
When a divorcing borrower holds a private mortgage note with an individual seller-lender, the arrangement that once felt flexible becomes legally and financially exposed. Professional note servicing provides the neutral structure that keeps payments on track, documentation clean, and the seller's investment protected.
REVERSE Plus Integrates Smartfi Proprietary Products into Loan Analysis Tool
REVERSE enhances ANALYZER Pro by integrating Smartfi's proprietary reverse mortgages, enabling originators to compare multiple options effortlessly.
Dark Matter’s Ask Aiva Enables Lenders to Query LOS Data Easily
Revolutionary technology enables mortgage lenders to query origination data in natural language, providing instant, traceable answers from reliable sources.
FICO Tri-Merge Pricing Increased by 1,500% Over Four Years, Reports CHLA
Credit report costs for loans are projected to increase significantly, rising from approximately $50 to around $540 as FICO pricing escalates, impacting private lenders.
QXO finalizes $2.25 billion acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners
QXO's $2.25B Kodiak acquisition enhances its portfolio with a $2.4B revenue platform, broadening its reach into lumber, trusses, and gypsum markets.
NAR Achieves Legal Victory as Antitrust Lawsuit Over Membership Agreement Dismissed
A Detroit judge has dismissed the Hardy antitrust lawsuit regarding NAR's three-way membership connected to Realcomp MLS, impacting private lenders' compliance strategy.
Solving Mixed-Use Lien Ambiguity: New Legislation for Lenders, Servicers & Investors
Proposed legislation targeting lien priority in mixed-use developments gives private mortgage lenders, servicers, and investors a concrete statutory hierarchy to replace decades of costly ambiguity — reshaping due diligence, default workflows, and note investment underwriting across the private mortgage market.
Sharp Decline in Applications as Mortgage Rates Exceed 6.5%
Mortgage applications declined by 10.4% last week as the 30-year fixed rate increased to 6.57%, while refinance activity saw a significant 17% drop.