Active Forbearances Rise Above 2.7M Once Again; Recovery Remains Slow and Steady
New data from our McDash Flash Forbearance Tracker shows that the last full week of February saw the number of...
What’s the Difference? Mortgage Application Versus Mortgage POS
BeSmartee examines the difference between a mortgage application and a mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform, and uncovers how a POS platform...
CFPB issues statement on providing financial products and services to LEP consumers
In a development welcomed by industry members, the CFPB published today a “Statement Regarding the Provision of Financial Products and...
Grow Your Business with a Real Estate Investor Channel
The mortgage world is a feast or famine business. And with today’s refi boom most originators’ bellies are full. But...
10 Proven Ways Banks Can Deliver More With a Mortgage POS
Analyzing the proven benefits a Mortgage POS can bring to your bank. Technology is constantly changing the mortgage industry, making...
Insellerate Launches DATA IE™ Solution
Newport Beach, CA – December 2nd, 2020 – Insellerate, the leading mortgage Customer Experience Platform featuring Lead Management, CRM &...
The Three Biggest Factors Standing Between You and Lifelong Customers
When Top of Mind made it our mission to help lenders keep clients for life — almost two decades ago! — the...
3 Reasons Why Omnichannel Contact Centers are Critical for Modern Lenders
Today’s borrowers expect the same speed, convenience and personalization from their lenders and servicers as they are used to with...
What Data Insights Do Mortgage Lenders Need Right Now?
The novel coronavirus outbreak has tested lenders’ ability to adapt to sudden, monumental change. Branch managers are grappling with an...
Blooma’s AI is Automating Commercial Real Estate Underwriting
The days of manually pulling comps and wasting hours trudging through borrower documents is over. The Blooma platform serves as...
TRID Turns 5: What We’ve Learned About Successfully Managing Mortgage Origination Compliance
MetaSource Five years ago, big changes to federal requirements for the mortgage loan disclosure processes produced great anxiety in the...
Financial Statement Reporting for Proceeds from PPP Loans
Spiegel Accountancy Corp. History of the Paycheck Protection Program The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided an...
CFPB Readiness, Audit Preparedness
The Content of an Audit The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau conducts regular audits to ensure that financial institutions come into...
4 Key Points to Consider When Transitioning from Best Efforts to Mandatory Delivery
Making the decision to transition from Best Efforts to Mandatory delivery is a process that begins well before an organization...
California MBA Statement on New FHFA Fee
Today, the California MBA released the following statement regarding the FHFA’s announced new 0.5% fee on GSE refinances: Last week...
Ransomware with Terms of Service
Mitch Tanenbaum, Partner & CISO, CyberCecurity So you thought only companies like Microsoft and Google had terms of service. Apparently...
Cloud Coverage: Its Always Sunny in the Cloud – Common Myths (Part 2)
David Gitlin, Director of Technology, LoanLogics I’m back with my second post myth busting common beliefs about the cloud. Part 1...
Most Employers in CBRE Study Favor Phased Return to Workplace, Adding Touchless Tech, Restricting Visitors
Most companies included in an analysis by CBRE plan to take a gradual, cautious approach to bringing employees back to...
What is an Independent Engineering Report?
by Gage Kellogg , Director Renewable Energy Services, Partner Engineering & Science, Inc. The Independent Engineer provides the critical technical...
Cost Versus Benefit: Mortgage Education and Training with Debra Killian
by Sabrina Park, Marketing Manager, BeSmartee Debra Killian, CRMS, founder and president of Charter Oak Lending Group and CLOES.online, shares...
SB 1447 Seeks to Expand California’s HOBR to Include Non-Owner Occupied Rental Properties
In 2013, California’s Legislature enacted groundbreaking support for borrowers on owner-occupied properties who could not afford their mortgage payments. The...