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The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 |
Understanding Mortgage Brokers For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker.  |
Bank Technology News January 2007 John Adams |
Paperless Mortgages: The Broker Pens Her Own Program Hawaiian mortgage broker Donna Iwane was frustrated by cumbersome processing, so she developed a Web application that creates loan proposals in less than a minute.  |
Bank Technology News January 2007 Glen Fest |
Mortgage: Platforms Bearing Wholesale Changes For financial institutions, improving the mortgage channel's visibility and speed can attract more third-party brokers and lay the groundwork for better customer data.  |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 |
Mortgage Brokers Demystified Mortgage brokers make a lot of sense (and money) for some people.  |
Bank Technology News January 2006 John Adams |
Wholesale Mortgages: UBOC's Broker Road Becomes Automated The lender's strategy is heavy on implementing electronic loan execution. The goal? Cutting cost and time-and eliminating paper from desks of customer-facing partners.  |
Bank Technology News April 2006 John Adams |
Online Mortgage Delivery: Fannie And Freddie Await An E-boom GSE execs say innovation at all stages of the lending process and pressure from the waning refi boom spell imminent growth in the Web-enabled mortgage secondary market.  |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
In Defense of Mortgage Brokers Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high.  |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Gail Liberman |
Tricks To Nail Down Low Mortgage Rates Know your lender -- and don't forget old-fashioned horse-trading.  |
Bank Systems & Technology April 1, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Echoes of the Mortgage Boom With more institutions vying for the business of fewer customers, it's more important than ever for mortgage players seeking to grow revenues to improve service by offering new and differentiated mortgage products, such as Web-based offerings.  |
AskMen.com September 2, 2002 Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad.  |
Bank Technology News September 2006 John Adams |
Mortgage: Making Every Transaction Count As the market cools off, technology is helping mortgage players improve lead generation, closing time and telecommunications to gain new customers and boost performance.  |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market.  |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Hooray for Mortgage Brokers! Mortgage brokers get high marks and may help you get a good deal.  |
Bank Systems & Technology February 13, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan |
Virgin Money Debuts as Mortgage Lender in the U.S. Sir Branson's firm announces wholesale funding role, through lender acquisition here.  |
Bank Technology News November 2007 John Adams |
Mortgage: How to get "More" accurate with Loans The mortgage tumult has made lenders renew their focus on firmly understanding the true creditworthiness of their leads.  |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
10 Things to Know About Mortgages You have a lot of options when it comes to financing your home. Most of us are familiar with mortgages, but even experienced home-buyers may not be aware of a few meaningful facts and options. Here are some interesting details about mortgages.  |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts.  |
Bank Technology News July 2005 John Adams |
Lead generation: Mortgage lenders Go Customer Fishing The lures that institutions such as Wachovia and the Loan Page are using to attract new real estate customers are plentiful, including web chats, credit matching, and Internet cross marketing.  |
Bank Technology News February 2005 John Adams |
Mortgage: Lenders Smooth The Bumpy Volume Road Originators like DiTech and Boeing's credit union are using automation to alter how they market real estate finance options to customers, as well as better manage their workforce deployment  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 |
On Private Mortgage Insurance Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is extra insurance a lender may require you to buy if you're forking over less than 20% of a property's value as a down payment.  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Women Offer Better Rates Take note, that a broker's sex isn't enough of a factor in ensuring you'll get a good deal. Here are some statistics to ponder before shopping for a mortgage.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 28, 2006 Nancy Feig |
U.S. Bank Automates Mortgage Workflow With Wolters Kluwer To automate the wholesale lending process, this bank utilized the VMP X4 Workflow Manager solution from Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.  |
U.S. Banker January 2010 Kate Berry |
Cole Taylor's New Play As other banks back away from mortgage lending, the Chicago lender ramps up.  |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
9 Mortgage Don'ts But no matter how much you owe, unless you're a lottery winner, you've probably used a mortgage to buy your home. Here are some tips on what not to do when making one of the biggest purchases of your life.  |
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Dean Foust |
The Mortgage Biz Has Lost Its Fizz Goodbye, refi boom. Hello, sinking profits and industry consolidation. The roots of the industry's problems are no mystery. Mortgage activity has fallen off sharply since the Fed began hiking rates last spring.  |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2011 Dan Radovsky |
Extreme Bank Makeover, Continued Bank of America asks itself, "Does this mortgage lending business make my assets look too big?"  |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Early Christmas for Mortgage Borrowers There's some good news on the mortgage front for a change. Lending has not come to a grinding halt. In fact, for those who have good credit and qualify for standard fixed-rate loans, mortgages have actually gotten more affordable.  |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Tracey Longo |
Walking Clients Through The Mortgage Maze New options add value to financial advisor relationships while saving clients fees.  |
CRM May 2, 2005 Colin Beasty |
First Franklin Lends a Hand With Customer Management The mortgage lender is improving employee management and customer databases to turn percentages into a huge ROI.  |
U.S. Banker March 2002 Paul Muolo |
Shelves Empty, Buyers Few Consolidation in the mortgage business has slowed. With the refinancing business booming, few servicers are up for sale, and potential buyers are showing little enthusiasm...  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Traps Look before you leap into a mortgage -- here are some red flags to watch out for.  |
This Old House Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal.  |
Bank Technology News November 2007 Anthony Malakian |
Loan Origination: Making Gains in Times of Turmoil Glenview State Bank and Washington Trust Bank are centralizing several mortgage processes into a single platform that can be integrated with other lending operations.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan.  |
The Motley Fool December 31, 2003 |
Private Mortgage Insurance When you're buying a home, you may end up having to pay for private mortgage insurance -- though there are ways you might avoid it or eliminated it later.  |
FDIC FYI March 28, 2002 |
Housing Market Strengths and Risks A report released today in the FDIC's Regional Outlook evaluates changes in mortgage underwriting during the last expansion, and the likelihood that weakening home price growth could adversely affect home borrowers and lenders...  |
Bank Systems & Technology August 1, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lenders Focus on Customer Relationships Lenders are challenged to find ways to grow revenue in a more risk-averse climate. As always, technology is playing a key role in their efforts to adapt to the new market conditions.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Refinancing Catch-22 Mortgage refinancing is available ... for those who need it least.  |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Borrow Now or Borrow Never If you're thinking about buying a home, do your homework. Find a lender or mortgage broker early in the process, and get preapproved for a mortgage that will work for you.  |
Bank Technology News February 2009 John Adams |
They'll Be Careful This Time Today's more sober underwriting environment and skittish capital markets that have rediscovered risk should prevent a rash of bad Web-enabled loans this time around -- one hopes.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 John Rosevear |
Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history.  |
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Justin Hibbard |
The Fed Eyes Subprime Loans Battles over lending to low-income, often minority, home buyers used to be about access to credit. Now they're about access to affordable credit. If new lending data hints at unfair pricing, lenders may have to take a good, hard look at their methods.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2011 Brad Cox |
The Loan Request Package How to request -- and get -- the best loan from today's limited lending sources  |
U.S. Banker November 2001 Mark Fogarty |
Unexpected Lovefest Some expected a turf war to erupt between mortgage bankers and Realtors as a result of the real estate industry's new ability to provide home finance. But the two groups are now lovey-dovey...  |
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Justin Hibbard |
So Many Lenders, So Few Takers As housing slumps, the roof is falling in on the overbuilt mortgage industry.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Curtains for the American Dream? How trouble with Fannie and Freddie could affect your ability to get a mortgage.  |
Bank Systems & Technology July 19, 2010 Penny Crosman |
71% of Lenders to Adopt Online Lending Technology, Survey Finds Study also projects that online mortgage-application volume will triple by 2013.  |
Reason February 2008 David Weigel |
Mortgage Crisis The house Financial Services Committee proposes the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007, which would transform the way the mortgage business works.  |
Bank Technology News June 2009 John Adams |
Rebuilding Trust in Mortgage Lenders The bad times that remain in the consumer lending market are partly born of a sense of betrayal - secondary market investors simply no longer trust lenders.  |
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
E-Opportunity Demand for online mortgage functions is growing, creating an opportunity for lenders.  |