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Reducing risk: The importance of administrative access responsibilities

Reducing risk: The importance of administrative access responsibilities

Contributors, HWmember, Mortgage, Technology /

In today’s digital-first environment, administrative access is essential to keeping real estate, title insurance, and mortgage operations running smoothly. From managing core production systems to supporting secure transaction workflows, administrators play a critical role behind the scenes. However, administrative access also represents one of the most significant cybersecurity risks facing organizations today. With elevated privileges […]

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Optimal Blue, Meridianlink to integrate pricing, LOS tools

Industry News, Mortgage technology, Originations, Secondary markets, Technology /

Loan-origination software provider Meridianlink reached a deal for an integration with Optimal Blue that aims to streamline processes and offer competitive pricing in secondary market sales for lenders.  Processing Content With the integration, mortgage customers using Meridianlink’s LOS will gain access to Optimal Blue’s product, pricing and eligibility solutions in real time directly through the

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Newrez invests in AI underwriting platform Homevision

Newrez invests in AI underwriting platform Homevision

Artificial Intelligence, Mortgage technology, Originations, Technology, Underwriting /

Left to right: Homevision CEO Jeff Foster, Newrez President Baron Silverstein National mortgage lender and servicer Newrez announced it is making a strategic investment into artificial intelligence platform Homevision to create technology capable of addressing all aspects of underwriting. Processing Content Through the partnership, the two companies aim to expand Homevision’s scope of work beyond

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Why most buyers hire the first agent they talk to

Agent, First-Time Homebuyers, Homebuying, HWmember, Real Estate, Real Estate Agents, Technology, Zillow /

Zillow’s 2025 Consumer Housing Trends Report for Agents shows that more than one-third (36%) of home sellers now find their agents online, a sharp increase from just 15% in 2018. Among buyers, 33% said online research played a significant role in selecting an agent. At the same time, repeat buyers now account for a majority

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The spreadsheet trap: Why investor reporting still operates like it’s 2005

Artificial Intelligence, Contributors, HWmember, Mortgage, Opinion, Technology /

Manually updating spreadsheets. Dealing with paper jams in the printer. Remember what office life was like in 2005? If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can find many of the same practices still in place in the investor’s reporting offices of loan servicers today.  But why haven’t these offices evolved with changing technology?  It’s partly cultural, but

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Why 2026 could be the year mortgage AI delivers

Industry News, Mortgage technology, Originations, Technology /

While the first few years of the mortgage industry’s relationship with artificial intelligence have been characterized by new gadgets and fear of missing out, 2026’s themes might center on how companies manage to catch up with its game-changing potential. Processing Content If or when they do, the industry should start to see standardization and scalability

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Why AI alone can’t maximize renovation ROI for home sellers

Agent, Contributors, HWmember, Opinion, Real Estate, real estate teams, Real Estate Technology, Renovate America, Technology /

When it comes to home renovation, it’s never been easier to pop a few images of your kitchen into an AI tool and ask it to paint the walls a new color or change the cabinets. These tools are fun and helpful for inspiration, but like an unused Pinterest board, often leave users without any

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AI drives efficiency in title and settlement at WFG in 2025

Artificial Intelligence, HWmember, Technology, Title, Title insurance, WFG National Title /

Technology adoption in the title and settlement industry continued to speed up in 2025, with Williston Financial Group (WFG) and its subsidiaries focusing heavily on technology that delivers measurable gains in speed, accuracy and risk reduction. In this HousingWire Q&A, Marty Frame, president of WFG subsidiary MyHome, and Ryan Ozonian, senior director of innovation and

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CFPB void shifts focus to other types of servicing rules

Politics and policy, Regulation and compliance, Servicing, Technology /

For those tracking servicing regulation and compliance, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cutbacks have pushed attention toward agencies like the Federal Housing Administration, whose distressed loan rules are likely to shape servicing priorities in 2026.   Processing Content “There’s really not a lot going on with the CFPB,” said Donna Schmidt, president and CEO of DLS Servicing.

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Rechat partners with SkySlope to add forms, e-signatures to platform

Agent, Artificial Intelligence, CRM, eSignature, HWmember, Partnerships, Real Estate, Technology /

Experience management platform Rechat is partnering with transaction management platform SkySlope, enabling Rechat to expand its capabilities into forms and e-signatures.  The firms announced the partnership on Dec. 23. According to a press release, the partnership is an expansion of Rechat’s transactions ecosystem and functions as an add-on with Rechat Deals. Through the partnership, agents

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