Software group PartnerOne announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Accenture to acquire Mortgage Cadence, a provider of cloud-based digital lending solutions. PartnerOne said in its press release that it focuses on acquiring firms for the long term and investing to strengthen their operations and performance. “This agreement represents a powerful […]
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Housing rewards platform Bilt Technologies will partner with Venmo, adding the app to its existing payment methods that can help consumers earn points toward homeownership. Beginning next year, Bilt members will have the opportunity to connect their accounts to Venmo, with the new option offering another way to earn points from rental and mortgage payments,
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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: It’s up to MLSs to decide if the Zillow-ChatGPT integration violates IDX policies The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said individual MLSs must determine whether Zillow’s ChatGPT integration
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United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) on Friday announced three new tools to help independent mortgage brokers streamline loan processing, improve workflow efficiency and expand marketing efforts. The announcement, made at the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts’ (AIME) Fuse conference in Nashville, introduced UWM’s Income Calculator, Loan Lab and an upgraded version of Brand 360 created in
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Among the many tedious steps in the mortgage manufacturing process, verification of income and employment (VOIE) might top the list of challenges for lenders. Ethan Winchell’s company, Truework, aims to remove these headaches. The San Francisco-based firm was founded in 2017 and has sprouted into a major mortgage technology partner. When Truework was acquired in
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Bob Hartheimer, Evolve Bank and Trust’s new CEO, has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of obscene material, according to Shelby County records. He was escorted out of the bank’s East Memphis, Tennessee, headquarters by FBI agents on Thursday morning and is scheduled to appear in federal court on
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Real estate consulting firm WAV Group and its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy subsidiary Fluente have released a white paper titled “Sovereign AI and the Future of MLS Governance.” Its findings outline a framework for how broker-authorized multiple listing services (MLSs) can manage and protect property data in an AI-driven marketplace. The paper argues that only
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IDIQ has appointed Robin Clayton as vice president of marketing — with Clayton bringing more than 20 years of experience in mortgage lending, housing and marketing technology. Clayton will oversee marketing strategy and growth initiatives, expanding IDIQ’s presence in the mortgage and housing industries. She will report to Michael Scheumack, the company’s chief marketing officer
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Title and escrow company Propy says it is ready to revolutionize the title insurance industry. Central to this plan is a $100 million expansion, which includes the planned acquisitions of title firms nationwide, according to an announcement on Thursday. Propy says, once acquired, it will upgrade the firms “to faster, safer and fully digital closings,
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Renovation technology firm Revive has introduced new tools and features for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Revive AI. Leaders said enhancements are designed to give real estate professionals greater visibility into client activity, as well as more control over branding and outreach. The platform — formerly known as Revive Vision AI — will see updates
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