ICE Expands Its Mortgage Tech Presence After Purchase of Black Knight
In a deal valued in excess of $13 billion, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has acquired Black Knight in a cash and stock transaction, bolstering ICE’s digital mortgage business by increasing automation. [...]
Ginnie Mae Hosts Past Presidents Roundtable Discussion
Ex-heads of Ginnie Mae gather to discuss hot-button issues, toward the end goal of providing accessible and affordable housing opportunities for all Americans. The post Ginnie Mae Hosts Past Presidents [...]
Rising Rates Create Stressful Environment for Aspiring Homeowners
HouseCanary, Inc. has released its latest Market Pulse report, — a continuous review of proprietary data and insights from Housing Canary — covering 22 listing-originated metrics and comparing data between April 2021 [...]
More Home Seekers Look to Relocate to Save Money
Buyers are exploring more options to find additional money in their budget due to intensifying cost pressures which is resulting in increased interest in buyers relocating to a different area. [...]
Fed Raises Rates to Curb Inflationary Concerns
Marking the largest increase in nearly 22 years, the Federal Open Market Committee raised interest rates by 50 basis points to a range of 0.75-1.00% amidst record-high inflation. The Fed [...]
Layton Examines Implications of Record-High Pandemic Mortgage Profits
Don Layton, the current Senior Industry Fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University—and former CEO of Freddie Mac—released a new column on the policymaking implications of record-high [...]
RiskSpan Names Daniel Fleishman Managing Director of MSR Team
RiskSpan has appointed Daniel Fleishman as Managing Director within its recently announced Mortgage Servicing Rights unit. "I am delighted about this opportunity to be a part of such a dynamic [...]
Q1 Home Price Increases Putting Homeownership Beyond the Reach of Many
According to the National Association of Realtors' latest quarterly report, Q1 of 2022 found more markets reaching double-digit annual price gains than the previous quarter. Meanwhile, approximately 70% of 185 measured [...]
Servicers Shifting Focus to Digital Infrastructure
New report finds team onboarding, compliance, and digitization to present major headwinds for the servicing sector in 2022. The post Servicers Shifting Focus to Digital Infrastructure appeared first on DSNews. [...]