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Besides technology, what other aspects could be important for banks and credit unions overall mortgage success?

Besides the technology, what are the other key factors lenders should be focused on for a successful eClose?

How are Non-Qualified Mortgage (Non-QM) Originators impacting the mortgage industry?

"A History of Precise Business Days and Observed Holidays" written by Timothy A. Raty, Risk and Compliance Specialist at Mortgage Cadence

What are the main driving factors for the recent merging of title companies and Point-of-Sale (POS) providers?

Mortgage Cadence launches an innovative new Services Strategy. 

What are the characteristics lenders should be considering when they are deciding on technology providers?

A modern LOS provider will make it easy for lenders to choose the partner and solution they want to integrate with.

The new Mortgage Cadence Platform (MCP) is the most configurable LOS on the market, it makes the lender’s workflow simple.

What might the housing market look like in 2022? We surveyed over 1,000 Americans to better understand this year’s opinions.

What are the 3 critical criteria that need to be met in order to identify a next-generation LOS?

Investments lenders have made over the past few years have not lowered their fulfillment costs, but they can invest in technology that will.

Credit unions are poised to be strong mortgage competitors during 2022. Here are the four main reasons why.

What are the steps lenders are taking to expand beyond the typical mortgage cycle and maintain high revenue levels?

Who is the main driver of the borrower's journey in refinance business compared to the purchase money market?

How does the ability to support multi-channel lending in a single tech stack expose the company to more loan sources?

What are lenders doing with consumer data and how does analytical information benefit the mortgage industry?

How should lenders utilize their quarterly earnings reports and data to make decisions for their business?

You can’t roll out the next iteration of the system and call it next-generation; you have to deliver a truly new software platform.

How do we identify innovation in the mortgage industry and how can we use it to make real change for our customers?

Patriot National Bancorp and American Challenger Development Corp. agree to merge and create largest digital challenger bank in America and select the new Mortgage Cadence Platform to create a truly differentiated customer experience.

What M&A considerations should lenders be discussing with their partners to decide if it's the right time to buy or sell?

What strategic considerations should lenders be discussing with their technology partners as they plan for the new year?

Time-to-close has been linked to borrower satisfaction, but should it be? It makes more sense to promise on-time closings.

What do mortgage borrowers want? Research from the real estate side of the market suggests the top three things buyers are looking for.

As the housing market slows, will we see a down turn in the mortgage industry, or will it simply return to normalcy?

Technology makes operations faster and automation reduces costs, but how can Credit Unions use technology to strengthen member connections?

Home purchase sentiment falls again, leading some to wonder if home buyers will just give up on purchasing a home...at least for now.

Some say that home builders will win real estate in 2021. That may or may not be true, but lenders who can work with them will certainly win.

After a merger is complete, mortgage executives will have to manage the post M&A mortgage tech stack shakeout if they want efficiency.

Mergers and acquisitions activity is soaring, but to be successful the new combined company must overcome the post M&A technology challenge.

Many people talk about artificial intelligence, but when it comes to mortgage they don’t provide clarity. We explain the real power of AI in mortgage.

Other industries have been employing AI for some time, now it is finally coming to home finance. We are now seeing the rise of AI in mortgage.

Now that the hard work of URLA implementation is done, mortgage technologists can get back to the rewarding work by refocusing on lender needs.

What technologies are top originators investing in to prepare for the upcoming market?

There are three criteria that the broker needs to consider when deciding what wholesale lenders to sell their production to: interest rate, product mix and process.

On this episode of Coffee with Cadence we check in with Jerry Melia of LoanBeam to discuss self-employed borrowers.

The market is offering lenders a wholesale lending opportunity that will allow them to continue to grow in a slowing market.

Due diligence firms are getting busy, which has created an interesting opportunity for lending document management technology.

After nearly a year, Mortgage Cadence is seeing loan product innovation returning to the mortgage industry.

Home prices are on the rise everywhere and it’s having some impact on affordability, but nothing like housing inventory.

Join us for a conversation with FormFree’s Founder and CEO to discuss how technology is a great equalizer, creating visibility into untapped metrics that lenders can use to measure a borrowers ability to pay.

Although the economy is recovering slower than many wish, it seems to have little impact on the mortgage business for now.

It is now time for banks to double down on tech spending and those that do it right may be more successful in 2021.

How will we return to a normal mortgage market in 2021? This post provides some of the risks the industry faces as we return to a more normal mortgage market cycle.

As industry leaders define lender priorities for 2021, they are focusing on three important areas: their people, their process and their technology.

How do leading credit unions find the right mix of people, process and technology to make their members happy?

Affordability is about consumer buying power (wages) and housing prices. They are both rising but are not in step. Fortunately, a bigger trend, housing inventory, is dampening the negative impact of high prices.

Find out how leading credit unions are developing digital strategies to meet the needs of their members.

Appraisers play a critical role in lender's main concerns: collateral, capacity and credit. Check out our next episode of Coffee with Cadence here to learn how lenders can optimize their valuation process in 2021 with CoreLogic's Chief Appraiser, Shawn Telford.

Credit unions' unique approach to customer service helps them stand out against large financial institutions. Read on to find out how leading CUs use technology to improve member satisfaction.