Haven Servicing Inc., a New York City-based mortgage servicing technology provider, has named Daniel Wallace as its new CEO. Wallace succeeds company co-founder Jonathan Chao, who will transition to the role of chief product officer. Wallace joins Haven from Figure...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a guidance related to legal requirements that lenders must follow when using artificial intelligence (AI) and other complex models. The CFPB noted that creditors often use complex algorithms with large...
The total number of mortgage loans now in forbearance fell by 6 basis points month-over-month to 0.33% as of Aug. 31, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Roughly 165,000 homeowners are currently in forbearance plans. During August, the share...
The homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes (NYSE: TPH) is expanding its footprint with the opening of a new division in Utah. The Incline Village, Nevada-headquartered company will base its Utah operations in the greater Salt Lake City region. Tri Pointe Homes cited Utah’s...
Single‐family housing starts in August were at a rate of 941,000, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Last month’s rate was 4.3% below the revised July figure of 983,000. Privately‐owned housing...
Cleveland-based CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is seeking to expand its support to Hispanic homebuyers with the launch of a new Spanish-language loan application. CCM’s Spanish-language application is an extension of the company’s Hispanic Initiative, a...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 29-July 3
