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nCino Brings Broker Loans Into Its Retail Mortgage Platform as Wholesale Gains Ground

nCino Brings Broker Loans Into Its Retail Mortgage Platform as Wholesale Gains Ground

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Tech Trends

Mortgage lenders that operate both retail and wholesale channels have long faced a technology problem that has little to do with originating the loan itself: the two sides of the business often don’t run through the same front door. nCino is trying to change...
More Borrowers Can Qualify for a Mortgage. That Doesn’t Make the House Affordable

More Borrowers Can Qualify for a Mortgage. That Doesn’t Make the House Affordable

by John G. Stevens | Aug 28, 2026 | Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

There are borrowers in America who can responsibly repay a mortgage and still do not fit neatly into the underwriting box we built for them. Anyone who has spent time in mortgage lending has seen this. A self-employed business owner may have substantial cash flow but...
Real REMAX Stops Selling New Motto Mortgage Franchises After Merger

Real REMAX Stops Selling New Motto Mortgage Franchises After Merger

by John G. Stevens | Aug 28, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Real REMAX Group is already making a significant change to its mortgage strategy, just days after completing the combination of The Real Brokerage and REMAX. The newly combined company will stop selling new Motto Mortgage franchises and no longer invest in expanding...
eLEND Partners With Ready4Remodel to Bring AI Into Renovation Lending

eLEND Partners With Ready4Remodel to Bring AI Into Renovation Lending

by John G. Stevens | Aug 26, 2026 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Parsippany, New Jersey-based American Financial Resources, which does business as eLEND, announced that it is bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the renovation mortgage process through a new partnership with Ready4Remodel, giving mortgage brokers and borrowers...
NEXA Lending Acquires UMortgage in Major Mortgage Broker Deal

NEXA Lending Acquires UMortgage in Major Mortgage Broker Deal

by John G. Stevens | Aug 23, 2026 | Industry Updates, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events

NEXA Lending is acquiring UMortgage in a major consolidation move involving two prominent companies in the independent mortgage broker channel. The transaction was announced Sunday, Aug. 23. Under the agreement, UMortgage will move onto NEXA’s larger operating...
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