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Black Knight’s Optimal Blue Launches CompassEdge Platform

Optimal Blue, a division of Black Knight, has announced the rollout of CompassEdge, a new hedging and trading platform. Read more...

Voxtur Unveils Title Insurance Alternative on VA Loans

Real estate technology firm Voxtur has announced that it will offer an attorney opinion letter as an alternative to title insurance on mortgages backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read more...

Real Estate Agents Caught on Camera Pushing Mortgage Fraud

An investigation has caught real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bank employees on camera connecting buyers with bogus employment, salary and tax documents so they could get otherwise-unattainable mortgages. So reports CBC Marketplace. Read more...

Safeguard Your Lender from Legal Risk

As U.S. demographics shift, it is smart business to ramp up recruiting of non-white sales professionals. Read more...

Crypto Lending Platform Moon Mortgage Secures $3.5M

Moon Mortgage, a lending platform that allows real estate property buyers to use their cryptocurrency holdings as collateral for 100% financing, has raked in $3.5 million in seed funding. So reports CoinDesk. Read more...

Angel Oak, Lower.com, Keller Mortgage Lay Off Employees

Angel Oak, Lower.com and Keller Mortgage have joined the ranks of mortgage lenders cutting staff at a time when interest rates are at a 15-year high. So reports Bloomberg. Read more...

Hackers Target Homebuyers with Email Scam

Scammers in recent years have increasingly aimed a novel form of cyberattack at eager homebuyers. So reports Bloomberg Businessweek. Read more...

How to Set New LO Hires Up for Success on Day 1

The first day is the most important day of a new employee’s career with your company. Changing jobs is traumatic enough. Coming to a strange place and witnessing no support the first day can be devastating. Read more...

3 Strategies LOs Can Use to Build Market Share

As volatile conditions continue to dominate the mortgage marketplace, many lenders and LOs are struggling to hit production goals. Read more...

Ask The Expert: How Would a Recession Impact Our Industry? (Pt. 2)

In my last column, I responded to a question from many loan officers asking about a potential recession. I have additional thoughts on the topic.  Read more...

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