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Bank Systems & Technology January 1, 2007 Nancy Feig |
Bank of the West Sticks to Fiserv for Lending Following Acquisition The San Francisco-based bank grew its mortgage lending operations through the acquisition of Commercial Federal Bank and adopted the firm's UniFi PRO mortgage processing solution as well as its MortgageServ servicing app. |
Bank Systems & Technology April 1, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Echoes of the Mortgage Boom With more institutions vying for the business of fewer customers, it's more important than ever for mortgage players seeking to grow revenues to improve service by offering new and differentiated mortgage products, such as Web-based offerings. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 31, 2004 |
One Question For: Sue Barger, Omega Bank How is your institution containing processing costs with the increase of loan application volume? |
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Judy Ward |
Easy Money To streamline the loan-origination process, First National Bank and Trust Co. decided to replace its legacy lending system. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 |
Mortgage Points, Explained If you're learning about mortgages, you'll hear the term "points" a lot. A "point" is 1% of the value of the mortgage loan. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 |
"Points" Explained If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about points. Learn what points are before you pay them. |
Bank Technology News January 2007 John Adams |
Paperless Mortgages: The Broker Pens Her Own Program Hawaiian mortgage broker Donna Iwane was frustrated by cumbersome processing, so she developed a Web application that creates loan proposals in less than a minute. |
Bank Technology News January 2006 John Adams |
Wholesale Mortgages: UBOC's Broker Road Becomes Automated The lender's strategy is heavy on implementing electronic loan execution. The goal? Cutting cost and time-and eliminating paper from desks of customer-facing partners. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 6, 2009 Katherine Burger |
Fiserv Will Provide Fannie Mae with Real-time Data Transmission from Its Loan Servicing Platform Fannie Mae has engaged Fiserv in a technology partnership intended to help the agency gain more real-time information about its mortgage portfolio. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 7, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Easing Lenders' Growing Pains While many banks are searching for innovative vendor solutions to update internal systems, others are staying ahead of the rapid growth in lending by teaming with service providers. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 11, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
People's Bank Upgrades Lending with New Baker Hill Solution Bank tackles growing volumes by automating credit scoring and underwriting activities. |
Bank Technology News February 2005 John Adams |
Mortgage: Lenders Smooth The Bumpy Volume Road Originators like DiTech and Boeing's credit union are using automation to alter how they market real estate finance options to customers, as well as better manage their workforce deployment |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 |
Is Refinancing Worth It? Believe it or not, it may not be too late to refinance your mortgage. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 8, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
American Savings Picks Fiserv for Core Upgrade Hawaii's American Savings Bank will use the Fiserv Signature Bank Platform for its enterprise operations. |
Bank Technology News October 2010 Sausner et al. |
Balancing Act Here's a look at three areas of mortgage lending -- origination risk, default management, and impending regulations -- and some of the answers on the table today. |
Bank Technology News July 2006 John Adams |
Small Business: On The Clock, Just Like Customers Institutions like Fifth Third Bank and California B&T are using fast approvals and processing as a means to boost their small business banking efforts. |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Get the Point on "Points" If you're shopping for a new home and mortgage, you're going to hear a lot about origination and discount points. There's a time you should pay points, and a time you should skip them. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2004 Judy Ward |
National Commerce Financial Consolidates Lending Bank streamlines commercial and consumer loan processes with AFS STP platform. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 1, 2007 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Lenders Focus on Customer Relationships Lenders are challenged to find ways to grow revenue in a more risk-averse climate. As always, technology is playing a key role in their efforts to adapt to the new market conditions. |
Bank Technology News February 2005 Shane Kite |
Customer Service: Getting A Decision And $$ In One Step Firms like Provident are increasing loan volume, workforce efficiency and customer service by introducing straight-through processing to all aspects of the loan process |
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Anne Tergesen |
Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price. |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 |
Some Debt Is OK The important thing is the interest rate -- and your ability to pay. |
U.S. Banker July 2010 Alan Kline |
Finding 'Harmony' in Refi Loans 1st Commonwealth of Virginia offers a new kind of loan aimed at retaining customers in times of lower rates, when borrowers typically defect. |
U.S. Banker May 2009 Alan Kline |
Will Dismal 2008 Give Way to a Banner 2009? Will historically low mortgage interest rates draw buyers back into the home market? |
The Motley Fool August 13, 2004 Roy Lewis |
Tips on Deducting Loan Points With the flurry of new home purchases and refinanced mortgages, here is a brief discussion on the tax treatment of loan points. |
CRM February 1, 2008 Phillip Britt |
Burning Up the Paper Trail Origen Financial turns to automation to minimize a mountain of mortgage paperwork. |
Bank Technology News November 2007 Anthony Malakian |
Loan Origination: Making Gains in Times of Turmoil Glenview State Bank and Washington Trust Bank are centralizing several mortgage processes into a single platform that can be integrated with other lending operations. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman |
Mortgage Industry's Digital Divide Not all segments of the commercial mortgage industry are embracing technology at the same rate. A study last year found that many firms still rely on time-consuming faxes, certified mail and reams of FedEx-delivered paper to process, close and monitor their loans. |
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 |
The Reverse Mortgage Lowdown You can sell your home but stay in it -- sort of. A reverse mortgage allows you to convert the equity in your home into a lump-sum payment, monthly income, or a line of credit. |
Bank Technology News May 2010 John Adams |
Tech Providers Pitch Mortgage Processing in the Cloud First American has granted worldwide exclusive rights to Dorado, giving the firm, which offers collaborative cloud computing solutions to financial services clients, the ability to combine First American's data and analytics engines with its own collaborative transaction processing technology. |
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Redoubling STP Efforts in Lending Practices Banks finally have been able to start automating and streamlining their loan processes to the point where, one day perhaps, there will be virtually no paper or human intervention. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 6, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
First Command Bank Perks Up Loan Process Bank uses an automated loan application solution to increase productivity of loan officers. |
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2006 Phil Britt |
True E-Mortgage Inches Closer to Reality The technology needed to enable a true online mortgage already exists today, according to David Matthews, CIO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. |
Entrepreneur February 2008 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
The Real Estate Deal Shopping for a commercial real estate loan can be tricky. Here's what you need to stay balanced. |
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Anne Tergesen |
Time To UnARM Yourself? As rates climb and the housing market cools, it may be time to ditch your adjustable rate mortgage. Here's some help on whether to do so. |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Payment Blues If your mortgage rate is rising, is it time to refinance? |
This Old House Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Roy Lewis |
Loan Points to Ponder Paying interest up front on a home loan? Learn the right way to deduct it. |
The Motley Fool September 24, 2004 |
Some Debt Is OK Pay attention to the interest rates you're paying on your debt. |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 |
More Types of Mortgages You have more to choose from than just traditional fixed or adjustable mortgages. |
Bank Technology News March 2005 John Adams |
Mortgage: E-standards Alliance Attracts More Allies There's a growing list of tech companies that hope mortgage lenders will look for the MISMO label when searching for vendors, as firms which sell hardware, software and platforms fight for position in the paperless home loan finance market. |
Bank Systems & Technology September 29, 2009 Nathan Conz |
Fiserv Agrees To Sell Loan Fulfillment Solutions Business Fiserv has agreed to sell its Loan Fulfillment Solutions (LFS) business to ISGN Solutions. |
Job Journal April 12, 2009 |
Career Snapshot: Loan Processors Loan processors are the people most of us depend on for life's biggest purchases. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Dangers of Co-Signing Know what you're getting into before you guarantee someone else's debt. Co-signing on another person's loan is beyond the regular call of duty, and you shouldn't feel bad if you decide it's not worth risking your own financial stability to do it. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Mortgage Power for Everyone Arm yourself with information before shopping for a home loan. |
Bank Technology News February 2009 John Adams |
They'll Be Careful This Time Today's more sober underwriting environment and skittish capital markets that have rediscovered risk should prevent a rash of bad Web-enabled loans this time around -- one hopes. |
Bank Technology News September 2006 John Adams |
Mortgage: Making Every Transaction Count As the market cools off, technology is helping mortgage players improve lead generation, closing time and telecommunications to gain new customers and boost performance. |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2004 Nathan Slaughter |
Citi Picks Principal Citigroup purchases Principal Financial Group's mortgage operations unit. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 5, 2009 Greg Smith |
2009 Bank Tech Forecast: Less Paper Can Help Ailing Mortgage Industry There are a couple of bright-spot opportunities on which mortgage bankers can focus. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 |
Untangling the Web Commerce Bank improves the online experience for its small business customers... HSBC Holdings deployed the Fraud Predictor solution from Minneapolis-based Fair Isaac... To cut loan processing time Mid America Bank goes paperless... etc. |