Mortgage environments run by artificial intelligence? Not yet – but close. Artificial intelligence and automation are helping mortgage servicers streamline servicing and reduce costs but may be costing some humans their jobs, according to analysts with Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings team. However, there is no cause for alarm because human power remains vital to the mortgage process. The day AI completely takes over mortgage servicing is still very far off, analysts said ...
The U.S. Treasury Department this week called for a major technology push in financial markets that includes big upgrades in government mortgage-insurance programs. While most of the proposals could be accomplished by the agencies themselves, they also require funding from Congress. A new Treasury report backed Trump administration proposals to fund FHA technology up-grades, some of which could be used to expand digitalization of loan files. Funding legislation on ...
Data-based technological innovations are creating more opportunities for lenders to assess the risks posed by consumers who have traditionally been denied access to credit. While the conversation on exploring alternative data has been ongoing for the past few years, the industry now appears to be taking steps toward making this a reality.
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