Generative artificial intelligence tools can be used to help mortgage lenders develop relationships with clients and investors, according to industry stakeholders.

Government agencies, philanthropic organizations and the housing finance community must work together to create funding sources for home repair programs to help sustain affordable homeownership, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

Sellers to the GSEs sold a larger share of new single-family mortgages with lower credit scores in the third quarter of 2024. But they also in-creased deliveries of mortgages with lower loan-to-value ratios. (Includes two data tables.)

Purchase mortgages with primary mortgage insurance pooled into agency MBS increased by 9.7% from the second quarter, while refinance volume spiked by 40.2%. (Includes two data tables.)

Companies should implement consistent trainings for all new hires to help mitigate risk and create standard expectations.

Loan officers are increasingly offering clients buy-before-you-sell products to help them beat contingencies issues, according to HomeLight, a provider of buy-before-you-sell products.

New technologies such as electronic closings, data validation services and income calculators are helping to increase quality assurance standards and mitigate risk, according to panelists at MBA’s compliance and risk management conference.

The Climate and Community Institute released a housing resiliency policy plan to confront the homeowners insurance crisis that has been exacerbated by climate disasters.

Mesa’s funding round included investments from Vera Equity, Redwood Trust Horizons and Clocktower Ventures.

Interest rates tick up, mortgage applications slow near the end of September and refi rate locks spike during the month; Annaly turns to Rocket for subservicing and retention; Fairway touts returning employees; mortgage tech developments; SitusAMC sells loan insurance entity.