FirstClose reveals new feature to help consumers consolidate debt faster

Mortgage data and workflow solutions provider FirstClose is launching a new feature for its automated home equity point-of-sale system. The Austin-based company has added the Digital Loan Product Wizard to the system, according to a recent announcement. The new feature will help customers to quickly

How Long Will It Take To Sell Your House?

As you’re getting ready to sell your house, one of the first questions you’re probably asking is, “how long is this going to take?” 

How Pennymac is navigating the double-edged sword of lower rates

The third-quarter financials for Pennymac Financial Services illustrate the double-edged sword of declining interest rates for mortgage companies. It can improve loan production and acquisitions but hurt their servicing portfolios.When factoring both impacts on its earnings, the California-based len

Reverse educators take on more HECM misconceptions

Reverse mortgage educators Dan Hultquist and Jim McMinn brought their “Rules of the Game” presentation back to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) Annual Meeting and Expo this year in San Diego. After getting some of the preliminaries out of the way regarding the importance of