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August 2025

Fannie Mae survey suggests lenders eye eNote growth in 2025

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Fannie Mae on Thursday published the results of its latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. The report details lender experiences with eMortgage technology, including challenges to date, adoption plans and business priorities for 2025. The survey found that while most lenders (75%) are familiar with eNotes, only 22% currently use them. The top challenges cited to […]

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Closinglock adds two-way text messaging for title insurance

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Closinglock has introduced a two-way text messaging tool for the title insurance industry, allowing closing professionals to send and receive SMS messages with clients and partners from within the company’s platform. The feature allows real-time communication with buyers, sellers, lenders and agents — and links each conversation to the relevant transaction. Closinglock says additional tools,

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CATIC approves AI-powered title search platform for North Carolina

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Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company (CATIC) has approved Dono’s automated title search system for use by attorneys in North Carolina, the companies announced Thursday. The decision provides hold harmless protection against errors or claims when attorneys use the platform — a first for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered title searching in the state, leaders said. “The market

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Cenlar’s Leslie Peeler on ‘disruptive AI’ for mortgage servicing

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Artificial intelligence may be known for its speed, but in mortgage servicing, the real opportunity is in reshaping decades-long relationships with homeowners, according to Leslie Peeler, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Cenlar FSB. Speaking at HousingWire’s AI Summit on Tuesday, Peeler told the audience how her time at IBM shaped her view

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Top-producing southern California agent joins eXp Realty

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eXp Realty has added veteran Southern California real estate agent Vivian Lesny to its network, the company announced Thursday. Lesny — who has worked in real estate for more than 20 years — surpassed $70 million in sales in 2024 and has closed as many as 88 transactions in a single year. She has consistently

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Fed’s nearly empty reverse repo facility puts focus on reserves

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Funds parked at a major Federal Reserve facility dropped to the lowest level in more than four years, putting in focus the amount of cash banks have sitting at the US central bank, a measure of liquidity conditions. Some 14 participants on Thursday put a combined $28.8 billion at the Fed’s overnight reverse repurchase agreement

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Real estate investor sentiment up despite economic worries

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The real estate market is looking up, at least according to property investors. But even amidst the sunny outlook, many of them still worry about tariffs, high insurance and a possible recession. Optimism among real estate investors improved, according to the most recent Investor Sentiment Index. The index rose to 102, up from 88 in

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Late-stage delinquencies, foreclosures see noticeable spike

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New mortgage delinquencies showed overall improvement in loan performance, but in what could be a more concerning trend, later-stage distress and foreclosures trended upward in the second quarter. The overall delinquency rate decreased to a seasonally adjusted 3.93% during the quarter, reflecting pullbacks from both three months and one year earlier from 4.04% and 3.97%,

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Mortgage rates move lower on inflation, employment news

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Mortgage rates this week fell to their lowest level since October, supported by one better than expected inflation report as well as ongoing concerns regarding employment data. But an unexpected finding in the Bureau of Labor Statistics July Producer Price Index report could put a hold on a potential September Federal Open Market Committee short-term

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Fannie Mae adds new temporary buydown rules for servicers

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Fannie Mae recently updated its servicing guidelines to include new instructions for handling temporary interest-rate buydowns, which have become more popular as a way to attract borrowers. The new guidelines provide clarity for servicers on how to manage these loans. The new rules, which Fannie has asked servicers to adopt immediately, become mandatory Nov. 1.

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