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New American Funding Extends AI Push To Borrower Calls
The lender is adding customer-facing agents across originations and its $73 billion servicing portfolio, but has not disclosed which transactions will be automated or when deployment begins
The Hidden Risk Inside Mortgage Tech Consolidation And How Lenders Can Stay In Control
platforms consolidate and vendors gain leverage, the lenders who stay disciplined about data, adoption, and exit terms will be the ones who keep control of their own tech stack
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The Race To Reinvent Mortgage Origination
Automation promises to strip away administrative work while raising expectations for production, conversion, and human advice
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Clear Capital Clears GSE Test For New Property Data Standard
The verification gives lenders another option for inspection-based appraisal alternatives, but it covers only one piece of a much broader collateral-readiness challenge
Checkr Buys Truv To Move Mortgage Verification Beyond Documents
The acquisition adds consumer-permissioned payroll and banking data to Checkr’s mortgage platform while lenders confront increasingly convincing fabricated financial records
Brokers Build Their AI Toolbox At Originator Connect 2026
Instead of waiting for tech giants to dictate the market, originators are realizing the technology's immediate impact
Blend Reports Early AI Gains While Mortgage Revenue Trails Volume
Funded loans increased 14%, twice the growth rate of Mortgage Suite revenue, while preliminary Autopilot results showed better pull-through and 4.5 hours of automated work per loan
Carrington Closes Valon Mortgage Acquisition, Nears 2 Million Serviced Loans
Deal adds approximately 810,000 loans and clears the way for Carrington to make ValonOS its core servicing platform