Technology News from National Mortgage News

Seller-impersonation attempts more than doubled in two years, with artificial intelligence providing fraudsters new tools to commit crimes, a report said.

Sypher Capital Management announced the public launch of its new independent comparison site for bitcoin-backed loans and mortgages last week.

Atlas VMS acquired CloseClear.ai to help lenders prevent post-appraisal GSE buybacks. The tech continuously matches active pipelines against live disaster maps to plug closing blind spots.

Cyber policies must keep pace with a surge in incidents fueled by AI, as well a growing trend toward account takeovers.

Fannie Mae seller guide update SEL-2026-08 includes a definition of present, residential and subordinate use cases in the new context of highest and best use.

As UAD 3.6's Nov. 2 mandate shrinks an aging appraiser pool, AnnieMac and Lower lean on AUS waivers and in-house teams to dodge 2022-style fee spikes and turn-time delays.

United Wholesale Mortgage launched a "first-of-its-kind" ChatGPT plugin that connects borrowers with independent mortgage brokers across the country.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reveal how title, appraisal, and automation initiatives are trimming borrower expenses by hundreds to thousands per transaction.

The real-estate services firm has purchased a title search company and affiliate just months after buying the Mortgage Contracting Services division from MCS.

The homebuilding giant reported two separate cyber incidents this year, with the most recent breach of its mortgage unit affecting more than 348,000 individuals.

Academy Mortgage's deal will cover around 285,000 class members. It's the sixth deal this year by a mortgage firm seeking to squash consumer complaints.

While vibe coding has opened the door for businesses to develop and scale their own technology, the cost of building is catching many by surprise.

The fee was to be paid by users who still needed short-term access via software developer kit interfaces to Encompass after the scheduled Dec. 31 sunset.

Data moving outside of physical documents in the secondary mortgage market is adding millions to costs per year, according to the Housing Policy Council.

The company once known as Voxtur Analytics reset its path to focus on valuations since its own acquisition by Hale Capital Management, CEO Ryan Marshall said.

Fast tracking closing and funding is the critical differentiator among lenders, the 2026 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard report from Keynova found.

Kastle lands another high-profile client, SWBC adds insurtech to its servicing platform, while other mortgage lenders also embark on new partnerships.

Informative Research also updates its flagship verification product, and nCino enables streamlined workflows for users of open-source protocols.

The fintech's chief executive, Michael Tannenbaum, explains why strategies it's been using primarily in the home equity market have broader implications.

Cyberattacks involving artificial intelligence were up 56% in the past year and added on average $1 million to businesses' data breach expenses.