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May 3
2 min

The mortgage industry is a mixed bag at the moment.

Refinance originations and pockets of purchase activity are keeping lenders quite busy in light of consumers’ personal finance challenges.

Nov 21, 2019
2 min

Update to Taxpayer First Act (HR 3151) // Subtitle C, Section 2201 & 2202

Taxpayer First Act became law on July 1, 2019. A couple sections of the bill will affect lenders including Section 2201 and 2202.

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

NCRA elects new 2020 board of director member, Jeff Gentry

Jeff Gentry, Vice President of Service First Information Solutions (Service 1st), has joined National Consumer Reporting Association (NCRA)

Sep 24, 2019
1 min

IRS' IVES Working Group meeting to discuss Taxpayer First Act, Section 2201.

Updated September 26, 2019 SECTION 2201 -- The IRS' IVES Working Group is scheduled to meet early October via an IRS hosted conference ca...

Sep 2, 2019
1 min

Wow, originators got swamped this August.

It’s a timely volume increase, as there were a considerable number of mortgage bankers with cash flow concerns up to mid-2019.

Aug 12, 2019
2 min

Leading the way with Lisa Binkley.

Congratulations to Lisa Binkley from NCS for being named one of 2019 most powerful women in fintech for today's financial industry.

Apr 23, 2019
3 min

Breaking down the fundamental revisions into simple categories.

After 20 years, the Uniform Residential Loan Application is getting a major update for the better- but it will be disruptive. Are you ready?

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