Verification, AI Automation, MERS Audit, Lead Source Products; Webinars and Training

Those in the Northern Hemisphere are moving toward summertime already, it being June. The calendar is always changing, as is the corporate landscape. “Rob, I know that Model Match, RETR, MMI, and Ingenius put out a lot of research regarding housing. Does anyone do it for builders, or commercial real estate?” Yes, Zonda, and now the company is being purchased by CoStar Group; and the acquisition will add to the home building industry’s top B2B information platform. Yesterday was Taylor Morrison/Berkshire Hathaway, and before that was Xactus buying Mortgage Credit Link (MCL) from MeridianLink. This raised a number of eyebrows, as it suggested to the many CRAs (that utilize MCL’s technology) that a large competitor will have access to their sensitive data. I received this note: “Didn’t Xactus create its own platform, move all its clients off MCL, but is now purchasing the platform?” Credit modernization will definitely be a topic on tomorrow’s L1 show featuring Churchill Mortgage’s Matt Clarke. (Today’s podcast can be found here and this week’s ‘casts are sponsored by Experian and the Experian Verify Hub. The platform brings manual submissions in-house and consolidates post-submission activities into a single environment, aiming to provide more streamlined access, faster insights, and a more cohesive user experience. Today’s has an interview with TD Bank’s Scott Lindner on the shift in how first-time buyers are approaching homeownership, as affordability challenges continue to reshape expectations, timelines, and financial preparation.)