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December 1, 2021

Jennifer Menard Named One of HousingWire Tech Trendsetter 2021 Winners

We are thrilled to share that Senior Director of Product Management, Mortgage Analytics, Jennifer Menard, has been chosen as a winner of this year’s ...

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November 9, 2021

3D Imagery Will Change How We View Real Estate

There’s an old adage that says “a picture is worth a thousand words.” And for most of human history, that picture was a two-dimensional depiction ...

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October 26, 2021

Taking Time, Errors and Angst Out of the Tax Information Process

“…In this world nothing is certain except Death and Taxes.” - Benjamin Franklin While the quote might be a little gloomy, the prospect of procuring ...

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October 11, 2021

Fraud is Changing and so are Fraud Detection Tools

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Mortgage-Fraud

August 25, 2021

Progress In Lending - What's New In Mortgage Fraud with Paul W. Harris

Recently, Paul W. Harris, General Manager, Mortgage Analytics, appeared on PROGRESS in Lending’s Lending Buzz podcast to discuss some of the nuances ...

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August 17, 2021

What To Look For In A Data Provider: Checklist

Being “first to market” with a new solution can often mean the difference between success (an IPO or SPAC deal) or also-ran status. That means ...

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August 12, 2021

First American Data & Analytics Takes Home the Gold!

Download a sample of the Rapid Legal & Vesting Report here. Rapid Legal and Vesting Report Honored with Prestigious Stevie® Award HousingWire’s ...

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RegsData QM Rule Changes

June 24, 2021

RegsData Ready for New and Original QM Rules

Starting July 1, there will be a change in definitions of a Qualified Mortgage (QM) and RegsData®, First American’s loan level compliance solution, ...

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Data as a Service

June 15, 2021

DaaS: How the Mortgage Industry Will Handle Data Now And In The Future

Most people and firms in the mortgage industry are very familiar with Software as a Service (SaaS). It’s a method of delivering software that can be ...

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May 20, 2021

Unintended Consequences: New GSE Guidelines on Second & Rental Loans

A Possible Resurgence of Occupancy Fraud Second homes and investment properties are about to become harder to finance. When this happens, an increase ...

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April 12, 2021

Overstated Income & Undisclosed Debt May Drive Fraud in Today’s Market

New Techniques and Technologies Needed to Address Purchase Fraud-for-Housing Risk First the good news: mortgage fraud, in all its forms, was down in ...

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April 1, 2021

How to Win in 2021 with Market Intelligence

For the mortgage industry, 2020 was a rollercoaster year. Originally forecasted to come in under $2 trillion, activity started strong in Q1, ground ...

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March 30, 2021

First American Data & Analytics Data Now Available On Snowflake® Data ...

Availability of highly curated property information from First American Data & Analytics in Snowflake Data Marketplace makes it easier for data ...

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February 3, 2021

First American Data & Analytics Division Launches Appintelligence® Score ...

2020 created some new challenges for the mortgage industry. Among those challenges, was an increase in both the potential for fraud risk and the ...

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December 4, 2020

Top 5 Data & Analytics Tools Lenders Need at Year End

The housing market has shown significant resilience to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet despite the impressive “V-shaped” ...

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