Technology

Company experts at Nationwide Title Clearing, Inc. (NTC) revealed a trend showing an increase in documents recorded electronically in the nation’s Recorders' Offices.

Hope LoanPort (HLP) explained how its platform can help facilitate mortgage servicing transfers following an announcement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding plans to monitor transfer activity more closely. The HLP structure helps parties involved in the process by allowing existing cases to be transferred between registered mortgage servicers without having to deal with lost documents or the need to resubmit applications for mortgage relief.

In Jacksonville, Florida, Lender Processing Services, Inc., (LPS) announced the launch of new mortgage insurance (MI) products through the LPS Loan Quality Gateway.

Genworth U.S. Mortgage Insurance (USMI), a unit of Genworth Financial, introduced a newly enhanced tool to help lenders more quickly compare rates or obtain rate quotes.

Specialized Business Software announced enhancements to Docunym--a web-based document management and workflow solution. The enhancements enable mortgage servicers to manage and retrieve loan documents faster.

HUD unveiled on Thursday an app for iPhone and iPad devices designed to provide the public and the housing industry with a quick and easy way to learn about the Fair Housing Act and to file discrimination complaints. The app, developed by HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and Hewlett Packard (HP), is already being promoted by fair housing groups and other civil rights advocacy organizations as a tool to help consumers pursue their housing rights.

Florida-based Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) introduced It's Listed! Alerts as a way to let servicers know when properties in their portfolios show up on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

Carrington Technology Solutions, LLC (Carrington) and Equator, a default servicing technology provider, teamed up to provide financial institutions, institutional investors, and large-scale property management companies with a single-family asset management suite created to maximize the performance of multiple-property portfolios.

Mortgage Contracting Services LLC (MCS) announced the addition of new tools to its mobile offering. The expanded toolset will provide vendors with several mobile field service applications that can be used across multiple devices and systems.

RES.NET unveiled plans to enhance Agent Portal with several new features. One newly added feature will give agents the ability to order title and closing services. RES.NET also developed its own e-signature technology as part of an effort to further simplify and expedite real estate transactions.