Sarah Wolak

Setpoint, an operating system for asset-backed finance, announced on Tuesday its plans to acquire inTENT Fulfillment, a loan diligence and transaction management firm. With inTENT, Setpoint said it will become “rating agency–approved” across a wide range ... See more

American Pride Bank announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding its one-time-close construction loan programs through its wholesale mortgage division, APB Wholesale, by adding new options aimed at self-employed borrowers, entrepreneurs and real estate invest... See more

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is floating a proposal that suggests mortgage rates could be lowered by limiting borrowers’ ability to refinance or prepay mortgages. Ackman said on Jan. 10 on social media platform X that adding prepayment penalties to ne... See more

Snapdocs announced Tuesday a new integration with MeridianLink’s cloud-based consumer loan origination system that allows lenders to originate and close home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) entirely within the MeridianLink Consumer p... See more

Justin Demola announced via social media on Monday that he’s joining consumer credit reporting agency Equifax as its senior vice president of mortgage and housing. Demola, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s resident Certified Mortgage Banker instructor, s... See more