Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Lenders have made meaningful progress in modernizing the closing process. eSignatures, hybrid eClosings, and remote online notarization have reduced friction at the signing table and improved the borrower experience where it is most visible.  That focus has paid off; digital closings move faster, require fewer manual corrections, and are easier to manage at scale than […]

A section of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, titled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit,” caused confusion throughout the mortgage industry, seemingly addressing a nonissue. Processing Content Section 10 of the order called for “eliminating duplicative or unnecessary requirements regarding licensing or registration for mortgage loan officers of any smaller bank.” The directive fits with