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“When?” That’s the question everyone has been asking for three years. When will interest rates hit a level to restart refinances and begin to unfreeze the purchase market? Recently, we sat down with Jimmy Walby, EVP-Operations at NTC, to find out what NTC is doing to be ready…when “when” arrives. Q: Jimmy, can you talk

 In 2024, the MSR market saw nearly $888 billion in agency MSR transfers, representing a slight decline of 4.3% year-over-year but still ranking as the fourth highest annual volume since 2015, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. In this edition of NTC Coffee Talk, we chatted with Danny Byrnes, Covius Chief Revenue Officer, about some of

Compliance is a moving target, especially in the mortgage industry, where in the current environment, being compliant is table stakes. A solid compliance strategy is integral in upholding the integrity of business processes, protecting public and stakeholder interests and ensuring businesses operate fairly and ethically in competitive markets.  The Covius Compliance Solutions team continuously monitors

Debbie Lastoria, NTC National Sales Executive, has been a driving force within NTC for the past 17 years and within Covius since the company’s acquisition of NTC in 2021. As she prepares to begin the new chapter of her life through retirement, we wanted to take this opportunity to sit down with her and reflect

In an industry known for its acronyms, probably no acronym gets bantered around more these days than AI. Will it, as advocates predict, revolutionize the way we finance and support homeownership? Or is our industry years away from the practical adoption of AI, as some skeptics say? In this issue of Coffee Talk, Jimmy Walby,

2023 was a challenging year, to say the least. What will 2024 look like and what steps can servicers take to be prepared? To answer these questions, we sat down with subject matter experts across our different business units: Chief Revenue Officer Danny Byrnes, EVP-Operations/Settlement Management Joe Chappell, SVP-Compliance Jennifer Keys and VP-Servicing Oversight Sam

Roughly 65% of all active mortgages are registered on MERS, so having a deep understanding of the “ins” and “outs” of the MERS system is critical in managing compliant lien release and assignment activity. In this edition of “Coffee Talk” we’re sitting down with two of NTC’s leading subject matter experts on MERS and doc

For this month’s Coffee Talk, we’re spotlighting the important work our Training Department does across the entire NTC solution. To get an insider’s take on the role training plays in NTC’s success, we sat down with Vice President of Quality Control Aaron Vause. 1. What role does education and training play in the culture of

Since 2017, there have been more than 3,600 ransomware attacks on local, state and tribal government entities. Last September, the County Clerk’s office in Suffolk County, the fourth largest county in New York in terms of population, was one of those targets. For more than two months, the office, as well as other parts of

For the mortgage industry, regulatory compliance is an ever-changing landscape of laws, regulations and enforcement actions, especially for lenders, servicers and fintech providers. It’s not uncommon for headlines to highlight the latest corporate offender or regulator rulings in top industry news feeds. A solid compliance strategy is integral in upholding the integrity of business processes,

It is hard to believe that I will celebrate my 16th year with NTC this year. It was June 2, 2007, when I became part of the NTC family. Since then, I have accomplished some amazing things both personally and professionally. My greatest professional achievement? I would have to say developing the PerfectDocs solution with the talented

PerfectDocs provides for a completely paperless process anywhere eRecord is available Outsourcing or hiring in-house compliance experts are no longer the only options for servicers who need help handling lien releases and assignment of mortgage documents. With the use of PerfectDocs technology, virtually anyone can prepare, validate, execute, notarize and even record these documents within

So far, 2022 has been a rocky year for private label securitization. The rapid rise in interest rates has left originators holding less-salable, lower-coupon loans and

Foreclosure volumes are beginning to tick up as government-mandated moratoriums and forbearance grace periods wear off. Despite these changes…

With its latest acquisition of Nationwide Title Clearing, Covius has completed its third successful strategic acquisition in the past three years.

One of the first projects I worked on when I started as the editor of The Title Report last year was the Voice of the Title Agent report, our annual survey of those who work in the title space. I find it an invaluable resource as it is full of real-time data from the boots

Throughout the month of March, NTC is celebrating Women’s History Month. We are proud to have exemplary female leaders and contributors within NTC and recognize …