Entries by Enact

Strengthen Your Processes with Focused Energy: Tips to Boost Productivity

This blog post comes from Ben DiMeo, Enact’s Senior Sales Consultant. He spends his time helping customers solve business problems by maximizing efficiencies, improving quality, and enhancing the customer experience. With the current conditions of the mortgage industry and housing market, it’s not a wonder that more people are experiencing difficulties in optimizing their loan […]

Combatting the Challenges of Housing Affordability

A version of this post originally appeared on MortgageOrb. Affordability in housing is top of mind for many both inside and outside of the mortgage industry. For many potential first-time homebuyers, the combination of rising rates and a continued climb in housing prices has left them feeling that homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach. […]

ARMs are on the Rise: When ARMs May Be the Right Choice

[This article is the third in our three-part series on adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs). We’re diving into what ARMs are, how they work, and the situations in which a borrower might be interested in pursuing one. To access the rest of the series, click here.] We recently sat down with Lori Sullivan, one of our Sr. […]

ARMs are on the Rise: A Look Inside How They Work

[This article is the second in our three-part series on adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs). We’re diving into what ARMs are, how they work, and the situations in which a borrower might be interested in pursuing one. To access the rest of the series, click here.] In our first article in this series, we talked about why […]

ARMs are on the Rise: The Basics You Need to Know

[This article is the first in our three-part series on adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs). We will dive into what ARMs are, how they work, and the situations in which a borrower might be interested in pursuing one. To access the rest of the series, click here.] You’ve probably been hearing a lot of talk these days […]

Ask an RU: Tips to Submit Quality Loan Originations

We’re all human… and humans will make errors on occasion. So we’re highlighting some of the common underwriting errors that we see and providing you with tips to help you avoid them. We’re sharing our reminders, spotlighting error trends we see, and suggesting ways to improve quality before submitting a loan. Underwriting Reminders: Every loan […]

Who’s Who in the Mortgage Process: The People FTHBs Need to Know

[This 5-part series features a deep dive into each of Enact’s FTHB Kit topics. We will also go in-depth into other topics relevant to first-time homebuyers like questions to ask a real estate agent, understanding credit, using a house hunting checklist, and more.] The real estate and mortgage industries are closely tied together, but it […]