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Sonu Mittal on Freddie Mac’s newest moves to lower lender, borrower costs

In the newest episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast, host Sarah Wheeler sits down with Freddie Mac’s Sonu Mittal — the agency’s senior vice president and head of single-family acquisitions — to explore its recently announced alternative to loan repurchases, as well as appraisal waivers and how they address lender pain points in 2024. This…

MISMO tech VP on what the reverse mortgage working group brings to the table

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), has been developing a series of uniform technology standards that will ideally allow for the somewhat siloed reverse mortgage industry to more easily collaborate with others in the mortgage finance ecosystem. Jonathan Kearns, vice president of technology at MISMO, sat…

Optimal Blue’s Joe Tyrrell on deciding where to use gen AI

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Optimal Blue CEO Joe Tyrrell to talk about how the company decides where to deploy generative AI and why return on investment (ROI) for customers is paramount. Before arriving at Optimal Blue this year, Tyrrell served as president at ICE Mortgage Technology and as chief operating officer…