“Technology is dominated by two types of people: Those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.” Even if you’re a 90-year-old LO using a rotary phone, the rest of your company, and your borrowers, use technology and new products and need to stay up on them. FICO Score 10T, adoption, for example, has surpassed 70 mortgage lenders. There’s still time to participate in STRATMOR Group’s first module of its 2026 Technology Insight® Study (TIS), the LOS Perception Survey. The survey explores how lenders view today's loan origination systems and how AI, automation, and other emerging technologies are reshaping expectations for the future. The survey is open exclusively to mortgage lenders. (Participants will receive a complimentary summary report featuring STRATMOR's expert analysis of industry trends, lender sentiment, and key findings.) Today’s Mortgage Matters show, at 11AM PT and sponsored by L1, focuses on strategy and technology, whereas tomorrow’s The Big Picture at noon PT features Jennifer McGuinness-Lubbert, CEO of Pivot Financial, for a conversation on leadership, market strategy, and the forces shaping today's mortgage industry. (Today’s podcast can be found here. This week’s ‘casts are sponsored by Experian Verify, providing mortgage lenders with automated income, employment, identity, and asset verification solutions that help accelerate underwriting while reducing fraud risk and manual documentation. Today’s has an interview with Experian’s Jamie Norris on expanding data verification options and automation while enhancing efficiency, flexibility, and decision-making across the mortgage process.)
“Pause” Ends in Iran, But Probably Not For The Fed
The big news over the weekend was that the U.S. and Iran paused hostilities–something that led to 2 solid days of gains in the bond market. But in the overnight session, the pause ended as multiple attacks were reported on both sides. Oil rose predict…