Author: Michael Gersitz

Jeff Allen, Executive Vice President, Innovation Labs, Clear Capital Jeff Allen brings more than 15 years of real estate valuation, data and analytics experience to the Clear Capital executive leadership team. Now leading Clear Capital’s mortgage collateral modernization programs, Allen

Lindsay Bhandari, Vice President, Capital Markets and Treasury Technology ManagementFannie Mae Lindsay Bhandari is a strategic problem solver with a proven history of delivering high-value, complex technology solutions that align business and technology goals. Bhandari knows how to connect people

Samir Agarwal, Vice President and Segment Leader, GRC Community Banking, Wolters Kluwer Samir Agarwal has more than 20 years of experience at an executive level. He is a strategic financial services leader who delivers exceptional results. At Wolters Kluwer, Agarwal

Mary Ann Azevedo, Managing Editor, FinLedger Since being named Managing Editor of FinLedger in August 2020, Mary Ann Azevedo has jumped right in to directing a powerful news and content strategy in addition to building a team of fintech journalists

Paul Anastos, CEO, Chief Innovation Officer Gateless, Guaranteed Rate Paul Anastos has been on the forefront of innovation within the housing industry for over a decade, specializing in developing technology solutions and transforming businesses into industry powerhouses. Anastos has worked

Mark Birschbach, Senior Vice President, Strategic Business, Innovation and TechnologyNational Association of Realtors Mark Birschback and his team seek to drive innovation in the residential and commercial real estate markets and benefits to the National Association of Realtors’ members through

Lori Brewer, Founder and CEO, LBA Ware LBA Ware founder and CEO Lori Brewer is an accomplished entrepreneur and technology leader, having dedicated her career to developing innovative business process optimization tools for mortgage lenders. She conceptualized and built CompenSafe,

The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent cooperative network in the mortgage industry, today announced the launch of TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP, a venture capital program funded by a self-selected segment of TMC members to capture opportunities driven by the rapid

Demand for housing was strong in early 2020, before the COVID-19 crisis hit. Mandated shut-down measures and the fear of what COVID would do to our economy temporarily immobilized the housing market, evinced by nine weeks of declines in the weekly

U.S pending home sales fell 1.1% in October – the second consecutive month the index has fallen as affordability strains the market, a recent report from the National Association of Realtors said. However, borrowers are still maintaining a strong pace,

This article originally appeared in FinLedger, HousingWire’s sister-publication focused on Fintech. Residential due diligence is an area of the mortgage ecosystem that’s overdue for disruption, according to two industry veterans who want to offer something completely different in the due

Venture-backed residential brokerage Compass has hired bookrunners ahead of an independent public offering in 2021, according to a new report. Compass, most recently valued at $6.4 billion, is working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to underwrite the IPO, according