Underwriting – Cantilever Real Estate

Better launches ChatGPT-based credit decision engine for mortgage and HELOC lenders

March 5, 2026 by bp56691

Better.com has launched a conversational credit decision engine that lets mortgage and home equity lenders run underwriting through ChatGPT using the company’s Tinman AI platform.

Friday Harbor adds income and asset scenario testing for LOs

February 24, 2026 by bp56691

Friday Harbor introduced tools for real-time income and asset scenario testing, letting teams toggle documents without altering loan files.

How The Loan Store doubled volume in a crowded wholesale market

December 23, 2025 by bp56691

In the first nine months of 2025, the company doubled its origination volume to $8.2 billion, ranking as the fourth-largest U.S. wholesale lender.

FHFA eyes assumable and portable mortgages, raising questions for lenders

November 12, 2025 by bp56691

Bill Pulte said this week that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) may allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offer assumable or portable mortgages.

Figure debuts AI-powered platform for DSCR loans

October 15, 2025 by bp56691

Figure reported that West Capital Lending and Axen Mortgage are among the first partners to embed its DSCR product.

Friday Harbor’s AI originator assistant now supports overlays

October 14, 2025 by bp56691

Friday Harbor’s AI Originator Assistant now includes overlays, enhancing loan compliance and credit quality control for lenders.

Mortgage compliance challenges affect 60% of lenders

September 23, 2025 by bp56691

Carleton survey reveals 60% of organizations struggle with mortgage compliance challenges while two-thirds face monthly loan payment discrepancies.

Non-QM lender Griffin Funding unveils AI-driven underwriting platform

September 11, 2025 by bp56691

The tool pulls hundreds of pages of program guidelines into a single system and uses AI to deliver answers to loan qualification questions.

Rocktop’s Cade Thompson on targeting inefficiencies in mortgage lending

August 25, 2025 by bp56691

Cade Thompson, chief growth officer at Rocktop Technologies, shared how lenders are reframing cost-cutting efforts and easing fears about AI.

Future unveils Alpha, an in-house AI mortgage system

August 14, 2025 by bp56691

Future Mortgage is currently beta testing Alpha in-house and plans to roll it out to all brokers in the first quarter of 2026.