Baron Silverstein on Newrez’s AI journey and the call center question

Like most of its peers, top-five mortgage lender Newrez is prioritizing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide call center representatives with real-time information on its policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve customers’ experience, according to its president, Baron Silverstein. “From a prioritization perspective, we’re right now, with my…

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ApprenticeshipNH and Sanel NAPA launch apprenticeship program to develop front-line talent

Joan Glines, apprenticeship training representative, NH Department of Labor; John Knorr, ApprenticeshipNH HUB coordinator; Delilah Smith, ApprenticeshipNH HUB developer; Jessica Carpenter, Sanel NAPA talent acquisition specialist; Christi Green, Sanel NAPA HR director; and David Segal, Sanel NAPA president and COO. (Photo courtesy of ApprenticeshipNH) ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of…

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HUD, FHA further extend Maui foreclosure moratorium to 2025

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday published Mortgagee Letter 2024-15, which extends a foreclosure moratorium on the Hawaiian island of Maui through Jan. 1, 2025, for FHA-insured forward mortgages and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). The moratorium, initially scheduled to expire on May 6 after a previous extension, was…

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