While the mortgage industry has been slower to adopt many technologies than other industries, there is no shortage of activity among lenders and fintechs developing new tech to make the lending and other processes more efficient.

From Bank of America launching its own accelerator focused on pre-seed fintechs with diverse founders to mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate branching out to offer home, life, auto and other insurance coverage via a brokerage spinoff, here are five fintech stories the industry is watching.