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Nations Lending, Carpenter Realtors launch Commitment Mortgage

Housing Wire

Full-service mortgage lender Nations Lending and local Indiana real estate firm Carpenter Realtors launched a joint venture, Commitment Mortgage , in order to offer an end-to-end experience — from finding a home to closing a loan in a cooled-down housing market. “We Nations Lending originated $3.43

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Mortgage lending volume in 2020 likely to break records

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae , the world’s largest mortgage financier, said mortgage lending this year probably will reach an all-time high of $3.9 trillion in refinancings, the highest level since 2003 and more than double the level seen in 2019, the mortgage giant said in a forecast on Tuesday. The dollar-volume record will be boosted by $2.4

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Mortgage Markets CUSO Using Mortgage Coach

Appraisal Buzz

Mortgage Markets CUSO is now using Mortgage Coach to increase mortgage lending engagement at the credit unions it serves. To date, Mortgage Markets CUSO’s mortgage lending services are relied on by 15-plus U.S. To date, Mortgage Markets CUSO’s mortgage lending services are relied on by 15-plus U.S.

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Jonathan Scarpati joins NRMLA board of directors

Housing Wire

Scarpati is a 20-year reverse mortgage industry veteran, having joined Senior Lending Network in 2003 as vice president of sales for the company’s wholesale and lead distribution divisions. Jonathan Scarpati ‘’I am extremely honored to serve on NRMLA’s Board of Directors for the rest of the 2024 term,” Scarpati said.

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Wells Fargo cuts mortgage jobs amid poor outlook

Housing Wire

the top depositary mortgage lender in the country, is cutting jobs in its home lending business, just days after reporting weak mortgage earnings in the first quarter of 2022. The home lending displacements this week are the result of cyclical changes in the broader home lending environment,” a Wells Fargo’s spokesperson told HousingWire.

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Trade groups express concern to FHFA over historic credit data

Housing Wire

Announced in February , the agency had originally planned to publish the dataset next year, but it chose instead to advance the timeline to third-quarter 2024 in order to “better support market participants with this transition” to a new bi-merge credit reporting requirement that is also being challenged by trade groups and lawmakers.

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New American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer 

Housing Wire

Larry Steinway, VP producing area sales manager at New American Funding He joins NAF from Revolution Mortgage , where he served as branch production sales manager and SVP of mortgage lending for a little over a year. Chicago, I think, is suffering more than most markets in the United States.