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The fight to standardize educational training for LOs

Housing Wire

The raison d’etre is the same whether you work as a mortgage loan officer at a depository bank or an independent mortgage bank – originate a purchase mortgage or refinancing for a client. Federal regulations mandate that nonbank LOs take training prior to being certified. Regulations to oversee them all.

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Opinion: The role of the LO will soon be very different

Housing Wire

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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Pricing exceptions are widespread in mortgage — and so are the regulatory risks

Housing Wire

Mortgage lenders are offering discounts on loan pricing to capture borrowers. Mike, a North Carolina-based loan officer, had two loans closing in mid-January. The contrast between the deals was striking. “I have a loan closing today for first-time homebuyers who didn’t really press me on pricing,” he said.

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WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020

Housing Wire

“The market remains underserved in the sense that the mortgage lending market has changed so quickly that everyone is still trying to keep up,” Stone said. Stone also received October Research’s “Leadership Award” in September 2020. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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What mortgage lenders need to know about wholesale

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. In 2020 and 2021 when refinances were booming, we saw every lender thriving.

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Rocket goes local: Testing the waters or shifting its strategy? 

Housing Wire

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. billion in profit in 2020 and $6.1 billion in profit in 2020 and $6.1 Its parent Rocket Companies rode the wave to a stunning $9.4 billion in 2021. billion in 2021.

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Keller Mortgage eliminates some operations positions

Housing Wire

Each pod has about 15 employees consisting of loan officers, processors, closers, underwriters, supervisors, and funders, according to multiple employees. ” Loan officers, who are 100% commission based at Keller Mortgage, were not part of the layoffs, according to multiple employees. . billion this year.

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