Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. trillion in 2022, while refinance origination will dip by 62% to $860 billion from $2.26 trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

branches since December 2022, APM confirmed. APM learned the Arizona-based lender’s branches were ceasing originations last month, which led to an opportunity to recruit branch managers, loan originators and processors to make up for the lost production this year, APM’s CEO Bill Lowman said in an interview with HousingWire on Monday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

Older Americans are sitting on more than $12 trillion in home equity, according to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA)/ Riskspan Reverse Mortgage Market Index. Today’s market includes mortgage rates of above 6%, low inventory and elevated home prices, all contributing to affordability problems. last year.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

The second round of layoffs this month mostly affected non-tech workers and included its vice president of creative, an operations training manager and a human resources director. Loan officers were let go in August as well, according to former employees. market share, IMF data showed. Guaranteed Rate originated $10.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. But any market that pushes some businesses to the brink of insolvency also will create opportunities for others. The last two years have been good to Christian Dicker. The culling.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Its centralized call center business model, which Rocket relied upon to dominate an unprecedented refi market , isn’t as durable when interest rates are high, there are few refi opportunities and having strong relationships with real estate agents is what brings home the bacon. And Rocket is well aware.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Larry Steinway, former senior vice president of lending and branch manager at Illinois-based Guaranteed Rate , has taken on a new challenge to expand the Ohio-based Revolution Mortgage footprint in the Chicagoland market. Closing just shy of $100 million of production in 2022, he’s aiming for a higher loan origination volume in 2023.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Did you know that in 2022, both younger and older Baby Boomers made up the largest generation of American homebuyers? 1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Chevalier’s former team of 55 employees – including loan originators, LO assistants, branch, sales and marketing managers – originated $1.8 billion in sales volume in 2021, becoming the most profitable team for loanDepot with the most loan closing volume, units and revenue, according to Chevalier. The lender originated $2.04

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Mortgage brokers emerged as key players in the industry in the 1980s because they offered access to multiple lenders and loan products. Up until the financial crisis in 2008, mortgage brokers held nearly 50% market share. Now, they are sitting at 22% and climbing, because they offer the most loan options to borrowers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

issued pink slips to over 350 non-commissioned loan officers, a workforce reduction that former workers claimed to represent more than half of Interfirst’s entire staff. Interfirst plans to lay off at the lender’s facility in Rosemont beginning on May 13, 2022, or within two weeks of that date.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market , the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is over. Mortgage professionals say 2024 will be a ‘recovery year’ as markets slowly return to normal. A successful loan officer in this market needs a very capable qualified assistant.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In his 20 years in mortgage banking, no year has compared to 2023 in terms of difficulty, said Ben Cohen, Guaranteed Rate ’s managing director and a top-producing loan officer. It was another brutal year, pushing loan originators to work longer hours, close loans faster while diversifying their mortgage product offerings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Ohio-based mortgage lender Lower imposed a round of layoffs last week due to market conditions, affecting 6% of its workforce, according to a spokesperson for the company. The Fed has increased the federal funds rate by 300 basis points so far this year to control surging inflation, resulting in a “ reset” of the mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Newport Beach, California-based Excelerate Capital , a long-time non-QM lender with a growing market presence, finalized its acquisition of Castle Mortgage Corp. With the Castle acquisition and tech integration now completed, our intent is to lend nation nationwide in the non-QM market.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with John Keratsis, President and CEO of Deephaven Mortgage, about the potential benefits of non-QM lending in today’s tight housing market. HousingWire: In today’s tight market, margin compression is impacting countless mortgage companies. You also have a mortgage market shrinking from $4.1

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The housing market has been in a recession since mid-year 2022. Most industry experts predict mortgage rates will be back down around 5.25% in 2023 after peaking at 7.25% in 2022. Want to train for a marathon? As we bid farewell to 2022 (like peace the heck out!) Dustin Owen Waterstone Mortgage Contributor.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

In December, the National Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) showed that AmCap had more than 400 sponsored loan officers while CCM had over 4,000. Leonhardt said that AmCap employees will participate in a two-week training program at CCM, with the integration expected to be complete in 45 to 60 days. .

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The historically low interest rates that led to a boom in refinances in 2012 had ended, and Interfirst struggled to maintain volumes in following years as the market turned to purchase. Godin made plans to relaunch the business in late 2019 as a tech-forward lender that originated loans across both wholesale and retail channels.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As the housing market adjusts to rapidly tightening monetary policy, mortgage rates again surpassed 7%,” Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said in a statement. The housing market is the most interest-rate sensitive segment of the economy, and the impact rates have on homebuyers continues to evolve.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Like its peers, the wholesale lender’s origination volume has plunged over the past year due to a dearth of refinancings and a sluggish purchase market. But the reality is Homepoint – like some of its peers – is going to lose market share as it attempts to right the ship. Homepoint is in a tough spot. Homepoint is hardly alone.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

ChatGPT was launched in November 2022 by OpenAI. The tool has been trained on millions of pages of writing dating from 2021 and earlier across the internet. It’s not magic, but it can save users effort and time — and in the ever-changing mortgage market, your time is more valuable than ever. What can ChatGPT do for you?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

According to Evan Kidwell, chief operating officer at Griffin Funding , a consumer-direct lender that launched non-QM operations in November 2020, the company is willing to hire newbie LOs and processors and give them on-the-job training. “If trillion in 2022. “The area of focus for us right now is hiring LOs,” Lind said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

And as a loan officer (LO), why should I care? A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. A trained and vetted third party can perform the data collection. Who is eligible to take advantage of them?

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

What does the top-producing lending officer (LO) in the country have to say to other mortgage lenders? More critical than training on skills is training on having a strong mindset,” said Matt Weaver. During the Peak Performers sessions, Weaver will share his 10 points to high-level loan originations. Weaver is the No.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to the CFPB, hundreds of loan officers at BofA failed to ask mortgage applicants demographic questions and falsely reported that they had chosen not to respond.” “KeyBank’s betrayal of Black and low-income homebuyers continued in 2022” “KeyBank made 19.2% Back to Bob’s American dream.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

There’s no question that 2022 has seen serious changes to the housing market. Between significantly fewer refinances, rising mortgage rates and housing inventory nearly cut in half since 2020, loan officers (LOs) and brokers face a pivotal time where adaptation is a must for success.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With its potential to reach new clients and gain tremendous ROI, social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses big and small. Market updates Future clients, whether buying or selling, want to feel assured that their real estate agent has a firm grasp on the happenings of the market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When the refi market dried up in 2022, business took a drastic turn for Thuan Nguyen, CEO of Loan Factory and the top loan originator on the Scotsman Guide for the last two years. Read on for Nguyen’s new business strategies for 2023, how he plans to scale his business and prospects for the housing market.

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