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New American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer 

Housing Wire

New American Funding (NAF) has snagged top Chicago loan officer Larry Steinway as it looks to grow its presence in the Chicagoland area. billion of loan volume in his nearly 30-year career, started at NAF on April 1 as its vice president producing area sales manager tasked with expanding the lender’s footprint in the Chicagoland area.

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With 20% market share, independent mortgage brokers are competing directly with retail lenders

Housing Wire

The brokers were in agreement that recruiting talent and maintaining strong partnerships will be key to not only brand development, but a lasting foundation that will continue post-pandemic. “So We’re not out building a retail person’s name. I mean we’re talking up to 30 years,” Nichols said.

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

Housing Wire

Coming off multiple quarters of financial losses , Rocket has accelerated those efforts in 2023, embarking on a remote local loan officer hiring spree designed to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections, sources told HousingWire.

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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. Desmond Smith: There are two ways to get a mortgage — wholesale or retail.

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Rick Arvielo on New American Funding’s acquisition strategy

Housing Wire

Rick Arvielo: What’s interesting about our growth is that we are the 13 th largest retail IMB in the country, but we’re only in about a third of the United States. We recognize that loan officers have a choice, and when they choose to join a company on their own, it just seems to work better. That’s why we started NAF Cash.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time.

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The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook

Housing Wire

The California-based retail lender has set a target of becoming a top-10 lender in the markets in which it has a presence, which would give it about 2% in overall market share. The company hopes to reach its goal by growing organically with more loan officers under a dozen business development managers. It won’t be easy.

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