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Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. After Mike paid his loan officer assistant, he was clearing just 40 bps. The lower comp rate stung. Still, it was better than nothing.

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A shift in strategy? Rocket Mortgage looks to hire local LOs 

Housing Wire

Rocket Mortgage is looking to hire local loan officers at a time when mortgage rates are high and the industry remains heavily reliant on the purchase market. According to Rocket’s job post, the loan officer position is remote and requires a minimum of three years of experience in mortgage loan origination.

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Kind Lending hires Tammy Richards as COO

Housing Wire

Mortgage lender Kind Lending has hired Tammy Richards , who previously held positions at Bank of America , Caliber Home Loans and loanDepot , as its chief operating officer. Richards spent about 10 years at Bank of America , where her last position was as senior vice president of national underwriting and retail fulfillment executive.

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Mortgage lenders American Portfolio and Town Square announce merger deal

Housing Wire

The lenders, both privately held, will retain their names and brands after the transaction, but APMC will be the new legal entity as the companies come together. The merger will result in an “increased lending footprint” to better serve clients, Paul Kessel, president of American Portfolio, said in a statement.

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Former executive sues Guild over $750,000 in unpaid compensation

Housing Wire

“While we do not comment on pending litigation, Guild’s long-standing reputation for doing what’s right is built from our core values of integrity and respect, and we are committed to those values with every employee, client, and partner,” Guild said in a statement. RMS had 70 offices in 14 states, 850 employees, and 250 loan officers.

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UWM sued over ‘corrupt’ scheme with brokers to steer loans

Housing Wire

The plaintiffs claim they hired independent mortgage brokers, believing the wholesale channel was the best option for getting affordable mortgages because these professionals can shop around — a different model from loan officers employed by retail lenders. “As

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loanDepot sues Movement for poaching LOs

Housing Wire

and Delaware employees also transitioned to the retail competitor. In some cases, Movement offered a $125,000 signing bonus to loanDepot loan originators to come to the company, the lawsuit claims. That’s not the Orange County, California-based lender’s only poaching legal battle. In early June, a judge in the N.Y.

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