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University Bank adds four reverse mortgage veterans to its HECM division

Housing Wire

Jake Droge joins the company as a loan officer, while Carol Olmos has joined the company as an account executive. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year. That’s encouraging to know.

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Mortgage Coach, Polly team up amid a rapidly shrinking industry

Housing Wire

Mortgage Coach, founded in 2009 and based in California, offers an interactive borrower education platform that lets loan officers guide borrowers through a visual presentation of their loan options. This will enable borrowers to view accurate, side-by-side home loan comparisons, Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang said.

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engage.marketing 2021

Housing Wire

Panelists: Clayton Collins, CEO, HW Media Courtney Graham, Chief Marketing Officer, Princeton Mortgage Paul Akinmade, Chief Strategy Officer, CMG Financial. Panelists: Scott Betley, Loan Officer, NFM Lending Brena Nath, Managing Editor, HousingWire. Building a Personal Brand. Marketing to Reach a Diverse Audience.

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Home equity products light up a dark housing market

Housing Wire

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

Housing Wire

FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5% VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance.

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Blend reaches unicorn status with $75 million Series F raise

Housing Wire

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Virtually every aspect of mortgage lending can be improved through digitization,” Mayopoulos added. Stay tuned for updates.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

The mortgage loan officer handling the loan? If it appears to a VA appraiser that the appraised value of a property is going to come in below the pending sales price, the appraiser must contact the designated point of contact (POC) party that is specified in the appraisal order. Was it the borrower? A Zillow Zestimate?