Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Recent data from Inside Mortgage Finance shows a significant leap in broker market share, jumping to 24.3% The increased awareness around these benefits have positioned brokers to be the obvious choice when it comes to consumer mortgage needs, keeping them competitive with large banks and retail lenders.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Atlanta-based lender has fully exited the retail channel, a change in strategy the company has been preparing for over the past few months. EPM’s CEO Eddy Perez had previously shared plans with HousingWire to double down on wholesale while scaling down its retail footprint. It’s all about the consumer. EPM originated $1.05

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2023

struck a deal to acquire the retail division of Homebridge Financial Services , the companies announced on Monday. CMG Mortgage, which claims it originated more than $19 billion in 2022, said the M&A deal seeks to increase its footprint on the retail lending business. California-based CMG Mortgage, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

Tennessee-based mortgage lender Guaranty Home Mortgage Corporation hired Andy Voyles as executive vice president and director of retail lending. Voyles will be responsible for growing the retail division overseeing sales, operations and marketing as well as building on the existing framework, the company said Wednesday.

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Retail Mortgage Loan Officers Lending 346

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This acquisition is part of the company’s continued plan to grow both in existing markets and by entering new ones with selective acquisitions of like-minded lenders,” Guild CEO Mary Ann McGarry said in a statement. The company has 39 active loan officers across its retail branches, according to Modex data.

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Retail Mortgage Loan Officers Technology 382

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Garth Graham, senior partner and manager of merger and acquisition activities for the Stratmor Group , said many of the layoffs in the IMB industry so far have involved employees working in support positions, with loan officer jobs being the last to be jettisoned. Charting the loan officer exit.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2023

Atlanta-based Equity Prime Mortgage (EPM) has decided to focus its investments on the wholesale channel amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades. This has resulted in the company closing branches and laying off loan officers on the retail side. It’s a shift that is happening in the market.

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Retail Loan Officers Landlords Lending 363

Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. ” According to Scotsman Guide , Potempa was the No. million. .”

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Loan Officers Mortgage Retail Lending 382

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

New Jersey-based mortgage lender The Money Store named industry veteran Coleen Bogle as chief marketing officer, the company announced on Monday. The hiring follows changes in marketing leadership at other mortgage companies, including Guild Mortgage and Rocket Companies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

In today’s low-rate environment, wholesale mortgage lending continues to grow, making up more than 20% market share. Because as loan officers, they believe that there’s nothing better than a broker channel, and to them this is most important for their consumers,” said Kortas. “We

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Retail Mortgage Loan Officers Marketing 365

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Angel Oak Home Loans will exit its retail distribution channel following a sale of its retail offices to an unknown lender and servicer. The transaction follows Angel Oak Home Loans slashing 15% of its workforce, or 57 employees, in October. Details of the deal were not disclosed. . The lender originated $2.32

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Retail Loan Officers Investors Lending 298

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. 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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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Guaranteed Rate hired Bijoy John, former head of marketing at Newrez , as its vice president of marketing. John’s new tasks will include consumer direct marketing and the crafting of strategies for new products. What led me to Guaranteed Rate’s marketing team was Victor Ciardelli’s vision for the company.

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Marketing Loan Officers Retail Lending 360

Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2022

Stearns Lending will lay off 348 workers following the decision by Guaranteed Rate earlier this month to discontinue operations of its third-party wholesale channel. Founded in 2000, Guaranteed Rate sought to boost retail loan originations, scale its JV platform, and develop new multichannel capabilities by acquiring Stearns.

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Lending Retail Loan Officers Business 356

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

What happens when borrowers can’t or won’t walk into a lending branch? HousingWire recently sat down with Insellerate CEO Josh Friend to discuss that very question and what strategies retail lenders should look to adopt from direct-to-consumer lending. Retail lenders originate loans through their in-person retail branches.

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Lending Retail Mortgage Loan Officers 378

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Tech-fueled retail mortgage lender InstaMortgage has merged with mortgage broker shop All Cal Financial , a rare example of a top-performing brokerage switching channels. As part of the merger, Jim Black, the founder of All Cal, will become chief lending officer of InstaMortgage. That means that they get more product options.

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Retail Loan Officers Brokerage Technology 352

Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

California-based lender American Pacific Mortgage (APM) announced an asset purchase agreement with retail lender Lend Smart Mortgage on Thursday in its latest move to drum up production across the country. APM bought assets that include about 25 branches from the Minnesota retail lender Lend Smart. billion.

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Lending Retail Loan Officers Mortgage 333

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, added 12 new loan originators as it attempts to grow market share within its existing Texas footprint. In June, the lender brought on 100 loan officers and hired 33 additional LOs based in Texas since that period. million) and Hugo Ortiz-Pulido ($21.21

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Loan Officers Retail Lending Mortgage 398

Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

John Abraham, former top-producing mortgage loan officer at Caliber Home Loans /NewRez , has joined The Money Store. The Money Store boasts a nimble lending platform, transparent loan process and highly competitive rates. Data shows that the lender has 28 branches and 100 active loan officers.

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Loan Officers Retail Lending Mortgage 349

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

AnnieMac Home Mortgage appointed Ian Aubourg to the role of senior vice president of retail sales, the Mount Laurel, New Jersey -based lender announced Monday. Aubourg has a track record of leading successful mortgage lending teams and divisions across the Northeast region, including at Mortgage Equity Partners and Movement Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

In a low-volume mortgage origination market, some sellers “don’t have the balance sheet or their owners are not interested in legacy and continuity,” which is a different model than Lower’s, Snyder said. Universal president and industry veteran TJ Kennedy leads its retail and wholesale channels.

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Retail Loan Officers Lending Mortgage 367

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

To redesign the interface, the company collected feedback from more than 250 loan officers, demonstrating the company’s commitment to enhancing user experience. Insellerate’s services work across all lending channels, including retail , wholesale , TPO , consumer direct, recruiting and reverse.

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Loan Officers Retail Lending Marketing 313

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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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Loan Officers Mortgage Lending Real Estate Agent 364

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For years broker channel evangelists told me that a down market would give them an edge on their retail brethren. Well, it’s certainly been a down market. ” It doesn’t surprise me that wholesale has gained market share as refi activity has slowed. . Take a look. All they have to do is survive.

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Retail Loan Officers Brokerage Mortgage 509

Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

After Finance of America Companies closed its forward mortgage origination unit in October, a total of 21 FoA retail branches transitioned to Go Mortgage, said Steven Reich, a division president at Go Mortgage and former executive at FoA, in an interview with HousingWire. We specialize in marketing for purchases.”.

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Retail Mortgage Construction Loan Officers 457

Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Connecticut-based lender and servicer Planet Home Lending has acquired the assets of Illinois-based retail lender Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation. The deal also expands Planet’s footprint in the Midwest, Northwest and West Coast markets. We look to acquire right-sized, financially solid distributed retail companies.”

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Retail Mortgage Lending Renovations 391

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

is expected to expand the retail lender’s presence in Western states and also bring in expertise with builder products, Guild CEO Terry Schmidt said in an exclusive interview with HousingWire. With the acquisition of Academy, Guild will be onboarding nearly 200 branches and 1,000 new employees, about 600 of which are loan officers.

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Retail Mortgage Loan Officers Construction 394

Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

According to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS), SHM provides home mortgage solutions in six states through a network of four branches and 62 licensed loan officers. It has branch offices in the Utah cities of Salem, Provo, Orem, Pleasant Grove, Sandy and St. The financials of the deal were not disclosed.

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Mortgage Retail Loan Officers Construction 356

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend.

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Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 519

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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Loan Officers Retail Real Estate Agent Real Estate 348

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners. On the non-QM side, only 3% of the market has been penetrated. But we’re heading into different segments of the ocean.

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Loan Officers Agents Retail Technology 365

Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jonathon Haddad, president of Next Door Lending , will replace Katie Sweeney as the chairman and CEO of the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME). Haddad joined the channel in 2020 at Next Door Lending, where he transitioned from vice president to managing partner and president. He left Rocket in the beginning of 2019.

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Retail Lending Loan Officers Brokerage 362

Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

A customized loan application developed for Angel Oak Home Loans will support both agency mortgage and non-QM lending “for borrowers of diverse financial backgrounds,” said Shane Westra, chief product officer at Simple Nexus. How should the current market impact lenders’ tech adoption?

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Lending Real Estate Agent Real Estate Technology 351

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The nation’s top loan officer Shant Banosian joined the board of directors at Healing Realty Trust , a healthcare-focused real estate investment company. As we continue to grow our portfolio, we’ll use equity as well as debt … a lot of the banks that he works with also do commercial lending.

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Realty Loan Officers Retail Real Estate 320

Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

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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Mortgage Retail Lending Loan Officers 343

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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. United Wholesale Mortgage , the top lender in the country by volume, claimed just under 8% total market share over the first nine months of 2023.

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Mortgage Retail Lending Sellers 366

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Thanks to this latest collaboration, lenders who use Finastra’s software will benefit from a seamless, fully integrated CRM as well as a marketing automation solution. “Finastra has a long history of delivering innovative solutions to its customers,” Josh Friend, CEO of Insellerate, said in a statement.

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