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MBA taps George Rogers to lobby Republican senators

Housing Wire

George is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of developing and executing successful public policy advocacy campaigns both on behalf of clients and during his time providing counsel to a broad range of leaders on Capitol Hill,” said Bill Killmer, MBA’s Chief Lobbyist and SVP of Legislative and Political Affairs.

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Supreme Court orders review of recession-era class action against Rocket

Housing Wire

“The facts of this case are clear, and demonstrate that our practices were compliant and that the refinance loans we provided benefited our West Virginia clients,” a Rocket spokesperson said. Expert witnesses estimated the actual 2007 value of their home to be as much as $26,000 less than the appraised value.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time. Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers.

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Homepie CEO Brad Rice on making FSBO easier

Housing Wire

Ironically, the technology he’s developed can be a benefit to real estate agents as well. SW: Why did you want to develop this platform? You know, I have very close friends, I’ve got real estate agent clients that we’ve been close for decades, and my son is in real estate. And that’s what I did.

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MCS CEO Caroline Reaves announces her retirement

Housing Wire

By 2007, Reaves joined MCS as its president and was promoted to CEO two years after where she went on to help lead the company’s explosive growth from a one-office, 40-employee operation to a national presence with over 800 employees. Her leadership has set a high standard, one we’re ready to follow.”.

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How not to fear change — at least when it comes to subservicing

Housing Wire

In June 2007, Apple shook the world to its cellular core when it released the first-generation iPhone. In the course of a year, we handle as many as 25 client shifts, meaning that we’ve got the service transfers down to a science (a 7 Step Onboarding science, to be specific). Where you see unknowns, we see familiarity. Personal fears.

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Strong refi business, low rates aren’t growing reverse mortgage audience

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) when the loan balance reaches 98% of the maximum claim amount (MCA) — has increased, which doesn’t actually remove such loans from the broader penetration equation, he says. So, for both of those reasons, we’re actually seeing penetration go down.”.

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