Appraisal Buzz

MAY 17, 2021

During the 2007-10 mortgage default meltdown, appraisals were a target of complaints and allegations by lenders, the GSEs, some state appraisal boards, and a few unscrupulous entrepreneurs. As appraisers, we faced tremendous pressure from buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and loan officers during the previous run-up.

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Appraisal Clients Real Estate Sellers 418

Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan.

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Lending Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Retail 379

Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2022

Led by Irma DeLoen, Geneva Financial’s Chicago branch will offer products including conventional and government loans, such as loans from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veterans Affairs and U.S. Geneva Financial, founded in 2007 by Aaron VanTrojen, has more than 130 branch locations in 46 states, according to the firm.

Mortgage 382

Mortgage Construction Lending Real Estate 382

Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

After two record-setting years of mortgage origination volume, the mortgage industry is contracting, sharply. The first category is real estate credit, which covers most establishments focused on lending with real estate as collateral. It is also unclear in the BLS data how mortgage loan servicing personnel are categorized.

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Lending Mortgage Real Estate Loan Officers 382