Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Homebuyer , an Ohio-based software startup offering digital mortgages to first-time home buyers, announced on Monday it had snagged $1.4 The company was founded in 2019 by Dan Green, under the mission to make homeownership more inclusive and less expensive for first-time borrowers. mortgage market. “There are 2.5

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Building upon technology-driven efficiencies, community values and leveraging expert loan officers and top eXp agents, we aim to create a unique mortgage solution that provides a better homebuying experience,” Sanford said in a written statement. It doubled sales volume from the $36 billion it generated in 2019.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

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. The mortgage industry has been moving in the direction of being more digital. mortgage market by origination volume, according to HMDA data.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Stick around and see if mortgage rates climb into the 7% range. Mortgage-backed securities are right about the worst place on the duration spectrum for this move. Mortgage-backed securities are right about the worst place on the duration spectrum for this move. .” Blake Bianchi, CEO of Future Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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. billion. “So

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Brady Torgerson, former president of First Security Bank-West , was sentenced to two years in prison for two counts of bank fraud he conducted between 2019 and 2021 when working for the North Dakota-based bank and Union Bank as a loan officer. Three others were also sentenced in connection to the fraud. Attorney Mac Schneider.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

The closing process, that time between underwriting approval and the actual closing, is the mortgage industry’s not-so-secret Achilles’ heel. But the fact is that it takes an average of 47 days to close a mortgage (according to Ellie Mae as of September 2020 ). There’s just a lot more to a purchase mortgage. More emotion.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2024

As the engines of the housing and mortgage markets continue to sputter due to higher interest rates and fewer buyers, industry innovators are looking for ways to get their company’s wheels off the ground. of the loan amount, with a $5,000 cap, which adds to the typical buyer-side agent commission of up to 3%. according to the company.

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Miller Samuel

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

When Jeff and Marie asked me to be formally interviewed for their blog " The Apple Peeled " I was happy to do so, especially because I could veer off the road into issues about the current mortgage and appraisal process. The 10-year Challenge (2009 vs. 2019). Mortgage rates weren’t wildly different in ’09 compared to today.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2021

In 2016, Brad Sullivan’s Mortgage Financial Services ruled the roost in housing with a rank of 733. Real estate broker Amherst Madison Treasure Valley was the fastest grower in 2019. And Nationwide Mortgage Bankers posted an insane average three-year growth rate of 16,396% in 2020. Top Verticals. Real Estate. The Analysis.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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PennyMac

APRIL 18, 2022

Mortgage interest and property taxes may be tax deductible. Homes frequently increase in value over the life of a mortgage. Rental insurance is inexpensive. Mortgage Matters. While the majority of your home’s purchase price will be financed into the mortgage, you will still need a down payment. in your area.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Busch is vice president and senior mortgage banker at First Savings Mortgage Corporation , a Virginia-based lender that produced $2 billion in mortgages in 2022, less than half the $4.2 billion volume of the previous year, per the mortgage data platform Modex. And he hasn’t done so voluntarily. billion in 2022, down 41.3%

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PennyMac

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

VA home loans have many well-known benefits, including low rates and the exciting combination of no down payment and no mortgage insurance. Lenders are able to offer veterans these excellent terms because VA home loans are backed by the U.S. No Private Mortgage Insurance. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

While the Federal Housing Administration ‘s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program has seen improved performance, there are still several key areas of concern. Joseph arrives in her new role with a useful background – she worked as a loan officer earlier in her career. Reverse mortgage industry performance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

The three agencies in charge of such reviews — the Federal Reserve , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — have not denied a single bank merger in 15 years. And HUD can bring lawsuits claiming bias in mortgage lending. Photo provided by Calvin Bradford.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

And the mechanism behind it is if I have an offer that is accepted as a Ribbon-backed offer, I go to closing and if for some reason the lender is unable to finance the mortgage on time, we’ll step in, we’ll buy the home on behalf of the consumer. Sellers always prefer a cash offer over a mortgage-backed offer.

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