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Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been this year. Did loan officers expect this?

Housing Wire

“ Recovery year ” was the theme heading into 2024 as mortgage professionals hoped for some reprieve in a frozen housing market characterized by high interest rates, low inventory levels and sluggish sales. A little more than two months into the year, however, mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been as the U.S. economy remains hot.

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“Last night, my Uber driver was a loan officer.”

Housing Wire

The steady drumbeat of dour news in the mortgage industry punctuated by headlines announcing layoffs and closures among the ranks of independent mortgage banks continues to play out, with several lenders over the last two weeks adding to the torrent of pink slips. Charting the loan officer exit. million. .

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Loan officers made insane money in Q4 2020

Housing Wire

Over $4 trillion in originations made its way through the housing market last year, and new data from mortgage software firm LBA Ware revealed that by the end of 2020, loan officers played every last card in their deck to get those deals closed by New Years. Despite per-loan compensation decreasing 0.2%

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Polly integrates with nCino’s Mortgage Suite

Housing Wire

Mortgage capital markets tech firm Polly announced on Monday its API integration with cloud banking provider nCino to enhance the digital mortgage process for lenders. In August 2022, Polly announced an extension of its API portfolio to better accommodate lenders amid a contracting mortgage environment.

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Just 16 mortgage lenders, brokers make Inc. 5000 list in 2023

Housing Wire

Reflecting the housing industry’s headwinds, just 16 mortgage lenders and brokers made the annual list of Inc. It’s a sharp decline from 2022, when nearly 70 mortgage lenders and brokers were named. Additionally, each business had a minimum revenue of $190,000 in 2019 and $2 million last year. Zap Mortgage (no.294)

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Are reverse mortgages for purchase a ‘sleeping giant?’ Pros are split

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) program saw its share of total HECM endorsements in 2023 rise to its highest level since 2019. On the other hand, increased interest has led the company to close more H4P loans, she said. “We’ve

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DOJ, CFPB announce $24M redlining settlement with Trident Mortgage

Housing Wire

The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are taking the fight to non-bank mortgage lenders for redlining. The two agencies revealed their new strategy to rein in mortgage discrimination on Wednesday, with a $24.4 The complaint alleged Trident Mortgage Co. ,