Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The New York-based independent bank exceeded its 2022 production volume of $400 million in August, but the end goal is far more ambitious: The company is aiming to produce between $3 billion to $5 billion in origination volume annually. Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“At the end of the day if mortgage rates come down, I don’t just think that’s gonna solve the inventory problem right away,” said Ben Cohen, managing director at Guaranteed Rate. But a combination of factors – high home prices , lack of inventory , elevated rates — temper expectations for even a moderately strong year.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Insellerate said it created the solution to drive origination volumes in the face of a “constantly changing mortgage market” that is riddled with rising interest rates and low inventory. The new product is fully integrated into loan origination systems, like ICE Technology’s Encompass and MeridianLink.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For most real estate agents, working with a reliable lending partner is essential to a smooth and successful transaction. That partnership is everything,” Amy Breach, a Seattle-based Keller Williams agent, told HousingWire in late 2022. The lender and LO can make or break the transaction.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates in the 6% range have frozen the housing market, forcing loan officers to find business outside their wheelhouses. Business is at a “dead stop,” said a retail loan officer in Michigan. That’s going to be a new market for me Lonnie Glessner, loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

She joined CNBF after more than a decade with Seacoast Bank , where she served as senior vice president, residential lending production manager. While borrowers can shop online these days and follow an automated experience, it doesn’t equate to working with a seasoned professional loan officer and learning what to expect first-hand.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

“Lenders and loan officers right now are just in survival mode,” Hoff said in an interview. About 20 loan officers under her leadership produced $116 million in mortgages over the last 12 months, a drop from $223 million in 2022, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. When will the market turn?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Combine that with the lack of inventory in New Jersey and bidding wars are back, Kechian said in an interview with HousingWire. We feel like we picked up more market share in 2022,” Kechian said. in the fourth quarter of 2022. Kechian: In 2022, it was almost 90% purchase mortgages.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Federal Reserve (Fed) actions that resulted in millions of borrowers receiving mortgage rates below 4% gave way to Fed actions that… triggered mortgage rates to rise above 7% in the fall of 2022. And many buyers are waiting on the sidelines, paralyzed by low housing inventory and high rates. Tozer suggested “a fee of 1.3%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Since December 2022, Guild has closed deals with Inlanta Mortgage , Legacy Mortgage and Cherry Creek Mortgage. The company had 227 active loan officers and originated $830 million in the last 12 months. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This article is part of our HousingWire 2022 forecast series. After the series wraps early next year, join us on February 8 for the HW+ Virtual 2022 Forecast Event. But many of those elements are fading as the industry heads into 2022. In 2022, refi origination volume is expected to drop by 62% to about $860 billion.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

According to their public website, in June 2022, the supply of existing homes for sale would last 3 months. I am in the camp with many that believe the market will continue to feel price pressure, at least until inventory levels begin to return to normal (2019 or early 2020 levels, at least). Why inventory levels matter to appraisers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall. trillion in new loans in 2020 and $3.9 trillion in 2022 and $2.3

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

There’s no question that 2022 has seen serious changes to the housing market. Between significantly fewer refinances, rising mortgage rates and housing inventory nearly cut in half since 2020, loan officers (LOs) and brokers face a pivotal time where adaptation is a must for success. Smart Series by Newrez.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

Founded in 2008, Movement Mortgage focuses on providing loans quickly and easily to homebuyers, with a network of loan officers in more than 775 locations nationwide, and more than 4,500 employees, the company’s website shows. Movement did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Sound familiar?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Builders feel more confident in the market, housing inventory data is positive and buyer demand for mortgages has increased — but don’t be fooled. Mortgage rates are now at their lowest level since September 2022, and are about a percentage point below the peak mortgage rate last fall, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A top-tier borrower with a 780 FICO score and a 25-30% down payment for a single-family vanilla 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was quoted 6.875% on Thursday, said Larry Steinway, senior vice president of mortgage lending and branch manager of Revolution Mortgage. “We trillion as of Q3 2023, nearing its 2022 peak. “We’ve

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Are low-FICO, first-time homebuyers better off with a conventional mortgage and reduced LLPA fees, or an FHA loan with none at all? We spoke to multiple loan officers and Washington, D.C.-based In 2022, only 7.6% of purchase loans that Fannie Mae closed were above 95% LTV, according to the Urban Institute.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

As the Federal Reserve announced yet another 75 basis point interest rate hike Wednesday, loan officers and lending executives — already well aware of the news — were looking ahead, questioning whether mortgage rates will spike or dip in the aftermath. through the rest of 2022.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Prior to NEO Home Loans, Mettle served as senior vice president, director of physician lending at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. He also is an author, podcast host and professional mortgage and life coach, helping the industry better understand how Physician Home Loans work.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

The Pontiac, Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) CEO believes that 2022 and 2023 are equally challenging years, but the market will improve in 2024. What does Ishbia think about surging mortgage rates , lack of housing inventory and monetary and policy pressures ? I think 2022 and 2023 are equally tough years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

But as we begin the third quarter of 2022, the landscape has changed drastically and multiple challenges face the industry. Having spent about 10 years of my early career in manufacturing, I’ve found applying this perspective to mortgage lending helps me view creating a loan as manufacturing a product.

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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.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

In an effort to counter margin compression and satisfy a new generation of homebuyers, lenders are looking to offer loan options that better fit the average borrower. HousingWire recently spoke with John Keratsis, President and CEO of Deephaven Mortgage, about the potential benefits of non-QM lending in today’s tight housing market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

As rates increased in 2022, the California lender laid off nearly 1,000 staff to cut costs and meet shrinking demand in the industry. When rates start to trend down, the company expects to add more loan officers, call center staff and operation staff. Kim: One of NAF’s priorities is on lending to the Hispanic community.

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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 The FHFA’s conforming loan limit was a baseline of $647,200 in 2022, and $726,200 in 2023.) billion in 2022, down 41.3%

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

What does the top-producing lending officer (LO) in the country have to say to other mortgage lenders? During the Peak Performers sessions, Weaver will share his 10 points to high-level loan originations. HousingWire: What do lending executives need to understand when it comes to supporting top producers? 1 LO in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Hunsaker said the interest rate that IMBs need to charge the borrowers “in order for them to securitize [loans through the agencies] and make a profit has to be pretty darn high, to the point where it’s going to drive down volume.” “So, because their cost structure has to shrink,” Hunsaker said. “So, KBRA projects that 2023 RMBS 2.0

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2022

As we move forward into 2022, I believe cash will truly be king in the mortgage industry. This includes how much cash is used to fund new loans, cycle time on loans in inventory, and how fast you’re selling loans. Ravi Correa is Chief Financial Officer at Angel Oak Lending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

With a deadly combination of low housing inventory, reduction in refis and surging mortgage rates, consolidation in mortgage tech is expected. As the market has shifted, however, with mortgage rates rising in 2022 faster than forecast and lenders quickly cutting costs, some tech providers now are left vulnerable.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

“It’s going to be competitive — thin margins, little business and LOs getting out of the industry,” Dave Krichmar, banker at Legend Lending Corporation, said of the mortgage industry in 2023. It’s positive news for an industry that has recently dealt with a lackluster amount of inventory. He hit a record $2.47

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

At 5 basis points in first-quarter 2022, and at a loss of 5 basis points in second-quarter 2022, the industry is now struggling with the perfect storm of lower volume, lower revenues, and higher costs per loan. It is also unclear in the BLS data how mortgage loan servicing personnel are categorized.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. Even if mortgage rates are hovering in the 6% range, homes are still going to sell, loan officers said. The last two years have been good to Christian Dicker.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

over that same period but 25% below the volume of July 2022. Meanwhile, executives at UWM’s biggest rival, Rocket Mortgage, told analysts that its local loan officer recruiting initiative doesn’t represent a mortgage strategy change. Ishbia says 2022 and 2023 are the grind-it-out years and 2024 will be a bit better.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

We also sought input from industry experts, lenders and loan officers. 1 when it came to jumbo originations in 2022, with $28.7 Pontiac, Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage was the only nonbank on the list, in the ninth position with $7 billion in volume in 2022. billion in 2022. Who’s at the top?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

. “It’s obviously not just a flip flop, it’s a pretty big move,” said Luke Johnson, the founder and CEO of Neat Loans. . The share of mortgage applications for ARMs is still below the historical average between 1990 and 2022 of 12.49% and significantly lower than the peak of 36.6% in 2005, the MBA said.

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Eppraisal

APRIL 20, 2021

Due in part to the inventory of available homes for sale being historically low, it was low at the end of 2019 and continues to drop. A full pre-approval is when a mortgage loan officer pulls your credit, verifies your employment and income, has your complete application and has all the required documents from you.

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