Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies (DMT) tapped Tony Fox, former director of ICE Mortgage Technology , as its new chief of client engagement. Fox is responsible for directing the company’s account management and client success teams. He will report to Sean Dugan, chief revenue officer at DMT.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As brokers and LOs close out a challenging year and set their sights on 2023, it could be tempting to take a pessimistic view. However, there are actionable steps and strategies they can take to ensure 2023 is as profitable as possible. They will continue investing in new technologies and lending programs.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The top three opportunities mortgage pros see are new construction (15.3%), first-time homebuyers (14.5%) and cultivating referrals and building new relationships with buyers, builders and agents (13%), according to HousingWire ‘s Q4 2023 LenderPulse survey. About 37% of respondents were spending money in social media and 34.8%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

N ominations for HousingWire’s Insiders award are open now through Friday, June 23, 2023. Click here to nominate an industry insider — a client, colleague, boss or friend — it can even be you! As Endpoint continues to invest in automation technology and its closing platform. What drew you to the industry?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Optimal Blue is Constellation’s product and pricing engine unit that was part of Black Knight Origination Technologies , which recently rebranded to Dark Matter Technologies after the integration. Constellation’s Optimal Blue didn’t respond to HousingWire’s request for comment. ICE completed the acquisition of Black Knight for $11.9

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

million to Black Knight Servicing Technologies , concluding a five-year legal battle over allegations of trade secret theft involving two of the biggest companies in the housing industry. million plus interest, granted as an interim award in November 2023, to $150.2 million in net income in 2023, down from $475.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief marketing officer (CMO). Holtz is HousingWire ’s 2023 HW Marketing Leader award recipient.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

The company — under the helm of Krishna, a veteran in the financial technology world — is focused on technology more than ever. Rocket piloted an AI virtual assistant , which resulted in the automation of nearly two-thirds of its income-verification tasks in December 2023.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Whether additional volume comes from an uptick in foreclosure activity or onboarding new clients, we have vendors that are hungry for it.”. Safeguard’s technology. If we have better technology, better mobile applications, people can actually end up doing more work and generate more revenue,” Greenbaum said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

Bogle was recognized as a 2023 HousingWire Marketing Leader for her more than 20 years of financial services marketing experience. We’ve also implemented project management technologies and streamlined processes to improve workflow and turnaround times for loan officer requests, effectively halving the time it takes to fulfill them.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The partnership comes amid wire and title fraud risk reaching an all-time high in fourth-quarter 2023. In Q4 2023, problematic loans had an average of 2.2 Closing protection letter (CPL) issues were found on 49% of transactions, CPL validation issues on 8% of transactions and wire risks on 9% of transactions in Q4 2023. “As

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2022

They stepped up for their people, they stepped up for their clients, and they used it as an opportunity because it was a really difficult and changing time, and the same thing is going to happen,” Banosian said. Whether or not you succeed in 2022 and 2023 begins with looking at what you can do to help your team navigate this time.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“Most technologies are not architected to do a million loans every five minutes.” “Most technologies are not architected to do a million loans every five minutes.” ” Ardley can help servicers with retention strategies and find new deals within their portfolio.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Unlike off-the-shelf POS solutions, Blueprint Builder allows lenders to customize technology that is designed to help improve operations, Maxwell noted. In the current environment, a rigid, static technology stack can prove fatal.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

In addition to the monetary award, Real has also agreed to implement business policy changes as part of the settlement, including “clarifications about the negotiability of commissions, prohibitions on claims that buyer agent services are free, and the inclusion of listing broker compensation offers in communications with clients.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

“We lead with the philosophy that our role as professionals in the real estate industry is to bring a superior level of service to our clients, across all real estate transactions, ensuring they receive the best possible outcomes,” Jackson said in a statement. ” Corcoran Prime, previously known as The Agency Inc. .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Guideline Buddy’s chatbot leverages generative AI technology to simplify the loan qualification process by providing swift and accurate information, freeing professionals from the time-consuming burden of sifting through extensive documentation, the firm said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 Women of Influence winners. Their collective expertise spans the entire spectrum of the sector, encompassing areas such as lending, tech, real estate, appraisal, compliance, operations, sales and so much more.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , lost money in 2023 , but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Rocket’s stock price rose to $11.75 per share at market open on Friday, up from $10.98

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This “holistic approach” not only brings value to clients when they buy their home but also through the life cycle of their loan with Newrez’s customer servicing experience, the firm added. “We billion in 2023, per data from Inside Mortgage Finance. Compared to 2022, production was down 46%.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Follow Up Boss is beloved by agents across the industry, including many Zillow Premier Agent partners and ShowingTime+ clients. “We’re excited to have more resources to invest in new features and functionality while still delivering the great experience our clients enjoy today,” Corkill said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Together, they will boast a total of 42 real estate agents , serving clients across different neighborhoods and price points throughout the Las Vegas Valley. It enables us to level up skills and support, ensuring our associates and clients are prepared for the future.” 3 rank in Nevada by that measure.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ananthakrishnan, a 2023 HousingWire Vanguard , also previously worked at Freddie Mac as a senior director of product development. “We It serves clients in the financial services, manufacturing, education, aerospace and technology industries.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Lee Smith and John Gibson at Flagstar Bank about what originators can do to align their mortgage products and services with the ebb and flow of the housing market and what Flagstar is doing to help clients remain at the top of their game during this turbulent time. Visit flagstar.com/why to learn more.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“With access to cutting-edge tools like Performance Tracker, Compass AI , and the innovative Compass Collections, we are poised to enhance our client experience and deliver unparalleled service through the industry’s leading technology platform.” The team specializes in buyer and seller representation as well as new construction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Team Pimentel serves clients in the Libertyville area and plans to continue serving clients in the North Shore area. There was no comparison; Compass’s technology and its agent-first approach reigned superior by far.” 99 in the state for sales volume in 2023, after recording $29.83 Team Pimentel was ranked as the No.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

MoxiWorks , a real estate technology platform, just made it easier to create and share presentations thanks to its latest product integration. ” Providing value to clients is one way to bring more transactions to a real estate agent , the statement said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

30, 2023, the lender disclosed on March 14 in a notice shared with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. billion through the first 11 months of 2023, according to data from S&P Global. million clients at loanDepot in January. Nations Direct Mortgage had production origination volume of $1.4

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GoForrmz

JANUARY 26, 2023

Join construction industry leaders in a live, roundtable discussion about construction tech solutions 2023 is likely to continue to bring challenges to the construction industry, including labor shortages, high material costs, and rocky economic conditions. Register for the Webinar

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Krishna was voted to serve as a Class III director, effective December 21, 2023, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday. Rocket’s board expansion comes following the Detroit-headquartered lender reporting a profit in the third quarter of 2023.

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Inman

JANUARY 9, 2024

With the addition of new partners serving 713,865 members, myCUmortgage says it's now helping nearly 200 credit unions originate, underwrite and service conventional and government-backed home loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

California Regional MLS (CRMLS), the largest MLS in the country, has teamed up with technology provider Immobel to roll out two new products, MLS Match and Xomio, the company announced on Wednesday. Since September 2023, CRMLS members also have had access to a floor plan creation tool through a partnership with CubiCasa.

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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. LOs are aligning their strategies to target the purchase market, as rates are not expected to drop in a meaningful way in 2023.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

As lenders strive to maximize the return on investment of today’s technology and gear up for major projects in the latter half of 2023, the presence of a team that can scale according to their needs and ensure efficient service delivery is crucial, according to the company.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Rocket Mortgage launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Tuesday that allows its client experience teams to analyze sentiment, record behavior patterns, transcribe conversations and create tailored experiences during customer interactions. In 2023, the Detroit-headquartered lender generated $78.7 million in loans serviced.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

As Managing Director at JP Morgan Joseph Ottomanelli is a capital markets enabler who not only works hand-in-hand with JP Morgan’s non-bank clients but also helps the firm deliver solutions ranging from for clients across trading, structuring, syndicate and financing across the full spectrum of RMBS and ABS assets.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

“TomAI is helping me more than any other AI tool out there,” Tracy Duggan, a Memphis-based agens and Tom Ferry coaching client, said in a statement. A beta version of the tool launched in August 2023 for Tom Ferry coaching clients. or 8 p.m.”

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