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Better narrows loss in 2023, aims to reach profitability soon

Housing Wire

the parent of digital lender Better.com , narrowed its net loss between the third and fourth quarters of 2023 by more than 80%, driven by expense cuts to its platform and marketing efforts. million in Q4 2023, down from a loss of $339.4 For all of 2023, the New York-based digital lender reported a GAAP net loss of $534.4

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Yoga and a mortgage? Guaranteed Rate has a new app for that

Housing Wire

More than a mortgage app Developed by the company’s in-house technology team, the Rate App took two-and-a-half years to bring to market and an investment of “millions of dollars,” Ciardelli said, though he declined to provide a specific figure. Delivering value to stay relevant So what is the new app’s business benefit for loan officers?

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Rocket goes local: Testing the waters or shifting its strategy? 

Housing Wire

Coming off multiple quarters of financial losses , Rocket has accelerated those efforts in 2023, embarking on a remote local loan officer hiring spree designed to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections, sources told HousingWire.

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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

Housing Wire

Despite higher mortgage rates , demand for FHA and VA loans has been on the rise. Of the $400 billion mortgage origination volume in the second quarter of 2023, FHA and VA share of loan volume consisted of 22.9%, up from 18% in Q2 2022, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) and the Urban Institute showed.

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What LOs should post on Instagram

Housing Wire

With Fannie Mae and other organizations predicting a tough outlook for 2023’s housing market, loan officers should be looking to get their name out in front of as many potential borrowers as possible in order to secure business. What should your content look like? And Reels should be a bit more produced and polished.

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Ex-Wyndham Capital Mortgage exec launches Cornerstone Home Loans 

Housing Wire

I developed a ton of great relationships over that time there. My perspective is, you need to have companies that are willing to open up that credit risk profile in order to help your loan officers bring in volume. In a market where every loan counts, that’s a great resource for loan officers to have those outlets.

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Some lenders won’t survive the purchase mortgage market of 2022

Housing Wire

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. But Woodward struggled to originate purchase loans. “I Without that being built, I was starting from scratch.

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