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New American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer 

Housing Wire

New American Funding (NAF) has snagged top Chicago loan officer Larry Steinway as it looks to grow its presence in the Chicagoland area. billion of loan volume in his nearly 30-year career, started at NAF on April 1 as its vice president producing area sales manager tasked with expanding the lender’s footprint in the Chicagoland area.

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Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. After Mike paid his loan officer assistant, he was clearing just 40 bps. The lower comp rate stung. Still, it was better than nothing.

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

Housing Wire

Many investors had expected the Fed to cut benchmark rates as early as March, and loan officers had hoped to see a decline in mortgage rates that tend to move in tandem with long-term yields. What I tell all loan officers, no matter who I talk to, is that there’s no foreclosure crisis coming on the horizon,” Saghafi said.

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

Housing Wire

Garth Graham, senior partner and manager of merger and acquisition activities for the Stratmor Group , said many of the layoffs in the IMB industry so far have involved employees working in support positions, with loan officer jobs being the last to be jettisoned. Charting the loan officer exit.

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Revolution Mortgage snags top loanDepot loan officers

Housing Wire

Revolution, on the other hand, has been expanding its footprint by scooping up top loan officers in local markets. billion in 2023 and expects a target production of $4 billion in 2024. Rapidly expanding Revolution In a rising rate environment, many lenders have downsized or have gone out of business.

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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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CrossCountry snatches top loan officer Chris Keelin

Housing Wire

Top-producing loan officer Christopher Keelin has taken his 80+person team over to CrossCountry Mortgage to “take advantage” of the lender’s technology while scaling his business. He ranked 18th on Scotsman Guide ‘s 2023 top LO list. Keelin closed $57 million in volume in the first quarter of 2023.