Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Figure Technology Solutions (FTS), the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , took another step this week to become a public company, just one week after announcing a reorganization of its enterprise structure. On Wednesday, the company said it “has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement” with the U.S.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

The landscape of real estate is undergoing significant transformations in 2024, driven by a confluence of technological advancements, shifting market dynamics and evolving consumer behaviors. Remote work: Technology enablement creates more flexibility and freedom.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Cooper Group unveiled strong financial results during the first quarter of 2024, buoyed in part by a strong servicing and subservicing business. in Q1 2024, up from 12.5% Cooper sold certain intellectual property rights for its cloud-based technology platform to Sagent and received a minority equity stake in the fintech company.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As we plan for a gradual cycle turn in 2024, a few hot topics feel especially hot right now. And how should mortgage firms rethink tech strategy? Below I run down these hot topics and look forward to going deeper with fellow mortgage CEOs on a HousingWire webinar December 5. What’s next for the inflation fight and rates?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Lisa Moriello, the national retail reverse mortgage sales manager at multichannel lender loanDepot , recently spoke to RMD about how business in 2024 seemed to be off to a promising start. Diving deeper into the current reverse mortgage business environment, she offered additional perspectives on multiple topics.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) introduced MSP Digital Experience (MSP DX), a conversational user interface designed to interact with the company’s leading mortgage servicing system, MSP. MSP DX provides servicing professionals with an intuitive, dynamic and conversational approach to working within MSP.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Summary The Gathering by HousingWire Realtors® Legislative Meetings 2024 New York Real Estate Forum Buffini and Company Mastermind Summit Tom Ferry’s Success Summit RE!imagine Date: May 4-9, 2024 Location: Washington, D.C. Date: May 8, 2024 Location: New York City Ticket Price: General admission is $125, while VIP is $250.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

With the central bank expected to cut interest rates this year, banks reported that loan demand should strengthen across residential loan categories in 2024, according to the Fed’s quarterly senior loan officer opinion survey (SLOOS) released on Monday. A 50%-plus net share of all U.S. The survey showed that a net 25.5%

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Inspired by this mindset, Willis said that he and other KW leaders decided to create a theme of intention to guide them in 2024. “It He told attendees that in 2024, they cannot stop moving if they hope to continue to grow, noting that cultivating a positive culture is key to further growth.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

nonbank mortgage lenders continue to gain market share as the industry consolidates and a number of smaller players exit the space due to a lack of strong franchises to retain sufficient volume, Fitch Ratings reported Tuesday. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Rocket Mortgage had purchase origination volume of $47.5

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

The PROGRESS in Lending Association released the names for its 2024 Innovations Award winners last week, including two vendors that are active in the reverse mortgage industry, according to an announcement. Also recognized by the PROGRESS in Lending Association was Mortgage Cadence , which was lauded for its technology innovation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2024

According to Todman, the industry has been asking for years for HUD to be helpful on assumable mortgages, which “is a complex transaction that she has “come to understand that sometimes the juice is not worth the squeeze.” ” There was a “hue and cry,” Todman said. .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is gearing up to bring more lenders on to use its Empower loan origination system in 2024. Read on to learn more about how Dark Matter Technologies’ plans increase market share and utilize AI in its LOS.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Florida-based First Federal Bank announced on Thursday that it struck a deal to acquire Watson Mortgage Corp., expanding its mortgage retail lending footprint in the communities in which it operates. Last year, the community bank originated about $435 million in mortgage volume, per mortgage data platform Modex.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and Liberty Reverse Mortgage , reported an overall improvement in its business performance for the first quarter of 2024 — including better reverse mortgage performance attributed to servicing and higher gains on loans held for sale. Ocwen Financial Corp.,

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JANUARY 2, 2024

In the mortgage industry, we saw a significant number of loan officers and real estate agents join the platform to share educational home-buying tips targeted toward a younger audience and first-time homebuyers. So now, the question we’re all asking: What can we expect for 2024? Take that same content and use it to create a video.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The trough for the mortgage origination market is nearing an end point and 2024 is shaping up to be a better year for the industry, economists of the the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said at the 2023 Annual Convention & Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But then a rebound in 2024 — up 19%,” Fratantoni said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Nevada-headquartered wholesale lender Nations Direct Mortgage revealed that an unauthorized third party obtained access to the data of more than 83,000 customers on or about Dec. The breach was previously reported by National Mortgage News. Nations Direct Mortgage had production origination volume of $1.4

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

And for the companies that are eager to showcase their technological prowess and catapult their success, the HousingWire TECH100 Awards have become the industry’s most coveted award in housing tech that will do just that. Nominations for the 2024 Tech100 awards are open now through December 15th.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. 7 loan officer in the country last year with a mortgage production volume of $326.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday announced that it has published a new final rule that eliminates a current requirement for lenders to register the branch offices where they conduct FHA Title I or Title II mortgage loan originations. The rule, originally proposed in March 2023 , takes into consideration stakeholder comments.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Mortgage holders withdrew a mere 0.41% of tappable equity in Q3, about 55% below the average withdrawal rate seen in the 12 years leading up to the Federal Reserve ’s most recent tightening cycle, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s mortgage monitor report. and 44.4%, respectively.

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MAY 3, 2024

Usherpa , which offers a customer relationship engagement platform (REP), is now a preferred partner with The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), a mortgage cooperative. TMC’s growing network of mortgage lenders account for approximately 10% of the mortgage volume originated in the U.S. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

In 2024, agents have two choices; learn how to run your entire business from the apps on your phone or tablet, or find a new career. To help, we reviewed hundreds of options to put together this list of the best real estate apps for 2024. Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Still, despite the gloomy news of late for SFR and fix-and-flip investors, some industry experts see better fortunes ahead in 2024 for both sectors. “We In recent congressional testimony , Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) chief economist Mike Fratantoni pointed out that the housing market is now extremely supply challenged.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Rocket Pro TPO , the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage , hopes to woo brokers with a slew of product enhancements and services. In 2024, regardless of mortgage lenders’ volume, Fair Isaac Corp. As I am also aware of the credit report fees going up again – they started going up early January 2024.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Figure Lending LLC is now operating under the umbrella of Figure Technology Solutions , independent of CEO Mike Cagney ’s Figure Technologies. In November, Bloomberg reported that LendCo, which was valued between $2 billion and $3 billion, was expected to go public in the first half of 2024, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After hitting a 23-year high of 8% in October, mortgage rates have cooled down to the lowest levels since July. The mortgage rate dip is welcome news for the housing market, but loan originators and industry executives emphasized that rates need to decline further and remain stable to reinvigorate buyers’ demand.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2023

Mortgage tech firm Blend Labs narrowed its financial losses in the second quarter on the strength of its platform business as well as cost-cutting measures. Blend, whose white-label software processes billions in mortgage transactions for lenders, reaffirmed its goal of reaching profitability by 2024. million in Q1 and $45.1

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Amanda Phillips, EVP of Compliance, ACES Quality Management In the current mortgage landscape, ensuring the highest standards of loan quality is paramount not only during the origination process but also over the life of the loan. HousingWire: What were some of the challenges faced by lenders in 2023, and what is the outlook for 2024?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages. The lender is also providing a discount on data intelligence software Mobility Market Intelligence.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Rocket Mortgage has rolled out an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology platform designed to make homeownership simpler and quicker. Through Rocket Logic, homebuyers spend less time answering questions and confirming details for mortgage bankers. Rocket Logic is also highly scalable.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Finance of America Companies (FOA), parent of leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America Reverse (FAR), narrowed its quarterly loss to $20 million and posted an overall improvement in its earnings to $164.7 Reverse mortgages are utilized by approximately 2% of the total addressable market,” she said. “As

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In its 12th year, HousingWire’s TECH100 award continues to act as a powerful endorsement for the industry’s most innovative and impactful tech organizations — signaling that a company is not just keeping pace with industry trends but is actively shaping the future of housing technology.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Texas-based lender Thrive Mortgage plans to merge with digital multichannel rival Lower , which will create a unified lender with more than 650 loan officers and 120 active branches across the country. Financial details of the merger, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, were not disclosed.

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MAY 22, 2024

Learn more about what’s actually moving the needle for your top players when it comes to technology and more. To go back to the full Gathering 2024 on demand page, go here. Speakers: Rich Weidel, CEO, Princeton Mortgage Watch the full session below.

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