Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

HousingWire: We’ve seen multiple predictions of non-QM lending heating up in 2021. We saw and endured COVID force a pause on the business and had to quickly respond and adapt to continue to lend. Angel Oak made it happen thanks to our close connection with investors who trust our loans and lending standards.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. However, some newcomers to the industry haven’t been lucky in growing their book of business. TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In November, Interfirst issued pink slips to hundreds of non-commissioned loan officers at its call centers in Charlotte, North Carolina and Rosemont, Illinois, according to WARN notices in both states. Clients upload all documents into their loan origination system directly to reduce/eliminate operational staff.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When mortgage lenders are talking about compliance in loan origination or mortgage servicing, the worst case can be pretty bad, so we often see companies investing heavily in the best tools. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. In 2000, Mike’s company used a CRM capable of automating the marketing for its loan officers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Largely hidden from view and misperceived by some to be on the lower end of the hierarchy of service providers, the position seemingly lacked the luster of the real estate agent or the panache of the loan officer. Is it having a happy client who will be a great reference? Is it closing on time?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

The raison d’etre is the same whether you work as a mortgage loan officer at a depository bank or an independent mortgage bank – originate a purchase mortgage or refinancing for a client. Loan officers working for depository banks are not bound by the same requirements. HMDA, Fair Lending etc.,”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Nunes also sought input from industry experts, lenders and loan officers. Robinson found that 3,122 lenders originated at least one jumbo loan in 2022, and that 138 lenders exited the space last year. When banks do jumbo loans, they want to have money from the client in the bank.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

” Martell’s first big move as CEO was to announce the Vision 2025 plan in July 2022, which included simplifying the organizational structure, focusing on client service, quality, automation and operating leverage. By the way, some of that is book [losses]. We don’t hold loans on our balance sheet.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Rocket posted a 17% year-over-year increase of $546 billion in unpaid principal balance as of March 31 regarding its servicing book. million clients in the servicing portfolio and generates $1.4 Homepoint reduced its servicing portfolio and completed sales of MSRs of single-family mortgage loans of about $434.5 Rocket has 2.6

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

We also sought input from industry experts, lenders and loan officers. The loans themselves are… really creditworthy and being marked. But we’re not going to be putting a lot of jumbo, cheap jumbo mortgage loans in our books. They’re obviously going to have a much higher return going forward. year over year.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

I have never done an “official” ROV for a lender, but I did not like any lender clients objecting to my values. New FHA ROV Policy By Dave Towne, May 3, 2024 Excerpts: Up until recently, there has never been a standardized policy for mortgage loan related Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests after an appraisal has been submitted.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

May a representative of the lender provide an appraisal management company a list or a panel of appraisers to use for loans involving a specified mortgage broker, real estate agent, or loan officer? Remember the old mortgage broker days of visiting an office and chatting with loan officers? UPDATED No.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 12, 2023

Remember what it was like during the crash after 2008, when there were very few loans, and appraisal volume severely declined? Mortgage lending is very, very cyclical. Read many tips in this article, including motivational books and recordings, becoming an optimist, stages of adjustment to change, and many more ideas.

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