Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising. 16 in the most recent rankings.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

CUSO Home Lending rolled out Dark Matter Technologies ’ Empower loan origination system (LOS) for its credit union owners.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Howard County Food Bank in Columbia, Maryland, gained valuable volunteers and donations from Planet Home Lending as the organization partnered with Farmlink to deliver farm-fresh produce to the food bank. HOUSINGWIRE: What inspired Planet Home Lending to get connected with Farmlink and the Howard Country Food Bank?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae extended its relaxed lending and appraisal standards put in place due to COVID-19 into the new year. The relaxed lending standards allowed the GSEs to use “appraisal alternatives to reduce the need for appraisers to inspect the interior of a home for eligible mortgages.” 31, 2021. “We 31, 2021 from Dec.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Maryland-based mortgage lender Apex Home Loans has appointed Leo Anzoleaga as its senior vice president of residential lending. In his new role, Anzoleaga will be tasked with generating more residential mortgage business, fostering business partnerships and improving customer experience.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2022

Stearns Lending will lay off 348 workers following the decision by Guaranteed Rate earlier this month to discontinue operations of its third-party wholesale channel. Founded in 2000, Guaranteed Rate sought to boost retail loan originations, scale its JV platform, and develop new multichannel capabilities by acquiring Stearns.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

In a statement confirming the deal Tuesday afternoon, Guaranteed Rate said the acquisition of Stearns would enable a boost in retail loan originations and further scale its JV platform, while also developing “new multichannel capabilities.” The post Guaranteed Rate to acquire Stearns Lending appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

Acra Lending, one of the largest independent non-QM specialty finance lenders, has added to its suite of mortgage loan programs with the launch of its Jumbo Prime mortgage solution. To find out more about this program and Acra’s suite of mortgage lending options for mortgage professionals, visit the company’s new website at acralending.com.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

To address the challenges and inefficiencies in the traditional lending process, Tavant has developed the Touchless Lending platform, which leverages advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and cloud computing.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2022

The bank’s home lending business revenues reached $972 million, declining 35% compared to the prior quarter and 53% compared to the same period of 2021. According to Scharf, the bank is reassessing what makes sense in mortgage lending – in the servicing business, the primary focus should be on serving its customer base.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Mortgage Contracting Services , a national provider of residential and commercial property services, hired Jason Myers as vice president of business development. Kelly Stewart has been promoted to vice president senior lending officer for banking operations at Gateway First Bank.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. Isn’t this just good business practice anyway?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

What happens when borrowers can’t or won’t walk into a lending branch? HousingWire recently sat down with Insellerate CEO Josh Friend to discuss that very question and what strategies retail lenders should look to adopt from direct-to-consumer lending. That’s where this hybrid digital lending model has emerged.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2022

Jim Linnane, the former head of retail at Stearns Lending , has joined Flagstar Bank as the president of the company’s distributed retail mortgage division. “We’re excited to have him on board and look for positive developments with Jim at the helm of Flagstar’s distributed retail operation.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2023

Future-proof your business with this year’s powerful HW Annual agenda. Catch inspirational leaders on stage, discussing the business tactics you need to win the current market. Stay on property at the Hyatt Lost Pines to join us for cocktail receptions and networking events.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. First Financial Bank’s plan also includes investments in small-business lending and donations to organizations that create and preserve affordable housing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

RE/MAX announced it has promoted industry veterans Amy Lessinger as vice president of Business Growth, West Region and Kevin Northrup to vice president, Business Growth, Northeast Region. Planet Home Lending has promoted four people to vice president positions, supporting the company’s continual growth.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Figure Technology Solutions , the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , named Michael Tannenbaum as its new CEO, the company announced on Tuesday. Before taking the helm at Figure, Tannenbaum served as chief operating officer, chief financial officer and chief business officer at fintech company Brex.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2021

That has some producers of non-QM loans, which require specialized underwriting expertise, looking to technology, big data and the development of automated underwriting platforms as the solution for dealing with the anticipated surge in loan volume in the years ahead.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with John Jeanmonod, Regional Vice President of Sales at Angel Oak, about non-QM lending and the outlook for the second half of 2022. We were founded during a time of volatility and our business model has set us up to survive challenging times since. Not in droves like in 2021, but the business is out there.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Home lending proptech Roostify is releasing the “first of many” APIs on its existing lending platform built to automate document validation and data extraction in the lending process. ” The post Roostify launches first of many AI-powered APIs on home lending platform appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Kelli Yarbrough recently joined BSI Financial Services , a mortgage-centric financial services company, as senior vice president and chief lending officer. Yarbrough has more than 20 years of experience in business development, underwriting and processing, and operation management. Before that, she held.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

The Blueprint Builder features more than 60 third-party integrations, allowing lending teams to connect with other pieces of their workflow, from credit and verifications to pricing and disclosures. Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech Maxwell rolled out a point-of-sale (POS) feature that offers tailored workflows and integrations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But when it comes to marketing a real estate or mortgage lending business, people who have made a sale in the past often consider marketing automation a “nice to have.”. How marketing automation saved Mike’s business. Thanks to this technology, most of his customers and business partners didn’t even know he was sick.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

As lenders continue to adjust to a new normal, the pivotal role of technology has become increasingly clear in maximizing productivity and keeping lending pipelines flowing. HW: In your business, where are you finding opportunity to meet client needs and grow relationships?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

360), an online regulated training provider, acquired Mortgage Educators and Compliance (MEC), a mortgage lending training company, both companies announced this week. Approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) since 2009, MEC specializes in online mortgage and financial services professional development.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

But generating leads isn’t an easy process, especially if businesses depend on older methods to produce results. Home Lending Pal (HLP) has an anonymous marketplace that uses conversational intelligence, machine learning and blockchain to help first-time homebuyers through the home research and lending process.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 19, 2024

Prior to that, she held ascending roles in lending at Norcom Mortgage, most recently as assistant vice president, assistant operations manager. Early in her career, Goncalves held several roles in mortgage and consumer lending at Newtown Savings Bank.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This sounds like great news for lenders, for whom millions of newly refi-eligible mortgages means a lot of new business coming in. To help prepare, the industry experts at TMS have compiled a list of proactive steps to take to make sure that, when refi sweets are less abundant, your business will already be nutritious.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) announced this week that Peter Sciandra, EVP of reverse lending and secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation , has joined its board of directors for the remainder of the 2023-2024 term.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Judd and Aaron’s respective leadership is key as we continue on EasyKnock’s path to develop the first marketplace in the industry,” Jarred Kessler, CEO and founder of EasyKnock, said in a statement. His first order of business will be to integrate Balance Homes’ product and team with the EasyKnock platform.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

FHA will move forward with its proposal that permits contributions by the property seller, real estate agent, builder, or developer to HECM for Purchase borrowers’ closing costs,” the update said. These credits can lead to fair lending violations. I’m kind of a little bit disappointed in that,” he said. “It

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Cabe, who most recently served as president of reverse mortgage lending at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. He also previously served as a reverse mortgage consultant for Security One Lending in the early 2010s. “I helped grow that company’s division after a series of changes and a reorganization of its leadership structure in 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

Wholesale lending is great for helping serve underserved borrowers. The wholesale channel has the ability to offer borrowers a variety of choices, with access to many different bank and lending programs. As a CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) — a designation given by the U.S.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We are thrilled to announce our Business Development team has expanded to Florida! Theresa Ercoli, a Florida resident, will be the first business development consultant based out of the Fort Lauderdale office and we cannot wait to see what she accomplishes! Vice President of Business Development. “I

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