Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

To take advantage of the shifting market, two key areas that loan originators should be focusing on are “nurturing and cementing relationships with preapproved borrowers,” said Tim Braheem, founder and chief content creator of The Loan Atlas.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an adjusted operating income of $131 million in the third quarter of 2023, up from Q3 2022’s $126 million — despite the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. We don’t have a business of selling leads to real estate brokers and the like. “We

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

The purchase, which includes the bank’s consumer-direct technology platform, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. NMLS showed the bank has 63 registered loan officers. The BNC platform is expected to transition to the First Federal branch within a few months of closing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

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. Going forward, Better is focused on driving market share and reaching profitability in the medium term. Better Home & Finance Holding Co. ,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Cliffco Mortgage Bankers is among the rare independent mortgage banks doing more business than last year. To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. What’s the role of tech as lenders play the long game in this market?

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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. ” According to Scotsman Guide , Potempa was the No. million. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) announced a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI)-based video marketing platform Roomvu to provide mortgage brokers with marketing tools. Their innovative marketing technology is easy to use and is proven to move the needle in our industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them. The lender’s role in succeeding by helping its LOs succeed.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Stevens, President at SRE.com, about the challenges mortgage loan officers and brokers face as the market continues to shift toward purchase money business and how human-assisted eCommerce can help them win more business. HousingWire: Why should referrals be a key part of originators’ strategies?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform. Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

The nonbank mortgage lender is expanding its consumer direct lending business while some competitors are laying off employees with the expectation that the channel cools down with higher mortgage rates. PennyMac is growing fast with its consumer direct lending business. However, the lender’s consumer direct market share was only 1.4%

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 3, 2024

“At a time when growing loan volume and market share are top lender concerns, our technology provides a proven solution that has helped many other lenders grow their businesses, even in the toughest markets.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and past clients of loan officers around the country.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Today’s unique market requires flexibility and a pricing engine that empowers lenders and their loan officers to put the right loan products in front of borrowers. Parvesh Sahi : It has always been important, but it’s now glaringly obvious in today’s market that lenders have to be able to react fast.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Mortgage capital markets tech firm Polly announced on Tuesday that it has launched “Polly/AI,” which integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the newest version of its product and pricing engine (PPE) and includes a “co-pilot” for loan officers that will “process, interpret, and recommend a range of outcome-driven results.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. Lenders in a purchase money market, like the one we’re in now, are running a long-distance race. It’s amazing how many loan officers miss this, don’t return the call quickly, and lose their race before it’s even underway.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After years of working crazy hours and focusing on growing his business, Ciardelli saw the impact his hard-driving lifestyle was having on his health and close relationships. The result would be a win-win for the business and for customers, he said. He knew he needed to make changes. “I As of Oct.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Historically, that has represented a solid market, albeit not spectacular. Regardless, it’s clear that title businesses will need to compete for their share of that available volume, in large part, by differentiating themselves from the competition. For most, part of the plan will also feature budget cuts. Processes, or chokepoints?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

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. trillion in 2021, the vast majority of business coming from refis. Origination volumes eclipsed $4.3

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Looking for a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on mortgage lending news, trends and technology? Podcasts are a great resource for mortgage professionals to continue learning, with shows covering industry updates, business advice and the experiences of other pros in the mortgage industry. Mortgage Marketing Radio.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Most tech CEOs emphasize how their technology empowers, not replaces, humans. But Pavan Agarwal, CEO of Sun West Mortgage Company and the creator of the Angel Ai technology, has a different perspective, which he shares in this interview with HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler. But high value? AP: People do get upset.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

After striking two M&A deals late last year, digital multichannel lender Lower plans to acquire at least one other business in 2024. In November 2023, Lower announced the acquisition of Colorado-based Universal Lending Home Loans , which became a separate division. Financials of the Universal and Thrive deals were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The current market downturn for mortgage lenders may be shorter than the previous cycles, mainly due to the recent rounds of workforce layoffs imposed by nonbanks. Nonbanks have more than 60% market share of mortgage industry production — and they are more likely than banks to move quickly to reduce capacity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Collaborative Marketing Platform. Evocalize’s technology makes it simple for corporate teams and technology platforms to unlock the power of sophisticated digital marketing for loan officers, brokers and real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Detroit-based lender’s unmatched combination of name recognition, digital infrastructure and consumer technology enabled it to originate more than $670 billion in mortgages in 2020 and 2021, smashing records in the process. Its parent Rocket Companies rode the wave to a stunning $9.4 billion in profit in 2020 and $6.1 billion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Federal Reserve ‘s effort to temper inflation has cooled the housing market that remains subdued with mortgage rates north of 7%. However, a silver lining in the subdued housing market is the strength in new-home sales. If that business flow for a time period helps them cover the variable costs, then it can be effective.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This acquisition is part of the company’s continued plan to grow both in existing markets and by entering new ones with selective acquisitions of like-minded lenders,” Guild CEO Mary Ann McGarry said in a statement. The company has 39 active loan officers across its retail branches, according to Modex data.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If you take the temperature of how loan officers are feeling ahead of the holiday season, the scale would likely read “uneasy.” According to Fahad Janvekar, a loan officer at Fairway Independent Mortgage , “there is definitely some concern” about layoffs in the industry. Presented by: Black Knight.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Setting your sights on the future is important for any business owner, agent or loan officer looking to find success in the ever-changing housing market. The Future of Marketing panel on Oct. Everything from social media and marketing to different generations of homebuyers will be covered during the panel.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. It sets up a domino effect [for market activity].”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For years broker channel evangelists told me that a down market would give them an edge on their retail brethren. Well, it’s certainly been a down market. I asked the good folks at mortgage data technology firm InGenius to run the numbers. How has the broker channel fared in the wake of the Fed rate hikes ? Take a look.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

With the acquisition of Academy, Guild will be onboarding nearly 200 branches and 1,000 new employees, about 600 of which are loan officers. Approximately 200 employees will be laid off, the majority of which are based in Academy’s home office in Draper, Utah, Schmidt said. The combined enterprises would represent 1.3%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with New American Funding CEO and Co-founder Rick Arvielo to talk about the acquisition, the company’s strategy for the rest of 2024, and what differentiates NAF in this market. Sarah Wheeler: Market conditions have fueled a lot of M&A activity recently.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We’ve got the need-to-know details below so you can make your HW Annual schedule unique to your business needs. Find out how housing leaders are interpreting this hot topic as they manage market changes and create a competitive edge in this engaging expert panel. Margin Compression- truth or trendy? Presented on Oct. Presented on Oct.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The virtual notary services industry has become increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses have adopted remote signatures to adhere to social distancing protocols while closing on mortgages and other loans. business advisory firm in real estate, mortgage finance, digital mortgage, banking and capital markets.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

Adjusting to today’s market can be dizzying after the last few years of historically low interest rates and high refinance business. We interviewed more than 25 mortgage industry experts to gather the best insights, strategies, and recommendations to pivot and win in today’s market. Innovations in technology.

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