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

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

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

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

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Our beta ambassadors have been instrumental in shaping a program that not only aids communities but also provides new avenues for business growth in challenging markets,” said Messerli, executive director of FirstHome IQ. Ambassadors are engaging partners with the program and creating leads through these new connections.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions. The platform also offers mortgage and financial education, credit score monitoring, credit report access, and tools to improve credit, pay down debt, save for a down payment and track progress toward mortgage eligibility.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

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. Loan Officer Freedom. Mortgage Marketing Expert. Loan Officer Leadership.

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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.

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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. I have my business cards everywhere because the more people that see your cards and face, the better,” Naumovych said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

“At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. With this unwavering focus, we help brokers close loans fast, get referrals and grow their business,” Chief Operating Officer Melinda Wilner said. Blink+ is a white-label, borrower-facing digital application tool.

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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

MARCH 6, 2024

California-based mortgage lender CMG Financial will partner with fintech Sagent for seven years as it brings its servicing business in-house. The company has been aiming to grow its market share in originations through mergers and acquisitions. CMG Financial was the 16th largest mortgage lender in the country in 2023, with $20.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Two years later, the division has proven to be a key player in the business at Longbridge. To mark the anniversary of the launch and the posture of the wider industry that has evolved during that time, RMD sat down with Parks to discuss how the business has progressed and what it’s looking to accomplish in the future.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

According to HousingWire ‘s Q3 2023 LenderPulse survey, industry workers said they would cut down on marketing spend and tools, as well as reduce additional headcount, if they had to further contain costs. Other responses included cutting down excessive incentives, business trips, open houses and sponsorships.

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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

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The seller, who struggled to find a buyer in a cooled down housing market, agreed to deposit a lump sum payment into an escrow account at closing – ultimately saving Davis $6,900 in monthly payments in the first two years. It gives the buyer and seller the feeling of beating the mutual enemy, ‘the market,’ and gaming the system.”.

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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2022

Gone are the days that loan originators received hefty signing bonuses to crank out refi after refi. But make no mistake, even in a down mortgage market lenders are still dangling signing bonuses to recruit high-producing LOs who can eat what they kill. The key to attracting and retaining mortgage talent in turbulent times.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

The not-for-profit credit union , which serves military and civilian communities in Southern California, will also leverage Black Knight’s CRM solution and mortgage marketing engine tool, Surefire, for Frontwave’s communications and outreach channels. The LOS accounts for about 10-15% market share.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The integration streamlines the sales process by enabling loan officers to generate and customize total cost analysis loan presentations with contact data directly from the Insellerate customer relationship management and lead management dashboard, Mortgage Coach said.

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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

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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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

JUNE 28, 2023

One consequence of mortgage lenders – and LOs, for that matter – being on the ropes is the lack of investment back into their business. Other responses included cutting down excessive incentives, business trips, open houses and sponsorships. Mortgage is famously an unforgiving, low-margin business.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Mortgage brokers emerged as key players in the industry in the 1980s because they offered access to multiple lenders and loan products. Up until the financial crisis in 2008, mortgage brokers held nearly 50% market share. Now, they are sitting at 22% and climbing, because they offer the most loan options to borrowers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

The AI-powered language tool has been sparking conversations about where and how it can be used to make work more efficient, and the mortgage business is no exception. The tool has been trained on millions of pages of writing dating from 2021 and earlier across the internet. ChatGPT was launched in November 2022 by OpenAI.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

“The feedback (from the Fee Freedom initiative) has been incredible from brokers because it helped them to be able to save money on a monthly basis, spend on marketing, spend on tools and things that can help them grow their business,” Fawaz said in an interview with HousingWire on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

1 With over 12,000 Americans turning 65 every day in 2024, this burgeoning market will undoubtedly continue to bring more buyers and sellers to the table over the next decade. The HECM for Purchase is not a refinancing tool; it is not akin to a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ).

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2022

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. HousingWire: In today’s tight market, margin compression is impacting countless mortgage companies. You also have a mortgage market shrinking from $4.1

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

“At UWM, we’re always looking for ways our brokers can grow their business,” said Justin Glass, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at UWM. This program provides independent mortgage brokers in the UWM network with streamlined access to services that allow them to grow and manage their businesses more effectively.

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Housing Wire

JULY 20, 2021

HousingWire recently sat down with Matthew Marx, CEO of Evocalize, to learn more about the importance of lead gen and referrals in a hot housing market. Matthew Marx: Increasing referrals and generating leads today helps lenders reap even greater returns while the market is hot. That revenue is fuel to invest in and grow businesses.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

While that may be accurate, as digital platforms continue to evolve at an exceptional rate, it has become nearly impossible for businesses to thrive without a social presence. From content generation, to auto posting and even in the way our ads are optimized, AI continues to make a massive impact on digital marketing as a whole.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

What the Ernst & Young study showed was that women who are high school and college athletes are also being coached on how to be leaders in the business world. Throughout my professional career, I have seen the skills we learn from athletics directly translate to the business world. That communication focus extends to business.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a data intelligence and market insight tool provider for the mortgage and real estate industries, has appointed Brian McKray as the director of product development. The platform offers granular insights into lenders, loan officers, and real estate agents by region or individual transactions.

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2022

NP: To offset the challenges of today’s market, loan officers need competitive products to capture more opportunities, combined with good technology and platforms to help streamline their business, create a better customer experience and reduce expenses. There are always opportunities in a down market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

As the market shifts, interest in non-QM lending from traditional lenders and brokers has increased. We recently spoke to Bao Huynh, Director of Business Development at LoanScorecard, about these changes and the challenges of originating non-QM loans. But it may not be as sensitive as the more traditional refinance market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Propertybase CEO Vance Loiselle about real estate tech and how the past year has accelerated the need for digital collaboration tools across the entire customer journey. HousingWire: What role has the increase in technology played for both businesses and consumers in the real estate space?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Paul Anastos, CEO, Chief Innovation Officer Gateless, Guaranteed Rate. Paul Anastos has been on the forefront of innovation within the housing industry for over a decade, specializing in developing technology solutions and transforming businesses into industry powerhouses.

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