Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. It’s amazing how many loan officers miss this, don’t return the call quickly, and lose their race before it’s even underway. In our business, that’s the refinance transaction.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Tane Cabe Prior to joining Fairway in 2022 as the reverse division’s business development manager for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase program, Cabe served as VP of 55places Mortgage and as a branch manager for Churchill Mortgage originating HECM and standard home loans. “I

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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

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. HousingWire spoke with Parvesh Sahi, chief revenue officer of Polly , about the importance of having the right PPE and strategic pillars that facilitate LO success.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Investor interest, product offerings When asked about investor interest, Krajewski said that partners are eager about the prospect of more companies entering the reverse mortgage business — especially firms that are well known to them. Too often, forward loan officers are just focused on their real estate agent partners.

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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. This tool not only aids in personal financial education but also allows ambassadors to stay connected with new leads.

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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

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

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

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The changing role of the LO One of the strongest indicators of this transformation is the changing role of the loan officer (LO). To succeed, companies will need to empower their teams with the tools, training and decision-making authority to help them win share on a loan-by-loan, borrower-by-borrower basis as quickly as possible.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

API-centric and based on consumer data models, our platform focuses on innovation, automation, and business transformation. Product Fast Facts #1 Robust flagship LOS and mobile apps for borrowers, loan officers, correspondents, and brokers. Plus, standalone solutions for settlement agents, servicers, and document management. #2

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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. Loan Officer Freedom. Loan Officer Leadership. Loan Officer Leadership. 10 Loans a Month.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Braheem, former co-founder of Loan Toolbox — an online resource for training, tools, support and coaching — launched The Loan Atlas, a mortgage coaching platform, earlier this year with mortgage executives and top loan officers joining as faculty members.

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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.

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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. CMG Financial had 1,813 loan officers and 393 active branches as of March 6, according to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

“They’re a more forward-thinking broker, and there has been lots of activity with the HECM Tool, which is a software application that I developed. Hence the HECM Tool, which is a software application,“ he said. “So Sometimes it goes smoothly, sometimes it doesn’t, and it’s the good and the bad that you have to take.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The GAssist portal will provide its partners, which include community banks, credit unions, and brokers, with tools that will allow them to better manage borrower expectations, from guided originations to processing tools, according to a press release on the roll-out. The tools are housed within the secure application portal.

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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. Roomvu is backed by REACH, the venture capital arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Mortgage Coach , a mortgage platform that enables lenders to educate borrowers with home loan presentations, announced that its platform will be integrated with Insellerate, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We recognize that loan officers have a choice, and when they choose to join a company on their own, it just seems to work better. RA: One thing that most don’t realize about NAF is that we consider ourselves a legacy family business. We are a family business, and a lot of our family works here.

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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

APRIL 8, 2024

According to the analysts, the short thesis alleges some borrowers overpay for loans due to brokers’ incentive to steer business to UWM, but this is not reflected in the wholesale lender’s earnings. That was more than double the 3,831 brokers who sent at least 99% of their business to UWM in 2020.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The company has 39 active loan officers across its retail branches, according to Modex data. By joining Guild, Legacy loan officers can offer additional mortgage products and specialized loan programs. This should enable companies to be more successful in the purchase market.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2021

Instead of turning clients away and losing out on potential business, implementing a credit process can help you keep those clients. CreditXpert, a software solutions company, provides loan officers with the tools needed to help their clients reach their dream of homeownership. That’s not a good experience,” Hydrew said.

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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

As the top mortgage lender, we are always building, growing and improving broker tools on a daily basis. Mortgage brokers are uniting like never before and finding a true community as entrepreneurs and independent business owners with common goals. In fact, in 2022, over 20,000 loan officers joined the wholesale channel.

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Mortgage Retail Lending Loan Officers 365

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

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

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 9, 2024

Established in 1997, 360 specializes in comprehensive online training solutions for individuals and businesses across industries – including financial services, real estate, healthcare and environmental health and safety. 360training.com, Inc.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2024

The HECM for Purchase is not a refinancing tool; it is not akin to a Home Equity Line of Credit ( HELOC ). But economic forecasts and housing market predictions suggest that businesses need to be prepared for another shake-up in the near future. They have been able to reach sales goals with relative ease for over a decade.

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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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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Technology Development 286

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

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. I think everyone would agree on that. Growth was a high priority for us.

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