Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Mortgage servicer Nationstar , doing business as Mr. Cooper , has filed a lawsuit against electronic payment processing vendor ACI Payments related to the damages it allegedly suffered from unauthorized mortgage payments imposed on its customers two years ago. In total, ACI initiated around 1.4 million ACH withdrawals. ”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Mortgage pros have closely monitored the commission lawsuit developments since a Kansas City, Missouri jury determined that NAR, HomeServices of America , and Keller Williams conspired to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s so-called Participation Rule. Assisting homebuyers and their agents adds more to an LO’s plate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2022

It is not surprising that the mortgage industry can be one of the more challenging industries to work in. Here are three keys to help mortgage pros and their businesses survive while the mortgage industry contracts. To be a successful mortgage pro, it is important to collaborate and network with other professionals.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures that occurred over the last week have caused even more uncertainty within the mortgage industry. Meanwhile, mortgage lenders are still trying to calm down their investors and business partners. ” The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey proved Deitch right. .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

The dispute between the companies started in 2019 when Black Knight accused PennyMac of copying its mortgage servicing platform, MSP, to create its Servicing Systems Environment (SSE) technology. million in damages related to a breach of contract claim, plus interest and attorneys fees.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Direct retail lender Revolution Mortgage has scooped up two of loanDepot ‘s top LOs, accelerating its plans to expand market share despite a tough origination environment. The first transaction is the most important, but we want to make sure we have a relationship with you afterward.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

Mortgage businesses at Wells Fargo , JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are now only a fraction of what they were in 2022. As a group, the trio originated about $80 billion in mortgages in 2023, down from nearly $218 billion the prior year – a $138 billion decline (63%). The data shows that the bank produced $25.3 30, 2023.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Cenlar FSB , the second-largest mortgage servicer and largest subservicer in the U.S., With over 25 years of experience in portfolio management, he brings to the role an extensive expertise in default mortgage servicing. Headquartered in Ewing, NJ, Cenlar FSB is a subservicer that caters to clients in all 50 states and U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Veteran mortgage executive James Seely has sued Guild Mortgage for allegedly failing to pay $750,000 in compensation after terminating his employment for cause by “manufacturing out of whole cloth spurious claims of Mr. Seely not working full time,” according to a recently filed lawsuit. billion in mortgage loans. 2 in a U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Mortgage subservicer Loancare informed authorities that the data of about 1.3 19 , FNF said it suffered a “ cybersecurity incident ” that led the system to shut down some of its networks, causing disruptions to its title insurance, escrow and other title-related services, as well as mortgage transactions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The coming winter is expected to be an existential test of survival for many independent mortgage banks (IMBs), according to leaders of several mortgage advisory firms. “We’re really at the darkest part of the market this winter,” Brian Hale, CEO and founder of consultancy Mortgage Advisory Partners , said. .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2022

Wells Fargo agreed to pay $12 million to more than 1,800 mortgage borrowers to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the bank’s clients had loan modifications wrongfully denied due to calculation errors in the bank’s system. A spokesperson for Wells Fargo, the largest depository residential mortgage lender in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Maxwell , a Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech, announced Wednesday that it has struck a deal to acquire the digital lending platform Revvin ( formerly known as MortgageHippo ) to enhance its point-of-sale technology. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2022

Nima Ghamsari, CEO and founder of mortgage fintech Blend Labs. In 2008, as the financial crisis was unfolding, he landed a job at secretive big data startup Palantir , where he learned that the $10 trillion mortgage industry was still in the Stone Age technologically. It’s a stock that’s in short-term mortgage jail.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2023

on Thursday announced that mortgage loan sub-servicing provider LoanCare will implement the Black Knight Loss Mitigation solution to support homeowners in need of mortgage payment assistance programs. Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Big Four title firm Fidelity National Financial and its subsidiary mortgage subservicer Loancare are facing a class action lawsuit alleging that they were negligent with customer data and that they breached their contract, after the firm was the victim of a cyber security attack in late-November. District Court for Central California.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2021

As we think about coming out of this first month of the year, we’ve quickly realized this year is going to be anything but planned or what we in the mortgage lending industry are used to. But for others, low mortgage rates gave way to pre-approved borrowers struggling in a very competitive seller’s market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

California-based Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS) sees a window of opportunity in the mortgage market. The Federal Reserve (Fed) actions that resulted in millions of borrowers receiving mortgage rates below 4% gave way to Fed actions that… triggered mortgage rates to rise above 7% in the fall of 2022.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ultimately, every homebuyer prospect, every contract and every negotiation is different, but your value should be consistent for all situations and clients. In fact, you will become known as a true professional and receive repeat and referral business as a result of doing the best job possible for your clients.

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Hank Miller Team

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

So what happens if the appraisal is below contract price? Appraisals below contract price will continue to be a challenge in 2022. Consider, appraisals this year will be using data from the already insane market of 2021 and many will still fall below contract. Most important, buyers and sellers should QUALIFY THEIR AGENT.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate loan are hovering around 7% levels and still-high home prices are slashing purchasing power. What helped Erica Davis, a loan originator at Guild Mortgage , in the current high-rate environment is a seller-funded temporary 2-1 rate buydown. It’s a terrible time for homebuyers. in the second year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2022

And it’s led to several sleepless nights for mortgage loan originators and mortgage executives. Such volatility has triggered turbulence in the mortgage market. The mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market went “no-bid” on Friday. Consequently, mortgage rates leapt like they hadn’t in decades.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

United Wholesale Mortgage is facing a potentially ugly court battle from a few of its own constituents. Three mortgage brokers in California claim that UWM pulled the rug out from beneath them in March when it changed the commission structure on mortgages that were quickly paid off by borrowers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In its Q4 earnings statement on Tuesday, mortgage technology giant Black Knight remained tight-lipped regarding the Politico report that the U.S. The call instead focused on its slimmer organic growth in 2022 amid operational challenges for its clients, which stemmed from high interest rates.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Northpointe Bank , a regional bank headquartered in Michigan, will walk away from its correspondent lending business to focus on its retail lending, mortgage warehouse financing division and specialty loan servicing business. Northpointe was the 24th largest correspondent lender , according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2022

A rising player in the world of crypto-mortgages and blockchain-enabled financing, LoanSnap, plans expand its reach in the market by opening its lending platform to licensed mortgage brokers across the country in the near future. It’s an open platform. We’re not huge, but we’re not small either.”.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Interfirst Mortgage , the retail mortgage business he founded in 2001, had grown to $14.5 The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017. In 2012, Dmitry Godin was seemingly on top of the world.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2023

loanDepot is accusing its competitor Movement Mortgage of damaging its business by hiring over 25 employees in three months and “effectively crippling” “now-depleted” branches. It also accuses Movement of inducing these employees to breach contracts by soliciting others to leave loanDepot.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Black Knight will integrate Wolters Kluwer ‘s eNote and eVault capabilities in order to cut lenders’ costs per transaction and secure their clients’ electronically signed assets. Using the eVault helps clients securely manage their electronically signed assets throughout the entire post-execution loan life cycle.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Djon spoke on Sunday during a session on lead generation at The Gathering, HousingWire ’s real estate and mortgage conference, held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Djon Luxury Real Estate is expanding its sell-side business, training buyer-side real estate agents on the necessary contracts and selling their value to the consumer.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) just sued two more broker shops that allegedly violated its controversial “ultimatum” by sending loans to rivals Rocket Mortgage and Fairway Independent Mortgage. However, the lender said it was necessary to protect the long-term viability of the wholesale mortgage channel.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Investors have largely shunned nonbank mortgage stocks, and analysts believe the hard times are still ahead. Driven by a desire to achieve greater scale and gain access to cheaper capital, nonbank mortgage lenders dove headfirst into the public markets during the Covid-19 boom. How could they resist? Finance data.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 27, 2020

in July, the third consecutive month of gains, fueled by low mortgage rates and unprecedented demand from consumers. The seasonally-adjusted index measuring signed contracts was up 15.5% Home sellers are seeing their homes go under contract in record time, with nine new contracts for every 10 new listings.”. million, a 1.1%

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2023

Top-producing loan officer Christopher Keelin has taken his 80+person team over to CrossCountry Mortgage to “take advantage” of the lender’s technology while scaling his business. Keeling also previously held the role of branch manager at Advisors Mortgage Group.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The first half of the year, with mortgage rates in the 3s and 4s, was like “Fast and Furious.” The number of home listings dried up , contracts were canceled , the few buyers still out there demanded concessions , mortgage rates spiked to 7% and homebuilder sentiment hit rock bottom. over asking price.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Amid elevated mortgage rates, continued emphasis on regulatory oversight and a worsening 2023 market outlook, many lenders are reassessing their risk tolerance, which can lead to a tightening of their lending standards. In a contracting market, how can lenders gain a competitive advantage? How can lenders expand the credit box?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Real estate agents are facing a contracting issue that could seriously upend the traditional housing landscape. If this is to happen, buyer agents and mortgage companies will be forced to adapt. Matthew VanFossen is the CEO of Absolute Home Mortgage and the vice president of Community Home Lenders of America.

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