Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Kristen Sieffert, president of Finance of America Reverse, speaks during The Gathering by HousingWire on Monday, April 21, 2024. Tom Selleck, as well as the development of additional products in the space to meet the growing needs of the senior demographic.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2021

The financial planning community is often sought after by reverse mortgage professionals as a referral source, as planners can help provide necessary clarity to their clients who are seeking the preservation of financial assets and continuing stability. sees reverse mortgages as a vehicle toward financial security for certain clients.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) servicing contract and is a HECM subservicer for several major lenders. At Celink, we have always, and will continue to, focus on doing what’s best for our clients, their borrowers, and the reverse mortgage program as a whole,” McDougall said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Under Krishna’s leadership, Rocket piloted an AI virtual assistant with 325 mortgage bankers for outbound client calls in the fourth quarter of 2023. Rocket Logic scans and identifies the files when the client uploads its first document to the lender’s portal, securing the correct documentation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2023

announced on Thursday that the Optimal Blue product, pricing and eligibility engine (PPE) has added investor content from 54 state-based housing finance agencies (HFAs). With the Optimal Blue PPE’s extensive network of HFA content, lenders using the platform will now have access to more diverse financing options for their clients.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

After slowing to a 30-year low in 2023, the gears of housing finance are re-engaging. Thus, it makes sense for these top performers to rank communication with clients as most crucial when clients are: applying for a loan (49%); getting pre-qualified (40%); going through underwriting (11%); and closing (1%).

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

California-based fix-and-flip lender Anchor Loans launched a third-party originator (TPO) channel to serve mortgage brokers, banks, private and non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lenders and other referral partners whose clients are home builders, developers and investors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Lennar values the relationship we’ve developed and strengthened with ICE over the years,” Laura Escobar, president of Lennar Mortgage, said in a statement. “We ICE’s mission to digitize and streamline all aspects of the housing finance lifecycle aligns perfectly with our goal to create the world’s simplest path to homeownership.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2023

Candor is executing a change in strategy to address the ever-changing mortgage market and to pivot along with client operations,” Tom Showalter, CEO of Candor , said in an e-mailed response. Future development projects will follow this collaborative approach with our clients and strategic partners. Candor Technology Inc. ,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

This integration enhances user interactions to provide the personalized, conversational experience that modern consumers expect, according to Dean Rouso, senior vice president of strategic innovation at Baird & Warner , a Roof AI client. Michel Moubarak, vice president of growth at Roof AI, told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

The goal is to help them develop this territory and use this platform to attract talent – established loan officers, up and coming loan officers,” Steinway said in an interview with HousingWire. NAF, the 31st largest mortgage lender in America in 2023, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, has been in growth mode.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Meanwhile, Greenberg was promoted to senior vice president of finance where he will oversee investor relations, financial planning, analysis, data analytics and treasury.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

He is expected to strengthen Cenlar’s relationships with stakeholders in this role, including agency investors, shareholders, clients, and rating agencies. Donatacci’s former roles include executive vice president of business development at The Money Source Inc. chief of staff at Impac Holdings Inc. territories.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s all about practice, skill, and perseverance, ensuring you’re ready to score big for your clients—and yourself. The more clients you help achieve their goals, the faster you’ll achieve your own. Who are the developers and what are they developing? • Do the builders have special financing? What price ranges?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

Furthermore, we’re actively developing new email campaigns to engage with prospects, past clients, and business partners, ensuring we stay top of mind. HousingWire: The Money Store prides itself on providing easy, efficient, and affordable home financing. HousingWire: As an executive leader, what is one habit you swear by?

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

“We have an unwavering commitment to our clients to provide the utmost client service experience,” said Wu. .” In a statement, Wu cited the strength of Compass’ technology platform, which allows agents to streamline operations, deliver detailed reporting as well as clean marketing materials.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Louis-based developer of a leading white-label financial fitness and homeownership platform, announced the closure of a $17 million Series B funding round on Tuesday. In addition to product development, FinLocker (a former HousingWire Tech 100 winner) plans to expand its strategic partnerships and collaborations within the mortgage ecosystem.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Fitch Group , the parent of bond-rating firm Fitch Ratings , is acquiring a majority ownership stake in capital-markets fintech company dv01 — which provides data and analytics services to the structured-finance market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The dv01 deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Fitch Group.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

billion in volume, has developed its technology in-house with “very few partners,” a method it used to “control the product,” Bressler said. according to Inside Mortgage Finance, with about $19 billion in production from January to March. . “The answer is: AI will not replace your job.

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

DLD provides analysis, data insights, news and industry rankings focused on the lower and middle private-equity financing spaces along with coverage of private jumbo loans of $1 billion or more. KBRA Analytics’ acquisition of DLD closed quietly on Aug. 31 for an undisclosed sum, KBRA announced.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

VA loans offer a 100% financing option for qualifying military service members and veterans, and don’t require mortgage insurance. These clients are typically low on funds, which is why they need this type of financing. Potter added: “Government lending would come to a halt.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2021

EnerBank says it works with 10,000 contractors and develops personalized loan programs for their clients. Regions, a retail lender with a footprint of over 1,300 physical offices, has dipped into specialty finance sectors before. in 2021 to $433 billion. The space remains dominated by depository banks. billion in volume in 2020.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development , have become essential for borrowers of all ages as higher interest rates and down payment requirements have eaten into affordability. Clients often focus on improving their credit scores and paying down debt. Professional housing counseling services , including those through the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2022

South Carolina-based Movement Mortgage has hired two executives away from rival Fairway Independent Mortgage to boost the growth and development of its distributed retail sales team. The nonbank lender named the 34-year veteran Sarah Middleton to the new position of chief growth officer to attract, onboard and develop sales leaders.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Speakers: Haley Parker, Area Business Development Manager, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Arjun Dhingra, Sales and Business Development, All Western Mortgage Doug Wilber, CEO, Denim Social Chelsea Peitz, Founder, Chelsea Peitz Consulting. 03 Marketing Leaders Success Summit: The Future of Marketing. 03 HWA The Remix: Argyle.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2021

Months after launching, Candor had already nabbed several top lenders as clients. Today, that client list has grown considerably: Candor provides automated underwriting for 40 lenders, including American Pacific Mortgage , American Financial Network , American Financing , Alcova , Florida-based FBC Mortgage and Homestar.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2021

billion in assets from clients in 127 countries. Loan originations in dollars increased by more than 25% since the third quarter of 2020, and 44% of loan clients are in Latin America. According to Ledn, if Bitcoin prices drop, the client needs to deposit more collateral or pay down some of the principal.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Retail lender Movement Mortgage has invested $200 million to expand its nonprofit Movement Foundation , and to accelerate the development of its growing charter school network. The investment will also aide in the development of adjacent affordable housing and health clinics in Central America, the company said in a statement this week.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

“We are continually enhancing and updating our Smart Series products to ensure we are providing competitive non-QM financing options for our clients in current market conditions,” said Jeff Gravelle, co-head of production at NewRez, in a statement.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Working as a commercial real estate developer can be a lucrative career path for savvy entrepreneurs. Setting Yourself Up for Success in Real Estate Development. Perhaps the most important trait for a commercial real estate developer is the ability to identify an ideal piece of land. Image by Unsplash. Network to get funding.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

“Personal loans are a really smart way for customers to reduce the cost of high-interest credit card debt or to help finance unexpected purchases,” said Anand Cavale, executive vice president and head of unsecured lending product at Guaranteed Rate. ” The personal loans could also be a good source of leads for mortgages down the road.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2022

A spokesperson from Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General said that the loans funded were FHA-insured loans. The indictment also accuses the loan officer of creating fictious divorce papers showing her clients were entitled to receive monthly child support payments.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sue Haviland has also joined the division as a loan officer, coming off of a roughly three-year stint as Finance of America Reverse (FAR)’s national sales trainer in learning and development. That also extends to internal educational development to inform more people at the bank about reverse mortgages, he said. “In

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Regions Bank on Monday announced Todd Jarman has joined its Income Property Finance group as senior vice president overseeing production offices in Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chicago and Washington, D.C. From these offices, experienced Regions personnel serve real estate clients throughout the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Kully previously worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a senior attorney, in the legal division at Fannie Mae and as a partner at K&L Gates. housing finance industry and deserves a strong leader. For the first HW+ spotlight, we’re featuring Kris Kully, a partner at Mayer Brown. McCargo’s nomination.

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