Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

“One of our big goals at Blueprint Title is to shrink the title insurance business from an $18 billion business to a $10 billion business,” Berneman, the company co-founder and CEO. “We And Blueprint acquired an underwriter as it attempts to gain market share in an industry known for extreme barriers to entry.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

Smith, whose experience includes leadership roles at companies such as Keller Williams and CitiMortgage , will oversee the strategy and execution of originations, fulfillment, servicing and warehouse lending. mortgage lender and servicer, has shrunk amid a challenging mortgage market. Truist, a top U.S.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

Last year might best be described as a risk-prone atmosphere for the single-family rental sector and the related fix-and-flip market. We didn’t call it a bear market, but we did call it a lack of liquidity, which I think is more accurate,” said L.D. In 2023, the landscape for home flipping across the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

As agencies seek best practices, this is indicative of more specific requirements for banks, lending institutions and entities that have access to sensitive borrower data and recordable instruments. Those insurance policy coverage issues can include misrepresentation and unlicensed or unapproved parties attempting to provide services.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2021

Regions Bank is looking to make a big dent in the home improvement lending space , striking a deal to acquire EnerBank USA for $960 million in cash. EnerBank says it works with 10,000 contractors and develops personalized loan programs for their clients. billion in home improvement projects.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year. Obviously we have a forward lending division, we have the reverse mortgage lending division and a commercial panel, as well as an insurance company.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Almeida Realtor- Team Leader The American Dream Group Coldwell Banker Abhishek Shende Senior Principal Software Engineer Zillow Group Adi Pavlovic CEO Newzip Alnur Kassim-Lakha Director Mile Rock Capital Amy Macken Senior Vice President, Due Diligence Operations Consolidated Analytics Anaid Chacón Senior Vice President of Product Argyle Mortgage Arkadiusz (..)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

By integrating Curinos’ market pricing data into Polly’s cloud-native Product and Pricing Engine (PPE), the partnership will enable mortgage lenders to optimize workflows and positively impact margin management, Curinos said in a news release.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

Prognosticators are already suggesting the mortgage market has recently “peaked.” If the past two decades are any indication, the impending purchase-dominated market will bring discussion of softening margins and higher expenses. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Streamline by combining services.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. One of Dicker’s clients this past weekend backed out of a $295,000 houmese purchase in Michigan this past weekend. But the boom times are over, and he knows it. And he’s far from alone.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

VP, Marketing. Aslan Home Lending Corporation. JMAC Lending. EVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. VP, Purchase and Client Relations Operations. SVP, Chief Operating Officer of Investments & Capital Markets. Senior Director, Product & Client Solutions. Synergy One Lending.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2023

First Republic continues to fund loans, process transactions and fully serve the needs of clients,” Jim Herbert, founder and executive chairman, and Mike Roffler, CEO and president of First Republic Bank, wrote in a statement. Founded in 1985, First Republic offers private banking, private business banking and private wealth management.

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Meanwhile, borrower’s real estate agents, brokers and financial advisers may not even have access to those systems, preventing them from supporting their clients through what is typically the largest financial transaction of their lifetime. Abhinav Asthana, Head of Products and Innovation.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

Xactus will add flood services to its list of verification solutions with the acquisition of MassiveCert , a software company that provides flood zone determinations for insurance, lending and real estate. MassiveCert will be rebranded as Xactus Flood Solutions. “The Up until now, Xactus obtained data from third parties.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Panels featured top leaders, founders, and executives from across the housing system, to share thoughts on how to move the market forward. 00 Marketing Leaders Success Summit: The Logic of Emotion: How to Make Inaction Impossible. 01 Marketing Leaders Success Summit: 1+1=3 The Marketing Strategy of M&A.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Christian Mills, head of Financial Advisor Relations at Reverse Mortgage Funding, about the ways a reverse mortgage can create a stable cash flow for homeowners in the midst of a volatile housing market. CM : Firstly, reverse mortgages, whether government-insured or proprietary, are non-recourse loans.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Xactus, which says it has more than 6,500 clients including bank and nonbank mortgage originators, uses its proprietary technology platform to close loans quickly. Since then, the firm acquired MassiveCert , a software company that provides flood zone determinations for insurance, lending and real estate in July.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

The purchase market reigned supreme in the second quarter of 2021, and multichannel lender loanDepot reported a 31% increase in purchase mortgage transactions from the prior quarter. billion government-insured loans in Q2 2021, down from $5.08 More money was also pumped into marketing and advertising, with the company spending $114.13

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Nexsys Technologies , a subsidiary of Rocket Companies , launched its Clear HOI platform for all mortgage lenders on Wednesday – a new product it says will cut homeowners’ insurance verification time to mere minutes. Other insurance companies already integrated with the platform include Allstate , Liberty Mutual and Farmers Insurance.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Large banks have historically been the rulers of the jumbo market. Economic conditions, however, are opening up space for new entrants eyeing market share. Their retreat opens up opportunities for rival firms to grab market share. Part I explains the jumbo market’s decline.) Part I explains the jumbo market’s decline.)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

We have deployed components and services that have changed our strategy while still offering boutique solutions to our clients’ growth goals. Our solution prioritizes the borrower experience and promotes a “self-cure” to insurance resolution with a multi-channel campaign that includes both digital and print touchpoints with consumers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The banks had courted high-net-worth clients working in speculative tech and crypto startups in Silicon Valley, while also tying up a large portion of the banks’ assets in Treasury securities. 1, the company had lost 45% of its market value. Regional banks are once again in the grip of a concentration problem. By the end of Feb.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the secondary market, these jumbo loans are sold to other investors, such as real estate investment trusts, hedge funds and insurance companies. a market with high-income homebuyers that has experienced soaring home prices since 2020. California is the country’s most prominent market for jumbo loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Knox, which launched in 2019 and won the HW Tech100 award in 2022, analyzes market data to help homeowners price properties and generate income from their investments. Clients of the company can also access Knox Lending Corp., Knox’s lending arm. Barrett compares the shift to changing an asset mix in a stock portfolio.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

This is honestly where good loan officers can really separate themselves,” Josh Burruss, executive vice president and chief lending officer of Intercoastal Mortgage , said. Capitalizing on the two-story market New builds represent another silver lining. What we’re seeing is just increased competition over every deal.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

AI-generated image of two lawyers scrutinizing title insurance joint venture agreements. Campbell is now something of a JV guru, having completed over 80 joint ventures with real estate or lending firms. Image was created using MidJourney. Why not create one entity to ensure a smoother process?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

VA mortgage loans generally provide veterans and active-duty service members with more favorable terms than other loans on the market. The VA makes a guarantee to the lending institution for 25% of the loan amount and the lender is responsible for evaluating the eligibility of the borrower. Who is eligible? REALITY: There is no limit.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Their collective expertise spans the entire spectrum of the sector, encompassing areas such as lending, tech, real estate, appraisal, compliance, operations, sales and so much more. The following list of honorees comprises many more examples of exceptional leadership from some of the industry’s most accomplished women.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

SVP, Marketing. Planet Home Lending. Chief Marketing Officer. Mortgage Insurers. VP, Correspondent Lending. Enact Mortgage Insurance. Director of Client Strategy. SVP, Director of Capital Markets. Take a look through the list below to see the nominees’ impressive accomplishments.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The real estate market has been on a crazy ride for the past few years. However, over the past year, my business has been changing rapidly as I shift away from lending work to non-lender work as my primary business. In the meantime, I had a chance to interview Anastasia Corjan, who is the Senior Marketing Manager at CubiCasa.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Venture capital firm Menlo Ventures led the latest Series B funding round, which also includes investments from title insurance company First American Financial , FinVC as well as participation from existing investors 8VC , Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall. Building the next generation of tech: Three ways to digitize home lending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

Historically, though, professionals let their clients go after the transaction is complete rather than building a moat around the client that assures future transactions. The newest prop tech applications to moat the client relationship are home management tools.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

The IPO gives the cloud-based software company the ammunition to grow market share , develop new products and dive deeper into various sectors within fintech, including consumer banking and auto. Over the last two years, Blend has acquired its own mortgage insurance firm and title insurance firm (the latter in a $422 million deal).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2021

WFG Title Insurance will now offer forbearance, loan modification, and foreclosure information reports as part of its general title and closing services. “Offering customizable solutions for all our clients is key to this effort, regardless of their size. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mortgage lending titan Rocket Mortgage is bringing its tech straight to financial institutions. thanks to a near $84 billion dollars in volume in the second quarter, Rocket sees this program as an opportunity to further increase market share. Already the leading originator in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with SitusAMC CEO Michael Franco about the current market outlook and how lenders can focus on efficiency and stay agile in the midst of market shifts. HousingWire: What’s driving lenders’ need for agility and efficiency in the current market? Entering 2020 the market was expecting <$2.0

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