Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Longtime reverse mortgage industry professional Tane Cabe has joined C2 Financial ’s reverse mortgage division as a “retirement mortgage expert,” according to an announcement issued by the company this week. Cabe, who most recently served as president of reverse mortgage lending at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

Silvergate Capital Corporation , parent company of Silvergate Bank , which provided services to Sam Bankman-Fried’s now-collapsed crypto empire, walked away from its mortgage warehouse business and cut workforce by 20% as clients pulled $8.1 billion in crypto-related deposits. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2024

Andy Insua has joined Planet Home Lending as regional sales manager for the Southeast. Insua has a diverse financial services background in consumer finance, commercial banking, and mortgage banking. The post Planet Home Lending Adds Andy Insua as Regional Sales Manager, Southeast appeared first on MortgageOrb.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

Add mortgage lender Mountain West Financial to the list of victims of the price war in the wholesale channel. The Redlands, California-based company informed its broker network last week that it has “made the difficult decision to take a step back from wholesale lending,” according to a spokesperson.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 24, 2021

Andrew “Andy” Spicer recently joined non-agency lender Deephaven as vice president of client development, correspondent. Spicer has more than 30 years of correspondent and wholesale mortgage sales leadership experience.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2023

Tavant , a Silicon Valley-based digital lending solutions provider, is adding a new product called Asset Analysis to its AI-powered digital lending platform, Touchless Lending. Touchless Lending provides straight-through mortgage processing and automated underwriting as part of the end-to-end mortgage manufacturing pipeline.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank has agreed to direct $2.4 The depository is aiming to maintain at least 25% of its branches in LMI areas.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Maryland-based mortgage lender Apex Home Loans has appointed Leo Anzoleaga as its senior vice president of residential lending. In his new role, Anzoleaga will be tasked with generating more residential mortgage business, fostering business partnerships and improving customer experience.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase usually open the quarterly earnings seasons in the mortgage space, giving analysts something to chew on before nonbanks release their financial reports. Volumes are down The macroeconomic landscape adds more pressure on mortgage volumes, which are already shrinking. Regarding the U.S. billion.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Photo credit: AJ Canaria Reverse mortgages became an unexpectedly prominent topic during certain parts of The Gathering by HousingWire , held earlier this week in Scottsdale, Arizona. Reverse mortgages for purchase are taking up more conversation on the reverse side of the business recently.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The excited and at times nervous first-time homebuyers that James Dunn often represents ask him how that whole process of taking out a mortgage works, and Dunn, a Los Angeles-based real estate agent with eXp , replies with a few trusted names. Two hours south in San Diego, clients ask eXp agent Alanna Strei for a mortgage reference.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Cautious optimism is prevalent in the mortgage industry for 2024 as industry professionals anticipate the recovery of lost origination volume. The Loan Atlas niche is served by its coaching faculty, consisting of 19 top mortgage originators and executives from various lending companies, according to Braheem.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

Acra Lending, one of the largest independent non-QM specialty finance lenders, has added to its suite of mortgage loan programs with the launch of its Jumbo Prime mortgage solution. The new Jumbo Prime mortgage program features LTVs up to 90% with loan amounts up to $3 million.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. You feel out a prospective client during the initial conversation, get a sense of whether they know how everything works, if they’ve spoken to another lender, if they’re going to shop you, right?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

North Carolina-based Truist Financial Corporation announced on Tuesday that seasoned mortgage executive David Smith will be the head of Truist Mortgage effective July 31. mortgage lender and servicer, has shrunk amid a challenging mortgage market. Truist, a top U.S. Truist, a top U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Mortgage Contracting Services , a national provider of residential and commercial property services, hired Jason Myers as vice president of business development. In his new role, Myers will oversee new client acquisition, emerging market expansion, new product growth with existing clients and sales strategy.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Connecticut-based lender and servicer Planet Home Lending has acquired the assets of Illinois-based retail lender Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation. Founded in 1993 by Bill and Michael Giambrone, Platinum has 22 branches and 79 active loan officers, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. The lender originated $6.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

New York-based multichannel lender US Mortgage Corporation is expanding its efforts in the reverse mortgage space, illustrating its focus on growth. The company recently hired reverse mortgage industry veteran Ken Krajewski to serve as its managing director and head of reverse mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , was in the red again in 2023 as it reported a GAAP net loss of $390 million. But Varun Krishna, CEO and director of Rocket Companies, noted its growth in market share during a difficult year for mortgage lenders. “We Rocket originated $17 billion in mortgages in Q4 2023, down from $22.2

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

University Bank ’s reverse mortgage division has added four key hires across different disciplines as it prepares to grow further in the reverse mortgage space. Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In late August, when mortgage rates were well over 7% and beginning their climb toward 8%, Jeff Anderson had a client do what few other homeowners are willing to do: She gave up her 4% mortgage rate. mortgage rate at the end of August. “At At closing, my client will get $10,000 of cash up-front.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As a premier provider of innovative, high-performance software, data and analytics for mortgage and home equity lending and servicing, Black Knight is transforming the housing finance industry. Black Knight is a proven mortgage industry leader in servicing technology. Business Lines, Services and Products. Originations.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. HW: How has wholesale changed over the past 2–3 years?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Where should mortgage rates be before I buy or refinance my home? These are just a few of the questions independent mortgage brokers get asked on a daily basis. This is why it’s more important than ever for independent mortgage brokers across the country to establish themselves as an expert and trusted advisor in the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, launched its mortgage brokerage franchises this week, offering individual unit and regional opportunities to qualified individuals, teams, brokerages and loan originators. That changes now,” Homelendia CEO Frank Chimento said in a press release.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Newrez has launched a new joint venture mortgage company, Carnegie Mortgage Partners , in collaboration with a top Keller Williams franchise network in Bergen County, New Jersey, the lender announced on Monday. The joint venture mortgage company is led by Margaret Bernabei, a former branch manager at a CrossCountry Mortgage outpost.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2022

Milo , a Miami-based digital lender, will soon offer a crypto mortgage to clients with digital assets. According to Milo’s press release , clients who use the company’s services can pledge their Bitcoin to purchase a property. If a client qualifies, they will receive a low interest rate 30-year crypto mortgage, the company said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2023

a mortgage artificial intelligence firm focused on automated mortgage underwriting decisions, has conducted layoffs as lenders rush to cut costs. 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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2021

Citadel Servicing Corporation (CSC) , one of the country’s largest non-QM lenders , is rebranding as Acra Lending (Acra). As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry. Citadel resumed non-QM lending in the summer. Presented by: WFG.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

First Home Mortgage Corp. Previously, Channel worked at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. Previously, Channel worked at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. Draper and Kramer Mortgage was acquired by New American Funding (NAF) earlier this month. bolstered its presence in the Washington, D.C.

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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%). Home lending revenues declined to $3.3

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported operating income of $57 million in 2022, down from last year’s $397 million — a reflection of the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. The mortgage technology division at ICE posted $249 million in total revenue in the fourth quarter, down 9.8%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. HW: How has mortgage finance changed in the last few years?

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Worsening market conditions are only going to accelerate an already hyper-competitive mortgage lending industry that is still learning to adapt to post-pandemic homebuying behaviors. Customer-facing technologies, particularly loan origination and decisioning software, are now standard in mortgage lending’s tech stack.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Guild Mortgage has an ambitious plan under the leadership of its new CEO, Terry Schmidt. United Wholesale Mortgage , the top lender in the country by volume, claimed just under 8% total market share over the first nine months of 2023. nationally, per Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates. It won’t be easy. exits and 3.2%

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