Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Guaranteed Rate made two significant executive appointments, the Chicago -based mortgage lender announced on Monday. CJ Rose was promoted to the role of executive vice president of growth and acquisition, while Chris Hutchens was hired as producing area manager for North Carolina and senior vice president of mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Movement Mortgage on Friday announced the appointment of Lyra Waggoner as its chief information officer. Waggoner’s professional career spans 18 years in the mortgage industry. Michael Brennan, president of Movement, said Waggoner can empower loan officers with the tools they “need to win.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Mortgage capital markets tech firm Polly announced on Tuesday that it has launched “Polly/AI,” which integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the newest version of its product and pricing engine (PPE) and includes a “co-pilot” for loan officers that will “process, interpret, and recommend a range of outcome-driven results.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

It may be counterintuitive, but loan officer Scott Betley, a 32-year-old TikTok sensation , says he isn’t worried about a potential U.S. Betley, who has more than a decade of experience helping first-time and move-up buyers, joined NFM Lending as a loan officer in 2021. ban of the short-form video app.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Acquisitive lender Guild Mortgage on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Legacy Mortgage , increasing its footprint in the Southwest. The lender originated approximately $309 million in mortgages in 2022, according to data from mortgage technology platform Modex. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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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

JUNE 30, 2021

The wholesale channel will continue to grow as more retail originators and borrowers learn the benefits of working with a mortgage broker. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is solely focused on growing the wholesale channel and helping independent brokers thrive. “At Blink+ is a white-label, borrower-facing digital application tool.

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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

JANUARY 23, 2024

Blue Sage: Digital Lending Platform Our Digital Lending Platform is a multi-channel, end-to-end digital mortgage solution that provides a superior experience for lenders and customers. Product Fast Facts #1 Robust flagship LOS and mobile apps for borrowers, loan officers, correspondents, and brokers. Get More Info

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Intuitive technologies developed and built by experts in both mortgages and technology can drive efficiency, reliability and profitability when paired with exceptional customer service. We keep our ears to the ground and are always ready to pivot, find a solution and develop technologies our clients need to have a competitive edge.”.

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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

APRIL 18, 2024

Its mission statement included a desire to “champion groundbreaking research focused on reverse mortgages.” It continued to contribute data and academic information about the reverse mortgage product and its potential use as a retirement planning tool. “We We have to be honest; that’s the reality.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Polly , a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform, integrated with six mortgage insurance providers to streamline the mortgage process for loan officers and mortgage lenders. .

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Lenders and applicants alike rely on powerful tools and technology that increase transparency and create ease, speed and convenience. The company’s predictive analytics platform not only provides lenders with the benefit of intuitive technology, it also helps more applicants qualify for mortgages.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

For most of its history, New American Funding (NAF) has focused on organic growth, but earlier this month, the company acquired Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. 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. That’s why we started NAF Cash.

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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.” Numerous shops, including Better.com , Interfirst Mortgage , and Freedom Mortgage have announced layoffs in the past few weeks, and some LOs worry their jobs may also be on the chopping block.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2021

It’s no secret credit scores can hinder a potential borrower’s ability to qualify for the best loan program, which can ultimately lead to poor borrower satisfaction. They can go online and understand their FICO score, but mortgage credit scores are different. That’s not a good experience,” Hydrew said.

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Kairos Appraisal Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If you’re a mortgage loan officer and not taking advantage of pre-appraisal tools, your clients could be paying the price with higher fees and longer turnaround times.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

In the past year, among the many challenges and difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the real estate and mortgage industries enjoyed a wave of success with low interest rates, refinance opportunities and etc. But if you’ve gotten this far I want to ask this question: how good is your real estate or mortgage CRM software?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Everyone here is unique, likes to show that side to our clients and wants the people who work with us to see that and view us as a friend. The broker leverages tools, like the newly redesigned pricing calculator, to increase the speed of the game throughout their business and relay information with incredible certainty.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

2 However, these potential clients will also face challenges — namely market volatility, unpredictable interest rates and limited purchasing power due to increasing debt. They own the home with their name on the title, as with any mortgage, traditional or reverse.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

When industry veteran Michael Strauss abruptly shut down Long Island-based Sprout Mortgage in early July, there was uproar. million mortgage fraud settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to his name, seems to be back in the mortgage business. Shocked employees didn’t receive their last paychecks.

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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.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

HousingWire: Like most industries, the mortgage industry has historically had key, dominant players that lenders must work with in order to remain operational. Specifically, when it comes to a core component in the mortgage tech stack like the PPE. That said, my concern lies first and foremost with the lender. AC: Absolutely.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

HW Media CEO Clayton Collins recently spoke with Ernie Graham, CEO and Co-founder at Homebot , to dive into what it really means for mortgage professionals to create clients for life , and how Homebot is doing that through the entire home-buying process, starting with home search. “It

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

There are many more moving pieces and loan originators spend a great deal of time communicating with clients and their real estate agents. Rocket Pro TPO helps accelerate the entire mortgage process with underwriting speed and by offering brokers’ clients the information they need in a concise and clear format. .

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a data intelligence and market insight tool provider for the mortgage and real estate industries, has appointed Brian McKray as the director of product development. The platform offers granular insights into lenders, loan officers, and real estate agents by region or individual transactions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Rocket Pro TPO , the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage , hopes to woo brokers with a slew of product enhancements and services. Rocket Pro TPO affirmed that it will continue to provide credit reports at no cost for brokers when closing loans through Rocket recognizing that credit report fees are going to get more expensive this year. “The

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2021

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Reina Ramos, senior vice president, mortgage market leader at City National Bank of Florida. Reina Ramos: I don’t have a favorite article but rather enjoy and appreciate the coverage HW provides on all subject matters that are affecting the mortgage industry as well as Realtors.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2023

It ensures team members understand their duties and responsibilities, helps build quality client relationships and creates a positive work environment. Volly ’s most successful customers use our tools to engage with a combination of email, social, print and other multi-mediums that when choreographed together successfully blankets the market.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When mortgage lenders are talking about compliance in loan origination or mortgage servicing, the worst case can be pretty bad, so we often see companies investing heavily in the best tools. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. That makes a smart CRM a “need to have” tool. Not anymore.

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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. HW: How has the financial industry’s response to COVID accelerated the need for digital tools?

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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 24, 2021

Buyside helps real estate agents and loan officers engage homeowners with not just home value tools but also branded wealth optimization tips on their home’s equity so homeowners can now truly view their home as an asset. “According to NAR over 69% of buyers have a home to sell, so really homeowners represent the earliest buyer.

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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. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s yearly forecast, purchase mortgage originations are expected to grow by 9% to $1.73

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