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

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Texas-based independent mortgage bank Thrive Mortgage has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Ohio-based lender American Mortgage Service Company (AMSC). The acquisition will strengthen Thrive’s retail channel and bring with it new territories amidst arguably the most challenging mortgage market since the early 1980s. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mortgage tech firms Mortgage Coach and Polly have teamed up on a new application programming interface (API) integration that guides borrowers through a visual representation of their loan options. This will enable borrowers to view accurate, side-by-side home loan comparisons, Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Customer engagement platform Total Expert ‘s customer intelligence and mortgage tech firm Polly ‘s product and pricing engine (PPE) will help California-based lender Mountain West Financial identify lending opportunities from its existing database. billion in generated loan application volume, and $6.7

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A majority of homeowners must sell their current home before they can qualify for a mortgage on their next home due to federal lending requirements around debt-to-income and down payments. Buy before you sell’ (BBYS) products like The Trade-In Mortgage powered by Calque eliminate the stressors caused by financing contingencies.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2023

Movement Mortgage has tapped Brady Yeager to join the team as national sales director, a role that will lead the expansion of Movement across the country. “I’ve always been passionate about helping loan officers grow their business to serve more families in our communities. and is licensed in 50 states.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Technology has made many aspects of day-to-day life more seamless than ever, with instant, easy and personalized consumer experiences; however, lending is still difficult. The Origence Mortgage Platform is an end-to-end lending platform that puts the power of modern technology in lenders’ hands, enabling them to close more loans, faster.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee-based mortgage lender Guaranty Home Mortgage Corporation (GHMC) has rolled out its new borrower online application portal, GAssist. The portal is designed to offer GHMC partners a “unique borrower online application experience” at no additional costs. The company had production volume of $148.76

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the world of mortgage lending, there’s an all-too-common sentiment that echoes through the industry: “My loan origination system (LOS) sucks.” In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

“Our goal is to ensure every homeowner has the support they need to make informed decisions and manage their mortgage with ease,” Toby Wells, president of Cornerstone Servicing said in a statement. Homeowners can log into the company’s secure web portal or mobile app to access a full view of their loan and 24/7 self-service options.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2023

The acquisition of Roostify by CoreLogic aims to streamline the user experience in the mortgage application process. By incorporating Roostify’s mortgage application software into CoreLogic’s suite of products, clients can benefit from an end-to-end integrated workflow to the loan origination process.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. But more than 80% of Rocket’s volume during those years came from refinancings, data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) showed. Its parent Rocket Companies rode the wave to a stunning $9.4

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

Fred Bolstad, executive vice president of retail lending at U.S. Bank Home Mortgage , will speak on a panel titled What Mortgage Tech is Solving Now at HousingWire’s Spring Summit on March 4. Bank Home Mortgage, Bolstad is responsible for over 4,000 employees, including nearly 1,400 mortgage loan officers.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Indecomm approaches automation by looking at practical applications for the technology across the entire mortgage lifecycle, using a framework called the automation continuum for mortgages. State of Mortgage Automation. Indecomm’s Automation Continuum. That is where supervised automation comes in.”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2021

Digital mortgage platform Roostify announced on Tuesday it has raised another $32 million in a Series C funding round amid a booming real estate market, bringing the tech startup’s total capital to $65 million. They also offer a home equity platform for home equity loan applications and HELOCs under the same umbrella.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2022

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest wholesale lender, wants to beat rival lenders by offering competitive pricing to brokers, a move designed to navigate a shrinking mortgage market with compressed margins. UWM dropped rates by 50 to 100 basis points across all loan types, the company said in a release.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The use of tech in the current mortgage application process is disjointed and siloed. Borrowers, loan officers, and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. Hassan Rashid, Chief Revenue Officer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

While home-buying has been historically seen as difficult, the process is getting a rebrand as loan officers, real estate agents and industry experts answer the questions that Gen Z (and any generation that won’t willingly admit to using the app) have on TikTok’s platform.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2022

Movement Mortgage was founded in 2008 with a mission to create a “movement of change” in the mortgage industry after one of the hardest financial episodes in American history. Grab the Key is now a program at Movement designed to make homeownership a reality for more Black Americans. Homeownership changes lives.

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Housing Wire

JULY 13, 2023

At her new company, her primary goal will be to optimize the utilization and adoption of Argyle’s products across various sectors, including mortgage, lending, banking, and background checks. Chacón brings with her over a decade of leadership experience in product management and technology to her new role.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

Between significantly fewer refinances, rising mortgage rates and housing inventory nearly cut in half since 2020, loan officers (LOs) and brokers face a pivotal time where adaptation is a must for success. There is also the matter of efficiency versus increased lending cost. Bracing for the challenges of non-QM.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2021

SimpleNexus , a digital mortgage startup, announced on Tuesday that it picked up $108 million in a Series B funding around. The fund raise comes as the company attempts to increase its marketshare within the eClosing and mobile mortgage segments.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

PPP may have meant something different in 2020, but this year the 3 P’s are the guiding light to long-term mortgage success and domination. Panelists: Bill Dallas, President, Finance of America Courtney Graham, Chief Marketing Officer Princeton Mortgage Alcynna Lloyd, Digital Media Manager, HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the aftermath, one of the most contentious issues in the minds of mortgage professionals is how the ruling might affect FHA and VA mortgage borrowers. FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5%

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2022

With Fannie Mae and other organizations predicting a tough outlook for 2023’s housing market, loan officers should be looking to get their name out in front of as many potential borrowers as possible in order to secure business. Parker is a HousingWire 2022 Mortgage Marketing Leader with a focus on business development and marketing.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Today’s low-volume, purchase-focused market is more competitive than ever, as mortgage lenders work to win more market share than their neighbor and aim to be as profitable as possible. First, the PPE should be architecturally designed to accommodate any lenders’ unique business strategy or use case.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As the housing market suffers through a drought of home sales and related mortgage originations in the current high-rate environment, home prices and home equity continue to climb, helping to spark a revival of another sector — home equity lending and investment. billion, according to a review of bond-rating and industry reports.

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Clear Capital

APRIL 1, 2024

Home equity lending is a hot topic, with homeowners boasting near-record amounts of equity. Mordor Intelligence estimates that as of 2024, the home equity lending market size is estimated at nearly $31 billion, and is expected to grow to $36 billion by 2029. What is home equity lending?

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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. Mike Jameson doesn’t think this, however. Not anymore.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

With so many people involved – including the appraisal desk, loan operations, loan officers, underwriters, the IT/product team, borrowers and appraisal vendors – there’s room for error that could negatively impact the home buying experience. Brian Zitin, Co-Founder and CEO.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. The mortgage industry has been moving in the direction of being more digital. mortgage market by origination volume, according to HMDA data.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2021

A week after the deadline to pick sides in United Wholesale Mortgage ‘s “all-in” ultimatum to mortgage brokers, Fairway Independent Mortgage is speaking out. “However, there’s a clause in those 19 pages that says if you lock a loan with UWM…let’s say we lock it at 3.5% Be a leader.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

In 2015, I designed the Market Machine, a technological tool used by appraisers and other valuation professionals. Josh : The course is taken by staff of lending institutions and appraisal management companies and centers on the need for companies to meet or exceed clients’ and regulators’ minimum training requirements.

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Assurance Financial

APRIL 15, 2024

Prairieville, Louisiana, is a small census-designated place just south of Baton Rouge. Its low population lends itself to a comfortable life within a tight-knit community. Finance a Home in Prairieville At Assurance Financial, we support buyers entering the Prairieville community through a comprehensive list of loan options.

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Assurance Financial

APRIL 29, 2021

Mortgage Lending Terminology . If you plan to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage, you’ll likely encounter mortgage loan terms and definitions that may be unfamiliar — especially if you’re buying a house for the first time. Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM). Amortization. Assessed Value.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Rates for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage are the highest in over 20 years and may stay elevated for some time. As borrowers reel from the sticker shock of conventional mortgages , lenders could see a surge of demand for alternative lending products, such as adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), for the first time since the financial crisis.

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