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CMG Financial adds Shamrock’s $300M-plus origination team

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The group will be branded as Shamrock, Powered by CMG Home Loans. According to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates, CMG was the 16th-largest mortgage lender in the country in the first nine months of 2023, with a $16 billion volume, an increase of 17.5% 21, NMLS showed the lender had eight loan officers and 13 branches.

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How PrimeLending plans to grab market share

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The lender brought on 100 loan officers in June, bringing the total number of LOs to about 800. We’ll reach out to those loan officers in markets where we have existing retail branch locations. Instead, tapping high-volume loan officers in targeted locations has worked for PrimeLending. “We

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OJO Labs acquires personal finance platform Digs

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OJO Labs announced its first foray into fintech on Thursday with its acquisition of Digs, a personal finance platform. With this acquisition, OJO Labs hopes to help homebuyers and homeowners navigate financial responsibilities like saving for a down payment, securing the right lender, building equity and saving for renovations.

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Here’s how wholesale lenders and brokers are navigating near-8% mortgage rates

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Mortgage lenders are betting on down-payment assistance programs, buy-down options and renovation products to provide brokers opportunities to win in a market with mortgage rates nearing 8%, a lack of inventory and high home prices. Then, we have all the traditional financing options, including jumbo.”

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Planet acquires Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation

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Founded in 1993 by Bill and Michael Giambrone, Platinum has 22 branches and 79 active loan officers, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. Planet, which originates loans through the correspondent and retail channels, plans to grow organically and via mergers and acquisitions. The lender originated $6.5

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What is a 2-1 temporary rate buydown?

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As mortgage rates hit 7% and above, loan officers are seeing new borrowers increasingly interested in options that can help reduce their initial mortgage payments. Temporary rate buydowns are not new, but many loan officers may not be familiar with the option. So what is a 2/1 rate buydown?

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APM makes leadership changes while continuing to eye expansion 

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In addition to roles as branch manager and regional manager at different lenders, Sheppard has climbed through the ranks as a loan officer at APM, and most recently served as APM’s EVP of national production. The lender also brought over 45 former retail branches from Finance of America Companies Inc.

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