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. First Financial Bank’s plan also includes investments in small-business lending and donations to organizations that create and preserve affordable housing.

Investing 387

Investing Mortgage Lending Loan Officers 387

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. The closer, the better.

Mortgage 519

Mortgage Marketing Retail Lending 519

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

HousingWire interviewed a dozen loan officers and mortgage executives about their strategies for 2024, which mortgage products they expect to be in demand, and the magic rate needed to get sellers and buyers back in the market. A successful loan officer in this market needs a very capable qualified assistant.

Mortgage 442

Mortgage Loan Officers Inventory Business 442

PennyMac

JUNE 28, 2022

Renting puts money into a landlord’s pocket, but owning a home helps you increase the value of your investment over time. When you do build home equity, it opens up cash-out options that can be used for home improvements, paying off debt or other projects. Home improvement. What Is a HELOC? Flexibility.

Home Improvement 36

Home Improvement Contracts Renovations Mortgage 36

Assurance Financial

JULY 27, 2021

Two broad categories of mortgages exist, private loans and government-backed loans. Private loans often have stricter requirements, while government-backed loans are guaranteed by various federal agencies or departments and have looser requirements. It’s not guaranteed or backed by the government.

Mortgage 69

Mortgage Government Construction Insurance 69