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Lone Peak Lending joins Panorama Mortgage Group

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Nonbank lender Panorama Mortgage Group has added Texas-based Lone Peak Lending to its growing stable of brands. Lone Peak is the fourth lender to join Panorama this year, following the additions of Utah-based Rely Home Loans , Texas-based Prosperity Mortgage and Oregon-based Vision Mortgage Group.

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DOL accuses PrimeLending of violating whistleblower provisions

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Department of Labor announced on Wednesday that they found that PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, violated whistleblower provisions in a case involving two employees who raised consumer fraud concerns. mortgage lender in 2023. The main strategy was to tap high-volume loan officers in targeted locations.

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Fix-and-flip lender Kiavi lays off 7% of employees

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Of the 39 employees laid off, 12 cuts hit the human resources team. Cuts also hit operations, risk and compliance, legal, finance, business operations and marketing teams, according to a presentation held on Wednesday afternoon. . Employees will be terminated on Friday, July 15.

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How Blend plans to survive a shrinking mortgage market 

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Nima Ghamsari, CEO and founder of mortgage fintech Blend Labs. Publicly traded mortgage tech company Blend Labs isn’t changing its strategy to survive a shrinking mortgage market, even though a drop in originations is sapping its revenue stream and forcing it to trim its workforce. ” In 2021, Blend processed more than 1.8

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Cenlar FSB taps co-CEOs to replace Greg Tornquist

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Cenlar FSB , the nation’s second-largest mortgage servicer and largest sub-servicer, has installed new leadership following the retirement of its president, CEO and chairman Greg Tornquist. Chief Operating Officer Rob Lux was named co-CEO for operations, technology, business development, client management, human resources, and legal.

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G-Rate sued for gender discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid comp

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McDermott joined G-Rate when the lender acquired Superior Mortgage in 2012, and resigned in November 2022. ” Regarding her compensation, McDermott, who was paid on a commission basis only, said G-Rate at various times denied her commission, identifying the mortgages as originated by another employee.

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Ex-underwriters sue UWM for retaliation, sexual harassment

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originator United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is the target of two lawsuits filed by former underwriters alleging retaliation, a hostile workplace environment, gender/sexual harassment and failure to pay minimum wages and overtime. A spokesperson for UWM said the company “does not comment on legal matters that are currently pending.”