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How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail

Housing Wire

Tech-fueled retail mortgage lender InstaMortgage has merged with mortgage broker shop All Cal Financial , a rare example of a top-performing brokerage switching channels. InstaMortgage currently offers conventional, FHA and VA products in-house through its retail LOs and only brokers out a small portion of loans: jumbos and non-QM.

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Doma agrees to sell to Title Resources Group

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Publicly traded real estate technology company Doma Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell to title insurance underwriter Title Resources Group (TRG) and become a private company. Its most recent endeavor is Upfront Title , launched during the third-quarter earnings call with investors and analysts.

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Top Guaranteed Rate LO Shant Banosian joins board of Healing Realty Trust

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Aiming to take the company public next year, Healing Realty Trust will tap into Banosian’s network of big banks as well as investors to grow its portfolio. So we’ll look for him to leverage his relationships into access to investors. portfolio of more than 150 retail centers. “We Shant has an incredible network.

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Northpointe Bank to shutter its correspondent lending business

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Northpointe Bank , a regional bank headquartered in Michigan, will walk away from its correspondent lending business to focus on its retail lending, mortgage warehouse financing division and specialty loan servicing business. Northpointe became an approved seller and servicer for Freddie Mac in 2013, Fannie Mae in 2014 and Ginnie Mae in 2016.

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Moon platform launches crypto-backed mortgage product

Housing Wire

million in a seed round, the Miami-based cryptocurrency lending platform announced on Tuesday that it launched a product that allows investors in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC to use their assets to secure funding for real estate purchases. “The use case for crypto has to go beyond investment potential. Six months after raising $3.5

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AmTrust Title adds executive counsel

Housing Wire

AmTrust Title Insurance Company has added two executives to its team, naming James Bozzomo as chief underwriting counsel for direct operations and Jefferson Howeth as senior corporate counsel. Before joining AmTrust, Bozzomo was senior vice president and managing counsel at Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

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HousingWire Annual 2023 On Demand

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Clayton Collins, CEO, HousingWire Watch Now CEO Playbook: NewRez President Baron Silverstein Speakers: Baron Silverstein, CEO, NewRez Sarah Wheeler, Editor in Chief, HousingWire Watch Now PENNYMAC: building B2B channels to a leadership position Speakers: Kim Nichols, Managing Director, Pennymac TPO Brena Nath, HW+ & Events Director, HousingWire (..)