Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2021

has raised $175 million to accelerate growth and fund new technologies , just 16 months after relaunching its operations. Interfirst was founded in 2001 as a retail originator but expanded to the wholesale channel in 2008 and the correspondent channel in 2011. Chicago-based mortgage originator Interfirst Mortgage Co.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Firms with 50% or more retail transactions could have a higher cost of fraud and larger volume of average monthly attacks, according to the firm’s True Cost of Fraud report. CerifID, which has more than 30,000 users monthly, provides as much as $1 million of insurance coverage on every transaction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Those loans, originated between 2007 and 2011, defaulted and led to claims to the FHA for mortgage insurance. Explore three steps that enable technology to work more efficiently, which helps drive profitability. LOs are only human — Tech is necessary to keep up with max loan volumes. Presented by: Total Expert. million of the $24.9

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Texas-based mortgage lender Click n’ Close announced on Tuesday that its primary technology partner, Alabama-based mortgage banker Barr Group Mortgage, has completed the first eNote transaction using the Click n’ Close non-delegated correspondent eNote program.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

Blend’s white-label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the websites of traditional banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Over the last two years, Blend has acquired its own mortgage insurance firm and title insurance firm. Bank , as well as large credit unions and even some tech companies.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

Better plans to be a mortgage marketplace that sells its technology platform to other companies. “Our For things like homeowner’s insurance , title insurance, and realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2023

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. .”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

” Better is partnering with other businesses to offer services such as homeowner’s insurance and to provide access to a network of real estate agents, rather than offering these products and services directly to borrowers. That technology platform has helped us maintain best-in-class compliance and regulatory audits.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2022

Wells Fargo , one of the nation’s largest banks, had at least 114 layoffs in its home lending business following a drop in revenue in that division in the first quarter of 2022. Wells Fargo: at least 114 employees in home lending. The bank’s revenues in the home lending business totaled $1.5 loanDepot: Unknown.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

In an interview with HousingWire , Garg said the company has shifted its strategy ahead of its IPO—Better plans to be a mortgage marketplace that sells its technology platform to other companies. “Our For things like homeowner’s insurance , title insurance, and realtors, we’ve now just become a marketplace.

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Insurance Mortgage Realtors Business 369

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In my career, I’ve swung between enabling technology and securing it at the same time. SW: At PRMG, do you generally build or buy technology? JA: I was going back through some old PRMG stuff and they had “the five tenets of mortgage lending success” and it was: product, pricing, compensation, marketing, and fulfillment.

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Technology Loan Officers Lending Business 447

Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2021

RoundPoint Mortgage has added three new senior executives to its management team, as it prepares to ramp up its retail operations. RoundPoint also hired a veteran of the retail mortgage sector, Scott Bristol, who previously oversaw national mortgage production at Flagstar Bank. Freedom is one of the country’s biggest lenders.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Director of Product, Origination Technologies. Enact Mortgage Insurance. SVP, Retail Lending Analytics Manager. VP, Technology. SVP, Retail. Synergy One Lending. ICE Mortgage Technology. Chelsea Goyer. National Head of Brokerage. Senior Director of Strategic Growth and Acquisitions. Jory Beech.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Retail Branch Manager. ICE Mortgage Technology. Genworth Mortgage Insurance. EVP, Retail Lending. Supreme Lending. VP, Lending Support. See below for HousingWire’s 2021 list of Rising Stars, and click through for full profiles on each winner that detail their impressive accomplishments. Company Name.

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Retail Lending Loan Officers Finance 417

Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

Name Job Title Company Name Alayna Gardner Director of Sales and Marketing LodeStar Software Solutions Alex Boand Managing Director of Correspondent Group Sales Pennymac Alison Flinn Chief of Staff Development Amherst Amanda Morrow Director of Investor Relations Atlantic Bay Mortgage Company Andres Munar Owner and President Co/LAB Lending Andrew Jewett (..)

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Real Estate Loan Officers Development Realtors 370

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Director, Cloud and Data Technology. President of Residential Servicing and Correspondent Lending. AVP Retail Closing. Canopy Financial Technology Partners, LLC. SVP of Retail. Arch Mortgage Insurance Company. Director, Technology Alliances. Aslan Home Lending. ICE Mortgage Technology.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

In previous downturns, such as during the 2008 recession, there were many foreclosures due to bad lending. Why today’s slowdown is very different from previous downturns – CovidThe crazy ups and downs in lending in a short period of time had never happened before. This kept appraisers busy. I worked for an assessor’s office then.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Regardless of the size of a lending business, having the right origination software is the first step in creating a homebuying experience built for the 21st century. Referred to as “lights-out processing,” this advanced technology actively monitors the system for any data changes. Rich Gagliano, President, Origination Technologies.

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Technology Loan Officers Modernization Retail 342

Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Firms with 50% or more retail transactions could have a higher cost of fraud and larger volume of average monthly attacks, according to the firm’s True Cost of Fraud report. CerifID, which has more than 30,000 users monthly, provides as much as $1 million of insurance coverage on every transaction.

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Real Estate Insurance Retail Mortgage 388

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Additionally, the company’s mortgage insurance best-ex solution, OptiMIze, automatically delivers the best MI pricing available leveraging PennyMac’s highly competitive negotiated MI rates. With over 25 years of wholesale lending experience, Chris Legg joined PennyMac in 2017 and is one of the original architects of the Broker Direct Channel.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Today, while there still remains some stickiness to the QC revision process, a recent survey completed by The STRATMOR Group commissioned by appraisal management technology company Reggora, indicates 25% of appraisal reports require some form of revision. Lenders want fire insurance for all mortgage loans. Few people have it.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In a bid to aid borrowers, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Wednesday a series of temporary waivers that will allow servicers to use alternative methods when servicing FHA -insured forward and reverse mortgages. Strategies retail lenders should adopt from D2C lending. Click the headline to register.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

In addition to reducing upfront costs, Rocket Mortgage says ONE+ completely eliminates the expensive monthly mortgage insurance fee for the client —which is traditionally required if the buyer places less than 20% down on their purchase. retail residential mortgage applications, and has been conducted weekly since 1990. percent from 5.71

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

From NAHB: A panelized building system incorporates construction techniques that use advanced technology, quality materials, and a controlled work environment to build energy-efficient homes in less time. Many homes were re-zoned a few years ago and needed flood insurance. Earthquake insurance is available but expensive.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Other incentives are more federal support, clearer construction lending terms and fewer local regulations. Remove Condo Lending Restrictions. Another concern is defect litigation can increase the cost of insurance. Using Commercial Retail Space for Tax Revenue. Use Low-Cost Materials and Technology. Reclaimed wood.

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It increased the Fed funds rate 11 times between March 2022 and July 2023, essentially from 0.25% to 5.25%, on the interest that banks lend to each other. But, like all related aspects of lending, the central bank heavily influences the direction of financing for homes, cars and other expensive items.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

FNMA indicates that their 2022 lending volume is down 47% from 2021 and is expected to drop by another 50% in 2023. Mike Fratatoni, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology of MBA, mentioned that in 2021 there were over 13.5 But homes are more valuable than offices, retail, etc.

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