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Planet Home Lending adds new regional sales manager

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Planet Home Lending hired Matt Kingsborough as regional sales manager, the Connecticut-based lender, servicer and asset manager announced Thursday. Kingsborough has more than 20 years of experience in mortgage lending and will be responsible for driving the company’s expansion plans in the western U.S.

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Figure Lending shifts to new operational umbrella

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Figure Lending LLC is now operating under the umbrella of Figure Technology Solutions , independent of CEO Mike Cagney ’s Figure Technologies. to take its lending division, LendCo , public. JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Jefferies Financial Group Inc. —

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Lending association recognizes reverse mortgage vendors with awards

Housing Wire

The PROGRESS in Lending Association released the names for its 2024 Innovations Award winners last week, including two vendors that are active in the reverse mortgage industry, according to an announcement. Their innovative solution supports our commitment to streamlining the lending process for our partners.”

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Planet Home Lending hires Doug Long to expand its retail branch network 

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Connecticut-headquartered mortgage servicer and lender Planet Home Lending has hired Doug Long as senior vice president and divisional sales manager. As the 12th-largest mortgage lender , Planet Home Lending posted an origination volume of $25 billion in 2023, a 5.3% decline from 2022, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Thomas Yoon to steer Lead+ Wholesale Lending

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California-based lender Summit Funding has appointed Thomas Yoon as the head of subsidiary Lead+ Wholesale Lending, the company announced on Wednesday. Simultaneously, Lead+ Wholesale Lending is unveiling a new program designed to educate brokers on non-QM products. Founded in 1995, Summit Funding operates in 48 states.

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Change Lending to join Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

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Nonbank mortgage originator Change Lending will become a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF). We welcome a partnership with the FHLB-SF to enhance our strength and reach as America’s CDFI,” said Steven Sugarman , founder of the Change Company, the parent company of Change Lending. “We

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Premier Lending Inc. adopts FICO Score 10 T 

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North Carolina-based mortgage lender Premier Lending Inc. Premier Lending is adopting FICO’s updated credit-scoring model “to continue to drive the company’s innovation strategy forward and help make more homeownership dreams a reality,” the company stated in a release. “By

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