Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Insellerate Modern CRM, Engagement & Customer Intelligence Platform Insellerate helps loan officers close more loans with our award-winning modern CRM, Lead Management, and Engagement platform, which handles all your lending channels, retail, wholesale, TPO, Consumer Direct, and Reverse.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2023

“The 5% market’s a healthy market,” said Anna Ruotolo, branch manager and senior loan officer at Synergy One Lending. “A These hopes for a declining rate have many loan officers feeling optimistic about 2023’s business prospects after experiencing lower volumes last year. “I A 5% market will be good. Make a plan.

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Loan Officers Marketing Real Estate Agent Real Estate 408

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A majority of homeowners must sell their current home before they can qualify for a mortgage on their next home due to federal lending requirements around debt-to-income and down payments. It also arms the borrower’s real estate agent with a more powerful offer to win their client’s next property.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Its centralized call center business model, which Rocket relied upon to dominate an unprecedented refi market , isn’t as durable when interest rates are high, there are few refi opportunities and having strong relationships with real estate agents is what brings home the bacon. And Rocket is well aware.

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Loan Officers Retail Real Estate Agent Real Estate 370

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For most real estate agents, working with a reliable lending partner is essential to a smooth and successful transaction. That partnership is everything,” Amy Breach, a Seattle-based Keller Williams agent, told HousingWire in late 2022. The lender and LO can make or break the transaction.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

New York-based multichannel lender US Mortgage Corporation previously announced that it was renewing its efforts in the reverse mortgage industry, having hired industry veteran Ken Krajewski to serve as managing director and head of reverse mortgage lending. US Mortgage is a national company. We are actively recruiting throughout the country.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Though its overall mortgage strategy has apparently not changed, Rocket Mortgage is undoubtedly ramping up its initiative to hire local loan officers to win purchase business. Kostegian’s comments offer insight into the scope of Rocket’s remote local loan officer program.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Real Estate Agent Real Estate 370

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, the changes we’ve seen since the advent of the global pandemic are significant enough to serve as a catalyst that will drive all lending digital. The trends and lending requirements I’ve highlighted below became important long before the coronavirus made it to the U.S. Peering into the future of lending.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Rocket Mortgage is looking to hire local loan officers at a time when mortgage rates are high and the industry remains heavily reliant on the purchase market. According to Rocket’s job post, the loan officer position is remote and requires a minimum of three years of experience in mortgage loan origination.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Retail Real Estate Agent 365

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The lender has about 80 loan officers and aims to hire up to 100 in states. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals. The market is retracting but it’s the best time to build,” Watanasuparp said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2023

Roberts and thousands of other loan officers across the country continue to be hampered by a serious inventory shortage , which results in heavy competition for fewer deals. Niche loans consist of about 5% of Parkinson’s business. “It’s Being on multiple builders’ lists is a way to rack up more deals for loan officers. “A

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

The lender maintained their servicing portfolio, servicing about $1 billion of Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginne Mae loans. AmeriFirst will keep physical branches in 20 states, but under a new corporate model, no branch managers will make an override on the production of the loan officers they manage.

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Loan Officers Mortgage Real Estate Agent Business 370

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Borrowers, loan officers and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. The platform is loan origination system-agnostic and is able to “surround and extend” loan origination systems to provide a more efficient lending experience.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

Redfin completed its acquisition of Bay Equity Home Loans , paying $137.8 million for the mortgage lending operation in its quest to provide customers “a one-stop shop” where they can buy, sell, rent and finance a home, according to a news release from the company. The purchase price “represents a $72.5 Presented by: 1000watt.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Larry Steinway, former senior vice president of lending and branch manager at Illinois-based Guaranteed Rate , has taken on a new challenge to expand the Ohio-based Revolution Mortgage footprint in the Chicagoland market. It’s a different approach to lending. It’s the local relationships.

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Mortgage Loan Officers Lending Retail 370

Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2023

Other challenges selected by mortgage professionals were relationships with real estate agents at 8.4%; competitiveness of rate sheet and underwriting problems at 5.8%; lender stability at 3.9%; competitiveness of product offerings at 1.9%. a loan officer in Washington noted.

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Mortgage Marketing Loan Officers Real Estate Agent 390

Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2023

on Monday announced that Frontwave Credit Union will now implement Empower, Black Knight’s cloud-based loan origination system, and its integrated solutions, for the expansion of its mortgage lending operations. Black Knight, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. In fact, in 2022, over 20,000 loan officers joined the wholesale channel.

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Mortgage Retail Lending Loan Officers 370

Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2022

About 39% of 210 senior mortgage executives representing 189 lending institutions said cost-cutting was the most important agenda item, the first time that has happened since 2017, according to Fannie Mae ‘s mortgage lender sentiment survey. billion in loan origination volume in 2021.

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Mortgage Loan Officers Lending Real Estate Agent 384

Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending also named Kathryn Edelen as regional vice president of its sales division this week. RE/MAX and Motto were having trouble hiring experienced processors, so about four years ago they bought wemlo, which has a platform connecting mortgage brokers and loan originators to a processing network.

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Marketing Real Estate Agent Lending Real Estate 409

McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. Join a real estate team that can handle administrative work.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. The post Agents, Don’t Skip the Appraisal appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. In some ways, I can understand their … Read More.

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Agents Appraisal Real Estate Agent Loan Officers 195

Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Borrowers, loan officers, and the corresponding processors and underwriters are often working on entirely different systems. The platform is loan origination system-agnostic and is designed to deliver value to both borrowers and lenders–”from the point of thought of buying a house to the point of owning a home.” .

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Loan Officers Architecture Real Estate Agent Clients 374

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. However, Davis’ relationship with the agent turned sour and she has not yet been able to develop relationships with other agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Pontiac, Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) Wednesday launched a new platform for independent mortgage brokers to access purchase leads, past clients and real estate agents — a move to entice and retain loan officers in a shrinking mortgage market.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Real Estate Clients 368

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We recognize that loan officers have a choice, and when they choose to join a company on their own, it just seems to work better. We want to retain customers for our loan officers for life, so we don’t sell the loans we fund or the servicing rights. RA: We have always done really well growing organically.

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Loan Officers Retail Clients Real Estate Agent 421

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

of the balance of a loan being assumed would be fair to both the borrower and the servicer.” ” Other stakeholders want even higher fees so they can compensate loan officers. While the real estate agent gets a commission, whether an LO gets paid from an assumable mortgage depends on their individual lender’s setup.

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Mortgage Loan Officers Government Buyers 384

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The streamlined process and certainty One-Time Close New Construction loans offer is unmatched and will set brokers up to be the hero with builders, real estate agents and contractors, and get their borrowers in their dream home,” Mat Ishbia , president and CEO of UWM, said in a statement.

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Construction Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Legal 397

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

As part of the merger, Jim Black, the founder of All Cal, will become chief lending officer of InstaMortgage. Black, a licensed mortgage loan officer and broker, will also lead product development, tech partnerships and sales growth. Terms of the deal, which was announced on Tuesday, were not disclosed.

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Retail Loan Officers Brokerage Technology 429

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The lender, based in South Dakota, offers conventional, FHA and VA loan products, as well as bridge loans. And we are trying to help them navigate it because the market has overcapacity for both Realtors and loan officers right now,” Boyd said. “It’s hard for brokers to win deals now.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Renovations Finance 473

Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Roostify, a mortgage technology provider, will integrate the solution to its digital home lending platform. The company claims that they close loans 13 days faster and enable their loan officers to close around 15% more loans per month. Are digital closings really worth it?

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Technology Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Lending 383

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the world of mortgage lending, there’s an all-too-common sentiment that echoes through the industry: “My loan origination system (LOS) sucks.” Adjust your expectations At its core, an LOS is designed to serve a very specific purpose: ensuring that lenders can originate compliant and sellable loans.

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Technology Design Lending Real Estate Agent 409

Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

Borrowers also have to provide a minimum of 12 months of consecutive bank statements, and the loans don’t permit temporary rate buydowns, according to UWM. The expanded bank statement loan options will give mortgage brokers “another competitive edge with real estate agents and non-W2 borrowers,” the company said in a statement.

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Real Estate Agent Insurance Lending Real Estate 370

Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2022

The key to winning purchase business in 2022 remains as it was in 2021, the year before that, and the year before that – building and maintaining relationships with real estate agents. “The agent is crucial,” he added.

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Realtors Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agents 441

Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2021

According to the announcement, the decision comes in response to Rocket and Fairway participating in actions including soliciting loan officers away from brokers and working directly with real estate agents to cut brokers out of the entire process.

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Real Estate Agent Loan Officers Mortgage Lending 515

Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

While home-buying has been historically seen as difficult, the process is getting a rebrand as loan officers, real estate agents and industry experts answer the questions that Gen Z (and any generation that won’t willingly admit to using the app) have on TikTok’s platform.

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Loan Officers Real Estate Agent Real Estate Design 370

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Smart lenders are leaning into the technologies that will solve on multiple fronts, helping drive more leads and real estate agent relationships, higher pull through to closed transactions, increased efficiency and time saved. Is this protecting me from a real business risk? Drill down on this one, it’s important.

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Mortgage Real Estate Agent Technology Loan Officers 369