Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2023

Reflecting the housing industry’s headwinds, just 16 mortgage lenders and brokers made the annual list of Inc. Magazine ‘s 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. It’s a sharp decline from 2022, when nearly 70 mortgage lenders and brokers were named. The top mortgage lender on the Inc. Zap Mortgage (no.294)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Dave Sheeler, president of residential servicing and correspondent lending at Freedom Mortgage. To read the other two Q&As in the magazine, go here. HousingWire Magazine delivered to your home or office. The post How can the mortgage industry recruit people earlier in their careers? Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

CF Wholesale provides brokers with the resources and technology to drive their business and serve their clients. When a broker partners with CF Wholesale, they gain access to Octane, its in-house loan origination technology that compresses turn times and gives them full control. We understand the pain points of the broker community.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

For those in the mortgage space, there are a myriad of technology solutions claiming to help streamline lending operations and improve efficiency. When investing in a technology that someone else designed to automate workflows, it’s important to ask — how do I make this workflow work for me?

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2023

Citywide Home Loans , a Utah-based mortgage lending company, agreed to settle a $1.2 Because the mortgage industry has become more technologically interconnected, companies are spending more on IT security and infrastructure. million class action lawsuit to resolve claims surrounding a 2020 data breach.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

3rd will feature Rick Webster , Lender Price , Amy Moses, Escrow Tab , Sara Holtz, ICE Mortgage Technology and Cory Jo Vasquez, Realty ONE Group. The Future of Lending sponsored session on Oct. 4th will feature Dave Savage and Alex Kutsishin both of Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang. The Future of Marketing panel on Oct.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Maintaining and deepening relationships with borrowers is important for lenders, but it takes valuable time away from other business efforts for mortgage organizations. Black Knight’s Surefire CRM and Mortgage Marketing Engine helps mortgage professionals win new business, drive repeat business and gain referral business.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Chris Mozilo: While I’ve spent most of my 30-year career working at large firms, the most I ever learned in the mortgage business was the five years I worked at a small independent mortgage banker. At a small mortgage banker, leadership has to know all aspects of lending. in mortgage banking.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2023

mortgage lender, has long described itself as a “one-stop mortgage shop.” But it has built its reputation on its expertise in mortgage. So what exactly is a “one-stop mortgage shop?” “We Smith, senior executive vice president and president of mortgage at Flagstar. Flagstar Bank , a top-25 U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Building the future of mortgage servicing technology is about granular, nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated. And its product and customer success teams have responsibility for sales and growth.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

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. As part of the merger, Jim Black, the founder of All Cal, will become chief lending officer of InstaMortgage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Among them are accounting and consulting giants KPMG , EY and PwC as well as a host of independent software service and product providers — such as digital-lending platform Mortgage365 , financial-software solutions platform Finastra and the financial-data solutions fintech BaseCap Analystics. This content is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I have always had what I thought was a pretty good understanding of the real estate and mortgage industry. Our readership at HW Media covers a wide audience that spreads across the housing ecosystem to lending, technology, closing, appraisal/valuations. And there are so many options for buyers out there!

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Weeks before United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) went public in a SPAC deal that valued the lender at $16.1 billion, its president and CEO Mat Ishbia said observers shouldn’t expect a different United Wholesale Mortgage or a different Mat. In fact, UWM originated more than $182 billion in mortgages in 2020, generating about $3.37

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

Wholesale lending is great for helping serve underserved borrowers. For example, borrowers who are prime and creditworthy but who may not qualify for traditional mortgages, such as the self-employed or those with non-traditional income sources, may benefit from non-QM programs.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2021

In his estimation, a higher rate environment and hyper-competitive pricing will provide United Wholesale Mortgage an opening salvo to win a war of attrition and build an even bigger army of loyal mortgage brokers. That’s what happens in the mortgage biz, and then they’ll settle in, [to] normal numbers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Amanda Hill, head of mortgage solutions at Reggora. It truly is time for lenders to consider how technology can improve this part of the mortgage process and reduce turn time. Amanda Hill: There will be a lot of eyes on rising mortgage rates and inventory of available homes for sale.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2022

She also heads the firm’s mortgage regulatory practice group, and has a vast background in advising mortgage companies on federal and state regulatory compliance matters, including those involving fair lending, licensing, privacy, and anti-money laundering requirements. To learn more about HW Annual 2022, click here.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2021

SoftWorks AI’s Trapeze for Mortgage Automation is where mortgage and AI expertise meet. Trapeze is a purpose-built solution designed to streamline different aspects of the mortgage lifecycle, from origination to post-close review, by converting documents to data with extreme accuracy and speed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2022

Langner has more than 30 years of senior leadership experience, driving growth at marquee mortgage technology and software companies. Langner is a thought leader and subject matter expert in the mortgage space, and regularly contributes and participates in industry panels, roundtables and conferences.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ishbia’s company, United Wholesale Mortgage , had by that point climbed the ranks to become the second-biggest mortgage originator in the country. UWM issued nearly 350,000 mortgages worth $108 billion in 2019, about three times more than the year prior. But Ishbia was still biding his time. Join today with an HW+ Membership !

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

trillion spike in tappable home equity in the first quarter of 2022 was a stunner, especially as it topped off a 12-month period that saw a 34% collective gain among mortgage holders. Leading-edge technology products/solutions. Technology solutions can vary widely from one provider to another. Black Knight’s report of a $1.2

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Rich Weidel, the CEO of family-owned and operated lender Princeton Mortgage , was scared. He wondered how a smaller retail-and-wholesale shop could possibly compete with the likes of Rocket Companies , with massive budgets for technology and an ability to scale and expand margins. He saw the big competitors only getting bigger.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Arjun Dhingra, who serves as sales and business development at All Western Mortgage. Arjun Dhingra: Technology is not replacing us in the mortgage industry, it is enhancing and empowering us. Those that don’t evolve and adapt, will be pushed out because of technology.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2022

Eric Lapin : I’ve been enjoying the HW+ team’s coverage of Figure Technologies (including this recent piece from Flávia Furlan Nunes ). As my role with the bank grew, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to learn various areas of the lending business, including wholesale, correspondent and warehouse lending. Blockchain.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The wholesale channel will continue to grow as more retail originators and borrowers learn the benefits of working with a mortgage broker. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is solely focused on growing the wholesale channel and helping independent brokers thrive. “At

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The Freedom Mortgage Wholesale Division offers their clients the industry’s most experienced sales and operational teams to support a full spectrum of products from conventional to government. Freedom Mortgage’s experienced account executives have an average tenure of 8.5 1 VA, FHA and GNMA lender.”.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Mortgage and real estate companies want to maintain business continuity amid COVID-19-related shifts while still working seamlessly and efficiently. Auction.com CoreLogic DocMagic FICS Global DMS Monster Lead Group Nationwide Title Clearing Optimal Blue Sagent Lending Technologies SimpleNexus Snapdocs SoftWorks AI Sutherland Qualia Xome.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

That’s where Finance of America Mortgage (FAM) TPO’s Two-X Flex suite of proprietary jumbo and non-QM products comes into the picture. From loan submission to servicing loans, its end-to-end, customer-first lending process is all about ease, quick turn times, and transparency.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With fluctuating volume, mortgage servicers are still struggling to effectively scale their business. HousingWire: What challenges are mortgage servicers facing this year? Philip Reinking: Mortgage servicers are facing substantial growth but a lack of talent in scaling business growth.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

As purchase transactions move back to the forefront of lending, the broker channel will only continue to grow and gain momentum. What makes Caliber different, and powerful for brokers, is our broad presence and knowledge of the markets,” said Tony Kottenbrock, SVP, Wholesale Lending. Tony Kottenbrock, SVP, Wholesale Lending.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

From virtual and VR house tours to appraisals using photos snapped from a borrower’s smartphone, to remote online notarization, the pandemic has accelerated the online capabilities of the lending community. You can sign up for free attendance plus get the amazing premium content we publish digitally and in the print magazine.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The right mortgage services provider is essential to helping wholesale lenders and their brokers thrive in this constantly evolving market. Regardless of the lenders’ size, ServiceLink’s exclusive EXOS technology, comprehensive industry experience, and stability help lenders get to closing quickly while providing a better borrower experience.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

For the mortgage industry, like many others, conducting business as usual is no longer possible or plausible. Remote workforce adaptation and fundamental changes in consumer behavior are shifting mortgage industry focus. While some shifts may be temporary, many changes to the mortgage loan process will be more permanent.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Mortgage servicers are staying busy. Clear Capital’s Complexity Score technology can help servicers determine the robustness of the valuation product needed for each property, ensuring that risk is mitigated while maintaining lower costs and time-efficiency. “We lenders and nearly every mortgage investor, including the GSEs.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

“Appraisal is one of the most time-consuming and inefficient parts of the lending process,” said Brian Zitin, co-founder of Reggora. “In In order to help the mortgage industry reach its mission of the ‘one-day mortgage,’ we’re hyper-focused on streamlining the entire appraisal process.”. Brian Zitin, Co-Founder and CEO.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whether big or small, title companies are deploying technology to improve the ?ow Despite what seems like an impenetrable industry faced with numerous challenges, DOMA, formerly known as States Title, has found some success in leveraging its technology to increase market share. ow and ease of the entire closing process.

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