Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Seventy million dollars in seed funding is a colossal investment for an unproven tech startup, even one that promises to fully disrupt a relatively low-margin, traditional industry like mortgage lending. The startup says it has also partnered with top local real estate agents who know their way around the markets they serve.

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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

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tech-focused real estate brokerage Radius , flush with $14 million in venture capital raised this past April, has launched a mortgage lending arm in California that it plans to roll out to additional markets sometime next year. Is now a good time to invest in real estate automation technologies?

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Here is where it gets murky – choosing the right non-QM lending partner! The real estate agent is frustrated, the borrower is stressed, and they need someone to save the day. Will they go so far as to present on your behalf at meetings with real estate agents or other partners?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Mugge, a mortgage industry veteran with more than two decades in technology and business management, will lead the company’s push to secure high-profile mortgage lending partners to offer Calque’s products. Calque currently operates in 17 states, with plans of expanding this year. “As

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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.” In reality, the LOS is not the problem; the technology is doing exactly what it was designed to do. The LOS is a foundational piece of technology for every lender.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

Title agents historically have felt like they played second fiddle to other players in the buying and selling of real estate. Regulators were suddenly curious about what exactly the industry contributed to a real estate transaction. Is it having a happy client who will be a great reference?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

LoanStar Technologies , which connects lenders with borrowers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked, also made the list again. 126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time. The company was No.

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The Appraiser Coach

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. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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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. It will also cut down on recurring hosting costs by reducing technology-based work. 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. HousingWire: What role has wholesale lending historically played in the mortgage ecosystem?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?” in question.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Consumers have flipped the script on lenders and real estate agents when it comes to the home-buying process. Ninety percent of consumers start their home search online and many get prequalified for financing before they even reach out to a real estate agent. Technology plays a vital role in this.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Unfortunately, those ads don’t talk much about the next month or six weeks, the period real estate professionals call the “settlement process.” More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?”

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

Chicago-based technology company Gateless announced this week that Guaranteed Rate , a Chicago-based leading mortgage lender, has implemented its Smart Underwrite solution, a groundbreaking technology that aims to transform the borrower experience.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 13, 2022

. — Clearbox®, LLC, the most comprehensive credentials database of appraisers, trainees, real estate agents, and property data collectors, announced today a new integration of its vendor panel management solution suite with the Voxtur Analytics Corp. valuation technology, Anow. For more information, visit [link].

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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. Erickson will be in charge of product management, the procurement and advancement of technology solutions and will oversee the training department and support teams for Motto Mortgage and wemlo.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

California-based ICE Mortgage Technology announced this week two enterprise agreements to integrate its eClose solution to Maxwell and Roostify platforms, enabling a more streamlined closing process for lenders and borrowers. Roostify, a mortgage technology provider, will integrate the solution to its digital home lending platform.

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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. Does it add value to the real estate agent partnership?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2022

Abra Borrow users can seek “ Propy-certified” real estate agents to help them buy or sell property, including making down payments on mortgages. . LoanSnap launched a crypto-mortgage program that relies on AI technology, cryptocurrency, and linking a real-world mortgage lien to a digital NFT.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

PennyMac Financial Services announced today that it’s launching a new technology platform for its broker channel, and it has rebranded its broker division from PennyMac Broker Direct to Pennymac TPO. In the wholesale lending space, there has been a notable push to entice brokers to come onboard.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Capturing leads with tech Another priority for the lender is procuring leads through its proprietary technology. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals. “In We plan to use bots in terms of automation for our disclosures.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The new technology platform, a graphical interface that reduces the need for hand-coding , enables HomePoint “rapid scalability and flexibility” to adapt to changing consumer needs while maintaining a low-cost structure, the company said. The tech solution giving community lenders an advantage. Presented by: Maxwell.

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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. Direct to consumer lending can lower variable costs significantly.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

News just broke that private equity investor LLR Partners announced strategic investments in two mortgage technology companies — Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang ( click here for article ). LLR is not a newcomer to mortgage technology or the overall fintech market. This isn’t a new story in mortgage lending or real estate brokerage.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in damages to residential home sellers who successfully proved that the organization – which represents real estate agents at most of the top brokerages in the United States – colluded with other defendants to inflate agent commissions. Unless the decision is appealed, NAR will have to pay at least $1.8

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

No other wholesale lender in the country is offering this, meaning independent mortgage brokers now have a significant advantage with consumers and real estate agents. “UWM’s 0% Down Purchase program is going to change the game this purchase season,” said Mat Ishbia, president and CEO at UWM. “No AI CHAT During UWM Live!,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2021

Figure Technologies CEO and co-founder Mike Cagney said that when it comes to watching out for non-endemic players impacting the real estate market, he has his eye on Walmart. Cagney also said separately to HousingWire on Thursday that he never intended to build a mortgage lending company. Not necessarily.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

Digital lending software provider Blend announced on Monday that it is expanding its cloud-based platform with the acquisition of Title365 from the Mr. Cooper Group for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Presented by: Altisource.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

” Our real estate agent and mortgage lending partners experience a strong ROI, generating leads by engaging with consumers through unique and compelling information based on data. HW: How can real estate agents and loan officers collaborate to foster strong relationships with clients despite rising rates?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

HW: What types of technology can lenders use to improve the borrower experience? They need technology that creates experiences borrowers actually want to keep coming back to on a regular basis in between transactions. This is where Milestones fits in. HW: What makes borrower relationships so crucial to the mortgage business?

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2021

Justice Department charges of fair-lending violations. As with many industries, the mortgage-lending market has increasingly moved online. Importantly, fintech lending now comprises a large share of mortgages in some rural places where minority borrowers may previously have had few options.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

What we’ve learned from mortgage lenders of every stripe supports our original vision, although its execution has demanded patience, persistence and agility as Web5 — an AI native technology ideal for what we thought possible — was perfected. The consumer knows and their real estate agent knows.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

By writing and maintaining all of the code along with investing heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that efficiently leverages a mix of modern technologies like the public cloud and API based software architectures, UWM has been able to turn on a dime and stay well ahead of shifts in the market utilizing technology.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to zero on March 15, 2020 and set off an extraordinary real estate boom, Rocket Mortgage was ready. The lender made focused efforts to target the purchase market in 2021 and set up dedicated teams to cultivate relationships with real estate agents. billion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2021

All told, the Detroit lending powerhouse originated $103.6 “The combination of our technology platform and Rocket Cloud Force of highly trained professionals, continues to deliver scalability and a client experience that is unmatched,” CEO Jay Farner said in a statement Thursday. Rocket also reported net income of $2.77

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