Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

Educate your outreach by keying into shopping behavior and you can empower your mortgage marketing in the new year. Though mortgage rates have gone up slightly, they still hover at bargain lows for consumers who are considering homebuying. Market outlook. Although the rate of home price growth is slowing, appreciation remains robust.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

Intuitive technologies developed and built by experts in both mortgages and technology can drive efficiency, reliability and profitability when paired with exceptional customer service. UWM firmly believes the time to dominate as an independent mortgage broker is now. UWM recently launched an exclusive new marketplace called Boost.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2021

Amid this global pandemic, mortgage rates have been at historically low levels, borrower demand has increased, refis have broken records and lenders have had to shift in many instances to a remote workforce. Josh Friend – guest columnist March HW Magazine. According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Lenders and applicants alike rely on powerful tools and technology that increase transparency and create ease, speed and convenience. The company’s predictive analytics platform not only provides lenders with the benefit of intuitive technology, it also helps more applicants qualify for mortgages.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Investing in technology is not the be-all end-all when it comes to efficiency in mortgage origination. That’s according to Tim Mayopoulos, president of publicly traded Blend , which provides digital tools for some of the biggest mortgage lenders and debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in July at a $4.6 billion valuation.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, some lead generation tools do some of the pre-vetting for you, and using an effective CRM that helps you organize, nurture and manage your communication with new real estate leads can help you set realistic targets and be successful with this approach. Use this tool: FloDesk Looking for a way to make your brand pop?

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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. Additionally, creating compelling content on a regular basis and maintaining separate systems or tools for its dispersal is stressful, cumbersome and time-consuming.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Neena Vlamis, CEO, President and founder of A and N Mortgage , which is headquartered in Chicago. HousingWire: What are you fast thoughts on the following: Neena Vlamis: My most useful tech tool is… is my brain. To view past issues of our HW+ exclusive HousingWire Magazine, go here.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

First American continues to innovate its valuation business by delivering instant access to property data; improving collaboration among appraisers, appraisal management staff and lenders; and implementing cutting-edge quality assurance tools. Matt Hocevar, Senior Director of Valuations, Head of the First American Mortgage Solutions AMC.

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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. HousingWire: What is your most useful tech tool? Amanda Hill: My cell phone!

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

But how do appraisers value a home in a market where prices are escalating rapidly – and where nearly two-thirds (64%) of listed homes faced bidding wars in March, according to Redfin , due to low mortgage rates and a severe shortage of homes for sale? The rest of this content is for HW+ members. Join today with an HW+ Membership !

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Omar Ennabe, who serves as president at Ennkar , a reverse mortgage lender. Chris Clow helps keep me apprised of what’s going on in my unique niche of the mortgage markets. I start my day with a cup of coffee and Chris Clow’s updates on the reverse mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The way I like to think about this is if we’re on a seller shortlist to represent their home, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be winning that listing simply because of the tools, resources and insights that we have. GW: I have a pretty deep marketing and digital background. What are you hoping your time on stage accomplishes?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2021

With over 20 years of mortgage experience, Mettle has dedicated his career to the mortgage industry. Prior to NEO Home Loans, Mettle served as senior vice president, director of physician lending at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. HousingWire: What has been the most useful tech tool for you?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

With the world in need of more hope right now, Academy Mortgage is taking action to make a difference. Each package included some of the tools and ingredients needed to bake and share a batch of chocolate chip cookies. The post Academy Mortgage Inspires Hope appeared first on HousingWire.

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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

MAY 24, 2021

The pandemic accelerated the use of digital tools and platforms to effect closings, while also tangling many house sales in a patchwork of paper and online functions. HousingWire Magazine delivered to your home or office. Fraud prevention was slowly escalating as an industry priority when 2020’s strange confluence of factors hit.

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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. Somehow ended up a mortgage banker! HousingWire: What is your most useful tech tool?

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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. Lenders and title and settlement providers are trying to reach the same outcome — a frictionless mortgage closing process.

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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. This column, which originally appeared in HousingWire Magazine, does not necessarily reflect the opinion of HousingWire’s editorial department and its owners.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Most mortgage lenders are looking for ways to automate their mortgage servicing operations in order to cut costs, maintain profitability and effectively manage their compliance and reporting to various agencies (e.g., Open database: Mortgage Servicer provides the freedom to extract all data for any reason.

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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

JUNE 30, 2022

With 35 years of experience in the mortgage business, Flagstar has reputation for successfully navigating the ebb and flow of an ever-changing housing market. We’re well-capitalized and committed to mortgage, particularly the broker channel. Lee Smith: EVP, President of Mortgage. Our brokers are our partners.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Projecting the outlook for the housing market in the coming year, including prospects for the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities, can be an exercise in crystal-ball gazing, but one indicator key to bringing clarity to that crystal ball is the direction of interest rates. Mortgage rates will steadily rise, possibly to 3.3%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2021

The problem is that mortgage data can be difficult to analyze due to its complexity. Refinitiv Advanced Mortgage Analytics (AMA) simplifies the complex data transformation process by emphasizing the ability to manipulate and extract data. This community accounted for over 75% of U.S. agency MBS issuance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The solution is a convenient resource that leverages Black Knight’s vast repository of mortgage and public records data, coupled with leading analytics. Black Knight strives to lead our industry in providing clients with tools that facilitate homeownership,” Madigan said.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2021

His articles always dive into all sorts of housing and mortgage data, which helps me keep a pulse on where the market is at and where it may be headed. HousingWire: What has been the most useful tech tool for you? Shant Banosian: There are a few tools my team and I use to make our days more efficient.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It didn’t take long for mortgage servicers to realize they had a historic challenge on their hands. Marina Walsh, the vice president of industry analysis for the Mortgage Bankers Association , is optimistic about the post-forbearance landscape. According to CoreLogic , the delinquency rate on all mortgages fell to 4.2%

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

Its signing solutions are delivered by TCX’s proprietary and integrated CXChoice platform, along with more than 80,000 vetted and trained notaries across the country with specialties in areas such as RON, HELOCs, loan modification, high net worth and reverse mortgage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2022

When you look at how fixed-income developed, mortgage-backed securities were brand new at the time and I was right at the forefront of that work. CMOs or collateralized mortgage obligations were developed. Then, that led to REMICs — real estate mortgage investment conduits — and the market really took off from there.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2023

Connect orchestrates the entire mortgage, title and escrow, and real estate closing team’s workflows, communications and signings on one secure digital transaction platform. Qualia also has product offerings designed specifically for enterprise title and escrow organizations operating at scale.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2024

This piece originally appeared in the June 2024 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. And of course, mortgage bankers and credit unions play a pivotal role in facilitating this journey. At the core of this transformation is the ability of mortgage bankers to adopt a modern, digital lending platform built within the cloud.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Qualia has created a flexible infrastructure for the real estate and mortgage industry. Since 2015 Qualia has invested heavily in building a flexible infrastructure for the real estate and mortgage industry. Dealing with dozens of siloed parties creates opportunities for mistakes and complicates the home buying experience.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

High tech – High touch’ is our mantra as we develop industry-leading tools and resources with a never-ending commitment to the relationships with our brokers and team members,” CEO Sanjiv Das said. Caliber Home Loans, Inc., a home loan company, offers resources to help support a broker’s business for continued success.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Without the right tools to beat these odds, lenders have had little choice but to pour dollars and resources into new customer acquisition instead. Sales Boomerang solve this problem by helping banks, credit unions and independent mortgage lenders build lasting, profitable relationships with their borrowers. “Our Arend de Jong, CFO.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

There are a number of ways Sourcepoint streamlines the mortgage process to avoid title insurance and settlement fees. One solution that specifically facilitates real estate transactions is the company’s newly launched proprietary Intelligent (Digital) Resource Management (IRM) tool.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

At CF Wholesale, we give them the tools to self-serve. Colin Treend, a founding member of Cardinal Financial, helped turn the firm into a mortgage company that leverages tech to lower costs while delivering great service. Sometimes they just get it done faster when they do it themselves.”.

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