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CMG acquires Norcom Mortgage’s retail assets

Housing Wire

California-based multichannel mortgage lender CMG Financial announced on Thursday that it acquired Norcom Mortgage ’ s retail assets, expanding its operations in the Northeast with the addition of 25 branches from Maryland to Maine. The acquirer works in the retail, wholesale and correspondent channels. billion that was up 19.9%

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Retail losses lead February decline in reverse mortgage volume

Housing Wire

Reverse mortgage volume dropped in February compared to the month prior, and new data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI) shows that the primary culprit for the month was retail reverse mortgage originations. The retail channel volume decrease of 15.7% effectively “masked” a gain of 3.9%

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How EPM plans to win in the TPO channel after exiting retail

Housing Wire

The Atlanta-based lender has fully exited the retail channel, a change in strategy the company has been preparing for over the past few months. EPM’s CEO Eddy Perez had previously shared plans with HousingWire to double down on wholesale while scaling down its retail footprint. It’s all about the consumer. EPM originated $1.05

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How InstaMortgage convinced top broker shop to jump to retail

Housing Wire

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. InstaMortgage currently offers conventional, FHA and VA products in-house through its retail LOs and only brokers out a small portion of loans: jumbos and non-QM.

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Is the spring housing market about to rebound?

Housing Wire

A look back: The early 2023 housing slowdown Bidding behavior on the Auction.com platform provides one of the best barometers of the retail housing market because the success and livelihood of these bidders depends heavily on them accurately anticipating what the retail market will look like in the next six months.

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Financial wellness resources offered to NAR members through partnership with Morgan Stanley

Housing Wire

million members of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) , through a partnership with Morgan Stanley. According to NAR, this guidance will be uniquely designed to fit the needs of individual Realtors. ” Morgan Stanley perks for Realtors include a one-time financial consultation at $300 – a 70% discount from the retail rate.

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Rocket goes local: Testing the waters or shifting its strategy? 

Housing Wire

To gain insight into how Rocket plans to strengthen its local presence to capture purchase volume, HousingWire spoke to more than a dozen former Rocket employees, current retail loan officers and mortgage brokers who have been contacted by Rocket recruiters to join its local initiative. So this isn’t brand new,” Kidwell noted.