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What MBA’s forecast means for mortgage originators

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history next to 2003. Frankly, what will be left in the refi market will likely be harder credit quality transactions that a hungry mortgage origination industry will turn to as volumes drop. The analysis may expose training needs for respective production teams. But training and trainers must have content. Conclusions ?

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HUD outlines reverse mortgage wish list in budget proposal

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are a few key priorities related to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. Of that total, $220 billion is estimated for standard forward mortgages and $17.9 Within the congressional justifications for the U.S.

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Opinion: Former Freddie Mac CEO lashes out at mortgage lenders

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Don Layton, the former CEO of Freddie Mac recently penned what can only be described as an attack piece on mortgage originators from his seat as a fellow at the JCHS, Harvard’s Joint Center For Housing Studies. The piece is titled, “The Policymaking Implications Of Record-High Mortgage Origination Profits During The Pandemic.”

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Exclusive: CrossCountry Mortgage CEO Ron Leonhardt talks AmCap acquisition, future targets

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Rapidly expanding Cleveland, Ohio-based CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) has struck a deal to acquire the smaller retail mortgage lender AmCap Home Loans and bolster its operations in Texas. In November, the source added that CCM originated about 340 units and $112 million in mortgage volume in the state. billion in loans in 2023.

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New American Funding eliminates hundreds of jobs

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The most recent layoff came on Tuesday when the California-based lender eliminated several hundred positions, including loan officers, mortgage underwriters, processors and training specialists, multiple former employees said. billion in mortgages in 2021. billion in the first six months of 2022, down 42.7%

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Origins: From young country club caddy to reverse mortgage professional

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Chris Bruser, a reverse mortgage professional in Florida , agreed with an assertion that most people do not dream of entering the reverse mortgage business when they’re kids. The company sent its trainees to the World Trade Center in New York for eight weeks of training. I did that until about 2003, so about 11 years.

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The leadership deficiency in the mortgage industry: How we got here and how we can fix it  

Housing Wire

The state of leadership in the mortgage industry When people say, Theres no such thing as a perfect company, are they really acknowledging an inherentflaw or are they feeling the void left by inadequate leadership? Training on emotional intelligence can transform anorganizations culture. Heres how: 1.