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The Similarities Between 2007 and Today

Appraisal Buzz

During the 2007-10 mortgage default meltdown, appraisals were a target of complaints and allegations by lenders, the GSEs, some state appraisal boards, and a few unscrupulous entrepreneurs. As appraisers, we faced tremendous pressure from buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and loan officers during the previous run-up.

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Origins: Moving from hospital administration to reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

David Heilman Soon afterward, a fateful meeting with a couple active in the reverse mortgage business since roughly 1995 took notice of his decision to leave the hospital system in 2007. Getting up to speed Those three months of research ultimately made Heilman comfortable in making the jump in 2007.

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How LOs are dealing with a mortgage rate lockdown

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates in the 6% range have frozen the housing market, forcing loan officers to find business outside their wheelhouses. Business is at a “dead stop,” said a retail loan officer in Michigan. That’s going to be a new market for me Lonnie Glessner, loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Reina Ramos

Housing Wire

Lenders need to be mindful that clients don’t purchase homes often and using acronyms to describe the program, terms or process can create confusion. As the loan officer, the more information I can share with my borrower and referral partners the more valuable I become to the transaction and future referrals.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

Housing Wire

The lender runs its business based on a “no-loan-officer” model in which all of its 45 employees are licensed and delegated to a specific role in closing a loan. Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time.

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HighTechLending to rebrand wholesale channel as American Senior Lending

Housing Wire

Walker explained that the company name of HighTechLending, which goes back to 2007, emphasized its place as a leader in new technology solutions for mortgage — including paperless files. Our goal is to specialize in helping our partners support their older clients with hands-on support and diversified products. What’s in a name?

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With mortgage rate volatility, buyers can save by shopping around

Housing Wire

The latest weekly survey data from Freddie Mac shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 40 basis points to an average of 6.70% this week, the highest level since 2007. The survey also indicates a large dispersion in rates, meaning that homebuyers can save hundreds of dollars by shopping around with different lenders.

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