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Rick Roque departs CrossCountry Mortgage to join Sierra PacificĀ 

Housing Wire

Industry veteran Rick Roque has resigned from his position as corporate vice president at retail mortgage lender CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) to join multichannel player Sierra Pacific Mortgage as executive vice president of retail. Roque, who co-founded M&A and retail mortgage banking firm Menlo Co.

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Fairway, accused of redlining in Alabama, agrees to settle for $1.9M

Housing Wire

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama , metro area. The agreement, which was submitted for court approval, requires the Madison, Wisconsin-based mortgage lender to pay a $1.9

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Origins: From managing restaurants to reverse mortgage partnerships

Housing Wire

In the late 2000s, Ryan Schmidt was a restaurant manager with no real understanding of the reverse mortgage product. It wouldnā€™t take long for that to change, however, and Schmidt now serves as the vice president of partner engagement at Finance of America Reverse (FAR), the reverse mortgage industry market leader in the U.S.

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Mortgage Coach, Polly team up amid a rapidly shrinking industry

Housing Wire

Mortgage tech firms Mortgage Coach and Polly have teamed up on a new application programming interface (API) integration that guides borrowers through a visual representation of their loan options. This will enable borrowers to view accurate, side-by-side home loan comparisons, Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang said.

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Layoffs hit Sales Boomerang, Mortgage Coach

Housing Wire

Mortgage fintechs Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach reduced employee headcount by at least 20 this month as the industry struggles to stay afloat amid mortgage lenders rightsizing during one of the most challenging times. Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach declined to comment on the size and reason for the layoffs.

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What a 15-year market share high means for the broker industry

Housing Wire

Recent data from Inside Mortgage Finance shows a significant leap in broker market share, jumping to 24.3% in Q4 2023, the highest number weā€™ve seen since 2009. The significant cost savings of working with an independent mortgage broker has also become more widely known. The big question is, what caused this increase?

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Mortgage Educators and Compliance acquired by 360training

Housing Wire

360), an online regulated training provider, acquired Mortgage Educators and Compliance (MEC), a mortgage lending training company, both companies announced this week. Approved by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) since 2009, MEC specializes in online mortgage and financial services professional development.

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