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Ally Financial closes mortgage origination business

Housing Wire

Detroit-based Ally Financial exited the mortgage business in 2012, reentered in 2016 with the launch of its direct-to-consumer mortgage platform, Ally Home, and went fully digital in 2019 through a partnership with Better.com. It had no sponsored loan officers.

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CrossCountry Mortgage hires former Pennymac execs

Housing Wire

He was then replaced by William Chang, who had joined the company in 2012 after 13 years at Credit Suisse. Pennymac, a powerhouse in the correspondent channel, produced more than three times more loans, with a total of $79.8 In October, Chang stepped down and was succeeded by Mark Elbaum. billion in the same period, which was up 10.3%

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No. 1 originator Shant Banosian named president of Rate

Housing Wire

I’m going to start by making Rate the absolutely best place for every single loan officer to work at figuring out ways in which we can develop them, give them all the skills, the coaching , the mentoring and the tools, so they can have an amazing business, but also better serve all their clients and all their partners.

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As mortgage rates near 8%, loan originators target first-time homebuyers

Housing Wire

In an environment where 30-year fixed mortgage rates are racing towards 8%, loan officer pipelines are thinning dramatically. But LOs who cater to first-time homebuyers’ needs – offering FHA loans and down payment assistance loans — are faring better, Michael Ullmann, producing branch leader at Movement Mortgage , explained.

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HomeLight raises $20M to expand Buy Before You Sell product

Housing Wire

million in 15 funding rounds with 25 investors since its inception in 2012. A total of 40 lenders use the product, including The Loan Store and Luminate Home Loans , which is available in 46 states and and Washington, D.C, HomeLight has offices in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Dallas and Chicago. according to HomeLight.

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The Money Store hires Coleen Bogle as chief marketing officer

Housing Wire

Most of last year’s top-producing loan officers at DKMC are not transitioning to NAF, HousingWire reported. Before DKMC, Bogle spent three years at Superior Mortgage, and transitioned for another three years at Guaranteed Rate after the company acquired Superior in February 2012.

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G-Rate sued for gender discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid comp

Housing Wire

A former loan officer at Guaranteed Rate (G-Rate) has sued the lender and two managers for allegedly discriminating against her on the basis of gender, failing to compensate her equally to male coworkers with similar performance and subjecting her to sexual harassment.