Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In his new position, Schneider will oversee “Cenlar’s banking, financial, client management, core operations, default operations, borrower operations, transfer operations and project management businesses,” according to a press release. Mezzasalma joined Cenlar in 2015 as vice president and chief accounting officer.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

As part of a larger firm, I can devote more time and attention to my clients, ensuring they have the best possible experience.” BHGRE Northwest Home Team has offices in Tumwater, Yelm and Chehalis, and serves clients in South Puget Sound area, focusing on Thurston, Pierce, Lewis, Mason and Grays Harbor Counties.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The acquisition, expected to close prior to the end of the year, is a step toward a centralized platform for clients to manage their financial lives, the company said. Founded in 2015, Truebill has reached $50 billion in monthly transaction volume by offering an app to track spending, build budgets and improve credit scores.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm that has owned Trimont through certain funds since 2015, provided the funds for the transaction. According to McShane, commercial real estate clients will continue to be served with lending, advisory and capital markets capabilities. That was good for the No.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Through the platform, Shaker offers a suite of tools to streamline client communication and collaboration, including transaction management, client communication, predictive insights and a built-in referral engine. For buyers, Homie offers a client rebate of up to $5,000.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Arc Home, a leading non-QM and TPO lender since 2015, chose OptifiNow for its proven track record of serving TPOs. ArcHome will also have access to automated marketing software that tracks client activity across an “integrated history database.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding alleged phone conversations recorded without clients’ consent. The class action affects all customers in California whose cellular calls with Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC were recorded in November 2015. Nonbank mortgage servicer Ocwen agreed to pay $1.5

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

and Movement Mortgage , has been in the broader mortgage business for about 26 years and began focusing specifically on reverse in 2015. Van Kleef, who previously worked for the reverse mortgage divisions at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Van Kleef also helped to expand the reverse mortgage division at Movement prior to joining CMG.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

That is Maxwell’s second acquisition since its inception in 2015. Maxwell acquired LenderSelect Mortgage Group from Blue Ridge Bank in May to expand its secondary market trading platform, bringing hundreds of new clients to the company’s other solutions. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

As any good marketer knows, getting prospective clients to dream is the first step in successful marketing. Presenting it in the best possible light is an integral part of your fiduciary duty to your client! Virtual staging helps buyers imagine what actually living in your listing would look and feel like. The short answer?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

Kang, an LO who worked at Wells Fargo between 2000 and 2015, alleged that the bank paid advances on commissions at a rate of $12 per hour but then clawed it back. James Kang, the lead plaintiff, said Wells Fargo illegally clawed back compensation. A settlement with the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

“While celebrating Inco-Check’s legacy of high-quality audit services, this new branding reemphasizes our shared goals and collaboration with our client partners to enhance their business,” said Donna Gibson, chief operating officer and president of QC Ally. “We

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

This integration enhances user interactions to provide the personalized, conversational experience that modern consumers expect, according to Dean Rouso, senior vice president of strategic innovation at Baird & Warner , a Roof AI client. This responsiveness builds trust and makes consumers more likely to engage with the brokerage.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Between 2015 and 2019, she served as executive vice president of sales and marketing at cloud-based mortgage technology provider Ellie Mae. Mortgage platform SimpleNexus has tapped Cathleen Schreiner Gates to become its next company president. billion purchase by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

“Later this year, Homebot’s customers will have the ability to offer a Homebot native mobile app to their millions of engaged clients and attract more first time homebuyers to their pipelines,” Yerneni said. Quo raised $7.2 million in seed funding, led by SignalFire in December 2021 to develop the mobile app.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

Anthony Lamacchia The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Lamacchia said the possibility of a merger has been a topic of discussion between himself and Sears family since 2015. Plus, we both recognized the important role that Realtors play in helping people achieve the American Dream.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

“We believe that being a public company will also allow us to help our mortgage broker clients continue to build and grow their businesses, generating value for all of our stakeholders.” ” The acquisition via SPAC is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Qualia enables lenders to easily communicate with and collaborate with title companies during a transaction via their Connect product, which brings lenders, real estate agents, and consumers onto the platform through a secure client portal.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

“Inco-Check has not only developed proprietary technology to support its clients, it also uses these same tools to provide a highly differentiated service offering, making it a one-stop shop for software and tech-enabled services,” said Michael Detwiler, who partnered with NGC on the acquisition, in a statement.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

533 ReBuilt 1,096% 2015 Vertically integrated marketplace helping homeowners sell their unwanted property and real estate investors find great off-market deals. 658 Maxwell 890% 2015 Digitizes the mortgage-origination process for small to midsize banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage lenders. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Take a look at some of the 2020 honorees: Maxwell co-founder John Paasonen has grown the company to serve more than 250 community lenders since 2015 and the Maxwell platform has now facilitated over $100 billion in loan volume, helping its customers enhance the borrower experience by closing loans 45% faster than the national average.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

With intense demand for homes on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, new updates to the QM rule that went into effect on March 1 and growing investor interest in jumbo mortgages – this is the perfect time for the broker community to support their clients with speed and ease. Presented by: Rocket Pro TPO.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2024

Local associations of NAR in Utah encouraged agents to steer clients away from Homie—one of their own members.” “The exclusionary campaign against Homie was also conducted through the local associations of NAR in Utah that own and control WFRMLS. Please tell your sellers for me,” one text cited in the complaint stated.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

According to the DOJ, from 2009 through 2015, Lindeman and his wife targeted Hispanic homeowners through Spanish-language advertising that promised to cut mortgage payments in half. Kourouklis ran a company called Summit Development Solutions USA, LLC , which provided mortgage modification services to clients of ALG.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Maxwell, founded in 2015, aims to make mortgage processes more efficient and accessible. The deal expanded Maxwell’s secondary market trading platform and brought hundreds of new clients to the company’s other solutions. Wetzel’s arrival is timely, given the challenges faced by the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Combined, ProMerit and WLS will support more than 60 clients, from small lenders originating 40 loans a month for a $500,000 warehouse line, to big companies lenders receiving $15 billion warehouse lines, said Michael Franco, the CEO of SitusAMC. ” How lenders will benefit from Black Knight’s acquisition of Optimal Blue.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

As of mid-March, Richards said the company had signed up more than 20 clients with an aggregate total of more than 5,000 mortgage originations. This is just one more arrow in their quiver.” The firm is currently working to grow the channel by leveraging existing relationships in the industry and through word of mouth.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

State regulators have targeted the title insurance industry since early 2015, when the state Department of Financial Services took several actions, including banning firms from treating clients to meals and entertainment (in some cases, title agents tried to gin up business by taking clients to sports events, expensive dinners and even strip clubs).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Since launching in 2015, Xome has become a one-stop-shop for the entire real estate experience connecting every major touchpoint in the transaction process, from finding a home to closing the loan. This is a huge value for our clients when it is crunch time.”. Xome works with its clients to provide what they need, when they need it.

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2023

“When Guaranteed Rate introduced the world’s first fully digital mortgage in 2015, it revolutionized the industry. Realtors also benefit from representing clients who possess full approval and can compete with cash buyers. This content was generated using AI, and was edited and fact-checked by HousingWire’s editors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

His work with the national association includes a stint as NAR Director, and he was the Chair of the Association Executives Committee in 2015. By fostering strong relationships and addressing critical industry priorities, we can help members remain indispensable to their clients and communities. Magel Award of Excellence.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Parvesh Sahi, senior vice president of business and client development at ICE Mortgage Technology, said that lenders will have a true digital experience that provides efficiency, speed, and cost savings. “We Encompass eClose will be part of the mortgage fintech Maxwell’s point-of-sale platform.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

Chief Operating Officer Rob Lux was named co-CEO for operations, technology, business development, client management, human resources, and legal. He returned to Cenlar in 2015 as chief risk officer and, in 2019, began an advisory role for the board. Dave Applegate, a board member since 2020, has been named the company’s chairman.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2023

. “While appraisals can often complicate the origination and underwriting processes for mortgage lenders, the combination of Reggora’s platform with AI Underwriter will help our clients shorten appraisal and underwriting cycle times and ultimately reduce costs. That savings can be passed on to borrowers.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

And so, in 2013, 2015, 2017, we saw a lot of changes. And the purpose of it is to make sure that the client understands what’s going on [and to ensure] there’s no cognitive impairment. One was to create protections for eligible non-borrowing spouses (NBS). … It’s a wonderful safety feature.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Fairway founded AWI in 2015 and underwrites all expenses of the nonprofit, with Fairway employees donating millions of dollars to the non-profit over the years. When I began to originate loans for active-duty military clients in Leesville, La.,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

That’s why knowing the signs and interpreting them can provide invaluable direction for your clients and your business. Runaway headlines that predict housing doom shouldn’t be what dictates your business or your client’s next move. From 2015 to 2021, average household formation was about 1.5

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