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Interfirst, the phoenix of mortgage, lays off hundreds

Housing Wire

The lender originated $10 billion in mortgages in 2013, $5 billion in 2014, $3 billion in 2015 and just $2 billion in 2016 before shutting down altogether in 2017. They were trying to capitalize on the refinance boom,” said Cullen Gandy, a classically trained opera singer who had been hired as an LO at Interfirst and left in July. “I

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Fairway Independent Mortgage Promotes Carrie Guarrero to President of Fairway Ignite

Appraisal Buzz

In 2007, she launched her first coaching and training company. Guarrero’s association with Fairway began in 2015, where she took on a critical role as a founding executive teammate for Fairway Ignite. Currently, Guarrero’s primary focus lies in fostering growth within Fairway.

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Seeing is Believing: How using computer vision can become a best practice for all loans

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Processing speeds have increased by a factor of 10 since 2015, to 1.9 According to Epoch research , “Since 2010, the amount of training computed for machine learning models has grown by a factor of 10 billion, significantly exceeding a naive extrapolation of Moore’s Law.” exaflops today on a high-performance system.

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WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020

Housing Wire

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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Risk of mortgage fraud is on the rise in the current market

Housing Wire

“Eric Hill engaged in premeditated criminal acts with the sole purpose of enriching himself, without regard for millions of American homebuyers who rely on federal housing programs to insure their mortgages,” Wyatt Achord, special agent in charge with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General, said in a U.S.

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4 Best real estate schools in Maryland (MD) for 2024

Housing Wire

Online course includes Live Online National Interactive Study Group webinar for exam prep & Career Mentor Connect for professional development Pros + Cons Pros: Prelicensing tuition fee includes exam prep. Visit Tristar Academy Overview In 2015, Tristar Academy was opened to provide top-notch real estate education.

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FREE Webinar: Fannie Mae Q2 2021 Appraisal Update

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Join this FREE webinar on Wednesday, June 30 from 11am-12pm ET to learn about the latest developments at Fannie Mae. Invest in your professional development with one-hour, non-credit webinars presented by experts. Register now. Meet the presenter. View Pro-Series webinars.