Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Nonbank mortgage originator Change Lending will become a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF). We welcome a partnership with the FHLB-SF to enhance our strength and reach as America’s CDFI,” said Steven Sugarman , founder of the Change Company, the parent company of Change Lending. “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Maxwell , a Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech, announced Wednesday that it has struck a deal to acquire the digital lending platform Revvin ( formerly known as MortgageHippo ) to enhance its point-of-sale technology. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The rise of private lending Private lenders disrupted the monopoly of traditional banks and the private lending market has since seen a remarkable rise, reaching $1.5 With the rise of private lending comes an increase in competition, from new and traditional lenders.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The Howard County Food Bank in Columbia, Maryland, gained valuable volunteers and donations from Planet Home Lending as the organization partnered with Farmlink to deliver farm-fresh produce to the food bank. HOUSINGWIRE: What inspired Planet Home Lending to get connected with Farmlink and the Howard Country Food Bank?

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

The complexities of Non-QM lending demand a strategic approach that combines innovation, efficiency, and resilience. Acra Lending has positioned itself at the forefront of this sector by investing in its workforce, optimizing processes, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and building a robust infrastructure. Craig Timmins.:

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

If we learned anything from HousingWire’s recent AI Summit , artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping lending by streamlining processes, reducing costs, and enhancing the overall borrower experience. In addition, the regulatory environment is ever-changing and with it comes increased burdens on the lending industry.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

The former reverse mortgage team from Norcom Mortgage in Avon, Connecticut — which elected not to move to CMG Financial following its acquisition of Norcom last month — has selected Texas-based Supreme Lending as its new home, with John Luddy serving as SVP of reverse lending. She absolutely checked all the boxes for us.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2022

The bank’s home lending business revenues reached $972 million, declining 35% compared to the prior quarter and 53% compared to the same period of 2021. According to Scharf, the bank is reassessing what makes sense in mortgage lending – in the servicing business, the primary focus should be on serving its customer base.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. 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. A lender with $624.6

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Candice McNaught has joined Planet Home Lending , a national mortgage lender, servicer, and asset manager, as senior vice president, business development and strategic initiatives for the distributed retail channel. Were excited to have her onboard as we continue to enhance Planets growth and strategic initiatives,Dubeck adds.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

CUSO Home Lending rolled out Dark Matter Technologies ’ Empower loan origination system (LOS) for its credit union owners.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Business update and market share The company announced the availability of the update in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Company has substantially completed its exit from all non-core businesses at the end of Q1’24.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Maryland-based mortgage lender Apex Home Loans has appointed Leo Anzoleaga as its senior vice president of residential lending. In his new role, Anzoleaga will be tasked with generating more residential mortgage business, fostering business partnerships and improving customer experience.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising. 16 in the most recent rankings.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

announced this week the appointment of Gabe Bodner to the head of its 55-plus lending division which includes its reverse mortgage business. I’ve always used education at the forefront for building and growing my personal book of business, Bodner said. and Cherry Creek Mortgage prior to its acquisition by Guild Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

And it seeks to expand the number of available loan officers and strategic development tools to continue building on the momentum that company executive say they’re seeing in the space. How would you say business is going? We’ve just recently added a new strategic business manager to our division.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. Isn’t this just good business practice anyway?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But when it comes to marketing a real estate or mortgage lending business, people who have made a sale in the past often consider marketing automation a “nice to have.”. How marketing automation saved Mike’s business. Thanks to this technology, most of his customers and business partners didn’t even know he was sick.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2024

billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. First Financial Bank’s plan also includes investments in small-business lending and donations to organizations that create and preserve affordable housing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

While this was once a necessary business strategy, the technology now exists to implement a much more efficient approach. Instead of having to hire (and later, lay off) 100 new people and train them, the business can accommodate demand without artificially bloating its workforce.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

When mortgage rates declined in the third quarter of 2024, Mr. Cooper Group doubled its gains in the origination business. Taking all business together, however, the Dallas-based company delivered $80 million in net income in Q3 2024, compared to $204 million in the second quarter. Overall recapture remained at 22%.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

California -based mortgage lender loanDepot has hired military advocate Bryan Bergjans as part of an effort to boost its lending capacity in the U.S. Before that, Bergjans spent eight years at Caliber Home Loans , including stints as national director of military and veteran lending and as head of retail business development.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2022

Wells Fargo, the third-biggest mortgage lender in the country, will lay off 125 employees in its home lending division in Iowa by the end of August. The bank will cut 11 jobs in July and 114 in August, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices submitted to the Iowa Workforce Development.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2024

She will now oversee all aspects of the company’s enterprise development team, which is expanding as Incenter seeks to create new solutions and bolster competitive advantages for its clients. “I Incenter’s business channels include capital markets, loan diligence, student lending, insurance, property tax, accounting and marketing solutions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Planet Home Lending announced Thursday that it has hired Candice McNaught as senior vice president of business development and strategic initiatives for its distributed retail channel. She formerly held posts at Supreme Lending and NFM Lending. billion, per Modex data.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

mortgage sales , where he led distributed retail sales, direct to consumer sales, strategic market business development, community reinvestment strategy and sales support. mortgage sales, Wayman was a division lending executive on the East Coast, which includes the New York, New Jersey and North East Suburban markets.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

The Blueprint Builder features more than 60 third-party integrations, allowing lending teams to connect with other pieces of their workflow, from credit and verifications to pricing and disclosures. Wells Fargo -backed mortgage fintech Maxwell rolled out a point-of-sale (POS) feature that offers tailored workflows and integrations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Figure Technology Solutions , the parent company of Figure Lending LLC , named Michael Tannenbaum as its new CEO, the company announced on Tuesday. Before taking the helm at Figure, Tannenbaum served as chief operating officer, chief financial officer and chief business officer at fintech company Brex.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). However, for many lenders and title agents, the path to compliance can be a bit too much to handle while running a business and dodging compliance risks.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

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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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2024

We believe that combining the Archwest team’s deep lending and operational capabilities with a bespoke capital solution from Bain Capital sets Archwest up to be the leader in the non-owner occupied residential lending space.” housing stock,” David DePrez, managing director for Bain Capital, said in prepared remarks. “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Looking for a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on mortgage lending news, trends and technology? Podcasts are a great resource for mortgage professionals to continue learning, with shows covering industry updates, business advice and the experiences of other pros in the mortgage industry. Mortgage Lending Mastery.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Freddie Mac announced Wednesday the creation of new leadership roles in order to address equity in housing in single- and multifamily housing businesses. Perry brings 25 years of legal experience in the financial services industry, with expertise in fair housing and community development. Pamela Perry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

New Jersey-based TD Bank has decided to invest $10 billion in affordable homeownership initiatives by 2027, including providing loans and liquidity to the residential lending market. billion in community development loans and other investments, including affordable housing projects. TD Bank’s plan also includes $7.5

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A California regulator has revoked the residential mortgage lending license of LoanSnap , the latest in a series of difficulties for the fintech lender. The fintech was first licensed to do mortgage business in Connecticut in January 2021 and applied for a renewal in December 2023.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

But Ryan Ogata, executive vice president of reverse mortgage lending at the Chicago-based lender, added that his vast experience on the forward side has helped to facilitate the transition of other company professionals in getting up to speed with reverse lending characteristics. It’s another thing within the arsenal.

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