Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

To get a better understanding of how this arrangement plays into the ambitions of both the lender and tech provider, HousingWire spoke with Andrew Badstubner, chief information officer at First Community Mortgage, and David Aach, chief operating officer of Blue Sage.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

And, in the mortgage industry, AI will play an instrumental role in helping loan officers to be more efficient, according to Nima Ghamsari , Blend ‘s co-founder and CEO. The most difficult part, however, is building the technology. Ghamsari: I think the technology is extremely difficult to build.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Cloudvirga’s platform solves for both by creating the best experience for borrowers and loan officers. The Cloudvirga team has been able to dramatically improve the experience of the borrower and the loan officer. Raman Iyer is responsible for Cloudvirga’s digital innovation and technology strategy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Mortgage technology company Uplist has launched what it says is a killer new tool that will help loan officers automatically generate refinance options for their clients. Loan officers can also put in lender-offered concessions that will change the pricing. ”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2024

He discussed this year’s business trends and priorities in a recent interview with HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). Plack also touches on the company’s use of data science to source business, its use of direct mail and the importance of multiple modalities to support growth. I’m excited about where we’re headed.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 31, 2024

Mortgage industry veteran Brad Cardwell has joined Down Payment Resource as vice president of sales and business development. Cardwell started his mortgage career as a loan officer and team leader at Embrace Home Loans, where he worked for 19 years, most recently as vice president of innovation for revenue and sales enablement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

People who invest in technology often ask the question: is this a “nice to have,” or a “need to have?” Few have the resources to invest in technologies they don’t need. What’s the worst that can happen if we don’t invest in this technology?”. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. Not anymore.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an adjusted operating income of $131 million in the third quarter of 2023, up from Q3 2022’s $126 million — despite the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. We don’t have a business of selling leads to real estate brokers and the like. “We

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

When the concept of big data first emerged, it was a dream based on the need to centralize information so lenders could run analytics to gain insight into the nature of their evolving businesses and the changing demands of customers. Lending technology out of focus. In other cases, the loan officers didn’t trust the technology.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Recognizing this, savvy lenders have been making efforts to both simultaneously build their pipeline with new business and nurture their existing book of business. Bottom line: As homeowners look to save on their mortgages, competition will be fierce to keep that business.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I was close to $7 million a month, and Ernie told me to get a business coach. That brought a lot of structure and focus in the broad business, life planning, family stuff and everything. Collins: Why did you start a technology company? If it’s there, it builds the presentation and sends it to me as the loan officer.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

The purchase, which includes the bank’s consumer-direct technology platform, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023. NMLS showed the bank has 63 registered loan officers. The BNC platform is expected to transition to the First Federal branch within a few months of closing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2024

For lenders, navigating the transition from selling loans to servicing them involves juggling diverse functions, expertise, and systems, often creating a disjointed experience for the consumer. Compounding matters even further is the traditional divide that exists between a lender’s origination and servicing operations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Stevens, President at SRE.com, about the challenges mortgage loan officers and brokers face as the market continues to shift toward purchase money business and how human-assisted eCommerce can help them win more business. HousingWire recently spoke with John G.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Cliffco Mortgage Bankers is among the rare independent mortgage banks doing more business than last year. To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

The nonbank mortgage lender is expanding its consumer direct lending business while some competitors are laying off employees with the expectation that the channel cools down with higher mortgage rates. PennyMac is growing fast with its consumer direct lending business. California-based PennyMac Financial Services will invest $3.9

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform. Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Both borrowers and loan officers face a changed—and changing—landscape. As we emerge from the downturn, now is a great time to evaluate your company’s support for your business. Does it offer the necessary products, technology , and industry experience to thrive in both busy and slow cycles? The top builders?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After years of working crazy hours and focusing on growing his business, Ciardelli saw the impact his hard-driving lifestyle was having on his health and close relationships. The result would be a win-win for the business and for customers, he said. He knew he needed to make changes. “I As of Oct.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Regardless, it’s clear that title businesses will need to compete for their share of that available volume, in large part, by differentiating themselves from the competition. In doing so, these title businesses will very likely be building unique differentiators for themselves , not just for the short term. Processes, or chokepoints?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rocket Pro Third Party Origination General Manager Dan Sogorka Rocket Companies has named Dan Sogorka as General Manager of Rocket Pro Third Party Origination (TPO), the mortgage broker business of Rocket Mortgage. I’ve spent decades leveraging technology to simplify the complex home financing process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

Technology plays a big role. For those who choose not to work with agents, the trust must be transferred to the technology platform or other form of “automation” that is used in the process. . The task is best suited for advanced technologies, collectively referred to as AI and machine learning. In real estate, data is king.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Sarah Wheeler: What differentiates Polly’s technology? Adam Carmel: The technology is only as good as the people building it, and their propensity to really push the envelope and think through all of the pain points that have existed through 20-plus years of legacy, antiquated systems and approaches. No — we want to execute.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

The digital lender made changes in its commercial operating model to achieve this goal and will continue to invest in Tinman, its proprietary technology platform. The operating model change involved Better pivoting to hiring experienced loan officers on commission-based compensation plans. Better posted a GAAP net loss of $59.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

We’ve also implemented project management technologies and streamlined processes to improve workflow and turnaround times for loan officer requests, effectively halving the time it takes to fulfill them. Instead, we invest heavily in empowering our loan officers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In its announcement, the company explained that Rate Intelligence has been working behind the scenes for the past two years to help originate billions of dollars in loans. Through employee feedback and work with its technology partners, Rate has optimized the platform and is ready for a broader marketing push to consumers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. ” According to Scotsman Guide , Potempa was the No. million. .

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

SimpleNexus , a homeownership platform developer for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has acquired Georgia-based software firm LBA Ware. The post SimpleNexus Adds Business Intelligence Tools with LBA Ware Acquisition appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Today’s focus is on cultural fit, innovative talent compensation strategies, and leveraging technology to stabilize workforce needs through economic cycles. loanDepot’s focus is on the sales side, attracting experienced loan officers (LOs) and people who want to join the industry via its accelerated career in effective sales (ACES) program.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Top mortgage technology executives say their companies are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations but still relying on human decision-making to sell loans. “There’s one question every CEO, CTO, CIO, loan officer, processor, underwriter, they all ask the same thing: will AI replace my job?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

The product offers insights into loan markups, loan-level pricing adjustments, service-released premiums, concessions, loan officer compensation and more. “We ” The data license product allows lenders to see which loan locks were completed using the dataset and which loan officers locked the loan.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Matt Van Fossen, CEO of Absolute Home Mortgage and Mortgage Automation Technologies , to talk about his unique view of the housing ecosystem and how it influences how he builds technology. How do all those different roles influence the technology you build?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. It’s amazing how many loan officers miss this, don’t return the call quickly, and lose their race before it’s even underway. In our business, that’s the refinance transaction.

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