Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When mortgage lenders are talking about compliance in loan origination or mortgage servicing, the worst case can be pretty bad, so we often see companies investing heavily in the best tools. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. How marketing automation saved Mike’s business. Not anymore.

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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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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. Kim: We are in a downturn of a cyclical business. We have different levers in our business. How is an LO supposed to keep that in their head?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If you take the temperature of how loan officers are feeling ahead of the holiday season, the scale would likely read “uneasy.” According to Fahad Janvekar, a loan officer at Fairway Independent Mortgage , “there is definitely some concern” about layoffs in the industry.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

The more you leverage your own data the better off your agents or loan officers will be because they’ll be able to identify, target and create better customer experiences. In the recent “ Gathering of Eagles” conference , a particularly high-powered set of panelists all agreed that real estate is a “people business.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The virtual notary services industry has become increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses have adopted remote signatures to adhere to social distancing protocols while closing on mortgages and other loans. business advisory firm in real estate, mortgage finance, digital mortgage, banking and capital markets.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

Guaranteed Rate is ready to help high performance producers take their business to the next level. In his new role, Hutchens will oversee a top-ranked book of business in North Carolina. Additionally, he will provide management and mentorship to other loan officers at Guaranteed Rate.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

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. Loan Officer Freedom. Loan Officer Leadership. Loan Officer Leadership. 10 Loans a Month.

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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

JUNE 30, 2021

“At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. With this unwavering focus, we help brokers close loans fast, get referrals and grow their business,” Chief Operating Officer Melinda Wilner said. Blink+ is a white-label, borrower-facing digital application tool.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2021

Instead of turning clients away and losing out on potential business, implementing a credit process can help you keep those clients. CreditXpert, a software solutions company, provides loan officers with the tools needed to help their clients reach their dream of homeownership. That’s not a good experience,” Hydrew said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2024

It may be counterintuitive, but loan officer Scott Betley, a 32-year-old TikTok sensation , says he isn’t worried about a potential U.S. Betley, who has more than a decade of experience helping first-time and move-up buyers, joined NFM Lending as a loan officer in 2021. TikTok is probably 40% to 45% of my business.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When the refi market dried up in 2022, business took a drastic turn for Thuan Nguyen, CEO of Loan Factory and the top loan originator on the Scotsman Guide for the last two years. Prior to the downturn, more than 90% of Nguyen’s business came from refinances. How is business delegated among team members?

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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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions. The platform also offers mortgage and financial education, credit score monitoring, credit report access, and tools to improve credit, pay down debt, save for a down payment and track progress toward mortgage eligibility.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Tane Cabe Prior to joining Fairway in 2022 as the reverse division’s business development manager for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase program, Cabe served as VP of 55places Mortgage and as a branch manager for Churchill Mortgage originating HECM and standard home loans. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“Our beta ambassadors have been instrumental in shaping a program that not only aids communities but also provides new avenues for business growth in challenging markets,” said Messerli, executive director of FirstHome IQ. This tool not only aids in personal financial education but also allows ambassadors to stay connected with new leads.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

As these professionals come aboard, RMD asked Ogata and the company’s chief marketing officer, Andrew Pohlmann, about what they’re focused on for the rest of the year to keep the momentum of reverse mortgage business going through the end of 2024. This, in turn, drives business on both the forward and the reverse sides,” Ogata said.

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Exponentially increase your loan officers’ origination potential without incurring additional expense? Examiners such as the CFPB and FDIC provide stringent oversight of digital activity, and mistakes can cost you and your loan officers dearly. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

Homebuyers and homeowners use technology and mobile devices for every facet of their everyday lives, and e-commerce is business as usual. Most loan officers lose 70% of their past customers because they don’t have the process or tools to manage the relationship forward. To them it’s just “a mortgage application.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Mortgage Coach , a mortgage platform that enables lenders to educate borrowers with home loan presentations, announced that its platform will be integrated with Insellerate, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Braheem, former co-founder of Loan Toolbox — an online resource for training, tools, support and coaching — launched The Loan Atlas, a mortgage coaching platform, earlier this year with mortgage executives and top loan officers joining as faculty members.

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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. You can do thousands of loan reviews every month, and a full analysis determines if there’s an opportunity to refinance. Why start Uplift?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The changing role of the LO One of the strongest indicators of this transformation is the changing role of the loan officer (LO). To succeed, companies will need to empower their teams with the tools, training and decision-making authority to help them win share on a loan-by-loan, borrower-by-borrower basis as quickly as possible.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this HousingWire executive conversation, Chris Kennedy , Director of Sales and Business Development at RiskSpan , explores the key recapture strategies that lenders can follow to maximize profit in the 2025 real estate market. He stresses the importance of optimizing recapture workflows in the new market with new tools and strategies.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Today’s unique market requires flexibility and a pricing engine that empowers lenders and their loan officers to put the right loan products in front of borrowers. HousingWire spoke with Parvesh Sahi, chief revenue officer of Polly , about the importance of having the right PPE and strategic pillars that facilitate LO success.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The company has 39 active loan officers across its retail branches, according to Modex data. By joining Guild, Legacy loan officers can offer additional mortgage products and specialized loan programs. This should enable companies to be more successful in the purchase market.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The GAssist portal will provide its partners, which include community banks, credit unions, and brokers, with tools that will allow them to better manage borrower expectations, from guided originations to processing tools, according to a press release on the roll-out. The tools are housed within the secure application portal.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This is why it’s critical to have the tools and processes in place to nimbly react to and capitalize on market shifts as they happen. Recognizing this, savvy lenders have been making efforts to both simultaneously build their pipeline with new business and nurture their existing book of business.

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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. Sogorka was also a business unit President at Black Knight, where he spent nearly 15 years.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Apart from selling produce that is popular in former Soviet countries, these stores represent a marketing opportunity for Alex Naumovych, a loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corporation. I have my business cards everywhere because the more people that see your cards and face, the better,” Naumovych said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

“They’re a more forward-thinking broker, and there has been lots of activity with the HECM Tool, which is a software application that I developed. Hence the HECM Tool, which is a software application,“ he said. “So Sometimes it goes smoothly, sometimes it doesn’t, and it’s the good and the bad that you have to take.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

When you run affiliate marketing or retargeting across various channels or websites, for example, your campaigns are likely relying on third-party tools to identify and track individual consumer behavior. The reality is that those consumers likely to do business with you have already expressed an interest. In real estate, data is king.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We have been through a pandemic, and many came out feeling like they and their business were invincible. Earlier this year, I found myself scrolling through social media, and every post seemed to be loan officers living the high life, with what seemed like endless closings, all while hosting event after event.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Two years later, the division has proven to be a key player in the business at Longbridge. To mark the anniversary of the launch and the posture of the wider industry that has evolved during that time, RMD sat down with Parks to discuss how the business has progressed and what it’s looking to accomplish in the future.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Mortgage capital markets tech firm Polly announced on Tuesday that it has launched “Polly/AI,” which integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the newest version of its product and pricing engine (PPE) and includes a “co-pilot” for loan officers that will “process, interpret, and recommend a range of outcome-driven results.”

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