Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So he did what a lot of retail loan officers in the industry were doing — Mike would reclassify a self-generated lead as a corporate-generated lead, thus slashing his compensation from 125 basis points down to as low as 50 bps, giving him a low enough rate to win the client and eventually close the deal. The lower comp rate stung.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

Prospective borrowers with strong credit are locking in mortgages this week at the lowest rates in more than a year, loan officers and lending executives told HousingWire on Friday. ” For refi clients, he’s preaching patience. Patel is in conversation with existing clients who can save between 50 to 75 basis points.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

These issues, and others, have made non-QM a go-to solution for originators to close loans for their clients. Here is where it gets murky – choosing the right non-QM lending partner! Having this removed from your plate frees up time to focus on prospecting or servicing other clients. Almost weekly?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

Wholesale lending is great for helping serve underserved borrowers. The wholesale channel has the ability to offer borrowers a variety of choices, with access to many different bank and lending programs. As a CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) — a designation given by the U.S.

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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). GridBase is a proven leader in title and lending technology, offering a seamless, coding-free solution that simplifies migration while enhancing operational workflows.

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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. With the deal, Maxwell expanded its secondary market platform to add more than 180 clients.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Especially in uncertain times and market volatility, having the knowledge that I get from HW+ helps me communicate effectively with my team and my clients. At a small mortgage banker, leadership has to know all aspects of lending. Chris Mozilo: If I didn’t go into mortgage lending, I would have likely become an architect.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 19, 2024

(ICE) has released new enhancements to its Encompass digital mortgage lending platform designed to help lenders improve productivity and lower operational costs. The most recent Encompass update features expanded capabilities for mortgage originators to offer beneficial affordable lending solutions for their customers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech company specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, announced on Wednesday a new partnership with WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) to provide the company and its customers with eClosing technology solutions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Both Droge and Olmos come to University Bank from Open Mortgage , which shuttered its own top 10 reverse mortgage lending division late last year. Certifications, reverse posture Haviland and Droge have certified reverse mortgage professional (CRMP) designations from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. DB: Warehouse lending has evolved beyond traditional boundaries.

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Housing Wire

JULY 30, 2024

The company aims to make the product a “one-stop analysis solution for mortgage lending financial institutions,“ it said in its announcements. AutomatIQ Borrower is designed to provide greater integrity and reliability in the loan calculation process, which CoreLogic describes as a historically “labor-intensive and error-prone task.“

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2021

HousingWire’s virtual demo days are designed specifically to help mortgage industry decision makers identify the technology solutions they need to operate efficiently and securely. Mortgage Tech Demo Day. Tune in February 2nd to experience demos from the most innovative loan origination and valuation tech companies. a share.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2021

The addition of Johnson represents yet another change to the C-suite at Sprout, which halted non-QM lending last year when the coronavirus pandemic began and liquidity dried up. In the last six months, Sprout has unveiled a series of new products for it non-QM program , resumed correspondent lending.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

From tweaks in consumer protection laws to new lending standards and disclosure requirements, the goal is always to foster a clearer and fairer lending process. For example, ongoing updates to the Qualifying Mortgage Rule, which has been rewritten twice and may see another revision soon, have significantly shaped lending practices.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The new tool allows lenders and housing counselors to enter client eligibility parameters, download results and compare up to three programs side by side to make quicker lending decisions. The single, standardized format enables state agencies to manage, edit and update their programs in real-time. “DPA

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Several historic events over the past few years have brought seismic changes to the way the mortgage lending industry operates. Today, as we face what appears to be the beginning of a modest recovery in the marketplace, we can see the effect of those events in the way mortgage lending has changed forever.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The platform offers a new broker scoring system designed for better account management and a tagging system to improve email marketing campaigns. Having used OptifiNow before, I can confidently say it’s the most efficient CRM system for TPO lending,” Shea Pallante, chief lending officer at OptifiNow, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Finance of America intends to acquire Parkside Lending ‘s third-party origination channel operation for $40 million, the publicly traded lender and servicer announced Tuesday. It’s the latest in a string of big M&A deals in the mortgage lending space – and the growing wholesale channel in particular – over the past six months.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

California -based HighTechLending , a top-10 lender in the reverse mortgage industry, recently announced that it was rebranding its wholesale channel to American Senior Lending Wholesale Division in an effort to better align its identity with key business lines designed to serve older borrowers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

As they put it, “We give our clients a complete ecosystem of proven tech, data, and analytics that supports the whole real estate and housing finance journey.” ICE’s sees this suite of products making a big difference for its clients. This proactive approach helps clients avoid costly mistakes and audits.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2023

Digital lending solutions provider DocMagic announced this week that it has added ADA-compliant mortgage loan documents to its document library. Much of modern lending technology is designed to give consumers the convenience to access loan documents in the ways that work best for them.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Lenders and search companies alike need to look for trusted agent partners to provide the client with the experience they deserve. Serving some of the top organizations in the real estate and lending space is a privilege,” said Jason Mitchell, president of JMG. Our goal is not to simply be a distribution warehouse. It’s simplistic.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Cooper Mansoor Bahramand Chief Technology Officer Revive Real Estate Maria Barrios Executive Director of Operations and CFO The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) Mark McDonough Owner and CEO Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans McKenna McCormick Vice President of Strategic Sales The CE Shop Melissa Wooldridge (..)

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The product is designed specifically for homeowners who require in-hand leases to qualify for mortgages on new home purchases. Knox Upside, which distributes rental income to the investment property owner when a resident pays rent and enables owners to access their equity through Knox’s proprietary lending platform. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Stavvy , a fintech firm specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, acquired SigniaDocuments, a technology suite from Texas-based lender Evolve Mortgage Services. Founded in 2018, Stavvy works to increase efficiency and transparency in real estate and mortgage lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

With proactive engagement and intuitive technologies , our customizable subservicing solutions are uniquely designed to eliminate common pain points for homeowners, such as unreliable service, confusing escrow changes, and lack of clear and timely information regarding their mortgage.”

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 13, 2025

GridBase , offering title and lending technology, has introduced an advanced solution for Encompass Partner Connect (EPC) migration. The company launched its Order Management integration within EPC over a year ago, now serving numerous clients with a seamless, no-code implementation.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Technology has made many aspects of day-to-day life more seamless than ever, with instant, easy and personalized consumer experiences; however, lending is still difficult. The Origence Mortgage Platform is an end-to-end lending platform that puts the power of modern technology in lenders’ hands, enabling them to close more loans, faster.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2023

Candor is executing a change in strategy to address the ever-changing mortgage market and to pivot along with client operations,” Tom Showalter, CEO of Candor , said in an e-mailed response. Future development projects will follow this collaborative approach with our clients and strategic partners. Candor Technology Inc. ,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The adoption of digital lending solutions has been increasing over the last few years, with the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerating the process. Lenders with the ability to adopt technology that drives efficiency and client satisfaction have a competitive advantage in today’s landscape. How it began. Digital adoption made easy.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2022

The lender’s 30-year crypto mortgage is designed to make it easy for investors to use their digital holdings to acquire homes in the U.S. As a licensed and regulated entity, we take our responsibility seriously to ensure our clients’ crypto is safe and returned when requested.”. or pursue refinancing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Peter Sciandra, who serves as EVP of reverse lending secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. We’ll have those loans that come in where we have to look at every opportunity that we can to save that deal and help that client. But we’ve continued to work through those challenges.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Through partnerships with Bubble Insurance Solutions and New American Funding , real estate agents at The Agency will have access to mortgage lending services and insurance services for their clients. The affiliation will provide The Agency’s agents with access to Bubble Insurance’s insurance coverage for their clients.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With its potential to reach new clients and gain tremendous ROI, social media has become one of the most effective marketing tools for businesses big and small. Just sold stories If your clients are willing to be featured on your socials, celebrate their sale. Readers are more likely to remember stories that evoke emotions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

The rule is designed to “protect the millions of workers who are saving for retirement diligently and rely on advice from trusted professionals on how to invest their savings,” DOL said in its announcement. Retirement investors are best protected by a uniform and protective framework.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2022

With demand for alternative lending expected to increase, Champions Funding empowers their broker partners to service diverse borrower needs by providing solutions-driven results in the non-QM space. Besides their end-to-end user experience and non-QM lending innovation, the company boasts a diverse and primarily woman-led team.

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