Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

“Lenders and loan officers right now are just in survival mode,” Hoff said in an interview. About 20 loan officers under her leadership produced $116 million in mortgages over the last 12 months, a drop from $223 million in 2022, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. trillion or $1.7

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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. ban of the short-form video app.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

The new tool is designed to help loan officers, processors and underwriters instantly find the relevant mortgage guidelines they need. Mortgage professionals will be provided with up-to-date investor and lender guidelines and timely notifications whenever changes happen.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans. The lender has about 80 loan officers and aims to hire up to 100 in states. Cliffco’s proprietary CRM platform enables loan officers to break away from being heavily dependent on real estate agents for referrals.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

HousingWire: Given the recent news about a few non-QM lenders shutting down, some loan officers might be hesitant about working with non-QM. What would you say to those loan officers? HW: What strategies can loan officers employ to win with non-QM in the second half of 2022?

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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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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 8, 2025

The platform supports mortgage lenders, servicers, and investors with solutions such as PCR+AVM for home equity and portfolio lending, Uniform Property Data (UPD) for first mortgage valuations, and disaster inspections to assess property conditions in FEMA-declared disaster areas.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2023

Ravi Patel, a top loan officer and former senior vice president of mortgage lending at Guaranteed Rate , and his team, have moved to UMortgage, according to a statement issued on Monday. Together, we’re going to continue to create a better mortgage experience for our clients and referral partners.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

With highly advanced software solutions for originations, servicing and secondary marketing, Black Knight helps its clients drive financial growth, improve customer retention, increase operational efficiency and reduce risk. Added Value to Clients. Business Lines, Services and Products. Originations.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Mortgage rates in the 6% range have frozen the housing market, forcing loan officers to find business outside their wheelhouses. Business is at a “dead stop,” said a retail loan officer in Michigan. That’s going to be a new market for me Lonnie Glessner, loan officer at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In his 20 years in mortgage banking, no year has compared to 2023 in terms of difficulty, said Ben Cohen, Guaranteed Rate ’s managing director and a top-producing loan officer. It was another brutal year, pushing loan originators to work longer hours, close loans faster while diversifying their mortgage product offerings.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2021

Other investors included Rotor Capital , The Mortgage Collaborative Emerging Technology Fund , Prudence Holdings and existing investors including Anthemis Group , Route 66 Ventures , and Sovereign’s Capital. Clients include Credit Union of Colorado , Texas Lending and JMAC Lending. mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

HW: Non-QM customers often include self-employed individuals, investors, and foreign nationals. million loan for a borrower in Colorado who had sold his business for $8 million. RB: One of my most successful loan officers opened checking accounts at three different regional banks just to get in front of their loan officers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

Another panel participant, Shelly Griffin, senior vice president of client development at non-QM lender Deephaven Mortgage , added, “When I’m talking with loan officers, I get asked about ARMs a lot. There’s a lot of different reasons why someone falls outside the agency loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Mortgage rates have surged firmly above the 7% mark, making alternatives such as temporary rate buydowns and down payment assistance programs more popular, according to loan officers. Boise-based loan officer Blake Bianchi, founder and CEO at Future Mortgage , said he noticed an increase in clients choosing 2-1 temporary rate buydown.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

HousingWire interviewed a dozen loan officers and mortgage executives about their strategies for 2024, which mortgage products they expect to be in demand, and the magic rate needed to get sellers and buyers back in the market. If they want to know what’s going on with rates, their loan, AI can give them an answer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

Polly , a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform, integrated with six mortgage insurance providers to streamline the mortgage process for loan officers and mortgage lenders. .

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Non-QM borrowers such as those who are self-employed and real estate investors are generally less rate sensitive. In fact, a growing focus is the real estate investor population. with 85% owned by individual investors and LLCs based on 2021 U.S. The reasons for the success of non-QM lies partly in the composition of borrowers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

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. Back in the 2007-2009 meltdown, we had loan officers with us at that time. I thought it was sparse.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Angel Oak made it happen thanks to our close connection with investors who trust our loans and lending standards. Our focus has always been on relationships, customer service and delivering an outstanding client experience. HW: How does vertical integration benefit a loan officer? We make loans that make sense.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 20, 2024

Reber’s Jacksonville team will include Mortgage Loan Originators Allen Lewis and Jeromy Peters, and Loan Officer Assistants Nicole Crabtree and Priscilla DeMasi. With 30 years of experience in retail mortgage banking, Reber is renowned for his ability to drive excellence and build strong teams. “Our

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. One of Dicker’s clients this past weekend backed out of a $295,000 houmese purchase in Michigan this past weekend. The last two years have been good to Christian Dicker.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2021

With low interest rates and a booming refinance market, it is natural that loan officers and brokers are focused on agency loans and also a thriving purchase market. Above all, Lind stressed the flexibility that non-QM offers for clients in unique or underserved situations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2022

Overall, I think the consensus we’re hearing from clients is that the overall non-QM market is going to continue to grow in 2022. BH: There’s no question that non-QM is more difficult to originate than conforming or government loans, so many mainstream brokers and loan officers have been reluctant in the past to offer these products.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

A seasoned retail and commercial banking salesman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 39-year-old Woodward joined Interfirst Mortgage as a loan officer in October 2020 after a recommendation from an old college friend. billion of unutilized loan funding capacity as of Dec. The closer, the better. in consumer direct and 2.3%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

The nascent mortgage company, however, has only one loan officer registered and no loan origination volume so far, according to the mortgage tech platform Modex. The Smart Rate website mentions that the mortgage lender offers purchase and refinancings, jumbo, FHA, adjustable, bank statement and investors loans.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Liquidity had dried up and bond investors were running for the hills. At that point, Dodson was actively working on a jumbo loan for friends of his from church. For eight years they were not able to get a mortgage loan – they could have an 800 credit score, $2 million in the bank. “We And it doesn’t.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2021

With intense demand for homes on the higher end of the pricing spectrum, new updates to the QM rule that went into effect on March 1 and growing investor interest in jumbo mortgages – this is the perfect time for the broker community to support their clients with speed and ease. Presented by: Rocket Pro TPO.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Coming off multiple quarters of financial losses , Rocket has accelerated those efforts in 2023, embarking on a remote local loan officer hiring spree designed to capture purchase market business from real estate agent connections, sources told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The merger will result in an “increased lending footprint” to better serve clients, Paul Kessel, president of American Portfolio, said in a statement. Lisa Thomas, chief executive officer of Town Square, added that the deal also brings “a portfolio of expanded loan products backed by a lending platform with state-of-the-art technology.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2021

Successful agents, brokerages and loan officers of the future are going to rely significantly on technology to find, nurture and engage with buyers and sellers while also playing an expanding role as personal advisors. . “I had one client in St. .” Real estate agents and LOs: the great collaboration.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve ’s 75 basis point interest rate hike – its largest since 1994 – proves the central bank is laser-focused on slowing inflation, but loan officers and housing economists don’t expect mortgage rates to come down until consumer prices fall. There’s still demand for homes, loan officers told HousingWire. “I

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The truth is there are more and more tech elements out there that help real estate investors, be it potential homebuyers, cash-only buyers or iBuyers. HW: How can real estate agents and loan officers collaborate to foster strong relationships with clients despite rising rates? What do I mean by that? In 2021, Percy.ai

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The company has shown steady growth since it was founded in 2008 and demonstrated profitability across varying market conditions, rising to become the nation’s top correspondent investor and the No. The company meticulously logged client feedback regarding challenges in the loan process and worked to eliminate pain points as well. “We

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In a paper published by the Urban Institute in October, Ted Tozer, the former head of Ginnie Mae , argued that government changes to assumable loans could benefit the market. of the balance of a loan being assumed would be fair to both the borrower and the servicer.” Tozer suggested “a fee of 1.3%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

Kidwell said his company is looking for loan processors to identify fraud in non-QM loans, in addition to loan officers. The hiring trend at non-QM lenders stands in sharp contrast to recent layoffs at some consumer-direct lenders, which specialize in conventional refinance loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You’ve probably staffed up on loan officers equipped to handle this influx, and you may be shunning riskier, less immediately gratifying business. You’ve brought on processors, underwriters and loan officers to accommodate the rise in refi volume, and perhaps that includes some wild incentive plans based on how much they can handle.

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