Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Cornerstone Home Lending President–National Retail Division Jay Crowell Cornerstone Home Lending , a division of Cornerstone Capital Bank , has announced the promotion of Jay Crowell to the newly created role of President–National Retail Division. million in loan volume per loan officer, according to data from Modex.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2021

Non-QM lender Sprout Mortgage is setting up a distributed retail operation, and it’s picked a veteran of Wells Fargo to lead the new division. Sprout hired former Wells Fargo executive Michael Johnson to expand Sprout’s consumer and retail sales channel, the company said Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

Mortgage lender Kind Lending has hired Tammy Richards , who previously held positions at Bank of America , Caliber Home Loans and loanDepot , as its chief operating officer. Kind Lending, a California-based lender founded by industry veteran Glenn Stearns, is a client of LendArch , a mortgage consulting firm that Richards founded in 2021.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Redlands, California-based company informed its broker network last week that it has “made the difficult decision to take a step back from wholesale lending,” according to a spokesperson. Founded in 1990, Mountain will continue to serve retail and consumer direct clients throughout the Western United States.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The company has 39 active loan officers across its retail branches, according to Modex data. Clients will also benefit from access to new digital and customer relationship tools that improve every step in the lending experience, including servicing, a Guild strength for decades,” Thompson said in prepared remarks.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Northpointe Bank , a regional bank headquartered in Michigan, will walk away from its correspondent lending business to focus on its retail lending, mortgage warehouse financing division and specialty loan servicing business. Production declined 25% to $5.49 billion in 2022 from the previous year’s volume of $7.29

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 20, 2024

Planet Home Lending Area Sales Manager Tom Reber National mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending has hired Tom Reber as Area Sales Manager in Jacksonville, Florida. With 30 years of experience in retail mortgage banking, Reber is renowned for his ability to drive excellence and build strong teams. “I

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Anthony Casa, President & CEO of UMortgage , isn’t mincing words when it comes to the lending practices that often victimize our veterans. According to its results, veteran homebuyers who work with a mortgage broker saved an average of $13,600 over the life of their loan compared to working with retail lenders.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

In a live-recorded episode of Power House at the Housing Economic Summit , HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sat down with Suzy Lindblom , chief operating officer at Sierra Pacific Mortgage , to explore the companys growth strategy and how its navigating todays lending environment.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2021

Citadel Servicing Corporation (CSC) , one of the country’s largest non-QM lenders , is rebranding as Acra Lending (Acra). As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry. Citadel resumed non-QM lending in the summer. Presented by: WFG.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

In today’s low-rate environment, wholesale mortgage lending continues to grow, making up more than 20% market share. Nichols pointed out that after the 2008 financial crisis, wholesale lending began using technology that helped match pace with the processes of retail lenders. I mean we’re talking up to 30 years,” Nichols said.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2023

Most retail lenders are desperately seeking high producing loan originators to make up for the losses that occurred in 2022. California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. We are going to pursue the investor niche aggressively, meeting very specific realtors.

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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. retail banks.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Its retail originations actually fell slightly in the fourth quarter, likely due to a rise in coronavirus cases across the country (see page 15). Overall, retail originations declined to $20.1 As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, WFG continues to look for new ways to serve its clients, consumers and industry.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

JPMorgan Chase has appointed Bhavesh Patel to lead client management for the bank’s correspondent lending channel. As director of client management, Patel will focus on improving the client experience and driving future growth for the business, which is growing at a faster rate than the bank’s more traditional retail arm.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2025

During the 10-minute conversation, Pieklo explores his new focus on developing AFR’s wholesale lending strategy, the competitive landscape of the mortgage market, and the company’s unique approach to differentiating itself from other big names in the wholesale space. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2023

After Finance of America Companies closed its forward mortgage origination unit in October, a total of 21 FoA retail branches transitioned to Go Mortgage, said Steven Reich, a division president at Go Mortgage and former executive at FoA, in an interview with HousingWire. “Refis are the easier product of the industry,” Reich said. “We

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2023

Connecticut-based lender and servicer Planet Home Lending has acquired the assets of Illinois-based retail lender Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation. We look to acquire right-sized, financially solid distributed retail companies.” The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. million in cash.

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Housing Wire

MAY 6, 2024

AnnieMac Home Mortgage appointed Ian Aubourg to the role of senior vice president of retail sales, the Mount Laurel, New Jersey -based lender announced Monday. In his new position at AnnieMac, Aubourg will tap into his leadership skills to drive growth and improve the mortgage experience for clients.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Were thrilled to accelerate the closing process for our clients with Stavvys digital mortgage lending solution, said Ligris in the release. As a result, the integration allows for faster closings through automation and reduces errors with real-time syncing and automated processes. ”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. 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. It just has not gone well.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

Smith, whose experience includes leadership roles at companies such as Keller Williams and CitiMortgage , will oversee the strategy and execution of originations, fulfillment, servicing and warehouse lending. Meanwhile, the retail channel was responsible for $1.3 The company’s volume comes mainly from third-party originators.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

Amid a market downturn, the company has decided to focus on the retail lending business. “As As one of the few retail lenders that saw production grow from Q1 to Q2, we’ve decided to keep our focus on our greatest strength: retail lending,” David Robnett, chairman and CEO, wrote in a statement.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Over the past couple of years, I have learned that Guaranteed Rate is truly the company with all the tools and the platform to help originators grow their business and provide the best service for customers and clients.” Since leaving Guaranteed Rate, Nelson held executive positions at Nations Lending and Movement Mortgage.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Michael Gevurtz, CEO and Founder, Bluebird Lending This article originally appeared in the February 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. At PREIT, Michael worked as a site acquisitions associate, identifying and performing due diligence for acquiring land for retail power centers.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with Desmond Smith , chief growth officer at United Wholesale Mortgage , about the role that wholesale lending plays in the mortgage ecosystem and common myths and misconceptions about becoming an independent mortgage broker. HousingWire: What role has wholesale lending historically played in the mortgage ecosystem?

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

Glenn Sanford’s eXp World Holdings announced Thursday a mortgage joint venture with Glenn Stearns’s Kind Lending , called Success Lending. The company will be headquartered in Santa Ana, California, Stearns said, home of Kind Lending. Unclear is what pressure eXp’s agents may feel to direct their clients to Success.

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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

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The California-based retail lender has set a target of becoming a top-10 lender in the markets in which it has a presence, which would give it about 2% in overall market share. Guild, the most active lender in terms of M&A deals on our list, wants to expand its retail business model nationwide to gain market share.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

CMG Home Loans , the retail lending division of CMG Financial , announced on Tuesday the appointment of Kari Van Kleef to the position of reverse mortgage operations manager. The company also described expanded demand for its reverse lending products.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Despite struggles in retail and wholesale, Pennymac has remained a standout in the correspondent channel, in which lenders aggregate loans from smaller originators. Meanwhile, the retail channel’s market share slipped to 56% of the overall originations pie in the third quarter of 2022. Bank Home Mortgage and Planet Home Lending.

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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

MAY 14, 2024

“Joe’s unparalleled expertise and proven leadership will be instrumental in advancing our mission of delivering exceptional valuation management services to our clients.“ “I I look forward to working closely with the talented team at Atlas VMS to elevate our appraisal management services and create value for our clients.“

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2021

Regions Bank is looking to make a big dent in the home improvement lending space , striking a deal to acquire EnerBank USA for $960 million in cash. EnerBank says it works with 10,000 contractors and develops personalized loan programs for their clients. It will maintain its headquarters in Salt Lake City.

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