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Smartfi hires industry vet Fiore to lead newly created retail reverse division

Housing Wire

San Diego-based Smartfi Home Loans , which primarily is active as a wholesale lender in the reverse mortgage space, will launch a retail division that offers reverse mortgage products and has hired industry veteran Paul Fiore as its president of retail sales. “I The product is more important than ever for the client base today.”

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Mountain West Financial sells retail assets to ML Mortgage Corp. 

Housing Wire

Redlands, California-based mortgage lender Mountain West Financial has struck a deal to sell its retail assets to competitor ML Mortgage Corp. , But it continued to serve retail clients throughout the western U.S. One idea would be a ”builder that wants to add a lending arm,” he added.

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Mountain West Financial steps back from wholesale lending

Housing Wire

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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Sprout Mortgage taps Wells Fargo veteran to lead retail

Housing Wire

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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Guild acquires small retail lender Legacy Mortgage

Housing Wire

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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Top cost-effective retail lenders produce loans at half the industry average: Freddie Mac

Housing Wire

The average cost for a retail mortgage lender to originate a loan reached $11,600 in the third quarter of 2023, up 35% — or nearly $3,000 per loan — when compared to fourth-quarter 2020, a period of low interest rates and high sales volume, according to a study published Tuesday by Freddie Mac.

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Planet Home Lending Expands Southeast Presence

Appraisal Buzz

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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