Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Nichols pointed out that after the 2008 financial crisis, wholesale lending began using technology that helped match pace with the processes of retail lenders. Learning to utilize that technology for a database that can be used to maintain constant contact with clients and retain business was crucial, Smallwood said. “We’re

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is gearing up to bring more lenders on to use its Empower loan origination system in 2024. Read on to learn more about how Dark Matter Technologies’ plans increase market share and utilize AI in its LOS.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

.” Lindsay also expressed excitement over the opportunity to help clients in Washington. “As the market stabilizes, I look forward to helping clients achieve their home financing goals with the support of Rate’s unparalleled technology and commitment to low rates.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2025

It was about getting wallet share within those customers who weren’t getting a ton of business from the approved clients. So, we saw this opportunity, and the migration of a lot of retail originators choosing to be more entrepreneurial and get into the broker channel. Pieklo: We have to fight tooth and nail for every single loan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Boston-based fintech Stavvy announced a new integration using the latest Encompass Partner Connect Application Programming Interface (API) framework from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) for mortgage technology. “It allows us to provide for a more seamless, both hybrid and RON closing experience with little to no human intervention.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Mortgage technology company Uplist has launched what it says is a killer new tool that will help loan officers automatically generate refinance options for their clients. And they can sort their book of business by highest interest rates, identifying past clients who could benefit through a quick analysis. ”

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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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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 23, 2024

Candor Technology CTO Eric Rawlings Candor Technology , a platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automate loan underwriting and quality control (QC) for mortgage lenders, has appointed Eric Rawlings as its new CTO. The post Candor Technology Names New CTO first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Troy, Michigan-based appraisal management company (AMC) Class Valuation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired fellow AMC Valuation Connect , formerly a subsidiary of mortgage technology company Mortgage Connect LP. We share a core value in that we are not afraid to roll up our sleeves to help our clients win.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , has set ambitious goals to increase market share by 2027 using its multichannel reach, its origination and servicing flywheel, and its advanced technology platform. The retail direct-to-consumer segment represents about half of the mortgage market, and while we’re already the No.

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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. However, they are hampered by comparatively poor technology and the slow speed at which they can close a loan, analysts said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

With Blueprint Builder, triggers and business rules can be configured to align the borrower experience to operations processes (such as credit score-based rules), and to support multiple business units or channels, including retail, direct-to-consumer and wholesale. In the current environment, a rigid, static technology stack can prove fatal.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2023

Desmond Smith: There are two ways to get a mortgage — wholesale or retail. Retail lending is when you walk into a bank branch or go to an online lender, and they help you get a mortgage. DS: The growth of the channel has been significant, especially in terms of technology. HW: How has wholesale changed over the past 2–3 years?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Roughly 20% of Cliffco’s production comes from the wholesale channel and 80% of origination volume comes from its retail channel – through which it offers GSE, government loans and non-QM products. Capturing leads with tech Another priority for the lender is procuring leads through its proprietary technology.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported an improved adjusted operating income of $193 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 98% from one year earlier and fueled by record sales of its loan origination system (LOS) Encompass. Full year mortgage technology revenues were $1.3 billion, up from $1.1 billion in 2022.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Tech100 Real Estate Award recognizes the 100 technology companies that are changing the home sales process forever – from home search to lead management solutions, and remote closing to transaction management software. million agents as of last year. Homesnap experienced and explosive three-year growth rate of 917.2%

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Director, Cloud and Data Technology. AVP Retail Closing. Canopy Financial Technology Partners, LLC. SVP of Retail. Director, Technology Alliances. ICE Mortgage Technology. EVP, Client Delivery. Senior Manager of Customer Engagement and Marketing Technology. Director of Client Success Group.

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Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2024

Ultimately, this development will empower our members to better serve their clients and grow their businesses.” “This integration promises a seamless transition and enhanced technology, ensuring our members can continue working efficiently and effectively without disrupting their local MLS system.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

The National Retail Federation found that during the 2022 holiday season, retailers saw 17.9% Add the clients’ names and the date of their closing. Enhancing the entire client experience Real estate transactions can be stressful, and clients often remember the exceptional service and personal touches that set their agent apart.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2022

I think I built a very good system – good process and good technology. My plan is to open up my platform, my resources, [and] my technology to help LOs who join me. We also help realtors follow up with their clients. So, with technology, we can do a lot of things and we can scale. We track that. We show our appreciation.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Chazz Huston Strategic Alliances Manager, Black Knight Secondary Marketing Technologies. Thanks to the fact that most auto retailers list their product and pricing online, this process was easy for me to complete on my own time. Technology Ushers New Possibilities for Product and Pricing.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

FTC sued ICE earlier this year alleging the two top mortgage technology providers would drive up costs, reduce innovation and limit lenders’ choices for mortgage origination tools. There’s a little north of 100 [MSP clients] and we believe that 40 of those are not on Encompass today. billion and $2.07 billion.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Rick Arvielo: What’s interesting about our growth is that we are the 13 th largest retail IMB in the country, but we’re only in about a third of the United States. We grew with a call center model for the first 10 years and only got into outside distributed retail 11 years ago. What made Draper and Kramer a good fit for NAF to acquire?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Through the program, the homebuyer uses Rocket Pro TPO’s digital client portal to apply, submit documents and e-sign. Rocket then generates loan estimates, closing disclosures and final closing documents to the client through the portal. “Rocket has always supported choice for our mortgage broker partners and their clients.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The wholesale channel will continue to grow as more retail originators and borrowers learn the benefits of working with a mortgage broker. At UWM we focus on our client service, operational efficiency and speed to close loans. Jason Bressler, Chief Technology Officer.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2021

“We are excited to rebrand our business as Acra Lending to reflect the substantial time and resources we have dedicated to internalizing customer feedback, fine tuning our financial and operating model, and investing in the best people and technology,” Keith Lind, executive chairman and president, said in a news release.

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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. “But given how hard this market has been and that scale is becoming more important with technology, smaller companies are under more pressure.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2022

Endpoint said its new solutions include APIs that automatically open title orders, track transaction statuses, exchange documents, and provide title agents and their clients with custom reporting features and notifications. “At And that’s on, I guess, what you’d call the retail side and also with proptech companies.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Alex Elezaj, chief strategy officer at UWM , about the work independent mortgage brokers can do right now to prepare for when rates drop and how to go above and beyond for clients. The reality is, we can’t control the rates, but we can control the service we provide and make sure we stay in front of past clients.

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Business Real Estate Agent Marketing Clients 448

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2021

The Mobile “Must-Haves” Reshaping Mortgage Technology. This white paper looks at the mobile technology must-haves helping lenders streamline consumer experiences, improve workflow efficiencies, enhance partner collaboration and ultimately execute successful digital mortgage strategies.

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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. Stepping into the void. billion, a 12.6%

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Kristen Sieffert The first component of this plan is to transition to a single loan origination system (LOS) that preexisting FOA personnel can use alongside those brought aboard with the AAG retail platform acquisition, Sieffert said. She said that new investments in technology and messaging will help to bridge the gap for potential clients.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Cooper Dionna Hall Chief Executive Officer Broward, Palm Beaches & St.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2021

They expect shops with a consumer direct model, which tend to be refi-heavy and rely on call centers for intake, will be more likely than retail shops to cut employees in the months to come. Retail people don’t get laid off as much because they own their book of business.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Today, technologies like natural language processing and machine learning have moved from the research lab into something more tangible that commercial enterprises can take advantage of. HousingWire: Where would you advise clients and colleagues to focus their tech resources in the near term as they navigate today’s market environment?

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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. billion in 2018 and at one point had a retail operation. Mortgage Tech Demo Day. The parent company of Homepoint originated $46.3 30, 2020.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 29, 2023

” The integration combines comprehensive eClosing technology with data-driven origination workflow automation. We’re thrilled to offer our clients the efficiencies and conveniences that this partnership brings,” MaryKay Theriault , director of product management at Finastra, said.

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