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New American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer 

Housing Wire

New American Funding (NAF) has snagged top Chicago loan officer Larry Steinway as it looks to grow its presence in the Chicagoland area. billion of loan volume in his nearly 30-year career, started at NAF on April 1 as its vice president producing area sales manager tasked with expanding the lender’s footprint in the Chicagoland area.

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Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. After Mike paid his loan officer assistant, he was clearing just 40 bps. The lower comp rate stung. Still, it was better than nothing.

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“Last night, my Uber driver was a loan officer.”

Housing Wire

Rising interest rates, sparked by Federal Reserve tightening policies, is the primary cause of the mortgage-finance industry’s pain right now. In September alone, IMBs slashed some 8,200 jobs, a recent Inside Mortgage Finance analysis of U.S. Charting the loan officer exit. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.

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Knock reverses course on loan officer pay cut

Housing Wire

It is an eventful week within the Slack channels of Knock , and an anxiety-filled one for the company’s about 50 loan officers. Knock loan officers draw a median salary of about $75,000 a year, according to these company sources. But on Thursday morning, Knock reversed course. It began 2021 in 14 markets and is now in 70.

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Cornerstone Home Lending to acquire Roscoe State Bank

Housing Wire

Houston-based nonbank mortgage lender Cornerstone Home Lending is buying Roscoe State Bank , a traditional depository bank headquartered in Roscoe, Texas. The merged organization is to be known as Cornerstone Capital Bank, and the mortgage division will continue to be known as Cornerstone Home Lending. Presented by: Sutherland.

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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. Reber’s Jacksonville team will include Mortgage Loan Originators Allen Lewis and Jeromy Peters, and Loan Officer Assistants Nicole Crabtree and Priscilla DeMasi.

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NFM Lending integrates Knock bridge loan into its application process

Housing Wire

Real estate technology firm Knock announced Thursday that its bridge loan product is being integrated into the borrower application process at Baltimore -based NFM Lending. The bridge loan estimate is being integrated into the lender’s workflow through an Encompass plugin. billion.

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