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LodeStar integrates with Stewart

Housing Wire

As a result, we’re bringing greater clarity to the process for consumers and professionals alike, and empowering loan officers and lenders to redirect their human resources away from manual tasks like researching closing fees and toward more complex functions like marketing, sales and customer service.”.

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Country Club Mortgage to lay off employees, including CEO, and shutter offices

Housing Wire

6, 2024,” Sherry Carson, human resources generalist at Country Club Mortgage, wrote in a letter sent to the Employment Development Department in California in early December. It also says it processes, underwrites and funds loans in-house. More than 50 mortgage loan officers were let go.

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DOL accuses PrimeLending of violating whistleblower provisions

Housing Wire

According to the DOL, the company terminated two California-based employees after they reported to a regional manager and the vice president of Human Resources that a branch manager pressured them to pass on fees to loan applicants caused by internal processing delays. mortgage lender in 2023.

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Texana Bank to trim workforce in California

Housing Wire

Lauren Witherspoon, director of human resources, wrote: “Circumstances will force Texana Bank to conduct layoffs,” taking place Sept. The layoffs include loan officers, underwriters, processors, post-closing and secondary market staff. 5, according to the document reviewed by HousingWire.

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Lone Peak Lending joins Panorama Mortgage Group

Housing Wire

“We are well positioned to educate consumers about the loan process and help them overcome whatever challenges that may arise. Panorama offers platforms for human resources, finance, technology, legal and compliance services to its group of lenders.

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Pennymac plans to lay off another 207 employees

Housing Wire

Pink slips will arrive for California employees at six offices in Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, Roseville, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Moorpark. The latest round of WARN notices will impact 59 loan officers in the Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, and Roseville offices.

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G-Rate sued for gender discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid comp

Housing Wire

A former loan officer at Guaranteed Rate (G-Rate) has sued the lender and two managers for allegedly discriminating against her on the basis of gender, failing to compensate her equally to male coworkers with similar performance and subjecting her to sexual harassment. Lamkin and Moschella did not return a request for comment.