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This growing IMB aims to capture leads through its proprietary tech, not agent referrals

Housing Wire

Non-QM ripe for the taking Faced with a lack of inventory across the country, lenders have been exploring ways to create new buyers. Target buyers for Cliffco include non-traditional buyers seeking investor loans. The lender has about 80 loan officers and aims to hire up to 100 in states.

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NAMB partners with Roomvu on digital marketing efforts

Housing Wire

Their innovative marketing technology is easy to use and is proven to move the needle in our industry. Effective digital marketing has become a priority for loan originators as elevated interest rates, persistently high home prices and lack of inventory have created a challenging landscape for homebuyers.

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Ex-Wyndham Capital Mortgage exec launches Cornerstone Home Loans 

Housing Wire

Tech advancements in the broker space, which caught up to retail lenders ‘ levels, were another factor that helped him make the transition. “I think maybe if you look back a few years, the broker space from a technology perspective was lacking, but has really caught up to where retail was (…). How big is the company?

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Some lenders won’t survive the purchase mortgage market of 2022

Housing Wire

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. But Woodward struggled to originate purchase loans. “I Without that being built, I was starting from scratch.

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How top LOs plan to beat the odds in 2023

Housing Wire

It’s positive news for an industry that has recently dealt with a lackluster amount of inventory. Nguyen plans on utilizing his proprietary platform to partner with Realtors after his refi-dependent sale volume dropped to a staggering 20% this year. We have subscriptions that go out to Realtors weekly,” Nguyen said.

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Rocket has a profitable quarter and a new CEO

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently published a deep-dive feature on whether Rocket’s accelerated efforts of hiring local loan officers represented a shift in the lender’s strategy. “As A third of the way into Q3, Rocket sees purchase mortgage shares growing but the lack of inventory will continue to be a challenge. “The

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With mortgage rate volatility, buyers can save by shopping around

Housing Wire

Effective natural language processing technologies extract deeper meaning from unstructured data to make a difference in the lives of countless would-be homebuyers who are credit invisible or have not had the ability to obtain access to affordable housing finance. There is more inventory relative to demand, and deals can be found.

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