Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Baltimore-based private mortgage lender Dominion Financial is joining the AI movement. On Monday, the company announced the addition of two artificial intelligence-powered assistants to help real estate investors and mortgage brokers. Harvey will assist real estate investors while Donna is for mortgage brokers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

Union Home Mortgage (UHM) on Friday announced two changes to its executive leadership team, just days after the company grew its footprint through the acquisition of NRL Mortgage. Ohio -based UHM promoted Brian Smith to chief operating officer of retail lending and hired David Alonzo as its chief technology officer.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

The complexities of Non-QM lending demand a strategic approach that combines innovation, efficiency, and resilience. Acra Lending has positioned itself at the forefront of this sector by investing in its workforce, optimizing processes, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and building a robust infrastructure. Craig Timmins.:

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In the modern mortgage landscape, quality control (QC) stands as a critical pillar supporting the industry’s integrity and stability. This approach integrates QC principles throughout the lending process, from application to servicing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

How can today’s mortgage lending market be summed up in one word? For homeowners who purchased their property during COVID when mortgage rates were near 3%, the word “comfortable” may come to mind. Acra Lending has done precisely that. For them, the word would likely be “flowing.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

The raison d’etre is the same whether you work as a mortgage loan officer at a depository bank or an independent mortgage bank – originate a purchase mortgage or refinancing for a client. Federal regulations mandate that nonbank LOs take training prior to being certified.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

housing market remains challenging for prospective buyers as concerns over mortgage rates , home prices and affordability persist in 2025. The affordability crisis extends beyond mortgage payments. Jones, a Colorado-based LO for Lower -backed Universal Lending Home Loans. ADU is a big requirement now.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

360), an online regulated training provider, acquired Mortgage Educators and Compliance (MEC), a mortgage lending training company, both companies announced this week. MEC prides itself as a “one-stop online resource for all things mortgage training and education.” 360training.com, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2024

The mortgage origination industry has long made use of an operational strategy that relies on “staffing up” during cycles of high volume and then making staff reductions, sometimes en masse, when origination volume declines. It is very easy to add steps to a process, and overwhelmingly difficult to subtract them.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2022

With more hopeful homeowners searching for non-traditional lending solutions, brokers are looking to partner with wholesale lenders that can offer unique options. Deephaven offers great, hands-on training that quickly gets brokers comfortable with the process and submitting loans. Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

The efficiency and reliability of property appraisals are the linchpin to the success of a steady flow of mortgage transactions. This efficiency translates to cost savings and improved operational workflows for lending institutions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The average mortgage rate for a 30-year fixed loan remained unchanged last week from the week prior at 2.73%, according to Freddie Mac ’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. With mortgage rates hovering below 3% for over six months now, Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said this may be a sign of an economy still struggling.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2022

In a move the Federal Housing Finance Agency said will bolster sustainability and equity, servicers for federally backed loans will obtain and maintain fair lending data. The data will stay with the loan throughout the mortgage term, regardless of whether the servicing rights change hands. What will servicing look like in 2022?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

loanDepot has appointed David Smith to the newly-created position of vice president of national VA lending, the company announced on Monday. In this role, Smith, a former Army sergeant, will oversee the lender’s VA lending strategy. The appointment supports the company’s Vision 2025 plan , the company said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Nathan Knottingham, COO at Vetted VA , announced the launch of a new mortgage continuing education provider, MLO Force , from the stage at HousingWire’s The Gathering this week. The aim is to leverage the pair’s experience in content, training and digital production to make required NMLS training more fun, Knottingham said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

The mortgage world is fast-paced and constantly evolving, driven by shifts in laws and economic conditions. Both lenders and borrowers need to grasp these changes to skillfully move through the maze of mortgage regulations. Adapting to changes Success in the mortgage industry hinges on your ability to adapt.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 7, 2021

Certain states require AMC staff to receive training to ensure they understand valuation independence regulations as well as other statutory requirements. Our free webinar, “ Components of AMC Training ” will be held on June 10th at 2 pm with Josh Walitt as the host. Buzz : Why do AMCs need the training?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2023

California-based retail lender JVM Lending plans to drum up business this year — but by doing the exact opposite. After the 2008 mortgage meltdown, JVM let go of all its loan originators and trained its employees to target the jumbo loan market in the San Francisco Bay area instead.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Home lending proptech Roostify is releasing the “first of many” APIs on its existing lending platform built to automate document validation and data extraction in the lending process. Even in its relatively early stages of training the AI models, it is already turning out FI scores between 0.83

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Navigating Mortgage Law: Insights with Stephen Hladik from Hladik Onorato & Federman In this episode of the MP Access Show, we’re thrilled to welcome Stephen Hladik, a Partner at Hladik Onorato & Federman, LLP, and a highly respected expert in mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, and lending law compliance.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

OneTrust Home Loans , a DBA of CalCon Mutual Mortgage LLC based in San Diego , Calif., announced this week the appointment of Gabe Bodner to the head of its 55-plus lending division which includes its reverse mortgage business. He also has experience in the space at companies including Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. ,

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2023

HousingWire reached out to 2019 HW Insiders honoree Jemma Pachiano , chief innovation officer at Legend Lending. Pachiano shared an update on her career, industry insights on digitization and advice for anyone entering the mortgage industry. In January of 2021 I was promoted to chief operating officer of Mid America Mortgage, Inc.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2023

HousingWire reached out to 2019 HW Insiders honoree Jemma Pachiano , chief inspiration officer at Legend Lending. Pachiano shared an update on her career, industry insights on digitization and advice for anyone entering the mortgage industry. In January of 2021 I was promoted to chief operating officer of Mid America Mortgage, Inc.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Frankly, what will be left in the refi market will likely be harder credit quality transactions that a hungry mortgage origination industry will turn to as volumes drop. The analysis may expose training needs for respective production teams. But training and trainers must have content. Run a spreadsheet by LO, branch and region.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2024

We specialize in non-agency loans, including bank statement loans, government lending, new construction and renovation products, and HELOCs , positioning us as a leader in the industry.” Additionally, Flagstar offers direct access to underwriters for product-specific advice and expertise in Non-QM, VA, and FHA lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Wisconsin-based mortgage lender Waterstone Mortgage Corp. In addition, he will work with other teams to lead cross training and improve communication with both internal and external customers. In addition, he will work with other teams to lead cross training and improve communication with both internal and external customers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2022

In light of that, HW Media CEO Clayton Collins recently sat down with Tom Hutchens, EVP of Production at Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions , to talk all things non-QM lending. . While there are logistical learning curves, the main thing Hutchens highlights as a challenge is preconceived – and misinformed – ideas of what non-QM lending is.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with John Jeanmonod, Regional Vice President of Sales at Angel Oak, about non-QM lending and the outlook for the second half of 2022. We have been out educating the mortgage industry on what non-QM is and how to utilize it since we were founded. They can help with how to market outside of normal channels.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

Movement Mortgage will pay $75,000 to resolve allegations of racial discrimination, in violation of the Fair Housing Act, identified by undercover testers from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. ” NCRC had previously provided training to Movement Mortgage, at the lender’s request, in 2019.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Columbus, Ohio-headquartered lender Lower rolled out mortgage as a service platform that enables consumer finance, banking and real estate companies to offer its mortgage products. . iBuyer Opendoor is Lower’s first mortgage platform customer, which Snyder said will help the platform expand its reach. . population.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2020

Indecomm approaches automation by looking at practical applications for the technology across the entire mortgage lifecycle, using a framework called the automation continuum for mortgages. State of Mortgage Automation. Indecomm’s Automation Continuum. That is where supervised automation comes in.”.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, launched its mortgage brokerage franchises this week, offering individual unit and regional opportunities to qualified individuals, teams, brokerages and loan originators. That changes now,” Homelendia CEO Frank Chimento said in a press release.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Mortgage Firm , a Florida-based mortgage lender, has agreed to invest $1.5 A spokesperson at The Mortgage Firm told HousingWire thatthroughout its 29-year history, the company has been committed to providing equal credit access to all communities within its lending footprint.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 21, 2021

AXIS Lending Academy , a non-profit education program that offers free hybrid education training to people seeking a career in the mortgage industry, recently launched. The free training program educates and prepares candidates for a career in mortgage operations and helps with job placement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As the Fed pulls out all the stops to stimulate economic activity, mortgage rates have reached record lows. This sounds like great news for lenders, for whom millions of newly refi-eligible mortgages means a lot of new business coming in. Right now, while things are good, invest in cross-training your staff.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Many analysts who cover the mortgage industry believe that the worst of the current cycle may be in the rearview mirror. In 2022 and 2023, quickly rising mortgage rates and shrinking volumes sent shockwaves through the industry and prompted massive job cutbacks. According to data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Looking for a quick and easy way to stay up-to-date on mortgage lending news, trends and technology? Podcasts are a great resource for mortgage professionals to continue learning, with shows covering industry updates, business advice and the experiences of other pros in the mortgage industry. Mortgage Marketing Radio.

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