Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2021

Over $4 trillion in originations made its way through the housing market last year, and new data from mortgage software firm LBA Ware revealed that by the end of 2020, loan officers played every last card in their deck to get those deals closed by New Years. Mortgage Tech Demo Day.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

He has more than 25 years of mortgage technology and enterprise software experience with his latest stint being chief product officer at Accela , a government tech provider. Prior to Accela, Coggiola spent 12 years leading product and technology initiatives at ICE Mortgage Technology , which was then Ellie Mae Inc.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Cloudvirga’s platform solves for both by creating the best experience for borrowers and loan officers. The Cloudvirga team has been able to dramatically improve the experience of the borrower and the loan officer. Cloudvirga is here to help capture and retain the market you need and deserve.”. Maria Moskver, CEO.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

And, in the mortgage industry, AI will play an instrumental role in helping loan officers to be more efficient, according to Nima Ghamsari , Blend ‘s co-founder and CEO. The most difficult part, however, is building the technology. of the total market originations in the second half of 2022, up from 14.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The current mortgage market starkly contrasts with the booming years of 2020 and 2021. Both borrowers and loan officers face a changed—and changing—landscape. Does it offer the necessary products, technology , and industry experience to thrive in both busy and slow cycles? The last quarter? The last year?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The mortgage industry is still seeing record-breaking numbers, but those numbers have started to wane and lenders looking to succeed in a slow market need to begin preparations today. Recent trends indicate that the mortgage market is beginning to see the end of the refinance boom and enter a purchase heavy market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Nominations for the 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30. This prestigious accolade recognizes the visionaries, innovators and strategists who have set new standards of marketing excellence in mortgage and real estate. She is always strategizing for the future to stay one step ahead of current market trends.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Sandra Madigan, EVP of product strategy – servicing technology at ICE Mortgage Technology , about improving the home buying and ownership experience with technology and how the industry can do so thoughtfully. What do you think the disconnect is there, and do you see this changing in the future?

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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. Loan officers can also put in lender-offered concessions that will change the pricing. ” You’re like, ‘What are you doing?'”

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the lending space has opened doors for countless possibilities. Loan options can be personalized, outcomes can be predicted, and all processes can be expedited at incredible rates. This is especially true of the borrower experience.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Recent data from Inside Mortgage Finance shows a significant leap in broker market share, jumping to 24.3% Second, nearly 20,000 loan officers moved into the wholesale channel in 2023. The broker model is not just surviving but thriving and will continue to gain market share in the lending landscape.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Buffalo, New York-based mortgage technology firm LenderLogix , a top provider of point-of-sale (POS) and automation software for independent mortgage banks , commercial banks and third-party brokers, announced Thursday that Ben Head will join the company as an account executive.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation. What’s the role of tech as lenders play the long game in this market?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. In a booming market you don’t have time to do this.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Fluctuating interest rates and a fast-changing market Last month, we saw the Federal Reserve deliver their long-awaited decision to lower interest rates with a 50 basis points cut, and 30-year mortgage rates reached as low as 6.08% according to ICE’s 30-year fixed conforming rate index.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Today, while the mortgage industry has the technology to support this, we’re still in the early stages of determining how it should be used. With the advances we’re seeing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation, we have become experts at configuring our technology to meet the changing needs of lenders.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2024

For lenders, navigating the transition from selling loans to servicing them involves juggling diverse functions, expertise, and systems, often creating a disjointed experience for the consumer. Compounding matters even further is the traditional divide that exists between a lender’s origination and servicing operations.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Dan Catinella, chief lending officer at Total Expert, about how Customer Intelligence technology is improving deal flow and pushing the customer experience into the 21st century. . HW: What role does Customer Intelligence play in today’s challenging housing market?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

If you lay it out properly when you’re sitting there, having a road map really makes it simple to make a decision on what you’re doing business wise, like marketing , who you’re doing business with, how much time you’re spending in business versus with family, etc. Collins: Why did you start a technology company?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

million in Q2 2024 related to mark-to-market impacts on its lock pipeline. million in cash, restricted cash, short-term investments and self-funded loans. Better’s earnings report also included the announced hiring of the executive team from NEO Home Loans to build out a distributed retail channel.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To get there, Cliffco, which has been in business since 1987, is going after the non-qualified mortgage ( non-QM ) market and investing in tech to get in front of buyers and non-agent referral partners. On the non-QM side, only 3% of the market has been penetrated. But we’re heading into different segments of the ocean.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In an ever-changing real estate market, loan originator retention is a key challenge for lenders. Loan officers need faster product rollouts and fewer barriers to focus on core tasks. Diego Sanchez: Optimal Blue is the leading Capital markets platform in terms of market share. Give them more control.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2022

California-based nonbank lender Carrington Mortgage Services has invested in boosting the growth of its wholesale channel, with the latest announcements including a new loan processing technology and plans to increase the sales team. The technology is available only for full-doc government and non-QM loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

To take advantage of the shifting market, two key areas that loan originators should be focusing on are “nurturing and cementing relationships with preapproved borrowers,” said Tim Braheem, founder and chief content creator of The Loan Atlas.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, a mortgage lender must have scalability in its operation, an ability to pivot quickly to meet changing market conditions and client needs, a well-designed technology stack and, above all, a keen sense of what its customers and the marketplace truly want from them. The lender’s role in succeeding by helping its LOs succeed.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

Nominations for HousingWire’s 2024 Marketing Leaders Leaders award are open now through April 30th, 2024. Savvy marketing leaders like Coleen Bogle, CMO at New Jersey-based mortgage lender The Money Store have become critical to the industry. Click here to nominate someone.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This shift is welcomed good news given the tough origination market over the last two years. With purchase originations recovering and a refinance market surfacing, lenders must pick up their quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) practices before it’s too late. One critical shift is the adoption of pre-funding QC reviews.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

People who invest in technology often ask the question: is this a “nice to have,” or a “need to have?” Few have the resources to invest in technologies they don’t need. What’s the worst that can happen if we don’t invest in this technology?”. Mike is an experienced mortgage loan officer. Not anymore.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

the parent of digital lender Better.com , narrowed its net loss between the third and fourth quarters of 2023 by more than 80%, driven by expense cuts to its platform and marketing efforts. Going forward, Better is focused on driving market share and reaching profitability in the medium term. Better Home & Finance Holding Co. ,

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Radian Group announced a strategic investment in FinLocker that will closely connect the technology between Radian’s Homegenius platform and FinLocker’s financial fitness and homeownership platform. Clients of FinLocker include loan officers, mortgage lenders, servicers, banks and credit unions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

They also discuss fintech developments for loan officers, recruitment and even the CPO’s favorite hamburger. Before a discussion point on loan officers, Gillespie circles back and revisits Lower’s mission to guide consumers through homeownership. Gillespie joined Lower last year after the acquisition of Thrive Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Going to market Coming off its recent brand consolidation under the FOA banner, the company also launched a new corporate website, new ads featuring Selleck, and refreshed social media outreach and multimedia advertising efforts, according to Sieffert. Late last month, FOA also posted an infomercial featuring the actor to its YouTube channel.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

Today’s unique market requires flexibility and a pricing engine that empowers lenders and their loan officers to put the right loan products in front of borrowers. Parvesh Sahi : It has always been important, but it’s now glaringly obvious in today’s market that lenders have to be able to react fast.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

The tool is designed to address the issue of sensitive data being handled by lenders and loan officers on a daily basis, including social security numbers, paystubs, and tax returns. According to Maxwell, the company’s suite of tools have resulted in a 20% increase in loans closed per loan officer.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 16, 2022

Polly , a provider of SaaS technology for the mortgage capital markets space, has been integrated by six primary mortgage insurance (MI) providers: Arch MI, Enact, Essent, MGIC, National MI and Radian. The post Six Providers Integrate Polly’s Streamlining Mortgage Insurance Technology appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. ” According to Scotsman Guide , Potempa was the No. million. .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Her role will focus on technology to drive the company’s growth. Michael Brennan, president of Movement, said Waggoner can empower loan officers with the tools they “need to win.”. “She has a proven track record of leading sales-centric technology teams and delivering with speed to market,” he added.

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