Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Zillow is moving full speed ahead with an ambitious expansion of its mortgage business, leveraging its housing tech innovations to potentially reshape how modern homebuyers finance homes. billion in purchase mortgage business, not far off a top 50 spot on the mortgage leaderboard. That’s an annualized $3.2

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

If there’s one word to describe today’s successful marketers in mortgage and real estate it’s “adaptable.” Marketers like 2023 Marketing Leader and USA Mortgage’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Chelsea Vonder Haar , who has been a driving force behind USA Mortgage’s marketing success.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Tim Nelson, a longtime reverse mortgage industry professional and reverse department manager at VIP Mortgage in Scottsdale, Arizona , spent 20 years in the home lending arena before shifting his focus entirely to reverse. Nelson is now a reverse mortgage borrower in addition to being an industry professional.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

The duo dive into several topics, including Lower’s transformed culture and leadership structure following its acquisitions of Thrive Mortgage and Universal Lending. They also discuss fintech developments for loan officers, recruitment and even the CPO’s favorite hamburger.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 12, 2024

As the mortgage industry increasingly embraces technology to streamline the homebuying process, a recent survey reveals a significant opportunity for broader adoption of digital verification tools. Homebuyers particularly value the speed and simplicity that digital tools bring to the mortgage process.

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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. Blend’s mortgage banking software processed 23.2% Artificial intelligence (AI) is a buzzword in virtually every industry right now.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

Tennessee-based multichannel mortgage lender First Community Mortgage announced on Wednesday that it has selected the Blue Sage Solutions digital lending platform and its LION Consumer POS to help scale its growth efforts across the 48 states it operates in.

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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. Why is loan officer retention a priority for the company? This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Founder and CEO Vishal Garg made a eye-popping statement when he opined that “in the next 10 years, 99% of the (mortgage) tasks will be completed by bots and 1% by humans.” “The bulk of the tasks that are required to process a mortgage are going to be performed by AI bots over the next 10 years,” Garg said in an interview with HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), which offers data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, has introduced a new feature, Refinder, to help lenders uncover refinance opportunities in their database of past borrowers.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Mortgage tech firm Blend Labs has launched its first AI-powered chat tool, which it says will allow loan officers to be more efficient and offer a far more personalized touch for prospective borrowers. The company announced the tool this week but won’t be rolling it out to its clients immediately.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A new episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast” aims to teach mortgage originators how to leverage tools and grow their businesses. Chase is a mecca for mortgage in Columbus. I felt like I was becoming an expert in my craft of mortgage. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2024

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform for lenders. Solutions within Floify Lender Edition allow lenders to improve recruitment and retention of top-producing loan officers and to navigate regulatory landscapes, according to the company’s website.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Cloudvirga , a subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corporation , has announced the findings of a consumer survey that highlights the increasing digitalization of the front-end of the mortgage origination process and growing homebuyer expectations for an even more automated, digital experience.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 21, 2024

Zillow Home Loans is introducing a new tool that helps borrowers assess how much home they can afford. Powered by real-time mortgage rates from Zillow Home Loans, the tool helps buyers understand what they can afford, giving them the information they need to make educated decisions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Longtime reverse mortgage industry professional Tane Cabe has joined C2 Financial ’s reverse mortgage division as a “retirement mortgage expert,” according to an announcement issued by the company this week. Cabe, who most recently served as president of reverse mortgage lending at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

CoreLogic recently posted that an estimated 4 million loans are candidates for refinancing if mortgage rates float below 6.75%. “An trillion outstanding mortgage balances originated during the high-interest rate period in 2023-2024,” the firm says. An estimated $1.45

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“From loan officers to secondary marketing teams and investors, we empower mortgage professionals with tools designed to maximize their profitability on every loan transaction.” ” The announcements were made at MBA Annual in Denver.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

LoanLogics, a mortgage loan quality automation provider, announced the integration of two of its document processing tools with Finastra ‘s MortgagebotLOS solution on Wednesday. This integration aims to enhance lender capabilities and facilitate document processing and income calculation, the statement said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Top mortgage technology executives say their companies are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations but still relying on human decision-making to sell loans. “There’s one question every CEO, CTO, CIO, loan officer, processor, underwriter, they all ask the same thing: will AI replace my job? .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Movement Mortgage on Friday announced the appointment of Lyra Waggoner as its chief information officer. Waggoner’s professional career spans 18 years in the mortgage industry. Michael Brennan, president of Movement, said Waggoner can empower loan officers with the tools they “need to win.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

But Ryan Ogata, executive vice president of reverse mortgage lending at the Chicago-based lender, added that his vast experience on the forward side has helped to facilitate the transition of other company professionals in getting up to speed with reverse lending characteristics. It’s another thing within the arsenal.

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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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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2022

Black Knight this week launched a tool that enables lenders to compare loan estimates and closing disclosures from closed loans to minimize expenses in a higher rate environment. The mandatory 0% tolerance fees are paid to the creditor, the mortgage broker, or an affiliate of either party. trillion in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2024

Multichannel lender New American Funding (NAF) is going big on reverse mortgages. As already evidenced by its ambitious new marketing campaign, “ Old Wives ,” the company is also aiming to streamline its existing presence in the reverse mortgage market. Those traditional loan officers have been such a blessing.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe recently left his position at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.’s s reverse division to transition back into a role as a reverse mortgage broker. People are interested in getting reverse mortgages and talking about them,” he said. I really do like that,” Cabe said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Mortgage Coach , a mortgage platform that enables lenders to educate borrowers with home loan presentations, announced that its platform will be integrated with Insellerate, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform. The post Mortgage Coach integrates with Insellerate appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Mortgage rates remained flat following a jobs report on Friday that continued to show a cooling labor market. Mortgage rate pricing for homebuyers hasn’t changed significantly as lenders have already priced in a Federal Reserve rate cut of 25 basis points (bps) that is expected later this month, loan originators told HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 6, 2022

Mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate has launched its new RED-VP mobile app. This end-to-end digital tool is designed to act as a mobile pipeline, empowering loan officers to accomplish anything from issuing a pre-approval letter to locking in a rate, all in real time and all fully remote using just their smart phone.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Miami-based fintech provider LoanPASS integrated Uplist ’s suite of home-shopping tools into its pricing engine, the company announced in November. The partnership will boost loan officers ’ capacity to deliver personalized, efficient and tech-powered solutions directly to their clients and agents.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Jeff Bell: I used to work for Keith Tibbles and Ernie Gehre back at Cobalt Mortgage. Bell: So, I have this mortgage company that I’m phasing out of right now. So, I built Uplift for the mortgage company, and we essentially automated the full loan review process. Collins: Why did you start a technology company?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2024

Add mortgage tech firm Guideline Buddy to the list of companies with an artificial intelligence -powered chat tool. The new tool is designed to help loan officers, processors and underwriters instantly find the relevant mortgage guidelines they need.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. It’s amazing how many loan officers miss this, don’t return the call quickly, and lose their race before it’s even underway. Most experts believe that it’s only a matter of time before mortgage rates come down.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For those of us in the mortgage world, the spring and summer market may be showing some signs of slowing down, and what a ride this market has been. I had a Recruiter contact me the other day, and he mentioned to the average loan officer that he has been speaking with an average of 1.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

The product will provide lenders with an array of functionalities, such as combined loan-to-value (CLTV) on each property owned by a consumer. It will also display characteristics about those properties to better inform lenders about the asset securing the mortgage or the home loan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Cautious optimism is prevalent in the mortgage industry for 2024 as industry professionals anticipate the recovery of lost origination volume. Our mission is to help loan originators become better at what they do in every aspect of their business and in their life,” Braheem said.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In a high(er) rate environment, non-QM (non-qualified mortgage) lending continues to play an increasingly pivotal role. After the initial surge in traditional mortgage demand wore off post-pandemic, brokers were eager to replace that volume, and many turned to non-QM products as a solution. RB: Our Glide portal has been a game-changer.

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