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“Last night, my Uber driver was a loan officer.”

Housing Wire

Garth Graham, senior partner and manager of merger and acquisition activities for the Stratmor Group , said many of the layoffs in the IMB industry so far have involved employees working in support positions, with loan officer jobs being the last to be jettisoned. Charting the loan officer exit.

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Mortgage lender AmeriFirst Financial files for bankruptcy

Housing Wire

filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, just two months after it got back into the forward mortgage origination business. Bankruptcy Court for Delaware. Other creditors in the AmeriFirst bankruptcy with unsecured claims exceeding $500,000 include – RCP Customized Credit Fund ($5.97 million, court pleadings show.

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Smart Rate, Michael Strauss no longer authorized to do business in Illinois

Housing Wire

Meanwhile, Michael Strauss , its only loan officer, now has an inactive status on his license, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). While the decision was under appeal, Strauss was brokering loans. 3, indicating a voluntary surrender.

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Newrez to lay off 317 employees in Colorado

Housing Wire

It follows the the lender’s recent acquisition of Computershare Mortgage Services and its affiliate Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS). In February 2024, the company restructured Newrez’s distributed retail mortgage business, resulting in cuts to regional and divisional managers along with reductions in loan officer compensation.

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Angel Oak Home Loans announces exit from retail channel

Housing Wire

Angel Oak Home Loans will exit its retail distribution channel following a sale of its retail offices to an unknown lender and servicer. The transaction includes an acquisition of Angel Oak Home Loans’ brick-and-mortar retail offices and associated salesforce.”. Of the total volume, conventional loans accounted for 85.7%

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Wells Fargo pays $96M to settle LO comp lawsuit

Housing Wire

The lawsuit, which combined two legal actions that were designated a class action, was filed on behalf of 5,377 loan officers and other mortgage staffers employed by the bank in California from 2013 and 2019. The deal will provide $62.8 million to the class members, with the remainder going to plaintiffs attorneys.

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CMG Financial inks seven-year partnership with Sagent

Housing Wire

Sagent’s solutions include Loanserv, a servicing system of record powering collections, accounting, escrows, investor management and customer care; Tempo, a default management system of record powering loss mitigation, foreclosure and bankruptcy; and Account Connect, a customer care and retention system.