Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The FHA’s announcement in early September to waive a requirement that FHA-approved lenders flag rejected loans in the FHA Connection system is a step in the right direction since declined borrowers don’t have to overcome a stigma, loan officers said. The FHA/VA share in Q2 2023 stood at 22.9%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Banks have tightened lending standards for most categories of residential real estate (RRE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) over the third quarter of 2023. of banks reported to have tightened standards on government residential mortgages, the report showed. Responses were received from 62 domestic banks and 19 U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In a recent episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen and guest John Coleman explore key tips that all aspiring real estate agents should know when navigating mortgage financing for a potential client. To Coleman’s surprise, Owen says that one in four condo buyers use cash instead of financing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Accused of redlining by regulators, First National Bank of Pennsylvania (FNB) has agreed to settle the case for $13.5 FNB was involved in the case as a successor in interest of Yadkin Bank , which it acquired in 2017. In addition, the bank discouraged these customers from obtaining home loans, according to the complaint.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The largest depository bank in Indiana, Old National Bank , is being sued for alleged redlining practices that spanned more than a decade. According to FHCCI, out of the 2,250 mortgage loans made by the bank from 2019 to 2020, a measly 37 were to Black borrowers across the entire Indianapolis market. million and $23.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tennessee-based community bank Patriot Bank agreed to pay $1.9 The DOJ alleged that from 2015 through at least 2020, Patriot avoided providing mortgage services to majority- Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee and discouraged people seeking credit in those communities from obtaining home loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In an environment where 30-year fixed mortgage rates are racing towards 8%, loan officer pipelines are thinning dramatically. But LOs who cater to first-time homebuyers’ needs – offering FHA loans and down payment assistance loans — are faring better, Michael Ullmann, producing branch leader at Movement Mortgage , explained.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

I have a refinance client in California and they own a geodesic dome home,” said Glessner, a senior loan officer at Draper & Kramer Mortgage in Englewood, Colorado. “They are nearly impossible to finance, thus not worth my team’s time currently. But with origination volume expected to exceed $3.4

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

Houston-based nonbank mortgage lender Cornerstone Home Lending announced on Wednesday it has received all regulatory approvals to acquire traditional depository The Roscoe State Bank, a deal that will expand its operations beyond the traditional mortgage business. For The Roscoe State Bank, Piper Sandler & Co. It funded $5.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank resumed mortgage originations on Tuesday via its newly established “bridge bank” — just four days after California state regulators took possession of the financial institution and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC) as receivers. The company’s average mortgage loan was about $1.45

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

On Tuesday, the fintech and PNC Bank announced a partnership that allows customers to digitally apply for a mortgage and import bank/payroll information directly into their application. PNC mortgage loan officers can also collaborate real-time with customers through their online portal, the bank said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Bank of America recently reported that their digital mortgage transactions have nearly doubled over the past year, citing 68% of all consumer mortgage sales were made digitally in 2020, compared with just 36% in 2019. . 3 Self-driving banks. Technology startups are making banking more accessible. 4 Don’t show me the money.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2022

A Florida-based loan officer faces more than 30 years in federal prison if convicted on charges alleging she falsified divorce papers and child support payment information to help unqualified borrowers secure a loan, according to a Department of Justice indictment. She could also be ordered to pay $130,000 in restitution.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2023

PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, added 12 new loan originators as it attempts to grow market share within its existing Texas footprint. In June, the lender brought on 100 loan officers and hired 33 additional LOs based in Texas since that period. billion, data from Inside Mortgage Finance showed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)s education division, MBA Education, recently launched its Mortgage Banking Bound (MBB) program at Cleveland State University. Escobar, who is the 2025 MBA Chair and president of Lennar Mortgage , encouraged Hoffman to expand the program at Cleveland State where Hoffman was already teaching.

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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% The increased awareness around these benefits have positioned brokers to be the obvious choice when it comes to consumer mortgage needs, keeping them competitive with large banks and retail lenders.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

David Stevens, a legend of the mortgage banking industry who helmed the Federal Housing Agency and the Mortgage Bankers Association in a career that spanned four decades, has died. More recently, he was the chief executive officer of Mountain Lake Consulting, Inc., a financial services consulting firm focused on real estate finance.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

But this isn’t your standard poaching lawsuit: G-Rate alleges that NAF has wooed at least 30 employees since early 2023 via illegal loan officer compensation practices. The departing employees included a divisional manager, branch and regional managers, and loan officers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2024

California-headquartered LoanSnap was hit with a temporary order to cease and desist from Connecticut’s Department of Banking for “systemic” unlicensed mortgage loan origination activity. LoanSnap requested a hearing, according to Connecticut’s Department of Banking.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The loan officers that Scott Groves talks to are struggling. Higher down payments and surging monthly mortgage payments are throttling borrowers’ personal finances, and prospective buyers are turning to family members to gift funds or sign up to be non-occupant co-borrowers. Really struggling.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Loan Officer Freedom. Host Carl White, founder of The Mortgage Marketing Animals loan officer coaching program, shares insights for loan officers on how to close more while working less. Loan Officer Leadership. 10 Loans a Month. The Loan Officer Podcast. Housing News.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Our comprehensive product suite offers solutions for virtually every mortgage and home financing need,” Kamran said in a statement. The technologically advanced mortgage platform empowers loan officers to serve both customers and business partners with ease and excellence.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The Department of Justice reached a $12 million-plus settlement with Lakeland Bank over claims the lender engaged in redlining in the Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area. Lakeland, a community bank, operates 68 branches in northern New Jersey and in New York’s Hudson Valley. Presented by: FormFree.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The coming winter is expected to be an existential test of survival for many independent mortgage banks (IMBs), according to leaders of several mortgage advisory firms. Stevens stressed that financing costs are prohibitively high right now and, in most cases, are not favorable for leveraged buyout deals.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The free app, which officially launches Tuesday, allows users to price out mortgages, personal loans and other finance products that Guaranteed Rate offers, but there’s a twist: users can also access financial, physical and mental health resources to help them “live their best lives.” As of Oct. As of Oct.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

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. That was just over 45% of the company’s mix, according to Inside Mortgage Finance. The closer, the better.

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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.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

. “I didn’t want to just jump for money,” Miller said, noting that some lenders with lower rates have complexities of putting together a loan — and transferring over existing clients’ loans is a different process for every company. But not every LO will find a new workplace.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Texas-based lender Thrive Mortgage plans to merge with digital multichannel rival Lower , which will create a unified lender with more than 650 loan officers and 120 active branches across the country. In 2021, Veritex Holdings , the parent company of Veritex Community Bank , acquired a 49% stake in the lender for $53.9

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

If you’re a mortgage loan officer with a decade of experience in the industry, you have likely spent over 80 hours taking continuing education courses. The very people responsible for delivering the classes say the material could use some updating. LOs often lose focus during CE classes, he told HousingWire. .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A consent order signed by a Connecticut banking commissioner said that LoanSnap failed to notify the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS) that its main address had changed. The company was evicted in May from its office in Southern California, with the landlord seeking unpaid rent of more than $530,000.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

NCRC testers made inquiries about mortgage financing with a loan officer at Movement Mortgage, Dave Skow, on two occasions, four months apart, during 2021. NCRC has sought to gum up bank merger approvals with accusations of redlining , extracting more than $100 billion in community benefits agreements with banks.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2022

UWM’s price-matching guarantee included competitors such as Amerisave, Amwest Funding , NewRez/Caliber Home Loans , Cardinal Financial, Carrington Mortgage Services , Citizen Bank/Franklin American , CMG , Equity Prime Mortgage , Finance of America Mortgage , Flagstar Bank , Freedom Mortgage Corp.,

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Labor announced on Wednesday that they found that PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, violated whistleblower provisions in a case involving two employees who raised consumer fraud concerns. PrimeLending is a wholly owned subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank , whose parent is Hilltop Holdings Inc.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2022

Purchase-focused lenders that didn’t balloon in size to capture refinancing business during the boom, in particular, are looking to hire loan officers. Bank, Citi and Bank of America looking to expand the ranks of LOs. Bank, Citi and Bank of America looking to expand the ranks of LOs.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Movement Mortgage has named Steve Smith, a mortgage veteran who most recently served as Movement’s executive advisor, as its new president and chief financial officer. compared to the same period last year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF). The announcement was made Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

JULY 3, 2023

PrimeLending , a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, aims to expand its market share by growing within its existing footprint in a margin-thinning environment. The lender brought on 100 loan officers in June, bringing the total number of LOs to about 800. billion, according to data from Inside Mortgage Finance.

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