Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

They’ve built great technology on a massive scale. If you think about what Rockets created as the most iconic brand in the industry and the greatest recapture capability in the market, and then you marry that with our 7 million customers, it’s pretty magical, Bray said. That’s going to require technology.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Technology plays a crucial role in servicers’ ability of servicers to support their borrowers in this challenging time. In all cases, Sagent Account Connect enables servicers to let their borrowers manage these hardship changes to their loans in real time. Borrowers in Hardship. The Sagent Difference.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Nonbank lender Panorama Mortgage Group (PMG) launched a new program that allows first-time homebuyers to take out a loan with a 1% down payment , the company announced on Wednesday. PMG offers platforms for human resources, finance, technology , legal and compliance services to its group of lenders.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2021

Five years after introducing the Rocket Mortgage brand for digital lending, Rocket Companies will finally retire the legacy Quicken name on July 31. With this official name change, we will have a consistent brand that is synonymous with innovation and excellence.” as “Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before. What is the disconnect there?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Real credited its technology offerings and business model for the explosive growth in agents. Another factor is Reals private-label program, which launched in 2024 and allows brokerage affiliates to keep their branding. It started 2024 with 18 loan officers and finished the year with about 90.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

SPS) has struck a deal to acquire certain assets of Texas-based Rushmore Loan Management Services LLC. “We believe that this combination of two highly rated and well-recognized brands will create a stronger company to better serve our customers, clients, regulators and associates,” Gandhi said in a press statement.

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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. For borrowers, a point-of-sale system is typically their first physical interaction with a lender’s brand.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Should the goal of marketing technology be to make it so that a loan officer never needs to log in? Or, should LOs be encouraged to engage with marketing tools as much as possible in order to help them build their own brand and connections? Ordering an appraisal was as easy as pushing a button.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

From leveraging the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital marketing to mastering financial literacy, mortgage and real estate professionals have come together to provide these skills to loan officers in a new book titled, “Rethink Everything: You ‘Know’ About Being A Next-Gen Loan Officer.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

One of the drivers for a pivot to profit is that loans are expensive. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, it costs an average of $7,535 to produce a loan. If your loan officers don’t have the resources to handle the inbound volume, they may not be able to follow up with every lead, which can lead to lost revenue.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

Real has never been in a stronger position to empower agents through its innovative business model, proprietary technology and collaborative, entrepreneurial culture, Srivatsaa said in a statement. A key factor in this growth is its private-label program, which launched last year and allows brokerage affiliates to keep their branding.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Founded in 1985, Quicken Loans has seen record numbers of refinance and purchase applications in recent months in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On the heels of going public, Rocket Companies’ broker channel, Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS), made waves throughout the industry when it announced it would be rebranding to Rocket Pro TPO in an effort to closer align itself with the brand that has become ever-present in the lending space.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

And as a loan officer (LO), why should I care? A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. While all data collectors are held to similar minimum requirements, some may be equipped with enhanced technology to capture data. Why do we need them?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Mortgage technology platform provider Dark Matter Technologies announced on Monday that it has added a second loan origination system (LOS) — NOVA — to its product lineup. The company added that this consolidation is designed to benefit all the brands it oversees.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2023

Top-producing loan officer Christopher Keelin has taken his 80+person team over to CrossCountry Mortgage to “take advantage” of the lender’s technology while scaling his business. Keelin closed $57 million in volume in the first quarter of 2023. This year, Keelin has a team goal to post $700 million in volume. “If

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

San Francisco-based fintech Polly has hired Parvesh Sahi, a former executive from ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief revenue officer to scale the business in a highly competitive mortgage environment. Sahi will be involved in all aspects of the corporate strategy, business development, sales and account management, the firm said Thursday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

Donny Kirby, former vice president of national direct-to-consumer sales at Wyndham Capital Mortgage , spent more than 12 years at Charlotte, North Carolina-based company before leaving to start a mortgage broker shop, Cornerstone Home Loans. We all know that home affordability is an issue for everyone right now.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

“This acquisition furthers our long-term plan of developing a full-service commission-free homebuying and financing technology platform powered by our proprietary AI technology and dedicated professionals,” Brent Miller, chief financial officer of reAlpha, said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

New York-based Simplist Technologies , which has developed a consumer-facing mortgage platform, introduced a new software solution on Thursday for mortgage professionals that combines a loan origination system (LOS) with a point-of-sale system (POS).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Vonder Haar was selected as a winner based on her crucial role in expanding the company’s offerings and developing its digital marketing to meet the needs of its loan originators and their real estate partners. Chelsea Vonder Haar: We tailor our marketing strategy based on the individual loan officer and the details of the market they are in.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2024

Their innovative campaigns have captivated audiences, elevated brand visibility, and ultimately driven measurable results. This year’s winners have demonstrated exceptional creativity, strategic thinking, and the ability to adapt in a rapidly-evolving landscape. This year, 50 winners were selected.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In 2025, it will begin rolling out new regional and local programs designed to “build our brand profile and drive business in strategic markets,” she said. In the third quarter, we saw an 89% increase in HomeSafe Second loans compared to Q2, and we anticipate further growth as we invest more capital and resources in the product,” she said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Figure Lending LLC is now operating under the umbrella of Figure Technology Solutions , independent of CEO Mike Cagney ’s Figure Technologies. Figure Technologies launched a wholesale lending platform in June 2023 that gives loan originators access to the company’s home equity line of credit (HELOC) offering.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. In addition to applying for loans digitally, consumers should have the ability to take care of everything else they want,” he said. Stay tuned for updates.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Amory Wooden , Chief Marketing Officer at Anywhere Brands was honored for her vital role in generating leads and overseeing business strategy for the company’s franchise brands. The campaign saw 67,000 impressions in our social media campaign in the first three weeks of launch.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Detroit-based firm, which began 35 years ago as a mortgage broker shop in southeast Michigan, is rebranding Quicken Loan Mortgage Services to Rocket Pro TPO. Beyond the bucket of leads, Rocket is banking on its widely known brand name, free use of marketing tools, and bevy of technologies to hook brokers. “We

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology is continuing to accelerate the adoption of its more modern technologies by sunsetting older tech stacks. ICE Mortgage Technology ® is combining its best-in-class Encompass CRM content with the robust, modern functionality of Surefire , all at your current Encompass CRM price.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

Nonbank lender Panorama Mortgage Group has added Texas-based Lone Peak Lending to its growing stable of brands. Lone Peak is the fourth lender to join Panorama this year, following the additions of Utah-based Rely Home Loans , Texas-based Prosperity Mortgage and Oregon-based Vision Mortgage Group.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Thompson, recognized as a HousingWire Rising Star in 2018 , will oversee more than 60 loan officers across Texas , Oklahoma and New Mexico. The lender also provides rate-and-term and cash-out refinancing, along with construction and renovation loans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Mortgage professionals need a solution that gives them total insight across the customer life cycle and that can offer multiple functionalities that keep them top of mind with customers – even after the loan closes. Surefire provides total insight across the customer loan life cycle and complete digital asset management.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Non-QM loans are a vital part of the loan mix for Carrington’s customers,” Winokur said in a statement. “We Carrington Mortgage Services provides non-QM loans, conventional loans and government-backed mortgages through the Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) and U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Through the development of improved and sophisticated systems, protocols and technology, these operations leaders are driving their companies to growth and success. In its 8th year, the HW Insiders program is spotlighting the talented operations professionals who are laying the foundation of success for their organizations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As demonstrated in the brilliant UWM Superbowl ad , Millennial homebuyers are looking to technology to match them with the right partners in life, including their mortgage. Good technology should be the language loan officers use to communicate with their customers, not their replacement. #4 5 Technology becomes fintech.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

We look forward to this new chapter in our company’s history and to operating under the Onity brand, which reflects the evolution of our culture and the transformation of our company.” “We are very pleased that our shareholders have approved our name change to Onity Group,” Glen Messina, CEO of Ocwen Financial, said in a statement. “We

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Because of an apparent error made by staff at ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s Surefire customer relationship management (CRM) platform, more than 600,000 emails and texts were sent without permission to real estate agents, business partners and past clients of loan officers around the country.

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