Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This system uses virtual reality technology which allows clients to be put in a virtual representation of a property that hasn’t been built yet. This project has been in development for just over a year, and now gives potential homebuyers the chance to tour a home that hasn’t been built yet with its virtual reality technology.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

2020 served as a real litmus test for mortgage technology and fintech. Between having to transition whole teams to work from home — in some cases over just a weekend — to dealing with crushing origination volume, companies could clearly see the advantages or disadvantages of the technology they had invested in. .

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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

JANUARY 8, 2021

1, he served as the assistant secretary of policy development and research for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and as the principal executive vice president of Ginnie Mae. USB drive developed from standards organizations. Before starting as president of MISMO on Dec. Telecommunication, same thing.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

” Knag has an extensive resume, having served in several financial leadership roles in the media, telecommunications, technology and finance sectors. James Grout, Offerpad’s senior vice president of finance, had been serving as the firm’s interim principal financial officer. million.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced a series of funding opportunities totaling roughly $3.86 said Solomon Greene, principal deputy assistant secretary for policy development and research at HUD. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

NotaryCam Founder Rick Triola said the company recognized the need for industry-wide RON standards and that NotaryCam has been a long-time MISMO supporter and collaborator in the development of those standards to promote consistency across mortgage industry practices and state regulations. “As

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

LauraMac, a provider of mortgage loan review SaaS technology, has appointed Rick Seehausen as its chief strategy officer. In his new role, Seehausen will work with the leadership team at LauraMac, overseeing strategic planning and developing new and existing products. “I

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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. ” Jason Bressler, executive vice president and chief technology officer at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), said. People who use AI will replace your job.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Of the nine open board of director seats, four went to MLS or Realtor association representatives and five went to members representing technology companies, developers, partners or consultants. Of the winners, Fairley, Jensen, Cohen, Evans and Wurzer all currently hold seats on the board of directors.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This positions our associates to adapt and thrive in the market from both a business growth and technology innovation standpoint,” Matthew Mullin, principal and founder of The Mullin Blankfeld Group, said in a statement. “It It enables us to level up skills and support, ensuring our associates and clients are prepared for the future.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Mutual of Omaha approved brokers and principal agents will have access to five core protections, including a promise that the lender “will not solicit borrowers established within the broker network.” We see this program as a way to show our broker and principal agent partners that we are aligned with their success.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The tools and functionality developed by Homesnap for residential property agents, such as lead generation, client collaboration, and digital advertising, have direct applicability to commercial brokers.”. This scanning service will focus on custom model creation for properties that are still under development and/or construction.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced on Thursday the launch of a new portal for the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s Single Family Mortgage Asset Recovery Technology (SMART) system. I feel really good about where we are with FHA Catalyst,” she told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2024

ADUs create new housing opportunities in existing neighborhoods, expanding the housing supply while building homeowner equity,” David Driskell, principal at CPC, said in a statement. The ADU Plans Gallery is the newest offering from CPC through ADUAccelerator.org , which offers services for local governments in the ADU development process.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

BlackFin Group announced on Wednesday the appointment of Christopher Call as the principal consultant on the BlackFin Group Professional Services team. In this new role, Call will assume leadership of the expanding team. “I am eager to serve our clients by delivering on their critical business needs,” Call said.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In addition to his executive committee appointment, Breault was also chosen alongside Greg Moore, the chief technology officer of Oregons Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS), for the open board seats for MLSs and Realtor associations.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

Roughly one month ago, Ginnie Mae released a term sheet for a highly anticipated new development for the reverse mortgage industry: a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product referred to as HMBS 2.0. Still a developed private-label structure has managed to withstand a lot of market distress, he said. “So,

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

His list of accomplishments includes being the principal drafter of the mortgage forbearance program enacted through the CARES Act, which reshaped the mortgage industry and enabled more than 4 million homeowners to hit the pause button on their mortgage. Senate Finance Committee.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

He became an interim principal financial officer in July 2022 following the death of Timothy Forrester. billion and injected $925 million into UWM to develop new technology and grow the broker channel. Hubacker joined the mortgage lender in October 2020 as chief accounting officer. Forrester served as UWM’s CFO for 10 years.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

As part of that, we continue to develop technology that helps businesses engineer full end-to-end purchase and refinance experiences. The API makes it easy for businesses to expand without an expensive and timely investment in custom built technology.”.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As we continue to invest deeply into providing our KW-affiliated brokerages support for the development of their team leaders and operating principals, we are excited to welcome Shanan, who will spearhead those efforts,” KW President and CEO Mark Willis said in a statement. “An

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), the organization tasked with developing standards for the mortgage finance industry, appointed vice president of operations Jan Davis as its acting president. Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, assistant secretary for policy development and research with the U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Thanks to our strategic emphasis on technology, including years of investment in AI and the cloud, Mr. Cooper is well positioned to provide our customers with world-class service, operate as a trusted counterparty for our industry stakeholders, and grow and sustain investor returns.” billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB).

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2024

“Our large and growing servicing business continues to drive revenue and cash flow in this higher interest rate environment and notably, our per loan servicing expenses were at record low levels as we continue to leverage our proprietary technology and operational scale. This drove growth in its servicing portfolio, which totaled $632.7

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In a company statement, United Real Estate President Rick Haase expressed excitement about bringing SunWest operating principal and partner Jerry Braklow and his team into the fold. Platinum brings a 2,500-agent team with a presence in markets across Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri. For Platinum, the merger is mutually beneficial.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2020

A former Quicken Loans executive, Booth has over 15 years of experience working in state and federal government bodies, focusing on transforming the mortgage industry through technology. Lessinger is a founding principal and broker/owner of RE/MAX Realty in Nevada, having built a team of 130 agents in three offices over the span of 22 years.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That’s despite a net loss in the last quarter of the year attributable to the resolution of a long-standing arbitration process with Black Knight regarding its servicing technology and losses in mortgage servicing rights (MSR) fair value. billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) in 2023, down 9% year over year.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2021

In the end, the company makes money by charging a fee off the principal of the loan — paid for by the lender. This investment will allow us to develop our product and pursue partnerships that align with that worldview.” The company requires a minimum down payment of 3% down for first-time homebuyers purchasing single-unit homes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Principal among these are: Invested capital “requires” the highest return. Develop “community pools” and shared equity models to break the dependence on intransigent and predatory financial institutions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I’m excited to help us innovate our operations and leverage technologies to build on that advantage…” Prior to joining Deephaven, Drago was the chief operations officer for the Southeast and Mountain West divisions of Guaranteed Rate. among others. among others. million security backed by non-QM mortgages.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

The company’s job cuts include human resources, technology, talent acquisition, and executive assistant positions. In October 2021, a $175 million investment from principals at the private holding company StoicLane was used to grow operations and refine and develop new technologies.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The letter noted that during this period mortgagees and technology service providers are encouraged to continue their integration with and usage of the module for all forward and HECM origination electronic appraisal deliveries. It’s not clear what specific concerns stakeholders had with the timeline for using the new system.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

million customers and $1.239 trillion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) at the end of September, up 32% year over year. But executives said that, looking ahead, they are working to improve customer experience through technology, enhanced application processes and development of loss-mitigation services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2022

California-based Pennymac Financial Services will lay off more than two hundred employees in the coming months, according to notices sent to the state’s Employment Development Department on March 7. In Roseville, where the company has a consumer-direct business and information technology organization, Pennymac will eliminate 81 positions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Brown also served as managing director of sales for mortgage technology firm Black Knight , as chief revenue officer for Lift Strategic Partners and as principal for Brown Derby Consulting. I develop, direct, and provide strategic vision for sales and marketing plans for mortgage products and services,” according to her bio.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

The CFPB issued a statement to warn creditors that technology being “too complicated” is not an excuse for noncompliance. Others expressed support for the use of AVMs, while some said they prefer valuations by licensed appraisers because it is easier to understand than AVM methods.

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