Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Apollo has 16 lending platforms in the U.S. Ruimy: The transaction was completed with Apollo Global Management.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The company named veteran mortgage professional Connie Lindsay as its senior vice president of mortgage lending in Washington state. “As the market stabilizes, I look forward to helping clients achieve their home financing goals with the support of Rate’s unparalleled technology and commitment to low rates.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama , metro area. That was down 18% year over year, per Inside Mortgage Finance estimates. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. million civil penalty. The company ranked No.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

California-based Provident Funding Associates LLC is getting out of the Florida condo lending business , it told broker partners on Friday. Condos in Florida have to be next level,” said one retail lending executive. Provident told broker partners that all loans in the pipeline must be locked by 11:59 p.m. Condos are hard.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week released its fair lending final rule, following up on a proposal made last year in alignment with plans first laid out in 2022 by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The effective date for this provision is Feb. These include having served nearly 2.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance , part of Warren Buffetts conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , has been accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of manipulating underwriting standards and setting borrowers up to fail in manufactured home loans. The consumer watchdog on Monday filed a lawsuit in a U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Mortgage servicer and lender Planet Home Lending is acquiring the retail division assets of employee-owned Axia Home Loans , HousingWire has learned. Executives at Planet Home Lending were also on the call. According to Inside Mortgage Finance , Planet Home Lending ranked as the 22nd-largest mortgage lender in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

It also closed five RTL securitizations for nearly $2 billion and expanded its product suite by launching a new construction financing product. The company said that in 2024, it increased its active customer base to more than 5,500 (up 30% from 2023).

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Dallas -based Certainty Home Lending , an affiliate of Guaranteed Rate , named Shadi Kamran as its new national business development executive. Our comprehensive product suite offers solutions for virtually every mortgage and home financing need,” Kamran said in a statement. “His

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

New York-based mortgage lender Logan Finance Corp. as senior vice president of strategic business operations at Stearns Lending , and as vice president of correspondent operations at Nationstar Mortgage. Established in 1949, Logan Finance Corp. Logan Finance Corp. named Sarah Gonzalez as its chief operating officer.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Connecticut-based lender, servicer and asset manager Planet Home Lending has appointed Bill Shuler as executive vice president and chief information officer. Planet Home Lending is an originator, correspondent lender , servicer and subservicer of agency and nonagency residential and commercial mortgages.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

PACE loans which are often used to finance environmentally minded renovations, like the addition of solar panels have led to financial instability for some borrowers. The subprime lending crisis previously induced Congress to bolster lending protections, and the new rule now applies the same safeguards to the PACE program, the bureau said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

HousingWire is excited to introduce the winners of the 2024 Finance Leaders award, recognizing the top finance executives in housing who are driving financial performance, expanding margins, improving liquidity and helping their businesses access the capital markets. The 2024 Finance Leaders exemplify excellence.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Bank appointed John Hummel to lead its East market for retail home lending. Hummel, who previously led the correspondent and Housing Finance Agency (HFA) business at U.S. Bank, will now oversee a team of 750 sales managers and mortgage loan officers responsible for generating $7 billion in originations, according to a news release.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

FinLockers no-cost verification is a game-changer for our business,” said Steve Majerus, CEO at Synergy One Lending. Edge Home Finance launched its Edge Loan Advisor platform in January 2025 that is powered by FinLocker. This direct-source verification covers 85% of the U.S. workforce, including often-overlooked gig workers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

Patrice Ficklin, who has served at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since the agency’s founding in 2011, will depart for Fannie Mae to serve as the government-sponsored enterprise’s fair lending officer. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra praised Ficklin’s fair lending work in a statement published by American Banker.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Real estate technology firm Knock announced Thursday that its bridge loan product is being integrated into the borrower application process at Baltimore -based NFM Lending. The financing can be used to make a down payment, pay down debt, or cover repairs and moving expenses. billion.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Chase Home Lending , the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. , The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has added new requirements in its Duty to Serve plans that govern Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , as well as tweaks to loan-level pricing adjustments (LLPAs).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

Findings include 71% of loan officers reporting an increase in buyers who are willing to purchase fixer-uppers, explore unconventional financing or accept high mortgage rates despite long-term financial concerns. Many first-time homebuyers are stretching their finances to the limit. It recommended human oversight to mitigate bias.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2024

HighTechLending , a California -based top-10 reverse mortgage lender, announced on Friday that it is rebranding its wholesale lending division to American Senior Lending Wholesale Division in an effort to better align its identity with key business lines designed to serve older borrowers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Together, we will improve the experience by connecting traditionally disparate steps of the search and financing process with leading technology that removes friction, reduces costs and increases value to American homebuyers. The deal is projected to boost Rockets adjusted earnings per share by late 2026.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising. 16 in the most recent rankings.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Los Angeles area-based mortgage lender Premier Plus Lending announced last week that it is expanding into the senior-focused home equity market with a new division, Retirement Mortgage Solutions , which will include reverse mortgages and other home equity-based lending instruments.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA) announced updates on Thursday to the interest rate for HomeSafe Second, its proprietary second-lien reverse mortgage product. It will also be available in four new states, bringing the total to 10 with more planned for 2025. The new states are Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

The complexities of Non-QM lending demand a strategic approach that combines innovation, efficiency, and resilience. Acra Lending has positioned itself at the forefront of this sector by investing in its workforce, optimizing processes, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and building a robust infrastructure. Craig Timmins.:

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2024

Connecticut-headquartered mortgage servicer and lender Planet Home Lending has hired Doug Long as senior vice president and divisional sales manager. As the 12th-largest mortgage lender , Planet Home Lending posted an origination volume of $25 billion in 2023, a 5.3% decline from 2022, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Bosman and Kulvin each have decades of experience in real estate finance and “will strengthen Pretium’s investment team as the firm continues to expand its impact in the residential financial ecosystem,” the company said in its announcement. The firm hired Brendan Bosman, a former senior managing director and head of U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The lending executive’s reviews on Zillow reflect stellar performance in North Carolina. “We are eager to work with Highlands’ exceptional team to expand construction lending options and help more customers achieve their dream of building their perfect home.” The lender has more than 40 branches in 16 states.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

How can today’s mortgage lending market be summed up in one word? Acra Lending has done precisely that. Acra Lending is a proven leader in the space, and it has adapted and thrived despite market shifts. higher interest rates and elevated home prices create openings for non-QM lending. billion to $3.47

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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. The survey, fielded quarterly by the central bank, asks loan officers about topics such as changes in lending terms as well as household demand for loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Florida-based non-QM lender A&D Mortgage announced Friday that it has acquired the wholesale and nondelegated correspondent lending businesses of Mr. Cooper Group. A&D offers brokers more than 20 lending programs across the agency, government, jumbo and non-QM spectrum. It originated $2.37 year over year.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Finance of America (FOA), the leading reverse mortgage lender, presented a robust outlook last week in its third-quarter 2024 earnings and is aiming to hit the ground running with business in 2025. The potential for building on HomeSafe Second’s numbers also comes from broader trends in the home equity lending space, she said.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Smith will lead teams across sales, operations, finance, servicing and corporate functions at the South Carolina-based mortgage lender that originated about $16 billion in mortgage loans from January to September, up 2.7% compared to the same period last year, according to Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As short-term interest rates decrease, some lending opportunities, such as land purchases and apartment financing, are improving. It’s important to note that remodeling workers comprise a significant portion of the residential construction workforce. If mortgage rates hadn’t dropped from 7.5%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Here are three strategic areas that deserve renewed focus: Refocus on purchase lending With refinance volume shrinking, lenders must realign operations around purchase demand. Offer creative financing solutions Buyers need flexibility. Embedding affordability or refi savings calculators directly into your borrower portal or website.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

In this conversation, the duo explore niche lending, second lien product opportunities and demand for non-QM. Deephaven’s focus on non-QM lending is expected to drive its volume past $80 billion in 2025. Financing for mid-tier builders has become less liquid or choppy compared to the mega builders, right?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Better Home & Finance, the parent company of digital lender Better.com , launched its voice-based artificial intelligence loan assistant on Thursday. Gains in productivity mean fewer additions to operations staff per LO in this lending cycle, he added. Better claims it has funded more than $100 billion in mortgages since 2016.

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