Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Passport Title Services LLC will use Qualia as its new title production software, after officials announced the company invested in Qualia Core and Qualia Connect to aid clients. The bundle also includes banking and reconciliation programs, a team of title and escrow experts, and Qualia’s digital closing platform.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

After all, a successful affiliated title operation brings not only the potential for new business but, done well, an opportunity to control more of the transaction, bringing with it the possibility for improved customer experience and better cost controls. Not to mince words: title is hard. Instead, they’re leaving money on the table.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

With renewed attention towards the manufactured housing space, the FHA moved this week to provide updated guidance to its Title I loan program, making it easier to understand and use for lenders. The Title I program insures mortgage loans made by private lending institutions to finance the purchase of a new or used manufactured home.).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Whether you’re looking to start a career in real estate, already have one or are involved in real estate transactions, you may find yourself wondering about industry terminology and job titles. Like agents, there are multiple types of brokers, and their responsibilities will vary based on their job titles.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Name Job Title Company Name A.T. Rising Stars have impressive professional momentum, and are building reputations for driving growth and change while making those around them better. Take a look below to see this year’s list of honorees. Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Stars!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Were proud to introduce this years honoreesrising leaders who are redefining whats possible in housing. Take a look below at the full list of this year’s 100 honorees.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Today, title documents are sent between title vendors and lenders via email, third-party email and even fax machines. Once received, lenders employ teams to manually review these title documents and re-type details into their loan origination systems.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Fannie Mae on Thursday announced that its Desktop Underwriter (DU) system will include new changes to the maximum allowable loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for two- to four-unit, principal residence, purchase and limited cash-out transactions, as well as other updates to further align the system with recent changes to the Selling Guide.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Digital title provider Doma has finally gone public, but has already had to pay out nearly $300 million to early investors who redeemed their shares. Generally accepted accounting principal (GAAP) revenues are expected to be around $226.4 The company currently has less than 1% share of the title market in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

According to Compass executives, the brokerage will reach this milestone by improving the attach rate of its title and escrow services, launching its joint-venture mortgage services platform OriginPoint during the fourth quarter of 2021, and continuing to expand into more markets. This brought the quarter’s gross transaction value to $69.1

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Additionally, the portal can be used by third parties, including title companies, originating lenders, and attorneys acting on behalf of borrowers and title companies, the administration said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2022

As the principal broker for a RE/MAX franchise in coastal Cannon Beach, Oregon, Alaina Giguiere’s typical responsibilities include marketing homes for sellers, touring homes with buyers, generating new business leads, managing client relationships, and drafting and reviewing contracts with buyers and sellers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

And in those three quarters, Rocket Mortgage and Amrock , its title and escrow sister company, more than doubled the number of digital closings they completed in all of 2019. The company’s data shows that over the first three quarters of 2020, 90% of all digital closings that took place with eNotes were done by Rocket.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its about more than just earning a title its an opportunity to create a business that reflects your vision, mentor a team, and make an impact. If you live in one those states, leveling up your career might mean studying to become a Managing Broker or Principal Broker. The terms used vary by state.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Principal and Chair, Financial Instituions Regulatory Practice Group. Westcor Land Title Insurance Company. WFG National Title Insurance Company. GM of Orchard Title and Head of Closing Operations. Stewart Title. Head of Blend Title. Company Name. Abbie Tidmore. Adrienne Goolsby. SVP, US & Canada.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

In addition, Compass also reported an increase of 429 principal agents compared to a year ago and a retention rate of over 90%. “We Greg Hart, Compass’ chief operating officer, added: “We continue to grow our principal agent count since we eliminated cash and equity sign on incentives last summer. Maryland and Virginia. “We

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Take a look at the full list of winners below to see their accolades and achievements that are helping to move the housing market forward. Congratulations to the 2023 HW Insiders!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2023

Here’s the full list of this year’s honorees: Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Controller, Vice President of Accounting and Finance JPAR Real Estate Amber Kramer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Guild Mortgage Andrew Hubacker Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer United Wholesale Mortgage (..)

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Clayton Collins, CEO, HousingWire Watch Now CEO Playbook: NewRez President Baron Silverstein Speakers: Baron Silverstein, CEO, NewRez Sarah Wheeler, Editor in Chief, HousingWire Watch Now PENNYMAC: building B2B channels to a leadership position Speakers: Kim Nichols, Managing Director, Pennymac TPO Brena Nath, HW+ & Events Director, HousingWire (..)

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

They navigate capital markets, execute strategic growth initiatives and facilitate accretive M&A deals. The 2024 Finance Leaders exemplify excellence.” ” Take a look at the full list of this year’s honorees below!

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

million loans with an unpaid principal balance of more than $1.2 After the Regulatory Super Session, stick around for other panels like, “ The Future of Title.” Additionally, we have Julienne Joseph, deputy assistant secretary, office of Single Family Housing at the Federal Housing Administration , joining the panel.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2023

This year, 80 honorees are being recognized for their achievements — 40 winners representing the real estate category and 40 representing mortgage. Take a minute to look through the full list of this year’s list of honorees below. Congratulations to the 2023 Rising Stars!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2023

Homeowners who are making monthly mortgage payments to Rocket Mortgage can use their card points to receive 2% of their card spending toward their unpaid principal balance. billion in the third quarter when it lost the title as America’s largest mortgage originator.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2022

In late April, Rocket offered buyouts to 8% of its staff at its mortgage operations and title teams, bringing a one-time charge between $50 million and $60 million but saving $40 million per quarter. ” Regarding the servicing book, the unpaid principal balance increased 17% year-over-year to $546 billion as of March 31.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

The company is also laying off four people with the title of vice-president. 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. Interfirst did not respond to requests for comment left by HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Collectively, the 2024 honorees are making a significant difference in the communities they serve and leaving a lasting impact on the housing ecosystem. Congratulations to this year’s honorees! Take a look below at the full list and click through to learn more about each honoree.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

FOA also advised that any investors who participate could receive “a cash fee equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding 2025 unsecured notes that are exchanged,” according to the announcement. Anyone with potential interest in the agreement must signal their intent to participate by 5 p.m.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

There are hundreds of companies that help with various parts of the transaction and process “supply chain,” from search and valuation to closing, from appraisal to title, from targeting to closing. Principal among these are: Invested capital “requires” the highest return. Of these, category 2 is the most established. Investors’ No.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

When assessing December’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume data for December 2023, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) used a choice word as the title for its commentary : “thud.” million of [unpaid principal balance (UPB)] that may not otherwise have been issued in December.” This represents $15.6

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

The following list of honorees comprises many more examples of exceptional leadership from some of the industry’s most accomplished women. Congratulations to the 2023 Women of Influence winners.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

Ginnie Mae, however, says that TCB is attempting “to draw a distinction between the original principal balance” and the tails, which is an argument the government claims is unsupported. “[T]he Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)], stated that FHA disagrees with Ginnie Mae’s position.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , lost money in the third quarter and also appears to have lost its title as America’s largest mortgage originator. The unpaid principal balance in its servicing book rose 2% year-over-year to $531 billion as of September 31. Rocket originated $25.6 Rocket has 2.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2024

Last July, the company sold its title insurance business to Essent Group , followed by strategic changes in September including a transition of its offshore-based operations to a team in the Philippines and the sale of “certain operations” of its home improvement lending business to Aqua Finance. million in fourth-quarter 2023.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The firm also had a $39 million loss associated with equity investments primarily related to the sale of its title business in 2021. Given the attractive yields available in the market, as well as new subservicing agreements in place, we will exceed our $1 trillion strategic target in the first quarter of next year,” Bray told analysts.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2021

The sale is expected to reduce Mr. Cooper’s overall servicing portfolio by $16 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB), and will also decrease its balance sheet by approximately $5 billion in Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) servicing rights (MSRs) and other unspecified assets. When reached, representatives from Mr.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Can you leverage AI and machine learning to speed up title decisioning? Phil King is vice president, principal product manager, EXOS Valuations at ServiceLink. Any area that can help you increase speed to close should be examined. Also, consider going straight to the source: survey your borrowers to ask them how you can improve.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

They own the home with their name on the title, as with any mortgage, traditional or reverse. But unlike financing with a traditional mortgage, monthly principal and interest payments are not required on the loan, so long as the homeowner keeps up to date with real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and property maintenance.

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