Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported operating income of $57 million in 2022, down from last year’s $397 million — a reflection of the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. The mortgage technology division at ICE posted $249 million in total revenue in the fourth quarter, down 9.8%

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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. venture-backed technology and healthcare companies.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I sat down with Tim Bowler, president of ICE Mortgage Technology, a business unit of ICE, to talk about the company’s mortgage automation strategy — and what keeps him up at night. Sarah Wheeler: ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight just closed today. SW: ICE Mortgage Technology is known for its focus on automation.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

It’s supported by Varun Krishna , a veteran in the financial technology world and former executive at Intuit and PayPal , who was appointed as the company’s new CEO in July 2023, replacing Bob Walters. The lender says the technology allows the company to close loans 2.5 times faster than the industry average. “By

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Marco Santarelli

APRIL 28, 2024

The banking sector is often seen as a barometer for the broader economy , and the closure of a bank can send ripples through the financial community. In 2024 , the United States witnessed its first bank failure of the year with the closure of Republic First Bank.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

After slowing to a 30-year low in 2023, the gears of housing finance are re-engaging. But before diving back in headfirst, it would be worthwhile for lenders to think through what the last two years of scarcity reveal about the normal working model of an independent mortgage bank (IMB).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Bloomberg also reported that several banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. have held talks to provide as much as $8 billion to finance a buyout of DocuSign. DocuSign’s market capitalization is close to $10.5 billion with a share price of $51.33 as of Thursday afternoon.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. In July, DocuSign acquired Austin-based startup Liveoak Technologies for $38 million in an all-stock transaction.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The home equity products involved include home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), closed-end second mortgages (CESs) and shared-equity contracts. That offering, Unlock HEA Trust 2023-1, is slated to close this week. Unlike banks and credit unions, nonbanks can’t hold these [home equity] loans on their balance sheets. …

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

That’s where Finance of America Mortgage (FAM) TPO’s Two-X Flex suite of proprietary jumbo and non-QM products comes into the picture. FAM TPO’s process helps brokers exceed client expectations and get to the closing table with minimal friction. He has built an entire operation and sales region from the ground up.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

exited the wholesale channel last month, following the departures of Citizens Bank and loanDepot from the channel in 2023 and 2022, respectively. Last year, Homepoint shut down operations, while Wells Fargo closed its correspondent lending business. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Financial details of the merger, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, were not disclosed. billion over the 12 months, which puts a combined company just outside the top 50 mortgage lenders in America by volume, according to Inside Mortgage Finance data. Over the last 12 months, Thrive has originated about $1.42

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2022

Despite advances in technology, the mortgage industry still lacks efficiency. Mortgage executives are aware of a problem: despite billions of dollars in technology investments , the mortgage industry still largely looks like it did two decades ago. After all, it still takes 43 days, on average, to close a loan.

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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%. HELOCs have easily been the product with the largest increase in [loan]-trading volumes.”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The company’s close partnerships with mortgage brokers and correspondents transforms feedback into impactful products, technology and services that help clients grow their businesses in any economic environment. That’s made Flagstar a true partner to the 3,600 clients the bank has served in its 35-plus year history.

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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. In this webinar, you will learn how to translate digital closing benefits into concrete metrics that will help you measure ROI. 3 Self-driving banks.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Anna Frankowska was recognized in 2017 as one of Forbes’ “ 30 Under 30 ” in Europe, having studied economics in London before moving to work in investment banking. My parents are retired, and putting my entrepreneurial and finance hats on, I just got to see challenges they face and conversations they’ve had,” she said.

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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

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.” He knew he needed to make changes. “I As of Oct.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

issues per loan indicating the lack of appropriate controls by closing agents to identify and fix issues. Closing protection letter (CPL) issues were found on 49% of transactions, CPL validation issues on 8% of entire transactions and wire risks on 9% of transactions in Q4. “We On average, problematic loans had 2.2

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2022

Raich has been in the mortgage lending business for more than 25 years and focused on Third-Party Originator after earning a bachelor’s degree in finance from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, according to the firm. How community banks can grow with confidence during challenging times. Presented by: William Mills Agency.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The nation’s network of Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks ) expects to be required to increase its share of investments in affordable housing. The total volume should not be lower than $100 million for each bank. In the first week of October, the bank also launched a $1.5 In May, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Rep.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

California mortgage tech firm Blend Labs narrowed its loss in 2023 by expanding its consumer banking footprint and growing its mortgage consumer base. In the fourth quarter, Blend closed eight new consumer banking deals, which included signing a multiyear consumer banking deal with Citizens Bank.

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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. Interfirst purchased refinance leads and sent them to Woodward to close. The work was not complex, he said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2022

As of January 2022, 92% of all eNotes registered with MERS were created and registered with Wolters Kluwer technology. In anticipation of the shifting market conditions and the expected growth of home equity lending, Wolters Kluwer recently introduced a new solution – OmniVault for Real Estate Finance.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Better, faster, cheaper has long been the promise of technology in the mortgage industry. Some may argue whether today’s technology is that much better than the tools we used in the past, particularly in the servicing business where many still use platforms designed and first built decades ago. Tripping over our own technology.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

Knox automates and oversees a property’s finances and taxes, insurance, leasing and legal, tenant and property care, banking, and bill pay. Knox oversees a portfolio of more than $100 million in investment properties, and was named one of HousingWire’s 2021 Tech100 companies.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

per share at market close the day before. The three areas in which AI is driving impact are mortgage banking, underwriting and servicing, Rocket CEO Varun Krishna shared with analysts during the latest earnings call. To the extent that you can get loans off your balance sheet faster, it lowers your financing costs.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

” Though details about the hack — which has delayed closings across the country — remain sparse, a filing was made with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday for the first time disclosing data theft. “As of the date of this filing, the Company believes it has contained the incident. .”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

They ensure that all conditions of the sale have been met and manage the disbursement of funds at closing. The buyer must wait for bank approval, secure financing, complete inspections and perform last-minute walk-throughs to ensure all necessary documents and requirements are being processed.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

HousingWire recently spoke with Bill Dallas, President of Finance of America Mortgage, to discuss how brokers can leverage technology to accommodate today’s average homebuyer. In today’s fast and furious market, brokers need assurance that their borrower can get to the closing table quickly and efficiently.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2021

The parent company of Veritex Community Bank will acquire a 49% stake in Texas-based mortgage lender Thrive Mortgage , the firms announced late Tuesday afternoon. The investment is expected to close in the middle of 2021. Veritex is one of Texas’ largest banks, with $8.8 billion in assets at the end of 2020.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

A few weeks after striking a deal to buy $14 billion of mortgage servicing rights from Texas Capital Bank , a subsidiary of Ocwen has agreed to buy $48.3 Ocwen’s acquisition of the MSR portfolio is expected to close later in the second quarter, with the underlying loans transferring in September.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2022

Prior to the promotion, Walters oversaw mortgage servicing, client experience operations and capital markets and technology teams at Rocket Mortgage. Analysts have said the acquisition signaled Rocket’s push to diversify its business, particularly in technology, at a time when mortgage volume is slowing. Every Time. No Excuses.’”.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

SoFi co-founder Mike Cagney’s latest digital mortgage operation Figure Lending closed on a $100 million funding facility from JPMorgan Chase this week. The warehouse facility will allow the company, a subsidiary of Figure Technologies , to originate conventional loans as well as jumbo loans , the company said in a statement Wednesday.

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Realty Biz

MARCH 15, 2021

While blockchain has already been used in sectors like finance and logistics for many years, the technology is now being leveraged within the real estate sector. Using cryptocurrencies to purchase real estate without using banks has already been happening over the last decade. Image Credit: Unsplash. Intermediaries.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs).

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