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CFPB ‘quietly’ affirms support for HUD counselors partnering with mortgage originators

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved counselors can use fee for pre-purchase counseling and homeownership education services. The change was confirmed through a LinkedIn post by HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Counseling David Berenbaum. “The

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Mortgage infrastructure platform Pylon raises $8.5M in seed round

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million in its seed round to build a mortgage-as-a-service platform for fintechs, banks and retail banks. The built-in underwriting logic aims to deliver quick and accurate decisions to borrowers with maximum affordability approvals and automated tasking. Startup Pylon raised $8.5

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Mortgage demand gets a boost as rates decline for three straight weeks

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And, following investors’ rush into bonds after the recent bank failures earlier this month, yields moved even lower last week — and mortgage rates followed. Purchase applications remain over 30% behind last year’s pace, but recent increases, along with data from other sources showing an uptick in home sales, is a welcome development.”

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Lower debuts white label mortgage platform

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Columbus, Ohio-headquartered lender Lower rolled out mortgage as a service platform that enables consumer finance, banking and real estate companies to offer its mortgage products. . Wagner will be responsible for helping Lower’s partners develop their business strategy in the home lending space, Synder said. population.

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How JVM Lending plans to expand without any loan originators

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Under the revamped mode, business development officers build relationships with real estate agents to get leads and client advisors take incoming leads from borrowers. billion, primarily due to banks’ aggressive price cuts — which led to losing 70% of its jumbo loan business. A lender with $624.6

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Ex-Zillow execs promise revolution in lending

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To provide that competitive edge, Tomo claims to issue mortgage pre-approvals within hours – not days – and cut closing times to 21 days (the industry average is 47 days). Success in the purchase side of the mortgage industry heavily correlates with the ability to scale a product and develop a durable pipeline with real estate agents.

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7 best online real estate schools in California for 2024

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Enroll + SAVE 30% Use Promo Code HW30 Colibri Real Estate Best online real estate school in California for career development Overall Rating: 4.5 Final Exam: The CE Shop offers online final exam proctoring nationally, but in California, the DRE administers the computer-based exam at exam centers throughout the state.