Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

Bay has encouraged us to start looking [for a job] as Rocket is really only offering loan officer positions at this time, an employee told HousingWire under the condition of anonymity for fear of affecting job prospects. billion in loans in 2021nearly 10 times Redfins in-house mortgage volume. They will be a great fit.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We recommend investing in three key aspects of your customer acquisition strategy to ensure you have the technology, people and operational workflows needed as rates change and volumes increase. This is why it’s critical to have the tools and processes in place to nimbly react to and capitalize on market shifts as they happen.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

Amid expectations that interest rate declines may reignite refinance activity , Optimal Blue on Monday launched a new tool that automatically analyzes loan officer portfolios each month to identify recapture opportunities. The tool is designed to ensure loan officers are ready when refinance volume picks up.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

However, recent technological advances, especially in artificial intelligence (AI), are prompting many in the industry to reconsider this dividing wall. 4 reasons the house divided For decades, loan officers, underwriters and processors worked together to guide borrowers through the process of securing a mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

will pay its loan officers 100% of the commission splits “without any per-file fees or other hidden fees,” according to co-founder and CEO Mike Kortas. NEXA usually pays loan officers 220 basis points (bps) out of 275 bps on most loans. NEXA Mortgage , the largest mortgage brokerage firm in the U.S.,

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Betsy uses Better’s loan engine, Tinman, and is a product the company hopes to white label and bring public in the near future, Garg confirmed on the earnings call. Better’s earnings report also included the announced hiring of the executive team from NEO Home Loans to build out a distributed retail channel.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

Do loan officers need more technology than they currently have? Will new technology change anything? Most loan officers do not believe they need more tech than they have now. Most loan officers do not believe they need more tech than they have now. They do not need more technology.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

1 loan originator in the country by volume for at least five years, is assuming the role of president at Rate Mortgage , the company announced Tuesday. Throughout his 20-year career he has closed more than 40,000 units and $9 billion in funded loans. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2025

“Our technology eliminates the tedious ‘stare and compare’ work of analyzing bank statements while enhancing fraud detection and ensuring consistency across underwriting decisions,” said Paul Gigliotti , chief growth officer at Prudent AI. We’re still early in the process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Federally registered broker and correspondent lender Milestone Mortgage Solutions has acquired Willow Home Loans and is looking to join the $1 billion origination club this year. “With this technology , we’re going to be able to flip the script. Willow will fold into Milestone as part of the deal. ”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology , including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. As debate swirls over job loss and security risks, Bressler urged the industry to embrace AI or risk falling behind, likening resistance to ignoring the internet in the ’90s.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Jason Bressler , chief technology officer for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is trying to change the narrative around AI being integrated into the mortgage industry and lending solutions. The same root Bressler alluded to is technological intimidation. “But everything, as you look at that, boils down to one thing: data.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Should the goal of marketing technology be to make it so that a loan officer never needs to log in? I started in the mortgage industry in 2015, working for large banks that were heavily invested in using technology to simplify the loan process for everyone involved.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In an ever-changing real estate market, loan originator retention is a key challenge for lenders. Loan officers need faster product rollouts and fewer barriers to focus on core tasks. Why is loan officer retention a priority for the company? This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

Tamir Poleg, chairman and CEO of The Real Brokerage , closed out the prepared remarks section of his firms first-quarter 2025 earnings call by addressing the transformative technological era the industry is currently operating in. Real is a real estate technology company that is differentiated in our industry. million a year ago.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

CreditXpert , a leading mortgage technology company, announced on Wednesday the launch date for its new credit optimization platform. The new credit optimization platform will combine the best parts of the What-if Simulator and Wayfinder tools, giving mortgage professionals the power to reach more clients and close more loans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2025

Bidding wars for producing mortgage loan officers are back with a vengeance and it’s largely in the hopes of capitalizing on an upcoming refinance wave, recruiters and executives tell HousingWire. The task would be difficult in any market. This time, compensation is anywhere between 40 to 70 basis points.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2025

The technology is impressive, and I’m proud to join such a talented team that’s making a real difference. Anthony Savala Savala has spent more than 15 years in the mortgage technology sector. Ive always focused on impact and helping enterprises use innovative technologies to stay ahead of the curve, he said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2025

But Toohig, who spoke Tuesday during the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Secondary and Capital Market Conference in New York City, was also highlighting the opportunity for loan officers to originate more HELOCs and other second-lien mortgages. But according to panelist Julian Grey of ICE Mortgage Technology, theres $17.6

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Optimal Blue ’s newly launched mobile app for the Optimal Blue PPE – one of the industry’s most widely used product, pricing and eligibility engine – gives loan officers full product and search capabilities from their mobile phones. All eligible products and rates are presented – including any adjustments, notes, and advisories.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is rolling out new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools designed to help brokers analyze competitors loan estimates and assist borrowers online. The loan estimate optimizer, dubbed LEO, identifies gaps and opportunities line by line, enabling brokers to offer better deals to borrowers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

ICE Mortgage Technology on Monday announced several enhancements to the Encompass loan origination platform , including a rate lock comparison tool that enables lenders to automatically detect and adjust for changes to a loan that may affect pricing and eligibility.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Purchase loans are now outpacing refinances, and interest rates are reaching the stratosphere. In this executive interview, NEO Home Loans President Ryan Grant discusses the company’s partnership with Better Mortgage , which is aimed at combining technological innovation and local market knowledge.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2023

Top-producing loan officer Christopher Keelin has taken his 80+person team over to CrossCountry Mortgage to “take advantage” of the lender’s technology while scaling his business. Being a consultant has helped Keelin retain and grow his client base, especially in his main markets of New Jersey and Florida.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2025

As borrower expectations for personalized, timely communication rise, loan officers are turning to AI-powered tools to stay competitive. Loan officers realize margins are too tight to treat prospects as one-time deals. “ When it comes to AI, its not AI vs. humans its AI plus humans.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Denver-based loan originator Chris Franquemont announced on Wednesday his return to Guaranteed Rate as producing branch manager. The top-producing loan officer brings a proven track record of high-volume production and financing solutions for borrowers. His return follows a brief stint with CrossCountry Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MAY 30, 2023

And, in the mortgage industry, AI will play an instrumental role in helping loan officers to be more efficient, according to Nima Ghamsari , Blend ‘s co-founder and CEO. The most difficult part, however, is building the technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a buzzword in virtually every industry right now.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

“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.” Most recently, Lindsay served as a mortgage loan officer at U.S. Rate is the second-largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

According to the company, Shilo can deeply understand the context of business calls made by real estate agents and mortgage loan officers. is going to have an easier time with product development thanks to a $2.6 million seed funding round. The AI assistant firm announced the funding round on Friday.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Theyre taking a radically different approach, using proprietary technology to cut out origination fees and processing delays in a way that weve not seen in the industry so far. and it has existing offices in Detroit and Seattle. According to data from Modex , Tomo did $404 million in loan volume for the 12 months ending in January.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched verification of income (VOI) and verification of employment (VOE) waterfall technology that aims to save lenders and mortgage brokers time and reduce costs during the loan origination process. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. —

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The good news for 2024 for us was that we had a lot of forward loan officers realize that reverse mortgages are a great piece [to add to] their business, and a lot of people took the initiative to get certified, she said. Some challenges remain, with mortgage rates being chief among them.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2025

The partnership will also connect UHM to a network of users and loan officers who source mortgage offers from multiple wholesale lenders. Union Home’s personal service is a fantastic match with ARIVE’s all-in-one cutting-edge technology.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Customer intelligence and mortgage tech firm Polly named Troy Coggiola as its chief operating officer amid the company’s effort to scale. He has more than 25 years of mortgage technology and enterprise software experience with his latest stint being chief product officer at Accela , a government tech provider.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The cost to originate loans rises, alongside appraisal fees, credit reports, FICO verification , digital verification and insurance. A stock sale means we’re going to buy the company’s stock, establish loan liability for already-produced loans and buy the shell. How do you determine its value?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Real credited its technology offerings and business model for the explosive growth in agents. It started 2024 with 18 loan officers and finished the year with about 90. Real CEO Tamir Poleg also provided an update on the companys technology offerings. Real also added head count to its nascent mortgage business.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), has been developing a series of uniform technology standards that will ideally allow for the somewhat siloed reverse mortgage industry to more easily collaborate with others in the mortgage finance ecosystem.

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