Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In the first phase of the program, customers can use points to get discounts on their closing costs when purchase a home through the subsidiary Rocket Mortgage. To start, customers will receive a 7,500-point welcome bonus on their first reward activity – or $75 in savings on closing costs.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

If you’re making 20 or 25 basis points as an owner of a small or large independent mortgage bank (IMB), it’s not worth the risk. The series closes with the third episode , which examines potential culture changes within organizations during an acquisition or merger. Hanson: The reality is there will be change.

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Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

In addition, Two Harbors Investment acquired RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing and Rithm Capital closed a deal for Computershare Mortgage Services, bringing in Specialized Loan Servicing. Mihir Bhatia, a Bank of America analyst who covers mortgage companies, said he expects the trend to continue.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

We are the very first company in the country to standardize the seller financing process, put a wrapper around it, brand it and call it MORE, Leahy told HousingWire. Every single buyer I ask, ‘Would you buy a home today if you could get a 5% rate with no points, streamline underwriting, closing fast?’

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To get a better idea of what investors might be most closely interested in with these results, along with the outlook for these companies and the industry, HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) sat down with UBS equity research analyst Douglas Harter. They also mentioned the proprietary product suite at their company as a bright spot.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Bailey also noted that 2021 was the best year ever for the number of closed transactions for RE/MAX, with over two million transaction sides completed in 2021. The post RE/MAX banks on organic growth in 2022? For all of RE/MAX Holding Inc., total operating expenses came in at $78.7 million during the fourth quarter, an increase of 20.1%

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Qualia announced Wednesday that it has extended the capabilities of its real estate closing platform with the launch of a remote online notarization product.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2022

parent company of Flagstar Bank , has reduced its mortgage staff by 20% since the calendar turned to 2022, laying off 420 employees amid a significant drop in origination volumes and margins. Overall, the bank’s net income in the first quarter of 2022 dropped 60.4% Flagstar’s mortgage division will also preserve the brand.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Among its dozens of limited partners are major banks, which are the kinds of customers Blend is servicing, Mayopoulus pointed out.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2022

Jim Linnane, the former head of retail at Stearns Lending , has joined Flagstar Bank as the president of the company’s distributed retail mortgage division. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Flagstar originated about closed $10.7 The deal was supposed to close by the end of 2021, however, it has not yet received regulatory approval.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2025

CrossCountry Mortgage and digital banking platform Blend on Monday announced an expanded partnership to drive innovation for independent mortgage banks ( IMBs ). These allow CrossCountry to tailor workflows, branding and operational settings at the branch level to maintain consistency across its branches. ”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Bank of America recently reported that their digital mortgage transactions have nearly doubled over the past year, citing 68% of all consumer mortgage sales were made digitally in 2020, compared with just 36% in 2019. . 3 Self-driving banks. Technology startups are making banking more accessible. Presented by: Snapdocs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2021

. “We’ve created a company that is built to serve customers throughout the entire loan transaction, from the onset of the purchase or refinance decision through loan closing and servicing,” Hsieh said in the prospectus. Thanks to our brand investment over time, we are also one of the most recognized brands in the industry today.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. and Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. It also was based on the bank’s failure to correct the deficiencies in a timely manner, according to the OCC.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Another interesting aspect of the partnership is that Rainier is in the process of migrating to Qualia , a closing room and conveyance suite.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2021

Digital closing platform Qualia announced Wednesday the release of “Qualia Scale,” a software program that allows proptech companies to attach title & escrow to their core offerings. It’s the second proptech offering created by Qualia.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Included in the rebranding is an entirely new, white-labeled broker-branded origination hub that will provide e-signature technology, visibility into loan status and the ability for applicants to directly upload loan documents, the company said Tuesday. billion in closed loans , with gain-on-sale margins at 5.09%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

According to Bank of America ’s 2023 Homebuyer Insights report, only 62% of prospective homebuyers are willing to wait for home prices and/or rates to fall, down from 85% in June 2023. Even in the current interest rate environment, there are clear benefits to purchasing a home and beginning to build equity.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Sagent , a fintech software company providing a servicing management platform for banks and lenders, appointed Chris Marshall as executive chairman. Marshall will work closely with Sagent’s executive team to achieve that goal as well as oversee the firm’s long-term strategy, according to the firm’s release.

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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 Presented by: Proctor Loan Protector.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The momentum for non-bank lending is here to stay. We’ve created a company that is built to serve customers throughout the entire loan transaction, from the onset of the purchase or refinance decision through loan closing and servicing,” Hsieh said in the prospectus. “We In terms of channel mix, loanDepot most closely resembles Rocket.

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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. The merger would change the leadership structure but maintain each brand. In 2021, Veritex Holdings , the parent company of Veritex Community Bank , acquired a 49% stake in the lender for $53.9

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

John Ruhlin’s book Giftology sheds light on creating a strategic and thoughtful approach to gift-giving, offering real estate professionals a unique perspective on how to create positive impressions that last beyond the closing table and set you up for return and referral business. Add the clients’ names and the date of their closing.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Or, should LOs be encouraged to engage with marketing tools as much as possible in order to help them build their own brand and connections? 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

MARCH 9, 2022

The firm, founded in 2008, also provides document management services for closing, purchase, sale and securitization of residential and business-purpose mortgage loans. Edgemac’s clients span banks, investment banks, Trustees, investors, government entities and mortgage companies.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2022

As a platform business, Rocket Companies provides services from each of its brands to clients who want help making a complex transaction easier – like getting a home loan, purchasing a car or working on their budgeting and personal finances thanks to the recent acquisition of Truebill,” the company said. 18 before closing on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2023

The collaboration with several of the country’s top independent mortgage banks is aimed at getting Figure’s home equity line of credit ( HELOC ) products in front of homeowners who have seen equity grow in recent years. A five business day funding timeline assumes closing the loan with Figure’s remote online notary.

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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

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

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered mortgage bank Prosperity Home Mortgage saw mortgage origination volume plummet by 40% last year — at a time when mortgage rates had more than doubled, home prices remained elevated and the market suffered from a shortage of inventory. . Justin Messer, CEO at Prosperity Home Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 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. billion by 2025, with banks and insurance companies consuming much of the market share. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With 2020 finally coming to a close, several companies wrapped up this unprecedented year for housing with some brand-new mortgage tech for 2021. Fifth Third Bank announced its own strategic partnership this month with digital mortgage platformer Blend under the intent to create the highly sought-after end-to-end mortgage experience.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a result, homeowners either must sell their current home and suffer through double moves and short-term rentals to access the equity they’ve accrued, or they have to make contingent offers that require the sale of their current house to close. Consequently, 37% of homeowners say they want to move but are staying in their current home.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Name Job Title Company Name Aaron Kardell Vice President of Product Lone Wolf Technologies Aayaam Kapoor Vice President of Product and Agency Real Estate Webmasters Amaly Quiroz Vice President of Transaction Operations eXp Realty Amy Gorce CEO REdistribute Andrew Binkley President Constellation Real Estate Group Ankur Bansal President of HomeLight (..)

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Today’s real estate website builder offers a turnkey, easy-to-use solution to help build your brand, market your business and generate more (and better) leads. With competition for online leads heating up, we think AgentFire’s brand-first approach can be a game changer for brand-conscious agents, teams and even boutique brokerages.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

Shares closed trading at $20.90, giving Blend a valuation of around $4.6 The IPO gives the cloud-based software company the ammunition to grow market share , develop new products and dive deeper into various sectors within fintech, including consumer banking and auto. Bank , as well as large credit unions and even tech companies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

Flagstar Bank , a top-25 U.S. In December 2022 , the bank concluded the merger with New York Community Bancorp after waiting for regulatory approvals for over a year. ” Meanwhile, Signature brought in high-net-worth customers and took the loan-to-deposit ratio to less than 90%, strengthening the bank’s balance sheet. .”

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