Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Today’s mortgage lending environment is shifting rapidly. However, one mortgage company is in a prime position to transform the market and deliver value to mortgage professionals. However, one mortgage company is in a prime position to transform the market and deliver value to mortgage professionals.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Global investment bank Cambridge Wilkinson today announced the closing of a forward flow agreement up to $100 million for a private real estate lending platform specializing in short-term bridge , fix-and-flip, construction and land development loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Last week, business-purpose residential mortgage lender Dunmor announced that it received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a nonagency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Apollo has 16 lending platforms in the U.S. Ruimy: The transaction was completed with Apollo Global Management.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2024

Bank appointed John Hummel to lead its East market for retail home lending. Bank, will now oversee a team of 750 sales managers and mortgage loan officers responsible for generating $7 billion in originations, according to a news release. Bank is a consumer and business banking company owned by US Bancorp.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On Wednesdy Citi launched mortgage.com, a new platform that creates a brand-endorsed, consumer-focused channel to leverage Citi’s brand authority and encourage mortgage or refinance applications for the bank. The company has an aggressive marketing goal to reach the No. Market share and brand authority Why launch this site now?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The company named veteran mortgage professional Connie Lindsay as its senior vice president of mortgage lending in Washington state. She joins the company’s leadership team to further its presence and performance in the Washington market. According to Rate’s website, the company has 11 branches in the state.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This week on Power House , Diego Sanchez chats with Jay Plum, EVP of Consumer Lending at Fifth Third Bank. During the conversation, Plum explores Basel III’s impact on warehouse lending, the importance of affordability programs, and how Fifth Third plans to grow market share with mortgage servicing portfolios (MSRs).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In August 2023 , the bank disclosed it was under investigation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) after the nonprofit organization filed a complaint alleging violations of the U.S. Fair Lending Act. million to certain California markets. California and Washington are the bank’s main markets.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Nonbank mortgage originator Change Lending will become a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF). We welcome a partnership with the FHLB-SF to enhance our strength and reach as America’s CDFI,” said Steven Sugarman , founder of the Change Company, the parent company of Change Lending. “We

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In September, the nation’s banking regulators released a proposal to increase the capital required of banks with more than $100 billion in assets. The effort was intended to decrease systemic risk, but by focusing narrowly on the risk posed by banks, it would likely increase risk in the mortgage market.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

recently hired Bijoy John as its new senior vice president of marketing. “We are thrilled to welcome Bijoy John as the new Senior VP of Marketing at Sage Home Loans Corporation,” Sage Home Loans’ CEO Mike Malloy said in an email. As the lender’s new head of marketing, John can bring this vision to life.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Chase Home Lending , the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. , has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until July 27, 2024, the bank announced on Thursday. This overlap creates difficulties, not only for banks, but for the regulators, too. Dimon wrote.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In the most recent episode of the Power House podcast, host and HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down with Chris Vinson, CEO of Windsor Mortgage , a division of Plains Commerce Bank. The conversation covers Windsor’s growth and success in recent years, including its focus on wholesale lending , technology and coaching.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Wells Fargo , the largest depository mortgage lender in America, issued pink slips to employees in its home lending business on Tuesday following its decision to exit the correspondent channel. “I Wells Fargo’s correspondent lending business was already in a freefall.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Every title company wanted a great piece of the current refi market and most would do about anything to obtain it.The problem; almost all were late to the party and not prepared. Unfortunate for most, whereas a few had prepared, most did not see the magnitude of this market anomaly! Consumers were refinancing in astronomical numbers!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Wells Fargo announced on Monday that it has expanded its $10,000 down payment grant program for underserved borrowers to an additional 12 metro areas, more than a year after initially launching it in eight markets. “We In August 2023 , the bank announced the launch of the program in eight major U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

Americas housing market isnt just cooling its frozen in place. Banks and credit unionsmany of which depend on mortgage activity to fuel lending, gather deposits, and generate fee incomeare facing an extended drought. But this isnt just a temporary side effect of high interest rates. The effects ripple far beyond the homeowner.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Flagstar Bank has made changes to its third-party origination (TPO) channel leadership. Industry veteran John Gibson is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities, and he will be replaced by Rich Hoffman as senior vice president and head of TPO lending. TPO is the bank’s main source of mortgages.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In a new episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen chats with John Cornish of Iowa-based Key Mortgage Group about his path into the industry, tips for scaling a mortgage lending business and how to avoid stagnation as a loan originator. Cornish started his career in mortgage banking at Wells Fargo in Iowa in 2003.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Mortgage banking executive and industry mergers & acquisitions advisor Rick Roque has taken a new executive position at NFM Lending. Roque co-founded M&A and retail mortgage banking firm Menlo Co. “Looking forward to seeing what we can do together.”

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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%. Market indicators so far appear tentatively promising.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

During last week’s earnings call, PennyMac Financial Services chairman and CEO David Spector said during a Q&A with investors and analysts that the company’s goals include continued growth in its broker direct channel and 10% market share by the end of 2026 a goal of more than 100% growth over the next 18 months.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

.” “Our servicers continue to show their commitment to operational excellence while reducing credit loss a crucial component to the overall safety and soundness of Fannie Mae s business and the residential mortgage market, Cyndi Danko, the company’s single-family chief credit officer, said in a news release.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank , Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed and continue to evolve. Western Alliance Bank transformed this model over a decade ago.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that they have secured a $15 million conciliation agreement with New Jersey-based OceanFirst Bank to settle allegations of discriminatory redlining in certain neighborhoods with majority Black, Hispanic and Asian populations. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee-headquartered Defy Mortgage is the latest player to join the non-QM (non-qualified mortgage) lending space, which targets entrepreneurs and gig workers who have various forms of collateral, including cryptocurrency. We are able to count it as liquidity from a reserve requirement and for asset depletion.”.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

Anaheim, California -based nonbank Change Lending on Tuesday announced the hiring of Madison Simm as its new chief financial officer. Simm has more than 25 years of experience in financial services and has held multiple executive roles at banks and mortgage companies. I am thrilled to join Change Lending as CFO,” Simm said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The rise of private lending Private lenders disrupted the monopoly of traditional banks and the private lending market has since seen a remarkable rise, reaching $1.5 With the rise of private lending comes an increase in competition, from new and traditional lenders.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

With soaring home prices and mortgage rates putting a damper on the market for new home loans and refinancing options, it’s a challenging time for homebuyers and lenders alike. And that offers an incredible opportunity for banks and non-banks alike to improve their digital channels to better support home equity lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Pennsylvania-based Fulton Bank, National Association of Lancaster, has agreed to assume most of the deposits and assets of Republic First Bank , which state regulators seized on Friday to “protect depositors.” The bank had 766 loan officers as of Monday, according to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Ongoing supply and affordability challenges in the housing market have frustrated many homeowners who have looked to trade up or relocate for various reasons. The market for renovation projects is a lucrative one for homebuilders and contractors. In response, some consumers have turned to renovation projects to meet their needs.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

If we learned anything from HousingWire’s recent AI Summit , artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping lending by streamlining processes, reducing costs, and enhancing the overall borrower experience. In addition, the regulatory environment is ever-changing and with it comes increased burdens on the lending industry.

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Housing Wire

JULY 2, 2024

Patrice Ficklin, who has served at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since the agency’s founding in 2011, will depart for Fannie Mae to serve as the government-sponsored enterprise’s fair lending officer. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra praised Ficklin’s fair lending work in a statement published by American Banker.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2023

Two months after receiving the Federal Reserve ’s approval to merge with New York Community Bank, Michigan-based Flagstar Bank is reducing its footprint in the retail channel and laying off hundreds of staffers, according to laid off employees. “I A spokesperson for Flagstar Bank did not respond to a request for comments on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tennessee-based community bank Patriot Bank agreed to pay $1.9 Over the same six-year period, other banks received nearly 3.5 Patriot Bank denied any allegations of redlining. million to resolve allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that it engaged in redlining discriminatory practices.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Michael Saleh, a former senior vice president of Rocket Mortgage who spent about two decades at the company, has transitioned from the retail lending channel to wholesale by launching independent brokerage firm Zoom Home Lending. “Rocket went public and the times have changed. Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) and U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Product comparisons In its announcement of the new rate and additional states, FOA said that its optimistic outlook for the product is fueled by the increased activity in the home equity lending space. But FOA contends that HomeSafe Second represents a better value proposition than a traditional HELOC.

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