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“Last night, my Uber driver was a loan officer.”

Housing Wire

The steady drumbeat of dour news in the mortgage industry punctuated by headlines announcing layoffs and closures among the ranks of independent mortgage banks continues to play out, with several lenders over the last two weeks adding to the torrent of pink slips. Charting the loan officer exit.

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Rithm Capital restructures CEO’s pay into incentive-friendly deal

Housing Wire

It also included reduced compensation for loan officers, sources told HousingWire in February. It also included reduced compensation for loan officers, sources told HousingWire in February. Prior to joining Rithm, he held executive positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch , J.P. In 2023, Rithm announced a $532.7

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Reverse mortgage originators report good starts to 2024 business

Housing Wire

Last year was a challenging one for reverse mortgage business activity, and it likely hit no one harder than the industry’s front-line loan originators. In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Jim Cullen of University Bank reports a similar trend. including the states of California, Washington, Florida, Wisconsin and South Carolina.

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Pennymac plans to lay off another 207 employees

Housing Wire

Pink slips will arrive for California employees at six offices in Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, Roseville, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Moorpark. The latest round of WARN notices will impact 59 loan officers in the Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, and Roseville offices. Pennymac reported a pretax income of $234.5

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Mortgage Coach and Sales Boomerang unify, launch “TrustEngine” platform

Housing Wire

TrustEngine says its platform drives increased loan applications, customer loyalty and team performance by collecting, enhancing and analyzing borrower data; suggesting actionable borrower opportunities; pacing opportunity delivery; and guiding borrower and loan officer interactions that result in conversions.

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HUD dings Movement Mortgage for alleged fair housing violations

Housing Wire

NCRC testers made inquiries about mortgage financing with a loan officer at Movement Mortgage, Dave Skow, on two occasions, four months apart, during 2021. NCRC has sought to gum up bank merger approvals with accusations of redlining , extracting more than $100 billion in community benefits agreements with banks.

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How top mortgage broker Mark Cohen stays on top of the SoCal market

Housing Wire

The lack of housing inventory – a major pain point for real estate agents and loan officers – is an issue that Mark Cohen, principal owner of Cohen Financial Group , also sees in the upper end of the Southern California market. Half the clients go to the traditional banks where we can show tax returns.

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