Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2022

Freddie Mac will now automatically verify borrower employment 10 days ahead of closing, which it says is more efficient than obtaining that information through oral or written verification. It’s the latest move from the government sponsored enterprise that seeks to streamline the closing process.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While retaining existing customers should remain a key priority, as interest rates fluctuate, lenders should be prepared to support an increase in new business for refinances, purchases and home equity lending. To earn the borrower’s loyalty and trust, the digital application experience must be as intuitive and efficient as possible.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2022

Worsening market conditions are only going to accelerate an already hyper-competitive mortgage lending industry that is still learning to adapt to post-pandemic homebuying behaviors. Customer-facing technologies, particularly loan origination and decisioning software, are now standard in mortgage lending’s tech stack. KPIs take a hit.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

million for the mortgage lending operation in its quest to provide customers “a one-stop shop” where they can buy, sell, rent and finance a home, according to a news release from the company. The post Redfin closes $138M deal for mortgage lender appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2023

New York-based digital lender Better.com announced Wednesday the closing of its business combination with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Aurora Acquisition Corp , , ending a two-year journey to make the business public. Better HoldCo, Inc. In January 2023, Better announced a One-Day Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2021

By implementing a credit process, lenders have the ability to help borrowers get approved for a loan – even after they were previously declined. Once their scores has been improved, these applicants can become customers and then apply and hopefully get approved for a better loan. Or, give up looking altogether.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

This approach allows The Loan Store to offer same-day approvals and HELOC funding in as little as three business days after final approval. Borrowers receive 100% disbursement of funds, with no costs due at closing. The TLS HELOC has a fully online application process, underwriting system, and valuation model.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Larry Steinway, former senior vice president of lending and branch manager at Illinois-based Guaranteed Rate , has taken on a new challenge to expand the Ohio-based Revolution Mortgage footprint in the Chicagoland market. It’s a different approach to lending. He was the fourth mortgage loan originator to join Guaranteed Rate in 2000.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Building the next generation of tech: Three ways to digitize home lending. The home lending industry has a massive opportunity to digitalize to create efficiencies and to deliver a simpler end-to-end user experience that would benefit both borrowers and servicers. Refinancing is also not an option.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In light of this, HousingWire sat down with Saleforce’s Global Head for Mortgage and Lending, Geoff Green, to learn how lenders can better turbocharge mortgage for today’s home buyers. Our partnership enables an end-to-end home lending experience. This might not be an easy button yet, but it’s certainly an easier button.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

The fourth quarter of 2023 was the seventh straight quarter of net production loss for lenders , who hemorrhaged an average of $2,109 pre-tax dollars for each loan they originated. Inertia within lending institutions poses a formidable barrier. In closing, I invite readers to join the conversation. Have more ideas?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

There remains a belief among listing agents and their clients that the VA appraisal and closing process will be a hassle. A lot of the misconceptions about working with VA loans center on the VA appraisal process – which differs from conventional mortgage appraisals – as well as the time it will take for a transaction to close.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Do you know the difference between pre approval vs pre qualified when it comes to mortgage loans? Marcus Rittman, director of mortgage operations at HomeLight Home Loans, has seen that “the catalyst for most homeowners wanting to get approved for a mortgage is finding a home that they love.” Don’t let that be you!

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Scott Miller, a former mortgage loan originator at Sprout Mortgage , knew the clock was ticking when the non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) lender abruptly closed doors in July 2022. Reich’s division has a goal of closing $1 billion in loan origination volume this year at Go Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For 2023, FICO said it would collect approximately $2 to $8 for all three score tiers out of a $40 to $50 (or more) tri-merge report and score bundle and out of an average $3,800 in closing costs. Compared to 2022, mortgage lenders in 2023 saw a price increase between 10% and 400% , mortgage trade groups and other stakeholders said.

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HomeLight

JUNE 19, 2023

Like pre-qualification or pre-approval. Let’s lay it all out: How pre-qualifications and pre-approvals are similar Pre-qualifications and pre-approvals have a few things in common. Learn More What’s a pre-qualification? And voila, within minutes, you have a pre-qualification.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

MAXEX , a major mortgage trading and aggregating platform, has unveiled a series of new programs designed to serve originators and loan buyers in the growing non-QM lending market. Facilitating forward-trading agreements, which allow platform users to sell loan pools at a future date with pre-negotiated terms and pricing.’.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

If you’ve been searching for a house for any amount of time, you’re probably well aware of how important it is to get a mortgage pre-approval before you even start looking at houses, or at least as early on in the process as possible. When Should You Update Your Pre-approval? Pre-approvals aren’t good forever.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Dubbed “Lock & Shop,” the product, rolled out in mid-June, has two terms: the 75-day lock, which gives borrowers 45 days to shop and 30 days to close the contract; or the 90-day lock, giving customers 60 days to find a home and 30 days to complete the contract. . The product also allows a one-time float down if rates decline. .

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2022

HousingWire recently caught up with Steven Schwalb, managing partner of Angel Oak Lending, about the changes investor appetite has gone though for non-QM. Do they need a pre-closing investor review? We know what they’re looking for when we issue a pre-qual, and we stand behind that. How long have they been doing non-QM?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2022

Consequently (it) will shrink the buyer pool,” Yun said, adding: “Sales could fall even further with some inventory sitting on the market for more than a month like in the pre-pandemic days.”. After revisiting one of his client’s pre-approvals from last year, he had to call to scale down the $300,000 mortgage to about $260,000. “It’s

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Housing Wire

JULY 21, 2022

Creating an invincible lending strategy refresh amid chaos. Those pleadings, among other requests, seek court approval for FGMC to obtain post-bankruptcy warehouse financing (called debtor-in-possession, or DIP, financing). FGMC also owes $18.4 That debt is listed as secured debt. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Brokers also have the ability to net escrows on PennyMac-to-PennyMac refinances, which is a great way to reduce cash to close. We offer great customer service to support their borrowers beyond the closing table. Our broker partners can feel confident that their borrowers will have a smooth post-close experience and are in good hands.”.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The housing industry is much more regulated in a post housing crisis era, and ARMs may not be utilized as they were pre-2008. However, every mortgage loan needs to fund, and the pool reduction could lead to rejected loans that would’ve been approved and funded previously. DG: We’ve all been keeping up with the headlines.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Just before a customer buys a container of pre-made Borscht, they see Naumovych’s business cards and flyers that lay neatly near the checkout area. The pastor of the Ukrainian church is currently looking to buy a house and I’m working on his pre approval.”. Meanwhile, others worry that they will soon wash out of the industry.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2022

billion in equity as of the second quarter, plus technology that can close loans faster than most competitors, aggressive pricing is a “multibillion dollar decision investment,” as Ishbia put it. Broker Hussam Saada of Precision Mortgage closed about 60% of mortgages with UWM after the firm rolled out its new pricing initiative.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

Multiple LOs told HousingWire that they’ve had to cut pre-approvals for FHA borrowers by about 15% in response to the rise in interest rates. Mark Westcott, a loan officer at CrossCountry Mortgage , said that borrowers who were pre-qualified at 3.5% 85%) back to the pre-crisis level of.5%,” 5%,” said Chappelle.

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Realty Biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Glossy online listings behind your computer screen might fuel your dream home fantasy, but the home-buying process truly begins in earnest when a lender is contacted to be pre-approved for a mortgage. Once this process is complete, the lender will provide you with a pre-approval letter. When Should You Get Pre-Approved?

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BAM Media

MARCH 10, 2025

The deal, expected to close in Q2 or Q3 2025, will integrate Redfins 50 million monthly visitors with Rockets mortgage and title services to streamline homebuying. This move aims to integrate Rockets mortgage lending with Redfins home search and real estate services, making it easier for people to buy and finance homes in one place.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2022

range, versus closing on their mortgage now when their homes are finally finished being built and rates are around 7.0%,” said Summers, a Keller Williams agent in Provo, Utah. Last month I closed a transaction with a first time buyer, and afterward I asked him what he thought about the process.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For rate/term, a system like CARE combines real-time UPB and pricing data so you can issue offers that close fast. Now you can and must let your customers begin their home search on your platform, you see that activity and can therefore be their primary advisor — which includes a pre-approval.

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Realtor.com

AUGUST 13, 2020

Step 1: Getting mortgage pre-approval. Step 3: Closing the deal. Still other buyers might also be home sellers who first need to close on the sale of their old house before they can buy their next house. Step 1: Get pre-approved for a mortgage. Step 3: Prepare for closing day.

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The Living Room

JUNE 13, 2025

They will: Pre-Approval Process : Help determine how much you can borrow and identify suitable loan programs. Facilitating the Closing : Ensuring all paperwork is completed and funds are distributed correctly. The Appraiser: Determining Home Value Appraisers assess the value of the home to ensure the lender is not over-lending.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

That referral process is an age old, where the real estate community will give up a third of their commission for being delivered a qualified, pre-approved borrower that came out of the relocation world. Kim: One of NAF’s priorities is on lending to the Hispanic community. So it’s really just a slow play to close.

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BAM Media

MARCH 31, 2025

This move is set to create a lending and servicing giant that will oversee more than $2.1 per share dividend prior to closing. Expected closing : Q4 2025, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. Its about scale, efficiency, and leveraging technology to reshape mortgage lending. NASDAQ: COOP). billion deal.

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RIS Media

MAY 19, 2021

Items to Be Paid at Close of Escrow. – Closing/escrow/settlement fee, title insurance, notary fee, recording fee, pest inspection, home inspection, home warranty. It has become common practice in some markets to ask the seller to pay some or all of the closing costs when you purchase a home. NMLS #297152 DRE #01522411.

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The Mortgage Report

JUNE 10, 2025

Getting Pre-Approved Down Payment Assistance Buying With Low Credit Buying With Low Income Buying With A Disability Who Has The Best Mortgage Rates? Not just the affordability of the house itself, but with closing costs rising, etc., Even if you have all of your money for your down payment and your closing costs.

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