Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2024

New American Funding (NAF) has snagged top Chicago loan officer Larry Steinway as it looks to grow its presence in the Chicagoland area. Steinway, who closed more than $1.5 Steinway also expects NAF’s “expansive” product mix, such as NAF Cash , will help him achieve more production volume in a highly competitive market.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2021

More than ever, borrowers want and expect to close their loans digitally, from the initial loan application through the final review and approval of their loan package. But while eClosings are convenient, it can be challenging to offer the same level of customer service online as with in-person closings.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2023

United Wholesale Mortgage , the country’s top mortgage lender, announced an enhancement to its PA+ service on Saturday, allowing brokers and their processors to choose which part of the loan process they would like a lender’s loan coordinator to handle. That’s the most time-consuming part of the loan process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

The plaintiffs claim they hired independent mortgage brokers, believing the wholesale channel was the best option for getting affordable mortgages because these professionals can shop around — a different model from loan officers employed by retail lenders. “As And even those offerings generally do not convert into actual savings for clients.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

billion in loans. billion in 2023, with most of it being conventional (74%) and purchase (65%) loans. The bank had 766 loan officers as of Monday, according to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS). Fulton claims that the transaction also reduces its loan-to-deposit ratio from 99% to 92%, improving its liquidity.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

Lack of inventory is an issue builders and mortgage loan originators alike are dealing with across the nation. Read on for more about Marquis’s perspective on the housing market, business strategies for 2023, and his take on the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) fees. Are you the sole person closing sales?

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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). The transaction is expected to close in May. “We Change Lending’s services include small-business loans and lines of credit, investor real estate loans, rehab loans and renovation loans, according to its website.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 5, 2023

California-based Loan America, Inc. is the latest former business partner to sue Sprout Mortgage in a suit filed six months after the mortgage lender abruptly closed its doors. Loan America, a full-service mortgage company, relies on warehouse loans or lines of credit for loan funding, similar to many other non-QM lenders.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2023

mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is offering discounted rates on some government loans until January for brokers to create their own “refi boom,” the company announced on Wednesday. FHA rates were at 6.759% and rates for jumbo loans were even higher, at 7.333%.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The automated loan document preparation and eMortgage services provider claims the new platform delivers a clear-cut, highly accurate decision telling users exactly how far they can take their closing digitally based on the unique attributes of the loan transaction and the county-level eRecording acceptance.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2024

A record 47% of government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) purchase loans in 2023 came from first-time homebuyers, a number that’s been trending gradually higher throughout the past decade. Looking back, last year’s market was dominated by purchase lending, with loans to buy homes making up 82% of a historically low number of originations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Patton Gade, the top producing loan officer for VA home loans in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, will continue to originate loans and hold the national director of military lending position at UMortgage. He’ll join forces with fellow veteran loan originator Jay Bunte in the brokerage firm.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) loans through its Tinman platform. We were focused on being able to take a consumer all the way through on our technology platform for just the conventional loans, and we achieved that milestone back in the summer of 2023. VA loans are 12% of the mortgage market,” Garg said. “VA Eligible U.S.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete. The loan will cover an 11-month maximum build period with a one-month modification. “The UWM, which originated $33.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Tom Kriby, vice president of client development and partnerships at Westwood Insurance Agency, about how working with an insurance agency can simplify the closing process for their customers, even in times of interest rate uncertainty. HW: How does working with an insurance agency simplify the closing process?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. After Mike paid his loan officer assistant, he was clearing just 40 bps. It was late 2022 and Mike was feeling the pressure. The lower comp rate stung.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2023

Zillow ‘s mortgage arm launched a down payment assistance program where the company will cover 2% of the borrower’s down payment at closing, allowing buyers to pay just 1% upfront. The program is available for eligible borrowers in Arizona and will expand to additional markets, Zillow Home Loans said in a release.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regarding lenders’ vociferous complaints about increased loan buybacks from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , FHFA Director Sandra Thompson said the regulator expects originators to deliver loans consistent with the guidelines. It cited loans missing key documents or those with inaccurate income calculations as the top factors.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Tom Kriby, Vice President of Client Development and Partnerships at Westwood Insurance, about how insurance issues can hold up a home closing and how lenders can integrate insurance into their process to help their homebuyers avoid delays. HW: How can lenders help homebuyers avoid closing delays?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2024

Many investors had expected the Fed to cut benchmark rates as early as March, and loan officers had hoped to see a decline in mortgage rates that tend to move in tandem with long-term yields. said Craig Strent, former CEO of Apex Home Loans and head of the faculty of mentors at The Loan Atlas , a mortgage coaching platform. “A

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced it is streamlining the loan approval process for borrowers with a VA-appointed fiduciary and for veteran borrowers who apply for a joint loan. Loan closings could not proceed until the VA issued its approval, which resulted in a drawn-out process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2023

Shrinking wholesale lender Homepoint is closing its mortgage origination business and will sell its origination-focused assets to competitor The Loan Store , the company announced on Friday. Arizona-based The Loan Store, also a pure wholesale lender, will be led by Phil Shoemaker, Homepoint’s president of originations.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Bankrupt retail lender AmeriFirst Financial is seeking approval for a private sale of loans from a Delaware bankruptcy judge to pay off two warehouse lenders and fund restructuring costs. If approved, AmeriFirst’s retail and commercial loans worth more than $5 million will be sold to a non-QM lender Oaktree Funding Corp.,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Ben Slayton’s Legacy Home Loans , the largest Black-led mortgage banking firm in the country, has launched a special purpose credit program for prospective Black borrowers in six cities across the country. The SPCP loan program will be piloted in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2022

Many lenders are familiar with digital closings (eClosings), but they might not know just how valuable they can be to their business. In a recent study , Marketwise and Notarize found that digital closings shorten the time it takes to close, reduce errors and increase ROI — all while improving customer experience.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2021

The average time to close on a mortgage has decreased for a fourth consecutive month to 51 days, according to a new study from ICE Mortgage Technology. The percentage of purchase mortgages increased to 43% of total closed loans. The percentage of purchase mortgages increased to 43% of total closed loans.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2023

Chicago-headquartered lender Guaranteed Rate has expanded its program to approve loans within 24 hours nationwide. billion in closed loan volume, according to the lender. billion in closed loan volume, according to the lender. The program first rolled out to a select group of customers in 2022, resulting in $1.1

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2023

Rocket Mortgage is throwing a big incentive at spring homebuyers, offering them up to $10,000 in closing cost credits if they work with a real estate agent through its affiliate, Rocket Homes. of their loan amount to put toward closing costs, helping defray upfront costs. Those borrowers are eligible to receive an additional 0.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2023

This integration allows lenders to access Flueid’s title data and insights during the loan application process, resulting in time savings and a simplified consumer experience. Loan officers and underwriters can now easily check title information and review critical insights to understand the status of a property and consumer.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2023

As the COVID-19 national emergency draws to a close, the forbearance rate has decreased month over month, according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Monday. The total number of loans in forbearance in March decreased five basis points from February, dropping to 0.55% from 0.60% of servicers’ portfolio volume.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), total loan production expenses increased to an all-time high of $9,470 per loan in the fourth quarter of 2021. This was up from $9,140 per loan in the third quarter as the market transitioned from a rate-term refinancing market to a purchase and cash-out refinancing market.

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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. billion in the second quarter from $53.8

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

According to Sawan Tivakaran, SVP, titlegenius Product Owner, “Homebuyers continue to cite the closing process as one of the most stressful events in their lives. Radian has developed titlegenius to help improve the closing process for homebuyers, sellers and lenders alike.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2022

Fannie Mae has launched its fourth reperforming-loan sale of the year — an offering of 6,130 loans with an unpaid principal balance of $997 million. A reperforming loan is a mortgage that has been or is currently delinquent but has been reperforming for a period of time. million in unpaid principal balance; pool 2 is at $342.5

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

Digital real estate closing platform Qualia announced the release of a version of its Qualia Connect platform for mortgage originators. According to Qualia, this release means that the Connect platform will now be able to integrate directly into the mortgage lender’s loan origination system.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bank of America recently announced a loan for lower-income households that doesn’t require homebuyers to come up with a downpayment or closing costs, and doesn’t base the loan on a minimum FICO score. Are we really doing those types of loans and promoting homeownership again without understanding the risks?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2022

on Wednesday announced that it has released an Attorney Opinion Letter (AOL) product for VA direct and VA-backed home loans as a compliant alternative to title insurance. Voxtur previously announced this year that it had produced an AOL for Fannie Mae loans. Real estate tech firm Voxtur Analytics Corp.

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