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It’s time we put the guardrails up and protect consumers from abusive trigger leads 

Housing Wire

One home buyer was so distressed about the bombardment of solicitations and afraid of a privacy breach that they withdrew their loan application: “I have decided to halt this process. Our IMB members have experienced the wrath, frustration, and fear from homebuyers.

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NAF opens Black homeownership advocacy program to real estate agents

Housing Wire

“There are statistics still showing loans for Black borrowers have higher decline rates. “And we thought, why not develop a certification for those who really want to be out there for the community, but ensure that they also have the support on the back end, so we can be a better place for those loans to be done? .

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Introducing the 2025 Marketing Leaders!

Housing Wire

Name Job Title Company Name Adam Solarz Vice President, Content and Brand Marketing Cotality Adrea Reed Vice President, Marketing Citywide Home Mortgage Alyssa Antoci Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing, HR, Strategy Asset Based Lending (ABL) Andrew Strickman Chief Marketing Officer New American Funding Andy Garrett Senior Director, Head of (..)

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Equifax to cut underwriting time with IRIS Software Group 

Housing Wire

When a consumer applies for a home mortgage , auto loan or social service benefits, their employer is required to provide employment and income history. IRIS Software Group, one of the UK’s largest, privately held software companies, provides software solutions and services for finance, HR and payroll teams and accountancy firms.

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House passes bill to modernize VA appraisals

Housing Wire

Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage loans. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the “Improving access to the VA home loan benefit Act of 2022,” the VA is now permitting desktop appraisals and in some circumstances, waiving appraisals altogether.

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Ex-employee sues CrossCountry, branch manager for sexual harassment, retaliation

Housing Wire

According to the lawsuit, Nielsen joined the Alpharetta, Georgia branch at CrossCountry in July 2018 as a loan processor, following 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry. ” The alleged episode in April resulted in Nielsen calling CrossCountry’s HR department in May in the presence of three other co-workers.

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Former G-Rate employees allege toxic work environment: Chicago Tribune

Housing Wire

The lender originated $7 billion in loans from January to March, which held steady compared to the same quarter in 2023. One of the cases mentioned is a lawsuit filed by former loan officer Megan McDermott, which HousingWire reported on in April. Some sources said they were afraid of legal pushback.

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