Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

Mortgage industry veterans Eli Fairfield and Brian Keranen have joined Everett Financial (dba Supreme Lending ) as regional directors for the Pacific Southwest, the company announced. Fairfield and Keranen bring decades of experience in mortgage lending, as loan originators and managers in California.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mortgage lending, small business loans, and investments in local development projects are all driven by local lenders who know their markets, live in their communities, and have a vested interest in the growth of their economies. The availability of funding at the local level is the driving force in building stronger communities.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Guaranteed Rate Affinity announced a promotion on Tuesday as the joint venture company named 22-year industry veteran Mark Rawls as vice president of mortgage lending. Rawls is the latest addition to a leadership team of seven executives at the developing company.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

Supreme Lending is adding a seasoned veteran to its leadership team. Supreme Lending was drawn to Middletons experience in mortgage with building teams and driving visibility. Supreme Lending was drawn to Middletons experience in mortgage with building teams and driving visibility.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Today’s mortgage lending environment is shifting rapidly. Transforming mortgage lending with Artificial Intelligence (AI) HW: Tell us more about your goals with the partnership. This partnership allowed us to create what we believe is the first truly transparent, partnership-based lending model.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s challenging market, higher interest rates and home values have created a unique opportunity for lenders to grow their home equity lending business. Despite the recent interest rate reduction , the demand for home equity products remains strong.

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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 8, 2025

Still, the rise in the potential use of home equity lending comes with caveats. Homeowners recognize the potential of home equity lending, but many are still on the sidelines due to financial uncertainty and lack of education about their options, JP Kelly, senior vice president of mortgage at MeridianLink, said in a prepared statement.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

Intercontinental Exchange ‘s May 2025 Mortgage Monitor Report, released Monday, found that first-time homebuyers accounted for a record share of agency purchase lending (58%) in the first quarter 2025. They accounted for a record 82% of agency lending in 2023, more than 75% in 2024 and nearly three-quarters in Q1 2025.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2025

Unlock the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in mortgage lending with the report, Overcoming the Top Barriers to AI Adoption in Mortgage Lending , done in collaboration with TRUE. Discover whats holding the industry back and how forward-thinking lenders are breaking through.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

Non-QM loans are often associated with higher interest rates and unfavorable terms that verge on predatory lending. Exploring the big picture of non-QM lending When it comes to non-QM loans, borrower use cases often vary depending on the person. For Acra Lending, non-QM loans for non-owner-occupied (NOO) properties start at 6.2%.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Artificial intelligence has moved from a buzzword to boardroom priority in lending. It’s the thoughtful integration of advanced algorithms with seasoned lending professionals that’s creating results neither could achieve independently. This focus on precision distinguishes lending from other AI applications.

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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. Top 10 mortgage lender Rate — previously known as Guaranteed Rate — announced a new promotion on Wednesday. Lindsay is the latest addition to Rate’s evolving leadership team of experienced executives.

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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

MAY 20, 2025

Kind Lending today announced the appointment of Geri Farr as its senior vice president of West retail sales. “Kind Lending is growing faster than ever, and Geri’s leadership will help us continue this momentum,” said Tammy Richards , Kind Lending’s president of retail.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Jason Bressler , chief technology officer for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is trying to change the narrative around AI being integrated into the mortgage industry and lending solutions. ” “What we need to understand is that AI is not some experience at the end of the day … it is a predictive analyst,” he said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Non-QM (Non-Qualified Mortgage) lending has become essential to todays mortgage landscape, providing solutions for creditworthy borrowers who fall outside traditional lending criteria. From a lending standpoint, the Non-QM market is still limited with few large institutional players.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama , metro area. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S million civil penalty. Garland added.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 13, 2025

Non-QM lending allows borrowers with nontraditional income sources, such as self-employed individuals, freelancers, and gig workers, to qualify for mortgage financing. Non-QM lending has emerged as a crucial component of the modern mortgage landscape, offering a flexible and inclusive pathway to homeownership for a diverse range of borrowers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

California-based Provident Funding Associates LLC is getting out of the Florida condo lending business , it told broker partners on Friday. Condos in Florida have to be next level,” said one retail lending executive. Provident told broker partners that all loans in the pipeline must be locked by 11:59 p.m. Condos are hard.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A California regulator has revoked the residential mortgage lending license of LoanSnap , the latest in a series of difficulties for the fintech lender. The state’s banking commission also charged the firm with violations of the Truth in Lending Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

The study claims that the crisis can be traced back to the early 2000s when subprime lending activities were prevalent. The resulting housing market crash and the Great Recession led policymakers to overcorrect by tightening mortgage lending standards and limiting funds for new construction.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

The first quarter is typically the slowest for home equity lending, but lower interest rates in early 2025 helped to boost activity particularly for home equity lines of credit ( HELOCs ) and set a strong tone for the rest of the year. That marks a 22% increase compared to the same quarter last year.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Industry professionals hope these standards can go a long way toward normalizing reverse mortgage products within the mainstream lending ecosystem. Almost as important, he added, is the participation of non-reverse lending companies in the conversation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Leahy emphasized that his company’s approach helps individuals who dont fit the traditional lending mold. With more than two decades of experience and 3,000-plus transactions under his belt, Leahy said he aimed to fuse an institutional lending structure with the flexibility of creative finance.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Fair Lending Act. According to the document, HSBC allegedly engaged in discriminatory lending practices in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in six U.S. metropolitan areas from 2018 through 2021. It included New York (NY), Seattle (WA), Orange County (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Oakland (CA), and the Bay Area (CA).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Feldman & Feldman began working with clients throughout Texas to file lawsuits under the truth in lending act against EasyKnock in 2021. According to Feldman & Feldman, EasyKnocks defamation suit forced the law firm to withdraw from the truth in lending suits it was involved in.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

Texas-based analytics and decision management company LENDEM Solutions announced that Krish Dhokia, a former mortgage marketing leader at Kind Lending and Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. , Krish Dhokia Dhokia was named a 2023 HousingWire Marketing Leader during his time at California-based Kind Lending, a top 50 U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Josh Kilty (left), senior vice president of reverse lending at Fairway, presents a lifetime achievement award to Pistol Pete Stebbins. Stebbins referred to as Pistol Pete by his colleagues was also lauded by Dan Ventura, Fairways president of reverse lending. Pistols achievements are only outshined by his kindness and generosity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Jonathan Scarpati: I started with Senior Lending Network out of New York. Innovative lending models are driving more accessibility and efficiency in home equity financing options. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. HousingWire: How did you get into Finance of America and the industry? Click Here

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2025

As Plaintiff freely admits, the Proxy discloses the lending relationship. The sums paid by Rocket to Goldman Sachs under the Revolvers since March 9, 2023, as well as the magnitude of Goldman Sachs present lending commitment to Rocket, is material information, the motion claims.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Florida-based non-QM lender A&D Mortgage announced Friday that it has acquired the wholesale and nondelegated correspondent lending businesses of Mr. Cooper Group. A&D offers brokers more than 20 lending programs across the agency, government, jumbo and non-QM spectrum.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Citis previous use of the URL was to redirect to learning center content within the home lending pages on the Citi domain, according to Head of Mortgage Marketing at Citi, Chip Burgard. The company owned the domain for several years but didnt have a direct purpose with it until Q4 2023. We’ve got good purchase products.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

How can today’s mortgage lending market be summed up in one word? Acra Lending has done precisely that. Acra Lending is a proven leader in the space, and it has adapted and thrived despite market shifts. higher interest rates and elevated home prices create openings for non-QM lending. billion to $3.47

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The lending executive’s reviews on Zillow reflect stellar performance in North Carolina. “We are eager to work with Highlands’ exceptional team to expand construction lending options and help more customers achieve their dream of building their perfect home.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

The platform’s new offerings include loans underwritten by bank statements and CPA-prepared profit-and-loss statements, as well as debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans for real estate investors that complement CoreVest s direct lending capabilities.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Peter Sciandra, executive vice president of reverse lending and secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Echoing the sentiment was Rick Rodriguez, senior vice president of reverse mortgage lending at VIP Mortgage. Others are taking a more nuanced approach to the increase.

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