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NerdWallet enters the mortgage broker world with acquisition of Next Door Lending

Housing Wire

California-based personal finance company NerdWallet has struck a deal to acquire brokerage firm Next Door Lending. I have really enjoyed getting to know Next Door Lending’s principals, Doug [Liska] and Jonathon, through this process,” Chen said. As part of the deal that closed Oct.

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The biggest challenge for the reverse industry in 2024? Mortgage rates

Housing Wire

Peter Sciandra, who serves as EVP of reverse lending secondary marketing at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Robinson added that one of the ways that NAF is aiming to address the messaging challenge is by spreading it across multiple platforms and divisions, including the retail lending and distributed field sales divisions at her company.

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How Pennymac is navigating the double-edged sword of lower rates

Housing Wire

In total, loan acquisitions and originations had an unpaid principal balance (UPB) of $31.7 At the same time, our servicing portfolio — now near $650 billion in unpaid principal balance and nearly 2.6 million in Q2 2024 and $25.2 million in Q3 2023. This was a reflection of more volume rather than higher margins. million in Q3 2023.

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Announcing the 2025 Finance Leaders

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Name Job Title Company Name Alejandro Franco Vice President of Finance and Controller Cairn Real Estate Holdings Allyson Jackson Executive Vice President Finance and Treasury Planet Home Lending Amit Arora Chief Investment Officer Opendoor Andrey Gunin Chief Financial Officer A&D Mortgage Bill Warden Chief Financial Officer Dark Matter Brandon (..)

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Mutual of Omaha’s reverse division launches broker protection program

Housing Wire

Mutual of Omaha approved brokers and principal agents will have access to five core protections, including a promise that the lender “will not solicit borrowers established within the broker network.” We see this program as a way to show our broker and principal agent partners that we are aligned with their success.”

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Legacy Group Capital secures $180M from LibreMax Capital

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The deal involves an 18-month revolving period during which principal payoffs can be reinvested to originate new loans, creating a projected $400 million in additional funding capacity. Legacy Group Capital on Thursday announced its first institutional capital partnership with LibreMax Capital LLC , an $11.8

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PennyMac’s 2024 performance driven by strong servicing portfolio

Housing Wire

And the company’s servicing portfolio, measured by unpaid principal balance (UPB), rose 10% during the year to $665.8 “PennyMac maintained its dominant position in correspondent lending in the fourth quarter, with total acquisitions of $28 billion, up from $26 billion in the prior quarter, he said. million, up from $144.7

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