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MAY 21, 2024

will pay its loan officers 100% of the commission splits “without any per-file fees or other hidden fees,” according to co-founder and CEO Mike Kortas. NEXA usually pays loan officers 220 basis points (bps) out of 275 bps on most loans. NEXA Mortgage , the largest mortgage brokerage firm in the U.S.,

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MARCH 27, 2025

“After 28 years in mortgage technology, I’ve been committed to one goal: helping more Americans achieve homeownership,” FinLocker CEO Henry Cason said in a statement. FinLocker also explained that it aims to offer a “competitive edge in a challenging market with a tangible cost” for loan officers.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

Polly/ AI: AI-powered copilot for loan officers Fueled by Polly’s proprietary technology and data, Polly/ AI leverages powerful, state-of-the-art AI/ML and natural language processing (NLP) to transform the way loan officers conduct business and provide consumers with superior mortgage products and prices.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Moreover, the older the loan, the more likely the borrower would refinance elsewhere. We recommend investing in three key aspects of your customer acquisition strategy to ensure you have the technology, people and operational workflows needed as rates change and volumes increase.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The company also reported a funded loan volume of $1.035 billion for Q3 2024, up 42% year over year and up 8% quarter over quarter, with 71% of this volume attributed to purchase loans. million in cash, restricted cash, short-term investments and self-funded loans. The company posted an adjusted EBITDA loss of $38.7

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MARCH 1, 2024

From leveraging the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital marketing to mastering financial literacy, mortgage and real estate professionals have come together to provide these skills to loan officers in a new book titled, “Rethink Everything: You ‘Know’ About Being A Next-Gen Loan Officer.”

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI), predictive underwriting , and blockchain technology are becoming more common in todays real estate industry. Fortunately, information technology company Mortiles brings comprehensive solutions to the ever-changing title insurance, escrow and settlement arena. million into these technologies in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Should the goal of marketing technology be to make it so that a loan officer never needs to log in? I started in the mortgage industry in 2015, working for large banks that were heavily invested in using technology to simplify the loan process for everyone involved.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Optimal Blue ’s newly launched mobile app for the Optimal Blue PPE – one of the industry’s most widely used product, pricing and eligibility engine – gives loan officers full product and search capabilities from their mobile phones. All eligible products and rates are presented – including any adjustments, notes, and advisories.

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MARCH 24, 2025

With economists, analysts and industry leaders in the room, discussions revolved around key economic indicators, inventory shifts, technology advancements and what lenders should be doing right now to prepare for the next cycle. Heres Why We Attend Every Year At Dark Matter Technologies, we dont merely follow the industrywe help shape it.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

CreditXpert , a leading mortgage technology company, announced on Wednesday the launch date for its new credit optimization platform. The new credit optimization platform will combine the best parts of the What-if Simulator and Wayfinder tools, giving mortgage professionals the power to reach more clients and close more loans.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The platform is intended for housing professionals in various sectors, including 5 million loan officers, appraisers , servicers , underwriters , developers, agents, brokers, attorneys and regulators. Through Araya, CoreLogic will give customers access to the data and analytics of nearly all U.S. properties on one platform.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Arrival Home Loans on Tuesday announced a partnership with zavvie a fintech company that specializes in bringing liquidity to residential real estate in an effort to enhance the homebuying experience for its customers. Arrival Home Loans, which is powered by Pacific Private Money Inc. produced a total volume of $52.5

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MARCH 5, 2025

1 loan originator in the country by volume for at least five years, is assuming the role of president at Rate Mortgage , the company announced Tuesday. Throughout his 20-year career he has closed more than 40,000 units and $9 billion in funded loans. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2023

Top-producing loan officer Christopher Keelin has taken his 80+person team over to CrossCountry Mortgage to “take advantage” of the lender’s technology while scaling his business.

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MAY 30, 2023

And, in the mortgage industry, AI will play an instrumental role in helping loan officers to be more efficient, according to Nima Ghamsari , Blend ‘s co-founder and CEO. The most difficult part, however, is building the technology. Ghamsari: I think the technology is extremely difficult to build.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

The average number of preapproved borrowers per loan officer decreased slightly to 28.5 The average preapproval loan amount increased by 26% to $388,215 in Q3, up from $308,681 in Q2. Conventional loans comprised 76% of the mix for preapproved borrowers while all other loan categories stayed consistent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Equity Smart Home Loans made a splash Wednesday by announcing it is severing ties with United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) and partnering with Rocket Pro. A lot of our loan officers are struggling. So we’re behind our loan officers, our consumers come first,” Martinez said during the interview.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Prior to that, she served in senior leadership roles at Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), Guild Mortgage , ClosingMark Home Loans , and Castle & Cooke Mortgage. The technology is impressive, and I’m proud to join such a talented team that’s making a real difference.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

ICE Mortgage Technology on Monday announced several enhancements to the Encompass loan origination platform , including a rate lock comparison tool that enables lenders to automatically detect and adjust for changes to a loan that may affect pricing and eligibility.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jeff Bell, president of both UpWell Mortgage and software company Uplist , to talk about how he thinks about technology, and the good news that the industry is turning a corner after two rough years. Sarah Wheeler: How does being an originator inform how you think about technology?

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

. “As the market stabilizes, I look forward to helping clients achieve their home financing goals with the support of Rate’s unparalleled technology and commitment to low rates.” Most recently, Lindsay served as a mortgage loan officer at U.S. Rate is the second-largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

AIVA Assist Processing Providing loan officers, processors and underwriters with a better way to calculate income, review assets and look for discrepancies when borrowers provide documents for verification. At Dark Matter Technologies, we’re leading the tech-driven revolution in loan origination. Our mission?

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APRIL 12, 2024

Vonder Haar was selected as a winner based on her crucial role in expanding the company’s offerings and developing its digital marketing to meet the needs of its loan originators and their real estate partners. Chelsea Vonder Haar: We tailor our marketing strategy based on the individual loan officer and the details of the market they are in.

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MAY 29, 2024

Thuan Nguyen’s mortgage brokerage , Loan Factory , has rolled out an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for customers and loan originators. The borrower or loan originator can simply drag their documents in and the AI tool will read them, obtain all necessary information and fill out the application for the user. “AI

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

Vishal Garg , Better’s CEO and founder, said that despite a market with historically low housing affordability and persistently high mortgage rates , Better saw progress in its funded loan volume. The current demo of Betsy takes someone all the way from inquiry through preapproval to loan amount, rate and locking.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Tomo touts its use of artificial intelligence in streamlining loan underwriting and closing processes. Theyre taking a radically different approach, using proprietary technology to cut out origination fees and processing delays in a way that weve not seen in the industry so far. and it has existing offices in Detroit and Seattle.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Denver-based loan originator Chris Franquemont announced on Wednesday his return to Guaranteed Rate as producing branch manager. The top-producing loan officer brings a proven track record of high-volume production and financing solutions for borrowers. His return follows a brief stint with CrossCountry Mortgage.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

The integration, announced on Wednesday, connects Rocket to a network of approximately 28,000 active users, including 21,000 loan officers who source mortgage offers from multiple wholesale lenders including Rockets chief rival, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) all within a single system.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“From loan officers to secondary marketing teams and investors, we empower mortgage professionals with tools designed to maximize their profitability on every loan transaction.” ” The announcements were made at MBA Annual in Denver.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Mortgage tech firm Candor Technology has expanded its Loan Engineering System (LES) to include Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. The company now fully automates underwriting decisions for FHA loans — minus collateral – and also offers a warranty on income calculations and cleared conditions for funded FHA loans.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Learn about his role in transforming loan officer experiences and using technology to revolutionize mortgage processes. Montana to Mortgage: Jon Foys Journey of Innovation and Impact HousingWire presents episode one of four from Mortgage Mavericks, The People of Polly.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched verification of income (VOI) and verification of employment (VOE) waterfall technology that aims to save lenders and mortgage brokers time and reduce costs during the loan origination process. Founded in 2013, Floify — a subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. —

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

He has more than 25 years of mortgage technology and enterprise software experience with his latest stint being chief product officer at Accela , a government tech provider. Prior to Accela, Coggiola spent 12 years leading product and technology initiatives at ICE Mortgage Technology , which was then Ellie Mae Inc.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Real estate technology firm Knock announced Thursday that its bridge loan product is being integrated into the borrower application process at Baltimore -based NFM Lending. The bridge loan estimate is being integrated into the lender’s workflow through an Encompass plugin. The loan includes no interest for six months.

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Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2023

Fintech software and hardware company Mortgage Automation Technologies, Inc. announced on Monday that it has integrated its next-generation point of sale system, The BIG Point of Sale, on the latest API Platform available through ICE Mortgage Technology , a division of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

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APRIL 24, 2025

The HECM Tool a software platform designed to serve as a reverse mortgage sales conversion tool announced this week that it has integrated the proprietary reverse mortgage offering from Smartfi Home Loans into the platforms existing visualization and comparison capabilities.

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