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Reverse mortgage conversion software adds Smartfi proprietary product

Housing Wire

It’s designed to offer a broader set of comparison options for traditional mortgage brokers and forward loan officers to review reverse mortgage offerings with their clients, according to an announcement issued this week by HECM Tool. The platform was developed by reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe.

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Will AI replace mortgage jobs? Not exactly, execs say

Housing Wire

Top mortgage technology executives say their companies are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations but still relying on human decision-making to sell loans. “There’s one question every CEO, CTO, CIO, loan officer, processor, underwriter, they all ask the same thing: will AI replace my job?

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UWM takes the originations crown from Rocket

Housing Wire

Since the start of Game On, we’ve had thousands of loan officers try us for the first time, experiencing our technology, our services and quickly realizing that partnering with UWM can help them win in any market.”. UWM had $306 billion in the unpaid principal balance of MSRs as of September 30, compared to $308.1

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Pennymac plans to lay off another 207 employees

Housing Wire

Pink slips will arrive for California employees at six offices in Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, Roseville, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, and Moorpark. The latest round of WARN notices will impact 59 loan officers in the Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, and Roseville offices. Loan servicing followed at 4.1%

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Interfirst Mortgage raises $175 million

Housing Wire

has raised $175 million to accelerate growth and fund new technologies , just 16 months after relaunching its operations. Principals of the private holding company StoicLane led the round, the firms said on Wednesday. Last year, Interfirst relaunched its services with a new proprietary loan origination technology platform.

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Interfirst to lay off 140 employees

Housing Wire

issued pink slips to over 350 non-commissioned loan officers, a workforce reduction that former workers claimed to represent more than half of Interfirst’s entire staff. The company’s job cuts include human resources, technology, talent acquisition, and executive assistant positions.

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How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024

Housing Wire

HousingWire interviewed a dozen loan officers and mortgage executives about their strategies for 2024, which mortgage products they expect to be in demand, and the magic rate needed to get sellers and buyers back in the market. AI can understand the loan status, a loan profile and AI can respond to the consumer.

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