Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Benchmark Administration (IBA) , will take on a new role as president of ICE Mortgage Technology starting on March 1. Bowler will be in charge of ICE’s business segment, which is focused on automating elements of the mortgage industry and delivered a revenue of $1.1 Timothy Bowler, president of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

loan officer Timothy Potempa has departed Dallas-based multichannel lender OneTrust Home Loans to join E Mortgage Capital , bringing his team of about 40 people and more than $300 million in annual production to the company headquartered in California. ” According to Scotsman Guide , Potempa was the No. million. .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies , formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is gearing up to bring more lenders on to use its Empower loan origination system in 2024. Empower is the second largest LOS in the industry after Intercontinental Exchange ‘s (ICE’s) Encompass that takes up more than 40% of the market share.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Cautious optimism is prevalent in the mortgage industry for 2024 as industry professionals anticipate the recovery of lost origination volume. Our mission is to help loan originators become better at what they do in every aspect of their business and in their life,” Braheem said. “Our

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

San Diego-based reverse mortgage wholesale lender Smartfi Home Loans has forged a partnership with LoanPASS to use the technology company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) product and pricing engine in its reverse lending operations.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2022

Mortgage lenders Doorway Home Loans and Priority Mortgage Thursday announced a merger, the latest of many such deals made during a challenging mortgage market. Both companies have more than 30 years of experience in residential direct lending, but want to expand market reach and create greater efficiency.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology reported operating income of $57 million in 2022, down from last year’s $397 million — a reflection of the headwinds the mortgage industry is facing. The mortgage technology division at ICE posted $249 million in total revenue in the fourth quarter, down 9.8%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2024

mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is the target of a class-action-seeking lawsuit alleging it orchestrated a scheme with mortgage brokers to apply excess fees and costs to borrowers. The lawsuit follows Monday’s report from Hunterbrook Media indicating that UWM pressures brokers to send loans its way.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2024

Recent data from Inside Mortgage Finance shows a significant leap in broker market share, jumping to 24.3% The significant cost savings of working with an independent mortgage broker has also become more widely known. Government data from HMDA shows borrowers are saving, on average, over $9,400 over the life of a loan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

The PROGRESS in Lending Association released the names for its 2024 Innovations Award winners last week, including two vendors that are active in the reverse mortgage industry, according to an announcement. Also recognized by the PROGRESS in Lending Association was Mortgage Cadence , which was lauded for its technology innovation.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mortgage sector into new realms of efficiency, transparency and accessibility.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Adam Carmel , founder and CEO at Polly , to talk about the ways technology should be delivering ROI for lenders. Sarah Wheeler: The cost to originate a mortgage is higher than ever, while companies have invested more in technology than ever before.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies rolled out a wholesale lending platform that will give loan originators access to the company’s home equity line of credit (HELOC) offering. The funding timeline of five business days assumes closing the loan with Figure’s remote online notary, Figure said.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) loans through its Tinman platform. We were focused on being able to take a consumer all the way through on our technology platform for just the conventional loans, and we achieved that milestone back in the summer of 2023. VA loans are 12% of the mortgage market,” Garg said. “VA

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2021

Insights by ICE Mortgage Technology. Users can view by benchmark, map count, map trends, performance at a glance, see aggregated borrow profiles, closed loan trends, and much more. The post Mortgage Tech Demo Day: Insights by ICE Mortgage Technology appeared first on HousingWire. Get More Info.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

Donny Kirby, former vice president of national direct-to-consumer sales at Wyndham Capital Mortgage , spent more than 12 years at Charlotte, North Carolina-based company before leaving to start a mortgage broker shop, Cornerstone Home Loans. Connie Kim: You had a long run at Wyndham Capital Mortgage dating back to 2011.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2024

A race is a useful analog for the mortgage business, especially as it relates to the refinance business. Lenders in a purchase money market, like the one we’re in now, are running a long-distance race. It’s amazing how many loan officers miss this, don’t return the call quickly, and lose their race before it’s even underway.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief marketing officer (CMO). Holtz is HousingWire ’s 2023 HW Marketing Leader award recipient.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dark Matter Technologies (DMT) tapped Tony Fox, former director of ICE Mortgage Technology , as its new chief of client engagement. Fox was director of client management at I CE Mortgage Technology for four months after the firm acquired Black Knight in September 2023.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) announced a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI)-based video marketing platform Roomvu to provide mortgage brokers with marketing tools. Their innovative marketing technology is easy to use and is proven to move the needle in our industry.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Having completed the $12 billion acquisition of Black Knight , Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is confident in evolving into a true life-of-loan platform: powering origination to final settlement, all in one unified digital ecosystem, executives said during its conference call with analysts. “By

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The trough for the mortgage origination market is nearing an end point and 2024 is shaping up to be a better year for the industry, economists of the the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said at the 2023 Annual Convention & Expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But then a rebound in 2024 — up 19%,” Fratantoni said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

Consolidation in the mortgage industry is likely in 2022, analysts and lending executives said. Justin Woodward has experienced the best and the worst of the mortgage industry in only 18 months. “I had not done first mortgage lending before, but I was familiar with the basics of real estate lending.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee-headquartered Defy Mortgage is the latest player to join the non-QM (non-qualified mortgage) lending space, which targets entrepreneurs and gig workers who have various forms of collateral, including cryptocurrency. We are able to count it as liquidity from a reserve requirement and for asset depletion.”. “We

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Mortgage holders withdrew a mere 0.41% of tappable equity in Q3, about 55% below the average withdrawal rate seen in the 12 years leading up to the Federal Reserve ’s most recent tightening cycle, according to the latest ICE Mortgage Technology ‘s mortgage monitor report. for FHA loans and 44.5% for VA loans.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

On Tuesday at The Gathering by HousingWire in Scottsdale, Arizona, Guild Mortgage CEO Terry Schmidt sat down with HousingWire editor in chief Sarah Wheeler to talk about the principles guiding much of the lender’s actions in recruiting, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and overall business outlook.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and Liberty Reverse Mortgage , reported an overall improvement in its business performance for the first quarter of 2024 — including better reverse mortgage performance attributed to servicing and higher gains on loans held for sale. Ocwen Financial Corp.,

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With so much changing in the market, it’s no surprise that the risk of mortgage fraud has increased this year. HousingWire recently spoke to Donna Gibson, COO and president of QC Ally, about fraud prevention and loan quality outlook for the rest of 2022. These numbers correlate with what we’re monitoring in mortgage fraud.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In today’s purchase-heavy market, lenders must shift their priorities to increasing sales volume and standing out among the competition. The two companies featured in this section offer tools to support lenders in their marketing efforts. Black Knight ICE Mortgage Technology.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Payroll connectivity platform Argyle and ICE Mortgage Technology have partnered to allow lenders access real-time income and employment data for borrowers throughout the loan origination process. Founded in 2018, Argyle has raised over $77.6

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Did you just begin your career as a mortgage loan officer and need the answers to questions you didn’t even know you had? A part of the Women of Influence Forum, this workshop is perfect for new loan officers, especially women new to the industry, to gain confidence in their position. Reaching Homebuyers in a Purchase Market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Many analysts who cover the mortgage industry believe that the worst of the current cycle may be in the rearview mirror. In 2022 and 2023, quickly rising mortgage rates and shrinking volumes sent shockwaves through the industry and prompted massive job cutbacks. According to data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

And due to today’s booming housing market, they’re having to do even more. CF Wholesale provides brokers with the resources and technology to drive their business and serve their clients. Closing prep control: Brokers can quickly generate their own closing docs, which means they can close their purchase loans on time.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

ICE Mortgage Technology — part of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – will be offering lenders access to investment advisory advice in its Encompass loan origination system (LOS) through a partnership with Halcyon , a tech firm specializing in advanced data integration. “In

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent cooperative network in the mortgage industry, today announced the launch of TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP, a venture capital program funded by a self-selected segment of TMC members to capture opportunities driven by the rapid pace of technological change in the mortgage sector.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2021

For the first time since December 2019, purchase mortgages represented a higher percentage of closed mortgages than refinances. Purchase mortgages rose to 51% of closed mortgages in June, up from 47% in May, according to the latest origination report from ICE Mortgage Technology (formerly Ellie Mae).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2024

Every business is on the brink of significant transformation driven by the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and workflow automation, and the mortgage industry is no exception. HousingWire spoke with Gareth Borcherds , managing director at Ascent Software Group about how AI is speeding up processes in the mortgage industry.

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