Austin, Texas-based startup won't have the space to itself, but strategic partner Visa and backers providing $7.2M in seed funding, led by Streamlined Ventures, like the company's odds
With prices rising, it's becoming standard operating procedure for big lenders like Rocket to help homebuyers avoid jumbo loan pricing by getting a jump on FHFA's official announcement
Lenders have gotten into the habit of helping some homebuyers avoid jumbo loans by raising their limits before an official announcement by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's federal regulator
Rocket will treat loans of up to $802,650 as conforming ahead of expected increase. Last year UWM and Rate also got a jump on the official announcement by Fannie and Freddie's regulator
DHI Mortgage, Rate and CrossCountry Mortgage ranked as biggest employers of top-producing Latino mortgage originators by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Royal Bank of Canada subsidiary now offering grants of up to $50K in minority census tracts in the metro LA market as part of larger initiative to boost lending in underserved communities
New Inman contributor Kashif Ansari digs into the National Association of Realtors' annual report on international buyers
Touted as faster and more affordable, Calque's new 'Contingency Buster' product is tailored to homeowners who don't need to tap their equity when buying their next home, executives say
Lender creates and funds an escrow account that's used to cover the difference between the full monthly mortgage payment and the payment with the reduced rate until the buydown expires
HomeLight is now partnered with more than 10K loan officers and 28K real estate agents to offer Buy Before You Sell everywhere but Alaska, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island
Austin, Texas-based fintech's flagship product, 'The Trade-In Mortgage,' helps homebuyers make non-contingent offers and removes their current house from debt-to-income calculation
Rising cost of construction, insurance and property taxes creating obstacles for homebuyers that require help from real estate agents and mortgage lenders: LoanDepot CEO Frank Martell
Zillow Senior Economist Orphe Divounguy says it will be up to agents to bring sellers with unrealistic expectations about what the market will bear back down to Earth
FHA premium cuts spur growth, but borrowers with stellar credit can still do better taking out conventional Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-eligible mortgages with private mortgage insurance
Payment processing technology developed by REPAY is now available to loan servicers through ICE Mortgage Technology's Servicing Digital solution, a customer engagement and retention tool
Launched during the 2008 financial crisis to weed out bad actors, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System will be updated this weekend as part of a multi-year modernization project
