With listings scarce and refinancings sluggish, the strategy of partnering with homebuilders to form joint ventures like Onx X+ Mortgage is to grow loanDepot's purchase loan business
Partner in Ridgeland Mortgage, Smith Douglas Homes, went public in January and targets price-conscious entry-level and empty-nest homebuyers in the South and Southeast
Dan Hanson, the former head of loanDepot's retail division, will develop 'new revenue-generating opportunities' as the lender's new executive director of enterprise partnerships and acquisitions