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by Tia Jones Mar 22
LoanDepot trims 2023 net loss by 37%, retains 'strong liquidity profile'
As mortgage rates soared last year, loanDepot slashed $693M in annual expenses but saw loan origination volume plunge by 58% from the year before, to $22.7B, as refinancings evaporated
by Matt Carter Mar 12
Personal data of 16.6M loanDepot customers exposed
The mortgage lender has restored websites that collect payments, accept loan applications and match homebuyers with partner real estate agents after Jan. 4 cyberattack
by Matt Carter Jan 24
LoanDepot warns more layoffs are coming — but on a smaller scale
With headwinds in sight for 2024, loanDepot plans to slash $120M in annual expenses following 3 consecutive quarters of cuts, CEO Frank Martell said during a Q3 earnings call Tuesday afternoon
by Matt Carter Nov 8
LoanDepot narrows Q2 loss on spring mortgage demand
At $4.55B, loanDepot's Q2 purchase loan originations were up 30% from Q1, thanks in part to the seasonal boost provided by spring homebuyers, but down 52% from a year ago
by Matt Carter Aug 8
LoanDepot hires new CFO and parts ways with 4 top managers
CEO Frank Martell recruits former CoreLogic colleague David Hayes and streamlines management ranks as losses pile up and mortgage originations hit another new low
by Matt Carter Jun 5
LoanDepot founder gets wish: Ozonian joins board after face-off
Settlement agreement ends proxy fight that broke out in February after loanDepot founder Anthony Hsieh was ousted as company's executive chairman
by Matt Carter Apr 5
LoanDepot founder Anthony Hsieh determined to shake up board
After being ousted as executive chair, Hsieh says he controls enough voting shares to install veteran real estate executive Steve Ozonian on the mortgage lender's board of directors
by Matt Carter Mar 9
LoanDepot losses mount as company continues to shed workers
Beleaguered mortgage lender racks up a $610.4M 2022 net loss despite cutting 6,100 jobs as rising mortgage rates cut into the company's lucrative refinancing business
by Matt Carter Mar 8
LoanDepot founder Anthony Hsieh ousted as executive chairman
Founder and former CEO in public spat with board after nominating real estate veteran Steve Ozonian to serve on the floundering mortgage lender's board of directors
by Matt Carter Feb 8
After cutting Q3 losses, loanDepot has sights set on breaking even
The troubled lender has shed 5,200 workers through layoffs and attrition and is instituting other cost-cutting measures aimed at trimming $400M in annual expenses by the end of the year
by Matt Carter Nov 9
LoanDepot accelerating layoffs, exiting wholesale business
The lender plans to boost revenue by growing purchase loan business and loan servicing portfolio, with digital HELOC also in the works, according to a second-quarter earnings call
by Matt Carter Aug 15
LoanDepot to shed 4,800 workers in 2022 in bid to return to profitability
Lender hopes to cut up to $400M in annual expenses and become profitable by the end of the year, after rising mortgage rates gut profitable refinancing business
by Matt Carter Jul 12
LoanDepot to lay off workers as originations plunge 48%
Mortgage lender suspends its quarterly dividend after posting a $91.3 million first quarter loss
by Matt Carter May 10
LoanDepot founder Anthony Hsieh hands CEO reins to Frank Martell
Former CoreLogic CEO Frank Martell will oversee daily operations, while Hsieh will take on 'holistic strategic role' as executive chairman
by Matt Carter Apr 26