US home lending giant Rocket Mortgage bidding Canada adieu
Canadian mortgage strategist blames the country's securitization market, which allows the country's 6 biggest banks to sell mortgages to investors but is closed to smaller lenders
by Matt Carter Mar 7
Rocket Mortgage: Patented AI process cuts turn times by 25%
The Detroit-based lender unveiled 'Rocket Logic' on Tuesday, an AI-fueled platform that can glean insights from 10 petabytes of proprietary data and transcripts from 50M borrower calls each year
by Matt Carter Apr 10
Rocket stays profitable in Q3 but still in the red for the year
Cost-cutting helped the Detroit-based mortgage lending giant rack up its second consecutive profitable quarter, but at $61.45B, 2023 mortgage originations are down 46% from a year ago
by Matt Carter Nov 2
human hand shaking hand with robot hand to symbolize AI should not replace humans
Lender Spotlight AI Assistant sifts through the finer points of more than 7000 mortgage options to help mortgage brokers identify the right product and answer questions clients might have
by Matt Carter Oct 24
Rocket Mortgage Canada is now a direct lender in Ontario
Previously a mortgage broker, the addition of direct loans expands Rocket Mortgage Canada's product set and allows the company to match clients with real estate agents
by Matt Carter Jul 26
Rocket CEO Jay Farner, who led company's 2020 IPO, retiring June 1
Former Rocket Mortgage CEO Bill Emerson will serve as the company's interim CEO and fill the board vacancy while its board of directors conducts a search for a permanent leader
by Matt Carter Feb 14
Rocket Mortgage wants the world to know it's in Canada
Windsor-based mortgage broker Edison Financial will rebrand as Rocket Mortgage in August and begin making direct loans
by Matt Carter Jul 13
Rocket shuffles leadership and repositions as a fintech platform
As interest rates rise, the largest US mortgage lender bills itself as more than home loan provider
by Matt Carter Jan 12