Investors bullish on Blend on Q2 earnings and revenue beat
Cloud banking software provider continues to grow consumer banking revenue, while reversing the decline in its main line of business of providing services to mortgage lenders
by Matt Carter Aug 9
Newrez laying off nearly 500 workers after Rithm acquisitions
Pending layoffs of 420 Newrez employees in Colorado and 53 workers in Florida follow $1.4B in acquisitions as parent company Rithm seeks to diversify beyond mortgage lending
by Matt Carter Jun 11
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Mortgage lenders using AskMax no longer need to be database engineers. They can ask for — and receive — business intelligence in plain English from Maxwell Business Intelligence
by Matt Carter Apr 24
Fairway loses 8 California branches to rival Guild Mortgage
The defection of former Fairway division manager John Lowe and 40 colleagues who originated $350M in loans last year "is equal to that of a mini acquisition"
by Matt Carter Apr 20
Altisource sees rise in foreclosures as a path to profitability
Operator of real estate auction platform Hubzu reports a $53.4M 2022 net loss, with revenue falling 15% to $144.5M as foreclosures remain below pre-pandemic levels
by Matt Carter Mar 30
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
Mr. Cooper names second chief financial officer in less than a year
Mortgage veteran Kurt Johnson, who held executive roles at Indymac Bank and OneWest Bank before joining Mr. Cooper in 2015, succeeds Jaime Gow as CFO, it was announced this week
by Matt Carter Mar 7
UWM overtakes Rocket Mortgage as biggest US lender after strong Q3
United Wholesale Mortgage says it's attracting not only homebuyers, but mortgage originators, by slashing rates and offering the latest technology to build market share
by Matt Carter Nov 4
Hints of more layoffs loom at Mr. Cooper as profits wane in Q3
While growing loan servicing business remains profitable, according to Q3 earnings, paper gains on servicing rights could evaporate if interest rates fall and borrowers refinance out of portfolio
by Matt Carter Oct 28
Rocket courts correspondent lenders with tech tools
New branded client portal lets homebuyers apply for loans, review documents and e-sign disclosures and closing documents
by Matt Carter Oct 19
Finance of America exiting wholesale, correspondent lending
The Irving, Texas-based lender is also reportedly in negotiations to sell its retail mortgage division, which employs about 1,000 loan originators nationwide
by Matt Carter Oct 7
The 40-year fixed-rate mortgage is back
Nonbank mortgage lender Newrez says 40-year, interest-only loans will help borrowers and investors who have been priced out of today's housing market
by Matt Carter Sep 2
Cornerstone Home Lending to become a bank
Approval by bank regulators will allow Cornerstone to 'significantly expand' product and service offerings to hundreds of thousands of customers and referral sources nationwide
by Matt Carter Aug 31
Keller Mortgage taps Mortgage Coach to convert more leads
After conducting 2 rounds of layoffs, Keller Williams' lending arm looks to grow its business by making a popular lead conversion tool available to all of its loan officers
by Matt Carter Jul 26