Rocket posts its first loss since going public, and it's a doozy
After posting $493M Q4 loss, Rocket executives say they're focused on reaching homebuyers through the wholesale channel and new personal finance app, Rocket Money
by Matt Carter Feb 28
Rocket CEO Jay Farner, who led company's 2020 IPO, retiring June 1
Former Rocket Mortgage CEO Bill Emerson will serve as the company's interim CEO and fill the board vacancy while its board of directors conducts a search for a permanent leader
by Matt Carter Feb 14
Real estate in 2022: When the #@!$ finally hit the fan
Soaring mortgage rates, slagging sales, thousands and thousands of layoffs: The past 12 months have offered a jarring reminder that what goes up must come down
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 19
Rocket's new loyalty program furthers lender's fintech strategy
After initial focus on mortgages, 'Rocket Rewards' will be expanded to provide discounts on other 'ecosystem' offerings including personal loans and solar panels
by Matt Carter Nov 2
Real estate companies are about to tell us just how bad the downturn is
Many of the industry's big companies are about to report their third-quarter earnings. The reports will offer the first in-depth look at how firms coped with a rapidly cooling market
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 2
Side carries out new round of layoffs amid slowing market
The latest round of cuts comes after the company laid off 10 percent of its workforce in June. Side's layoffs are among dozens of others in the housing industry this year
by Jim Dalrymple II Oct 24
Rocket promotes from within, names new CFO and general counsel
Brian Brown and Tina John are tapped to fill openings created by the retirement of two top executives, Julie Booth and Angelo Vitale
by Matt Carter Oct 4
Amrock aims to offer smartphone closings everywhere they're allowed
The Rocket Companies subsidiary will roll out mobile eClosings for purchase loans by the end of 2022, an indication the practice of attending a closing in person may soon be coming to a close
by Matt Carter Sep 19
United Wholesale Mortgage is gunning for retail rivals' customers
United Wholesale Mortgage, the nation's biggest wholesale mortgage lender, is slashing rates and urging retail loan officers to defect to independent mortgage brokerages
by Matt Carter Sep 7
Rocket scores another deal to provide home loans through banks
Lenders earn a new source of income by integrating Rocket Mortgage's digital mortgage application into an online banking platform developed by Q2 Holdings Inc.
by Matt Carter Aug 12
In earnings twist, most real estate companies avoided the worst in Q2
Despite a quickly slowing market in the second quarter, many of the dozen or more real estate companies that posted earnings last week managed to turn a profit and stave off ruin
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 8
Rocket stays profitable by a hair in Q2 after cutting $300M in expenses
In addition to shedding workers, the parent company of the nation's biggest lender trimmed marketing, production and other vendor-related costs to beat cost-cutting goal
by Matt Carter Aug 5
Rocket rolls out home equity loans for debt consolidation
A new product for paying off high-interest credit card debt will be offered to millions of users of Rocket's personal finance app, Truebill
by Matt Carter Aug 1
A pivotal earning season is beginning. Here's what to know
Major companies share how much money they made as the real estate market veered south earlier this year and as Inman Connect unfolds, bringing these leaders together in Las Vegas
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 1
Rocket Mortgage customers offered free premium Truebill accounts
Rebranding and tighter integration of Truebill into Rocket platform is part of a broader effort to transform the company's stable of more than a dozen brands into a fintech platform
by Matt Carter Jul 20