Realfinity co-founder Erwin Robert Hirt's mortgage companies have been involved in litgation over loan officer compensation and suspected client data breach
With the addition of Michigan and Ohio, the purchase mortgage fintech is now in 7 states
The lender says credit scores, home appraisals and broader inequities in the U.S. economy explain the higher approval rates for white borrowers
Through LENx division, homebuilder has invested in a portfolio of two dozen companies including Opendoor, Blend Labs, Divvy Homes and Doma
Nearly 30 states have launched programs to distribute $9.961 billion in federal aid for households who are behind on their mortgages
Rates remain low by historical standards and could retreat from recent highs. Lenders eager to make up for a precipitous drop in refinancings, meanwhile, are scrambling to win new business
Borrowers can be routed to Encompass eClose directly from Maxwell Point of Sale, streamlining closings for borrowers and maintaining a consistent closing workflow for lenders
The power buyer, which will also step away from plans for an initial public offering, said funding from private investors will allow it to continue expansion into 90 markets by end of year
Total Expert's new Customer Intelligence tool can detect when borrowers are ready to buy a home or refinance a mortgage
Zeenat Sidi, a veteran of SoFi and RBC, will serve as president and CEO of the new unit, which will oversee loanDepot's customer contact center, the company announced Thursday
Rates are rebounding as bond market investors weigh the prospect that the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could eventually lead to higher energy costs that fuel inflation
The move into Indiana and Missouri expands Ribbon's presence into 10 states, including hot markets like Indianapolis and St. Louis, according to an announcement Wednesday
Fathom Realty grew its agent headcount by 48% last year, to 8,100 agents, and those agents completed 10,800 transactions during the last 3 months of the year, according to Q4 earnings
Lenders are managing risk by focusing on borrowers with prime credit scores who are keeping a bigger equity stake in their homes, according to Black Knight's latest Mortgage Monitor Report
Building on the momentum of last year's Caliber Home Loans acquisition, Newrez seeks to be 'national go-to source' for mortgage info
With expansion into Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Hampshire, Better says its mortgage services now reach '99% of the U.S. market'
The San Francisco-based startup is helping lenders, title companies and iBuyers do due diligence on homeowner's associations, InspectHOA co-founder Anton Tonev told Inman
The nation's largest wholesale mortgage lender released Q4 and full 2021 earnings Tuesday, revealing it originated a record $226.5B in mortgages last year, up 24% from 2020
Markets pricing in only 1.7 percent chance of a 50-basis Fed rate hike on March 16, down from 41.4 percent before Russian invasion
The nation's largest mortgage lender sees itself as a fintech platform that's out to unlock the lifetime value of its clients
