A year ago Austin Niemiec, Executive Vice President at Rocket Pro TPO (the division of Rocket Mortgage working exclusively with mortgage brokers), pledged to leverage Rocket Technology, the Rocket realtor relationships and the Rocket brand to help mortgage brokers grow their business. Yesterday’s announcement takes that commitment up a notch by detailing new ways Rocket Pro TPO will help grow, strengthen, and protect mortgage brokerage businesses.

“While other lenders have put up barriers and asked people to sign contracts, we are here to build bridges and break barriers by helping mortgage brokers leverage the tools, resources and knowledge Rocket Mortgage has built as the nation’s largest mortgage lender.” said Niemiec. “While other lenders tend to look at the world with a finite view, true leaders view the world with a limitless mindset. The mortgage market is huge, the pie is nearly infinite and it’s our responsibility to help brokers who work with us get a bigger piece of it.”

To drive home this point, Niemiec sited the fact that there were nearly two million real estate agents in the U.S. Only about 170,000, less than 8%, have closed a loan with a Rocket Mortgage TPO broker. That represents a lot of market share that TPO brokers can still grab.

The announcement details broker facing initiatives in four key areas.