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Homie, a Fintech Startup, Raises $23M for Home Buying Platform

Homie, a Fintech Startup, Raises $23M for Home Buying Platform

Thursday, 05 March 2020
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Home, a real estate technology company, has announced it has raised $23 million in a Series B round of funding. Read more...
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Mortgage Fraudster, Invoking Roger Stone, Gets Light Sentence

Mortgage Fraudster, Invoking Roger Stone, Gets Light Sentence

Tuesday, 03 March 2020
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A California man who pleaded guilty in a massive mortgage fraud got a surprisingly light sentence after his defense lawyer cited the controversial sentencing of Trump associate Roger Stone to argue against prison time. So reports The Sacramento Bee. Read more...
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Wells Fargo $3B Settlement Leaves Out Mortgage Biz

Wells Fargo $3B Settlement Leaves Out Mortgage Biz

Sunday, 01 March 2020
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Wells Fargo recently agreed to pay $3 billion to settle federal charges involving the opening of bogus customer accounts. However, the company and its former executives might not be off the hook yet. So reports Reuters. Read more...
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Bill Bodnar of MMG: A Big Pricing Disconnect Once Again

Bill Bodnar of MMG: A Big Pricing Disconnect Once Again

Sunday, 23 February 2020
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Bill Bodnar of The Mortgage Market Guide discusses the technicals, how mortgage backed securities are seeing pricing get up to near term peaks, the coronavirus and how we could potentially see another leg lower in interest rates. Read more...
Baby Steps: The Best Way to Make Selling Changes

Baby Steps: The Best Way to Make Selling Changes

Wednesday, 26 February 2020
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Change is a topic that is discussed every day in the business world. Whether it is a better way to manage stress or learning social selling techniques, adopting new habits is essential if an originator wants to succeed in mortgage banking. Read more...
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The Training Loan Officers Need

The Training Loan Officers Need

Friday, 28 February 2020
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Much time is spent within the area of assessing loan officer hires. Assessments include the interview, trait testing, self-assessments and competency tests. When we find that a loan officer is deficient in their knowledge and/or skills within certain areas, how do we provide the training they need? Read more...
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Brace Raises $10M to Shake Up Mortgage Servicing With AI

Brace Raises $10M to Shake Up Mortgage Servicing With AI

Sunday, 23 February 2020
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Digital mortgage-servicing platform Brace has announced another $10 million in Series A funding led by Point72 Ventures, which brings the company’s total funding to $15 million in under two years. Read more...
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Developer Gets 20 Months for Condo Conversion Scam

Developer Gets 20 Months for Condo Conversion Scam

Thursday, 27 February 2020
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A Florida real estate developer has received a sentence of 20 months in federal prison for a mortgage fraud scheme involving a hotel that had been converted into condominiums. So reports the Florida Business Observer. Read more...
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Real Estate Firm Owner Who ‘Targeted Vulnerable’ is Convicted

Real Estate Firm Owner Who ‘Targeted Vulnerable’ is Convicted

Tuesday, 25 February 2020
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A Massachusetts real estate broker and owner of his own company, Eastern Funding & Investment, has been found guilty on multiple counts of larceny. So reports the Attleboro, Mass. Sun Chronicle. Read more...
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Fintechs House Canary and Reggora Rake in VC Funding

Fintechs House Canary and Reggora Rake in VC Funding

Wednesday, 19 February 2020
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Two fintech startups of note to the mortgage industry, House Canary and Reggora, have announced multi-million-dollar funding rounds. So reports Crowdfund Insider. Read more...
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