Are loan brokers being recruited by some of their wholesalers to become retail loan officers? The answer to that question is yes. We all know someone (or quite a few someones) who have thrown in the broker towel because it's easier to work for a bank with money. One broker I recently spoke to said he hated to give up the life of being a freelancer, but just didn't want to deal with the hassle of taking the licensing test and putting up with what he called the “tremendous complications caused by all these new regulations.” Of course, contrarians might say: go ahead and leave. That will just mean more business for me.
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The California-based lender announced Wednesday the addition of One Goal Mortgage, a branch serving the Omaha, Nebraska, metro area and Southwest Iowa.
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Better is focusing on its U.S. mortgage unit, which reported higher-than-expected preliminary loan volumes and priced a stock offering.
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A new Basel III proposal offers mixed results for warehouse lending, with some risk-weight relief for banks but tougher terms that could crimp credit availability for nonbank mortgage lenders.
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Roughly a third of homeowners with a mortgage rate less than 6% would not give up their rate for any reason, according to a survey of 1,000 mortgage holders.
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In other news, Better Mortgage completed warehouse renewals and Wolters Kluwer provided a new form of access to its digital vault platform for secured parties.
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A United Wholesale Mortgage executive stepped in to defend a claim against the company, as consumers pelt the industry with more spam call complaints.
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