Marketing

United Wholesale Mortgage dropped the fees for Title Review and Closing plus to as low as $1,295; it also extended its R/T 90 refi promo for another month.

Since the end of July, UWM's common stock price gained 55%, but an improved mortgage origination outlook was already accounted for, said Jeffrey Adelson.

However, Rocket, which has been of the companies to participate, has not yet announced its intentions regarding a pre-FHFA announcement increase.

In the mortgage business, Rate has the biggest upside in the Compass-Anywhere M&A as it has joint ventures with both Guaranteed Rate Affinity and Originpoint.

The company will now consider loans up to $819,000 as government-sponsored enterprise-eligible, even though it cannot sell them to the agencies until Jan. 1.

Companies are coming up with offerings to meet certain unmet needs in the market, while others are running promotions in order to get some sectors moving again.

The Homeowners Privacy Protection Act will go into effect next March 5, after a years' long effort by the mortgage industry to bar the marketing tactic.

Small lenders are turning to local sponsorships, social media, education and word-of-mouth to compete with big banks' massive marketing budgets.

David Lazowski, president of national recruiting and growth, talks about Fairway's aim of being an end-to-end provider through its Home.com website.

The new AD Home portal helps the company's mortgage brokers' business by giving their customers a more intuitive, online technology to manage their loans.

ChatGPT is changing how borrowers search. If your mortgage business isn't showing up in AI answers, your website may no longer be your best storefront, writes the founder of Mortgage Advisor Tools.

Among the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas, 25 had annual price increases in July, while the others recorded price declines, Zillow found.

The Bank of Glen Burnie has bought VA Wholesale Mortgage, a veteran owned-and-operated company which specializes in working with military families.

The real estate company said it started the search for a new CEO mid-year following Carrie Wheeler's notice to the board she was looking to leave.

Product and pricing engine provider Optimal Blue has rebranded almost two years after the company was sold by Black Knight to Constellation Software.

Prior to the earnings release, Finance of America announced it was buying out Blackstone's equity stake in the mortgage lender for $80 million.

The CEO of Union Home Mortgage is joining Dream Finders Homes' CEO Patrick Zalupski and others in a bid to purchase the Major League Baseball team.

A new House vote brings long-awaited privacy protections for homebuyers one step from reality. See what still needs to happen.

The House and Senate will need to resolve a slight difference between their versions of the bill before sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

A newer version of the ban would allow a consumer's original mortgage lender, current servicer or their current bank or credit union to contact them.