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C2 Financial’s Urwin on reverse mortgage broker-lender evolution

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Shain Urwin sees a more balanced relationship emerging between reverse mortgage lenders and brokers under new industry agreements — but he says they’re not enough to solve a deeper structural problem. In recent years, lenders like Mutual of Omaha Mortgage and Longbridge Financial have launched programs designed to protect the loan pipelines of broker partners, […]

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Atlantic Avenue Mortgage leads HECM broker endorsement activity in January

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Following in the footsteps of an initial dataset for 2025, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) and HECMWorld published updated numbers this week for reverse mortgage broker and third-party originator activity. While the top Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) originators for January 2026 did not vary from 2025 as a whole, they offer insight into which companies

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Newrez is waiving lender title insurance on some refis

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Multichannel mortgage lender Newrez has launched Newrez TitlePass for use in its wholesale channel, giving mortgage brokers a way to waive the lender title insurance requirement on certain refinance loans. This could potentially save borrowers hundreds or thousands of dollars in closing costs, the company said Monday. The program is offered exclusively through Newrez’s affiliated

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Exclusive: Mike Fawaz announces departure from Rocket Pro

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Mike Fawaz said Monday that he’s departing Rocket Pro after roughly 15 years with the company and plans to announce his next steps in March. “After nearly 15 years, I have made the thoughtful decision to step away from Rocket,” Fawaz said in a statement given to HousingWire. “After significant reflection, I believe this is

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NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas explains why he’s buying shell companies

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NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas is in the process of acquiring several shell companies to build joint ventures, he said in an exclusive interview with HousingWire on Monday.  “They are for multiple JVs with large teams, agencies, builders and strategic partnerships,” Kortas said without providing details on each transaction, which he said will be announced

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How The Loan Store doubled volume in a crowded wholesale market

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In a wholesale mortgage market dominated by giants, Arizona-based lender The Loan Store (TLS) has found a way to grow quickly by hiring a team of “samurai” account executives and underwriters from across the industry and picking up loans that others would deny. In the first nine months of 2025, the company doubled its origination

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AD Mortgage survey reveals positive 2026 outlook

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AD Mortgage on Thursday released its first Mortgage Professionals Pulse Report & 2026 Outlook, which offers a glimpse into broker sentiment, performance, challenges and expectations based on a survey of more than 300 mortgage professionals nationwide. The survey, conducted in late November and early December, found that 70% of respondents said 2025 was a better

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PennyMac’s strategic growth amid mortgage industry shifts

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PennyMac Financial Services Inc. plans to grow organically and in a “capital-light” fashion amid a wave of consolidation in the mortgage industry. If the macroeconomic environment remains supportive, the company expects to deliver solid returns on equity to investors through 2026. “While there can be some fluctuations in our results due to typical seasonality, if

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Griffin Funding alleges West Capital Lending, former LOs diverted borrower leads

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loanDepot wasn’t the first mortgage lender to accuse West Capital Lending (WCL) of engaging in unlawful business practices — allegations that have drawn renewed attention to the tensions between retail mortgage lenders and brokerages in California. The cases spotlight the transfer of leads and borrowers when loan officers move between companies, raising questions about the

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loanDepot sues WCL, alleging illegal practices

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loanDepot is accusing West Capital Lending (WCL) of hiring hundreds of loan originators as independent contractors and paying them revenue splits — practices that loanDepot claims are illegal and enabled WCL to become one of the largest mortgage brokerages in the country in just three years. The lender sued the brokerage and its founders, Eric

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