Rocket Companies

Rocket trims workforce after completing Mr. Cooper acquisition

Detroit-based Rocket Companies announced Friday that it has reduced its workforce following the completion of its acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group. The jobs cut will impact less than 1% of its employees. “Following the Mr. Cooper acquisition, we carefully reviewed our combined structure, identified overlapping roles and made the difficult decision to streamline teams,” the […]

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Rocket Pro unveils broker-focused initiatives at RPX in Detroit

Rocket Pro on Tuesday unveiled a slate of broker-focused initiatives affirming its commitment to the broker channel. The announcements, made at Rocket Pro Experience (RPX) held in Detroit, involve a set of 10 partner promises, a new manifesto video and several technology rollouts. The company unveiled 10 partner promises outlining its public commitment to brokers.

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Rocket Pro unveils broker-focused initiatives at RPX in Detroit

Rocket Pro on Tuesday unveiled a slate of broker-focused initiatives affirming its commitment to the broker channel. The announcements, made at Rocket Pro Experience (RPX) held in Detroit, involve a set of 10 partner promises, a new manifesto video and several technology rollouts. The company unveiled 10 partner promises outlining its public commitment to brokers.

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Katie Sweeney, AIME lawsuit escalates as broker group files counterclaims

Katie Sweeney, the former top dog at the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) and the current executive vice president of strategy and broker advocacy at Rocket Pro, is denying claims by AIME that she misrepresented her role, concealed conflicts and awarded herself payments she wasn’t entitled to. Sweeney is suing the trade group for

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Rocket pushes back debt exchange deadline amid Mr. Cooper deal

Rocket Companies has extended the deadline for investors to exchange debt issued by a Mr. Cooper Group subsidiary for the lender’s own paper — a step tied to its $9.4 billion acquisition of the competitor. The deadline moved from Sept. 2 to Sept. 30, still leaving enough time for the deal to close in the

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Analysts split on what happens next with Rocket–Mr. Cooper servicing book

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) signed off on Rocket Companies’ acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group but imposed a 20% cap on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac servicing exposure — leaving analysts split on what comes next.  BTIG analysts Eric Hagen and Jake Katsikas estimate Rocket controls $400 billion unpaid principal balance in Fannie and

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FHFA clears Rocket’s $9.4B acquisition of Mr. Cooper, with safeguards

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) said Tuesday it has allowed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to approve Rocket Companies’ planned acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group, noting the combined company should not exceed a 20% counterparty risk limit set for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Detroit-based Rocket announced in March that it would acquire Mr. Cooper

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Michigan judge strikes down Rocket Mortgage noncompete provisions

A Michigan judge ruled on Friday that Rocket Mortgage’s noncompete provisions are void and unenforceable, dealing a blow to the lender in its long-running legal battle with Swift Home Loans, its founder Andi Numan and several former employees. The decision, issued by Judge Brian R. Sullivan of the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan, cites the

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Bill Emerson to retire as president of Rocket Companies

Bill Emerson is retiring as president of Rocket Companies but will remain as a director, the company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “After more than three decades at Rocket, Bill Emerson will step down as president at the end of the year,” a Rocket spokesperson told HousingWire. “Bill is

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Tech Pulse: AI Summit delves deep on housing industry impacts

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Read on for a rundown of speakers who shared expert insight at this past week’s HousingWire AI Summit in Dallas. Talk ranged from use of “digital twins” among eXp Realty executives to artificial

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