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Quicken Loans’ prescription for mortgage lenders

09/18/18

Bill Emerson, the vice chairman of Quicken Loans, said mortgage lenders need to give time to consider innovation and not be deterred by naysayers.

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How to develop relationships with Realtors in a purchase market

09/18/18

To help close deals, there are steps online lenders can take to establish a quick and personal connection with real estate agents.

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Digital mortgages? How about digital home buying?

09/18/18

At Digital Mortgage 2018, Bill Emerson, the vice chairman of Quicken Loans and its parent company Rock Holdings, outlined a vision of dramatic digital disintermediation.

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'Just a matter of time' before Amazon, Google enter mortgages: loanDepot CEO

09/17/18

LoanDepot's CEO Anthony Hsieh delivered a bracing message to mortgage lenders on Monday — strong new competitors are coming into this market, so they need to expand their offerings.

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Where the magic happens

09/17/18

Loan officers whose habits are attuned to the refi market need to improve their relationship game to make it in this business, NBKC Bank's Dan Stevens told attendees at Digital Mortgage 2018.

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8 insights in the latest HMDA data

05/09/18

From falling originations to market share shifts for nonbanks and government loans, here's a look at key findings from the just-released 2017 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.

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FHA lenders warming up to reverse mortgages for new home purchases

03/06/18

Recent developments in the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program are making it easier for lenders to originate reverse mortgages to borrowers who want to buy a new-construction home.

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10 cities on the verge of a housing bubble

02/14/18

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets with the biggest gap between growth in home prices and wages that could indicate a housing bubble is forming.

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10 cities on the verge of a housing bubble

02/13/18

Here's a look at the 10 housing markets with the biggest gap between growth in home prices and wages that could indicate a housing bubble is forming.

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FHA loan limits get a boost for 2018

12/07/17

The maximum loan amount for Federal Housing Administration mortgages will go up in more than 3,000 counties for 2018.

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