Mr. Cooper expands its executive team
Mr. Cooper recently announced that Kelly Ann Doherty has joined its executive team as chief communications officer. Mr. Cooper CEO Jay Bray said Doherty has been essential in evolving Mr. …
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Facebook responds to HUD’s housing discrimination allegation
In case you missed it late Friday, HUD accused Facebook of allowing a modern, technologically enhanced form of redlining, wherein Facebook allows advertisers to use its mountains of data to …
Waterstone Mortgage opens new branch in Illinois
As housing affordability continues to plague the industry, some companies are either downsizing or closing their doors, but not Waterstone Mortgage. It’s expanding its reach, announcing the opening of a new branch in …
Matt Kaufman, head of marketing at Qualia, to speak at engage.marketing
Have you ever gone to a marketing conference and realized most of the content had little relevance for your B2B business? We know the feeling. The B2B marketing funnel is …
Clear Capital appoints Sheila Ryan chief people officer
Clear Capital, a national fintech company and two-time HousingWire Tech100 award winner, recently announced it appointed Sheila Ryan to the position of chief people officer. The company also announced the …
A little less regulation from the CFPB, a little more action from the states
More and more, state regulators are stepping up to fill the void left by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Because of this phenomenon, deregulation at the federal level could actually …
Building a MarTech stack for the digital transformation era
The mortgage industry is racing to catch up to consumer expectations around online commerce – and marketing technology is taking center stage. But at the core, loan officers don’t actually …
U.S. Bank to promote Jodi Richard to vice chairman
U.S. Bank recently announced it will promote Jodi Richard to vice chairman and chief risk officer, following current Vice Chairman Bill Parker’s plans to retire in the upcoming months. Richard …
Ask the Underwriter: Can the Seller & Lender Credits exceed the total amount of closing costs and prepaids?
If the lender and seller credit are more than the closing costs can we use the excess credit to cover part of the down payment? Here’s what you need to …
Despite tech migration to Seattle, the Silicon Valley MSA is still growing
Although some of its high-tech workforce gravitates up to Seattle firms, the population continues to grow in California’s San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, while both unemployment, at 2.6%, and …