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Outdated mortgage tech is draining lenders: Here’s how to stop the bleeding

Contributors, HWmember, Lenders, Mortgage, Opinion, Origination / Ricky Vasquez

The lending playbook needs an overhaul Let’s cut through the noise: The mortgage market isn’t changing; it’s already changed. Volatility is the norm, margins are squeezed within an inch of viability and borrowers expect a frictionless experience every time. If your entire business still revolves around purchase and refinance, you’re not just playing catch-up, you’re […]

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Bidding wars for mortgage LOs heat up again

Employment, HWmember, IMBs, LendingLife, Loan Officer, Mortgage, Origination, Planet Home Lending / Ricky Vasquez

Bidding wars for producing mortgage loan officers are back with a vengeance — and it’s largely in the hopes of capitalizing on an upcoming refinance wave, recruiters and executives tell HousingWire. Just ask Candice McNaught, the senior vice president of business development and strategic initiatives at Connecticut-based Planet Home Lending. McNaught has the tough task of

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Solving the HEI origination securitization challenge

Contributors, HWmember, Opinion, Origination, Real Estate, Technology / Ricky Vasquez

Home Equity Investment (HEI) is a relatively new option for private equity real estate investors, and one that carries significant promise. Essentially, is a secured contract where a homeowner receives cash today for a share of the home’s future value at a refinancing or sale event. Unlike a loan, there are no monthly payments or

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Mortgage demand still staying firm with elevated rates

Housing Inventory, Housing Market, Housing Market Tracker, HWmember, Mortgage Rates, Purchase Applications, Tariffs / Ricky Vasquez

If someone had told me that home sales would remain firm this year despite mortgage rates ranging from 7.25% to 6.64%, I would not have taken that bet. However, amid all the chaotic economic headlines of 2025 so far, the demand for mortgages is holding steady, even with the higher rates. Let’s dig into the

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Outdated mortgage tech is draining lenders: Here’s how to stop the bleeding

Bidding wars for mortgage LOs heat up again

Solving the HEI origination securitization challenge

Mortgage demand still staying firm with elevated rates

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