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Loandepot brings back mello tech leaders

Loandepot has rehired two mortgage professionals who were previously involved in the development of its mello platform, signaling the Irvine, California-based company’s intent to bolster its technology offerings. The public company has named industry veterans Dominick Marchetti as chief digital officer and Sean Dejulia as chief innovation officer. Marchetti, who worked at the lender from […]

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Trump’s BLS firing impacts perceptions more than numbers

Bloomberg News By firing one of the country’s top economic research officials, President Donald Trump might have instilled less confidence in the legitimacy of government-produced data rather than more.  On Friday, Trump terminated Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming that she “rigged” the data in last week’s employment situation report to hurt the

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Abandoned mortgage apps are on the upswing. Homebuyer confusion could be the culprit

Mortgage applications don’t always fail with a formal rejection — many simply stall. A report released last month by Cotality found that homebuyer hesitation often predicts loan fallout, even without an official withdrawal. As a result, the property analytics firm found that 16% of buyers “ghosted” their mortgage applications last year — a trend attributed

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