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Freedom Mortgage founder addresses ’extraordinary’ credit profiles, profitability and products

Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF) estimates Freedom’s owned mortgage servicing was $458 billion at the end of 2023, up 1.3% compared to the previous year. In September 2023, to support its operations, ... read more

UWM is the first target of a new activist short seller. Will it matter?

executive chairman of industry trade publication Inside Mortgage Finance. “I mean, that's the nature of the business. And ultimately, it's the responsibility of the borrower to do some ... read more

UWM Celebrates Mortgage Broker Market Share Hitting 15-year High

according to recent data from Inside Mortgage Finance (IMF). Mortgage Broker market share has steadily been on the rise for years, making substantial strides in the last few years. This is the ... read more

Portland Woman Wins $1 Million After Finding Lottery Ticket Hidden Inside Tupperware Container: 'I Had No Idea'

"If it weren’t for the billion dollar Powerball winner making news, I would have forgot," Leslie Carr, 52, says of finding the winning ticket stashed away A Portland woman had a very nice surprise ... read more

Inside The Magnified Environment Of Real Estate Offices

It is clear that someone who grew up within the industry as an independent mortgage broker is not as likely to fit ... As I mentioned previously, working inside a real estate office has been a big ... read more

Inside the Psychology of Overspending and How to Stop

Overspending has become a common problem for Americans – about six in 10 currently live paycheck to paycheck, according to a May 2023 Lending Club report. But what’s causing the majority to ... read more

Jamie Dimon calls for “mortgage regulatory simplification”

Jamie Dimon argues "we can fix housing and mortgage markets" by simplifying regulations around origination, servicing and securitization. It could result in 1 million more originations per year. read more

Billionaire mortgage battle: Inside the owner rivalry of Cavs' Dan Gilbert and Suns' Mat Ishbia

But sources close to Ishbia say there was no way he would allow Rocket Mortgage to be represented inside the Suns' arena ... the California-based Prospect Home Finance, which laid off 50 employees ... read more

AMC Mortgage opens Fayetteville office

Tulsa-based AMC Mortgage has opened a second Northwest Arkansas office in Fayetteville. The company is leasing approximately 900 square feet inside an 8,000-square-foot office building at Glory Drive ... read more

Inside JPMorgan's late-night scramble to buy First Republic

It tapped executives from its investment banking, commercial banking and private banking units as well as tax advisers, mortgage experts, asset and wealth management experts and valuation specialists. read more

Inside Bank of Queensland’s plan to shrink to greatness

For years regional lender Bank of Queensland has sought to match its bigger rivals by playing like them. It quickly built out a branch network across Australia and undertook a string of acquisitions ... read more

Inside a $5 Million Villa at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis

Known as Sugarbird Villa #1725, the Caribbean hideaway sits in a sunny clearing surrounded by dense tropical foliage. read more