| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.03.2025 | Freedom Mortgage CEO Stan Middleman to share market insights on The Big Picture webcast | PRESS RELEASE: Freedom Mortgage CEO Stan Middleman to share market insights on The Big Picture webcast
Source: The Big Picture Mortgage Webcast | Mon, 03 Mar 2025, 07:00:30 EST |
| 28.02.2025 | Navigating the Mortgage Landscape: A Tale of Servicers and Sweet Deals | The mortgage market is a complex web, filled with opportunities and pitfalls. As we dive into the latest developments, two key themes emerge: the recognition of top mortgage servicers and the aggressive tactics lenders are using to attract ... |
| 25.02.2025 | The 29 mortgage servicers that received top marks from Fannie Mae | Fannie Mae on Tuesday announced the results of its 2024 Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards (STAR) program, recognizing 29 mortgage servicers for “competency, capability, and overall performance.”
“Our servicers continue to show their co... |
| 20.02.2025 | Mortgage Rates and Market Dynamics: A Balancing Act | The U.S. housing market is a complex dance, where mortgage rates, inventory, and buyer sentiment intertwine. Recently, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped to 6.85%, the lowest in eight weeks. This decline offers a glimmer of hope ... |
| 14.02.2025 | MISMO announces 2025 board of directors | MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, on Thursday announced its board of directors for 2025.
“MISMO brings key problem solvers together to collaborate on critical issues in the mortgage industry,” said Bob Broeks... |
| 13.12.2024 | Planet Financial Group raises $475M in unsecured debt offering | Planet Financial Group, the parent company of Planet Home Lending, completed the issuance of $475 million in senior unsecured notes this week, the latest mortgage company to raise debt in an oversubscribed transaction. The company’s initial... |
| 06.12.2024 | UWM boosts unsecured debt offering to $800M | UWM Holdings Corp., the parent company of leading U.S. mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), has raised $800 million through an unsecured debt offering, a 60% increase from its initial plan.
The offering, targeted at qualified in... |
| 04.09.2024 |
Large lenders have expanded their digital home equity options | With elevated levels of home equity across the U.S., mortgage lenders are making home equity lending more accessible to reach more borrowers.
Nearly all of the companies analyzed that provide home equity lending have a digital application p... |
| 08.07.2024 | Freedom Mortgage Proud to Partner with the USO for 12th Annual Rucksacks to Backpacks Campaign | Company encourages everyone to participate in fundraiser to support USO programs and help provide children of military families with necessary school supplies and backpacks
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Freedom Mortgage, on... |
| 01.07.2024 |
Announcing the 2024 Women of Influence! | HousingWire is excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Women of Influence award, recognizing 100 women who are shaping and propelling the housing economy forward with their impressive achievements. This year marks the 15th year of this ... |
| 05.06.2024 |
Will AI replace mortgage jobs? Not exactly, execs say | Top mortgage technology executives say their companies are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations but still relying on human decision-making to sell loans. And that’s not expected to change anytime soon.
“There’s one que... |
| 10.05.2024 |
Ahead of trial date in HMDA case, Freedom Mortgage and CFPB face hurdles | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Freedom Mortgage were handed minor setbacks by the presiding and magistrate judges, respectively, in a case that the regulator brought in widespread violations in its 2020 submission of Ho... |
| 01.05.2024 |
Rates at 7% attract different types of borrowers, forcing lenders to rethink profit strategies | Industry experts believe mortgage rates will remain higher for longer, attracting borrowers who face life events but not “economic gamers“ to the mortgage market. In turn, this will force some lenders to think out of the box to attain profi... |
| 24.04.2024 |
Freedom Mortgage founder addresses ’extraordinary’ credit profiles, profitability and products | Mortgage lenders should get used to the concept of ”higher for longer” interest rates and work to bring profitability to their businesses, according to Stan Middleman, founder, president and CEO at Freedom Mortgage.
”Your interest rates are... |
| 06.03.2024 |
Former Newrez head of marketing Bijoy John joins Guaranteed Rate | Guaranteed Rate hired Bijoy John, former head of marketing at Newrez, as its vice president of marketing.
John’s new tasks will include consumer direct marketing and the crafting of strategies for new products. His goal at Guaranteed Rate i... |
| 05.03.2024 |
MSR sale could improve NYCB capital ratio by up to 15bps: KBW | Struggling New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), which triggered fears of new bank collapses, could benefit from selling mortgage servicing rights (MSR) to improve its capital ratio, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW).
NY... |
| 17.08.2023 |
Just 16 mortgage lenders, brokers make Inc. 5000 list in 2023 | Reflecting the housing industry’s headwinds, just 16 mortgage lenders and brokers made the annual list of Inc. Magazine‘s 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for 2023. It’s a sharp decline from 2022, when nearly 70 mortgage ... |
| 09.05.2023 | NAMB, Freedom Mortgage Wholesale Launch First Certified Education Program | WASHINGTON (PRWEB) May 09, 2023
The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), voice of the mortgage industry representing the interests of mortgage brokers and home buyers since 1973, and Freedom Mortgage Wholesale, a division of Fre... |
| 13.01.2022 | Freedom Mortgage dominates the MSR market | Another large mortgage-servicing rights bulk offering is on the market this week on the heels of a $10 billion MSR package that went out to bid earlier this month.
The latest deal is being marketed by New York-based Mortgage Industry Adviso... |
| 09.09.2021 | How can the mortgage industry recruit people earlier in their careers? | Dave Sheeler, president of residential servicing and correspondent lending at Freedom Mortgage
This year’s list of HousingWire Insiders radiate influence well beyond the walls of their individual companies, providing the infrastructure that... |
| 19.09.2013 | Lack of tapering may have little to no impact on home sales | With August existing-home sales up 1.7% on a monthly basis, many are wondering if this is just the tip of the home-sales iceburg after the Fed’s decision Wednesday to continue purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities at its c... |
| - | There are Many Options Today to Become a Homeowner | (NewsUSA) - Despite increased interest rates and inventory challenges, you can still be a homeowner this year.
Many first-time homebuyers may not realize that there are many ways to make home ownership happen, and not all of them involve a ... |
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