HousingWire

• Homelendia Mortgage launches mortgage brokerage franchises February 8, 2023
  Homelendia Mortgage LLC, a Florida-based mortgage brokerage franchisor, announced the launch of its mortgage brokerage franchises this week.
• Inside American Pacific Mortgage’s quest for expansion February 8, 2023
  APM is undeterred by the depressing mortgage outlook— the lender expects a 25% increase in origination volume in 2023 from its M&A deals.
• Mortgage applications ticked up 7.4% during wild week in mortgage February 8, 2023
  During the week that mortgage rates very briefly touched down into the 5% range, mortgage applications increased 7.4%, according to the MBA.
• Housing affordability is improving, but there’s more work to be done: experts February 8, 2023
  Experts from the Urban Institute, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Housing Finance Strategies offered their takes on where the housing affordability crisis is heading.
• Home Partners of America names Jennifer Deason as CEO February 8, 2023
  Home Partners of America's new CEO, Jennifer Deason, will succeed the company's co-founder and current CEO, William Young.
• Rithm, in ‘conservative mode,’ delivers $865M profit in 2022 February 8, 2023
  Rithm announced Wednesday that its approach resulted in an $864.8 million profit in 2022 — higher than the $705.5 million the prior year.
• The CFPB puts mortgage comparison sites on notice February 8, 2023
  The CFPB is putting mortgage comparison sites on notice, laying out scenarios of how certain platforms could be violating the RESPA section 8.
• The new, must-have technology that’s tackling lending’s greatest challenges  February 8, 2023
  Each novel at the time of their debut, it’s now impossible to imagine any mortgage company operating without an LOS or POS. Now we face another inflection point as forward-thinking lenders come to view the borrower intelligence platform — BIP for short — as equally mission-critical technology.
• Anthony Hsieh steps down as loanDepot’s executive chairman February 8, 2023
  Amid a battle with the board of directors, loanDepot's founder Anthony Hsieh is stepping down as executive chairman.
• Anthony Hsieh is fighting with the loanDepot board February 8, 2023
  Anthony Hsieh will use his majority voting power to unilaterally nominate Steven Ozonian for election to the board of directors, exposing a dispute with other loanDepot board members.