Tom Wilkins of Mortgage Media was in Austin at the MBA Annual Conference and talked with Nicole Booth, Vice President of Public Policy of Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online home lender. Nicole joined Quicken Loans August 2012, and leads the 50 state branch of the Government Affairs team. She discussed a variety of topics […]

Tom Wilkins of Mortgage Media was at the MBA annual event in Austin, Texas and sat down with  Joe Tyrrell, COO of Ellie Mae. Tyrrell has held several senior leadership positions over a span of more than 13 years. He discussed the acquisition of Ellie Mae, connecting with industry leaders at MBA Annual and other […]

The promise and potential of Blockchain in the mortgage industry has become increasingly apparent, as more and more people in the industry are developing an understanding of what exactly it is and what it can mean for them in terms of data collection and retention — and as various players big and small are testing […]

Launched in 2016, MAXEX aims to create a more efficient secondary market, making the buying and selling of residential mortgage loans more profitable and efficient. Its subsidiary, MAXEX Clearing LLC acts as the single counterparty and clearinghouse to each side of the transaction — both buyers and sellers transact with a wide spectrum of market […]

In a recent Commercial Real Estate Finance Council markets report, Jamie Woodwell concluded, in part, “Commercial and multi-family real estate finance is at the end of the latest Act in a long-running play.” Woodwell — vice president of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research and Technology Group — would indeed say the sphere is in a […]

The Certified Mortgage Banker designation is, in the words of Mortgage Media’s Dave Stevens, “the industry standard of professional success.” He adds: “It symbolizes respect, credibility, ethics of achievement within real estate finance. When you become a CMB, it instantly places you at the top of the industry.” In a recent panel discussion, Stevens – […]

What’s next when you already have the top consumer-facing company in the industry? When your commercials air during every nationally televised basketball game? If you’re Quicken Loans, you forge new ways to expand your reach and services. Quicken Loans Mortgage Services (QLMS) has been around for nine years, but recently has been powering up efforts […]

California represents around 20 to 25 percent of the national housing market and a fair amount of the national commercial real estate market, notes Mortgage Media’s SA Ibrahim — so it behooves professionals throughout the industry to keep a close eye on what’s going on in the Golden State. They’ve got a strong ally in […]

Luke Tomaszewski thinks the appraisal field is a rewarding one, but it has more than its share of challenges, from the thresholds to get into the business to multiple regulatory hoops that eat into appraisers’ efficiency and profitability. An appraiser himself, Luke has attempted to be part of the solution. His Chicago-based company eValuation ZONE […]

There’s an important question facing every loan professional today, says Barry Habib, one that strikes to the core of the profession, a fundamental question of identity: “Am I a salesperson or am I an advisor?” If you’re basically a salesperson in practice (never mind how you might respond to that question), you’re probably not going […]