UWM CEO Mat Ishbia claims Rocket Mortgage behind attacks

Hunterbrook Media founder dismisses Ishbia’s take as “baseless conspiracy theory”, while Rocket says it and founder Dan Gilbert have no financial interests or relationship to Hunterbrook. Continue reading

Rocket taps veteran fintech exec Varun Krishna as next CEO

Changing of the guard demonstrates mortgage is just one component of a larger fintech strategy, with former Intuit, PayPal exec set to succeed interim CEO Bill Emerson on Sept. 5. Continue reading

Competition between top mortgage lenders for homebuyers heats up

Rocket Mortgage rolls out “Inflation Buster” mortgage, which provides a lower rate for one year, as it battles rival United Wholesale Mortgage for homebuyer market share. Continue reading

Rocket scores another deal to provide home loans through banks

Lenders can integrate Rocket Mortgage’s digital mortgage application into an online banking platform developed by Q2 Holdings Inc. Continue reading

Santander Bank sends homebuyers to Rocket Mortgage for loans

The bank’s website is set up to funnel homebuyers to RocketMortgage.com, where Santander customers are informed they’re eligible for special loan pricing and a savings of $500 at closing. Continue reading

Rocket Mortgage wants the world to know it’s in Canada

Windsor-based mortgage broker Edison Financial will rebrand as Rocket Mortgage in August and begin making direct loans. Continue reading

The Inman Handbook on real estate’s biggest rivalries

Compass versus Realogy. Keller Williams versus eXp. REX versus everyone. The real estate industry is full of big names and big feuds, and Inman’s unpacking all of them. Continue reading

Lawsuit accuses United Wholesale Mortgage of antitrust violations

A Florida mortgage broker alleges UWM is violating the law by refusing to do business with brokers who send loan applications to Rocket Mortgage or Fairway Independent Mortgage. Continue reading