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Billionaires brawl as everyone else just tries to get by: The Download

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As mortgage heads from UWM and Rocket fight it out in the press, it seems like both agents and consumers are just wondering how they’re going to pay the bills. Continue reading →

UWM CEO Mat Ishbia claims Rocket Mortgage behind attacks

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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’s new CEO Varun Krishna takes seat on board of directors

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The mortgage lending giant’s board of directors has been expanded from seven members to eight to accommodate the move. Krishna’s term will expire at the company’s 2026 annual meeting. Continue reading →

Rocket taps veteran fintech exec Varun Krishna as next CEO

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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 →

Rocket CEO Jay Farner, who led company’s 2020 IPO, retiring June 1

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Former Rocket Mortgage CEO Bill Emerson will serve as the company’s interim CEO while its board of directors conducts a search for a permanent leader. Continue reading →

The Inman Handbook on real estate’s biggest rivalries

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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 →

Amid IPO craze, mortgage industry CEOs join Forbes’ billionaires list

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Mat Ishbia of United Wholesale Mortgage and Anthony Hsieh of loanDepot joined Rocket’s Dan Gilbert on Forbes’ list of billionaires after taking their companies public. They are now some of the richest men in the mortgage industry. Continue reading →