Real Matters hires new chief financial officer as revenue dwindles

Executives with the Canadian real estate tech company said its U.S. expansion plan and ambitious goals to grow its appraisal and title insurance market share are still in place. Continue reading

As losses mount, Blend looks beyond mortgage for future growth

The San Francisco-based cloud banking software provider has trimmed the company’s payroll by 1,100 employees and cut annual expenses by $72 million. Continue reading

LoanDepot says it has ‘full access’ to $600M Signature Bank credit lines

The struggling mortgage lender assures investors that it has moved $225 million in cash that it held at Signature Bridge Bank to another institution. Continue reading

Mortgage rates nosedive in fallout from Silicon Valley Bank failure

Bank failures and a slowdown in wage growth have forecasters thinking the Fed will back off from an aggressive rate hike campaign next week. Continue reading

Antitrust regulators move to block ICE’s $11.7B Black Knight acquisition

The Federal Trade Commission alleges the deal would put an end to intense competition between the companies and drive up costs for lenders and homebuyers. Continue reading

Monthly homebuyer payments just hit all-time high as spring arrives

The typical monthly payment rose to $2,563 this week despite home prices that were down 1 percent, according to data on Friday. That’s the highest monthly payment on record, up 29 percent from last year. Continue reading

LoanDepot founder Anthony Hsieh determined to shake up board

After being ousted as executive chair, Hsieh says he controls enough voting shares to install veteran real estate executive Steve Ozonian on the mortgage lender’s board of directors. Continue reading

Appraiser ordered to watch exposé on Black homeowners she lowballed

Paul Austin and wife Tenisha Tate-Austin sued appraiser Janette Miller in 2021 after a lowball quote prompted the couple to pose a white friend as the homeowner for a second appraisal. Continue reading

LoanDepot losses mount as company continues to shed workers

The beleaguered mortgage lender racks up a $610.4 million 2022 net loss despite cutting 6,100 jobs as rising mortgage rates cut into the company’s lucrative refinancing business. Continue reading