With inflation and mortgage rates rising to challenge the industry, MReport speaks to a cross-section of mortgage industry executives about why now is the time to rise to the occasion with innovation and efficiency.
Read More »Freedom Mortgage Promotes Mike Mell to SVP of Wholesale
Twenty-seven-year veteran promoted to new role, managing a national sales team of regional sales managers and account executives nationwide.
Read More »Game of Homes
As the quest for the American Dream continues, homebuyer competition intensifies amidst rising rates, record high prices, and insufficient inventory.
Read More »Freedom Mortgage & RoundPoint to Merge
After the merger is completed, Freedom and RoundPoint will combine to become the seventh largest mortgage servicer in the United States.
Read More »The Top 25 Leaders and Influencers, Part 4
In the fourth part of this series, MReport recognizes those individuals who are guiding by example and thinking outside the box for ways to shape the industry’s path forward. Editor’s note: This feature appeared in the February issue of MReport, out now.
Read More »Eye on the Industry: Updates on Genworth, Freedom Mortgage, and More …
From education and technology to rewards and recognition, get the pulse of the mortgage industry in this weekly update.
Read More »Freedom Mortgage Ranks on Inc. 5000 List
Freedom Mortgage has been named to the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. 2018 marks the sixth straight year that Freedom has been named to this list.
Read More »Freedom Mortgage Joins the Simplifile Network
The mortgage lender will be able to efficiently exchange data with settlement partners.
Read More »Freedom Mortgage Resolves FHA Allegations
Freedom Mortgage Corp., is the latest company to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting single-family mortgage loans insured by the FHA that did not meet the mortgage insurer's requirements.
Read More »Housing’s Slowdown: Setback or the New Normal?
After a summer of ups and downs, mortgage application volumes (as reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association) stunned in early September with a 7.2 percent week-over-week drop, bringing the association's index to its lowest level in 14 years. While there are a number of factors that could have played a role in the latest plunge, general unsteadiness in the current economic picture remains the underlying problem.
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