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Wells Fargo lays off hundreds of its mortgage bankers

February 24, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

The layoffs impacted some of the bank’s top performers – including bankers who exceeded $100 million in loan volumes last year, CNBC says. In an email, a Wells Fargo spokesperson tells FinTech Futures that the “displacements” are part of […]

Bankers Pessimistic About The Next Year

May 23, 2022 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Forty-six percent of bank executives predict overall economic conditions will worsen over the next 12 months Bankers are not feeling good about the next year. According to a survey released Wednesday by IntraFi Network, 46% of bank […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]