
LoanDepot ‘Vision 2025’ plan includes 4,800 workforce cuts
Another notable mortgage lender has revealed plans to shed thousands of workers in an attempt to corral its budget, with LoanDepot announcing its intention to

Another notable mortgage lender has revealed plans to shed thousands of workers in an attempt to corral its budget, with LoanDepot announcing its intention to

With a tempering market that has left more room to negotiate, homebuyers are backing out of sales deals at the highest rate since the COVID-19
Sprout Mortgage closed its doors, ceasing operations and terminating its workforce during a conference call. Floify added single sign-on (SSO) functionality to its mortgage point-of-sale system.

The latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that, despite ongoing fears about the state of the economy, nonfarm employers across

Fannie Mae’s latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) report further drove home the perceptions of frustration and pessimism circulating within U.S. consumers and homebuyers. The

The wave of layoffs and shutdowns brought about by a slowing mortgage market has claimed another notable company with the news of nonqualified mortgage (non-QM)

Yardi Matrix is remaining cautiously rosy in its outlook for the multifamily sector moving forward, with a new bulletin projecting strong apartment rent growth for

May saw the largest monthly slowdown in home-price growth in 16 years, according to data from Black Knight — but the headline decrease is only

CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Insights (HPI) report revealed that home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, rose 20.2% year over year in May — a still-strong
Mid America Mortgage announced that it is changing its company name to Click n’ Close following the sale of the majority of its retail lending
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Leader Bank
Arlington, Massachusetts
5 years in business
In 2023, Lauren helped launch Leader Bank’s Cape Cod Mortgage Office, growing the team from #11 to #2 Purchase Lender. Her volume rose over 40% to $40M in 2025. She’s built a thriving business, a new loan office, and raised three kids. She is a rock star!