Tomo Mortgage, a Stamford, Connecticut-based digital lender, has closed its $20 million Series B financing round, bringing its total investment to date to $130 million. According to the company, new investor Progressive Insurance was joined by existing investors...
A Nigerian national extradited to the US made his initial appearance in a Miami federal court on Friday to face accusations for his role in an $8 million fraud scheme that obtained loans in connection with the phony purchases of approximately 20 residential properties...
Detroit-headquartered Rocket Mortgage is withdrawing from the Canadian housing market. According to combined media reports, the company initially expanded to Canada in 2020 with a headquarters in Windsor, Ontario. Rocket Mortgage plans to complete its exit from the...
Mortgage rates continued their decline in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.63% as of March 6, down from last week when it averaged 6.76%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
Chicago-headquartered Rate Companies has named Shant Banosian as president of Rate Mortgage. Banosian joined the company (formerly Guaranteed Rate) in 2007 and was most recently executive vice president for sales. According to the company, Banosian has funded over $10...
Mortgage application activity soared for the week ending Feb. 28 thanks largely to corybantic refinance activity, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume,...
