By Brad Finkelstein

MAY 9, 2012

What loan officers want from their employer first and foremost is integrity, said Sue Woodard, president, content and publishing at Mortgage Success Source. She was speaking at the Mortgage Bankers Association National Secondary Market Conference in New York in a session called “Powerhouse Production in a Compliance-Driven World.”

She was citing some of the results from a survey conducted by Hammerhouse in her presentation, including the finding regarding employer integrity.

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Mon, 2012-03-12 17:44 — Drew Waterhouse

The mortgage industry is on the verge of a new chapter, characterized by lower overall production volumes relative to years past, greater compliance burdens and lower product-based differentiation among participants. However, lost in this seemingly depressing news are the seeds of real opportunity for firms and individual originators well-suited to the new environment. A much smaller pool of players has created a need to achieve greater production with fewer originators. No, that is not a contradiction—due to the shrinking of the mortgage industry, the loans closed per originator figures are actually headed higher. This reality has put originators with a documentable track record of strong production in great demand. Could this be the time for you to consider a move to a mortgage lender in which you are better model-matched? Read More >

By Brad Finkelstein

As companies like MetLife exit the business, creating new office and personnel recruitment opportunities for mortgage lenders, a survey from Hammerhouse LLC of originators found that 42% are looking for corporate culture and leadership from a possible new employer.

Products was the response from 24%, while better compensation was the choice of 23%, according to the Mission Viejo, Calif.-based recruiting company’s second annual Survey of Originator Opinions.

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MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA – (February 23, 2012),

Hammerhouse LLC, an expanding national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial service industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, has announced the hiring of Anne Marie Bachmann as VP, Strategic Growth Partner. Anne Marie is being hired to help support Hammerhouse’s client growth and expand the company’s national mortgage recruiting infrastructure. Anne Marie will report directly to Drew Waterhouse, managing director and CEO of Hammerhouse and will be based in our new office in Redmond, WA. Anne Marie’s sales, recruiting and management career spans 20 plus years in the Puget Sound Area of Washington State, and she has been recruiting exclusively within the mortgage industry since 2006. Anne Marie has had the unique experience of being an internal production headhunter for national and regional depositories as well as a regional mortgage banker. Her depth and relationships in the Pacific Northwest span many years and she has impacted many people positively in that time. Read More >

Are you Model-Matched With Your Current Mortgage Lender?

The mortgage industry is on the verge of a new chapter, characterized by lower overall production volumes relative to years past, greater compliance burdens and lower product-based differentiation among participants. However, lost in this seemingly depressing news are the seeds of real opportunity for firms and individual originators well-suited to the new environment. A much smaller pool of players has created a need to achieve greater production with fewer originators. No, that is not a contradiction—due to the shrinking of the mortgage industry, the loans closed per originator figures are actually headed higher. This reality has put originators with a documentable track
record of strong production in great demand. Could this be the time for you to consider a move to a mortgage lender in which you are better model-matched?  Read More

January 30th, 2012  |  by Alyssa Gerace Published in Data, News, Reverse Mortgage

Further oversight or legislation surrounding the mortgage industry will be the biggest challenge to loan originators in 2012, according to Hammerhouse’s Second Annual Survey of Originator Opinions.

More than half of respondents, at 51%, believe the emergence of more regulations will be a critical issue facing the mortgage industry.

Working with a committed and financially stable mortgage lender (29%) was voted the second biggest challenge, followed by product flexibility (12%) and rising interest rate environment (8%). Read More

Thu, 2012-01-26 14:28

Hammerhouse LLC has released the results of its Second Annual Survey of Originator Opinions. This 14-question survey was completed by a statistically significant sample of approximately 400 active mortgage loan originators and asked originators for their opinions on critical issues facing the mortgage industry and impacting their job performance. Originators responses indicate a strong preference to: Read More

Over half of the mortgage originators surveyed by Hammerhouse LLC said the No. 1 issue facing them in 2012 is further oversight or regulation for the industry. The Mission Viejo, Calif.-based recruiting company released results from its second annual Survey of Originator Opinions. Read More >

Originators Seek to Work with “Best-in-Class” Lenders

MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA – (January 18, 2012), Hammerhouse LLC, a national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial services industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, today released the results from its Second Annual Survey of Originator Opinions.  This 14 question survey was completed by a statistically significant sample of approximately 400 active mortgage loan originators and asked originators for their opinions on critical issues facing the mortgage industry and impacting their job performance. Read More >

By: Tony Garritano of Progress In Lending Association

The current mortgage market has been unkind for sure. Originators, among others, have been hurt for sure. How much? I just got research from Hammerhouse LLC, a national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial services industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, that is very telling. The company released the results from its Second Annual Survey of Originator Opinions. This 14-question survey was completed by approximately 400 active mortgage loan originators and asked originators for their opinions on critical issues facing the mortgage industry and impacting their job performance. Here’s the findings: Read More >