Rocket Pro Compass partnership adds 40 bps broker credit

Rocket Pro Compass partnership adds 40 bps broker credit

Jay Bray, CEO of Rocket Mortgage, said the connection between brokers and Compass agents will roll out in phases. “There are existing partners that already have relationships with Compass agents. Phase two... Read more »
Mike Fawaz to depart Rocket Pro, announce next steps in March

Mike Fawaz to depart Rocket Pro, announce next steps in March

Fawaz, who has served the company most recently as executive vice president of strategy, growth and partnership, joined Rocket in 2011 as a mortgage banker. He entered the wholesale channel in 2017... Read more »
Austin Niemiec to lead Rocket Pro after Sogorka exit

Austin Niemiec to lead Rocket Pro after Sogorka exit

“I’m honored to return to Rocket Pro and champion the brokers who make homeownership possible in the communities they serve,” Niemiec said in a statement. “Together with Katie [Sweeney], Cory [Scholl], [Mike]... Read more »
Rocket Companies faces lawsuit over mortgage steering

Rocket Companies faces lawsuit over mortgage steering

Detroit-based Rocket Companies was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Monday that accuses one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders of steering consumers to their loan products, “even though Rocket Mortgage‘s terms... Read more »
Rocket Companies’ Bill Emerson explores recent HUD lawsuit

Rocket Companies’ Bill Emerson explores recent HUD lawsuit

In a recent episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies, to discuss its recent lawsuit against the U.S. Department... Read more »
How Rocket Mortgage plans to win in 2025

How Rocket Mortgage plans to win in 2025

“MSRs are an attractive way to acquire future origination clients together, our origination and servicing businesses form a powerful homeowner supply wheel that allows us to source new clients and organically create... Read more »
Chief information officer Brian Woodring to leave Rocket

Chief information officer Brian Woodring to leave Rocket

Rocket Mortgage Chief Information Officer Brian Woodring is departing the company to pursue other opportunities, multiple sources told HousingWire. The decision comes as the lender shifts its business strategy to embrace artificial intelligence (AI). ... Read more »
UWM offers legal support to brokers, accuses Rocket of ‘connections’ with Hunterbrook report

UWM offers legal support to brokers, accuses Rocket of ‘connections’ with Hunterbrook report

In a message to mortgage brokers, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) defended itself from the Hunterbrook Media report that claims the lender orchestrated a scheme to steer loans. The wholesale lender said it’s offering legal support to... Read more »
UWM offers legal support to brokers, accuses Rocket of ‘connections’ with Hunterbrook report

Rocket Companies names chief accounting officer

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, promoted Noah Edwards as the firm’s chief accounting officer. Edwards will replace Brian Brown, who had assumed the CAO position in addition to being the... Read more »
Rocket Pro Compass partnership adds 40 bps broker credit

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

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. ... Read more »