• Lower’s John Berkowitz on building lead generation certainty with Movoto Advantage,Brooklee Han

    Lower’s John Berkowitz on building lead generation certainty with Movoto Advantage

    After being acquired by mortgage lender Lower in May 2025, executives at real estate listing portal Movoto said they hoped to use Lower’s network to connect more consumers with top local real estate agents and mortgage professionals. This vision — which was first explained to HousingWire by John Ber

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  • New Cheval Holdings acquires Surge, appoints Jimmy Gillespie as CEO,HousingWire Automation

    New Cheval Holdings acquires Surge, appoints Jimmy Gillespie as CEO

    Surge, a partner intelligence platform for wholesale mortgage lenders, has been acquired by New Cheval Holdings as the wholesale channel faces tighter scrutiny on broker oversight and market share pressure from retail and direct-to-consumer lenders. The transaction brings dedicated ownership and ins

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  • loanDepot, Figure team up on streamlined home loan and equity products,HousingWire Automation

    loanDepot, Figure team up on streamlined home loan and equity products

    loanDepot announced Thursday that it has formed a strategic partnership with Figure Technology Solutions to power a new “express-path” home loan product through loanDepot’s mello platform. Under the agreement, loanDepot will integrate Figure’s proprietary credit and loan underwriting engine into its

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