Rick Glass: Expect Some Consolidation In The Mortgage Industry In 2017
January 21, 2017
What will 2017 bring for mortgage lenders? Based on the blazing speed with which the Trump administration seeks to bring about change – a la the recent decision to reverse the previously enacted Federal Housing Administration rate cut and promises to dismantle Dodd-Frank – it would seem the mortgage industry is in for yet another year of tumult.
Higher Rates May Mean Staff Cuts
January 13, 2017
With interest rates up 75 basis points since the election – and staying there, at least for now – residential production is likely to slip in the quarters ahead, leading to layoffs, especially at firms that focus on refinancings. “It’s coming,” said industry consultant Don Henig, a former top sales executive for loanDepot, a top-10 ranked originator. “Maybe we haven’t …
Consolidation And Higher Loan Volumes Leading To Recruiting Challenges
November 28, 2016
With mortgage origination volume up and the industry experiencing substantial consolidation, lending executives face an increasingly competitive environment in acquiring key industry talent, according to recruiting expert Rick Glass, of Sacramento, California-based Rick Glass Executive Search. Glass, a 20-year search veteran who has placed hundreds of executives in the mortgage industry, finds the market for top talent especially competitive in …
Short Takes: A CEO ‘Beyond’ Horrible? / In Demand: Top Mortgage Talent / Repositioning with Capital / Are the GSEs Losing Money? / Budget Season Has Started
October 3, 2016
In its new company newsletter, Garrett, McAuley & Co. notes that one of its regular duties is to review mortgage companies that are underperforming. Joe Garrett notes, “Earlier this year, we were at such a company, and the problem was clearly a CEO who was beyond horrible. She had one of the best resumes you’ve ever seen, and on the surface, she spoke exactly …
