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Brad Finkelstein

New York

Originations Editor at National Mortgage News

Editor at Arizent

Originations editor at @NatMortgageNews - @Arizent_co, past president @NYFWA, former amateur baseball umpire, NY Rangers fan

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  • 1 week ago | nationalmortgagenews.com | Brad Finkelstein

    Consumers are giving mixed messages on how they feel about the current home purchase market and this is likely feeding into the Spring season, a Bank of America report found. Among current homeowners and prospective buyers, 60% claim they are unable to tell whether now is a good time to purchase a home or not. The date comes from its Homebuyer Insights Report, a survey of 2,000 people, split evenly between the two groups and conducted between March 20 and April 22.

  • 1 week ago | nationalmortgagenews.com | Brad Finkelstein

    The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization has made two editions of its reference model, one an update and the other a new version, available for industry use.

  • 1 week ago | nationalmortgagenews.com | Brad Finkelstein

    Looking to expand its operation on the East Coast, Next Level Education, a provider of continuing education for the mortgage industry, has acquired Summit Mortgage Training. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Summit is headquartered in Hanover, New Jersey and in addition to its home state, operates in Pennsylvania and Florida. Andrea Gagliardi, who founded Summit eight years ago, has joined Next Level as director of content management.

  • 1 week ago | nationalmortgagenews.com | Brad Finkelstein

    Altisource Portfolio Solutions is doing a reverse split of outstanding common stock, effective Wednesday May 28, to regain market listing compliance. The Luxembourg-based company, known as the former servicing platform provider for Ocwen (which recently rebranded to Onity) is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. On Dec. 19, 2024, Altisource received a notice from Nasdaq stating the common stock no longer met the minimum bid price rule of $1 per share for 30 consecutive business days.

  • 2 weeks ago | nationalmortgagenews.com | Brad Finkelstein

    A loan officer at a credit union, Stephanie Dombrowski, is this year's Top Producer among women. Dombrowski, who works at Ent Credit Union in Colorado Springs, Colorado, originated $186.5 million last year, followed by Ashley McKenzie of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Nancy Moreland of Brookhollow Mortgage Services. Dombrowski noted that the rising cost of homeowners insurance impacted at least one of her clients.

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Brad Finkelstein
Brad Finkelstein @NMNBrad
28 Apr 25

The time is here - the first portion of this year's National Mortgage News Top Producers listing has been revealed. Keep an eye on our homepage for the remaining segments, as well as additional data points to be released. https://t.co/Xh7xdlOGoH

Brad Finkelstein
Brad Finkelstein @NMNBrad
7 Apr 25

10-year Treasury is up 19 bps on the day now even as DJIA plays follow the bouncing ball Refi boomlet likely as mortgage rates start to fall https://t.co/yXjUVhJRLj

Brad Finkelstein
Brad Finkelstein @NMNBrad
21 Mar 25

FHA cancels policy that allows consumers to challenge an appraisal. Lenders can still do their own challenge, but is it a step back for fairer valuations? Fair lending laws still apply. https://t.co/W8e3KPJWje