The Mortgage Bankers Association has named Bill Packer chairman of its Residential Technology Forum. Packer is executive vice president and COO American Financial Resources, with nearly 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.
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Wholesale giants sign on to platform for brokers
December 10, 2018Mortgage Professional American Magazine
AFR Wholesale is among some of the nation’s largest lenders who have agreed to partnerships with a new marketplace for mortgage brokers, conceived in partnership with the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME).
AFR Wholesale to integrate with AIME’s ARIVE
Housingwire
Top Renovation Lender AFR Wholesale is among 20+ wholesale lenders connecting to AIME’s ARIVE, a centralized, all-inclusive platform that simplifies transactions for independent mortgage brokers.
SettlementOne Approved as AFR Wholesale Partner
December 4, 2018Newswire
SettlementOne is pleased to announce that it has been approved as an AFR Wholesale AMC partner. This partnership enables AFR brokers and correspondents to utilize SettlementOne’s diverse and highly qualified nationwide appraiser panels as well as SettlementOne’s leading technology.
Ken Capling Provides Basic Training for VA Lending
November 20, 2018National Mortgage Professional Magazine
As a specialty lender, all of us at American Financial Resources (AFR) consider it a privilege to educate and inform veterans of their rights as they explore home ownership, and serve them as they have served our country.
AFR Pays Agent Fees for VA Loans
November 14, 2018PR Newswire
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) announces that beginning on Veterans Day it will pay any required VA agent fees for its brokers and correspondents on all AFR-related VA loan submissions. The Veterans Administration generally requires an annual fee of $100 per third party originator for each entity that sponsors their origination.
AFR’s Wholesale Division to Offer Floify’s Digital Mortgage Point-of-Sale Solution to its Network of Broker Partners
November 7, 2018PRWeb
Floify, the mortgage industry’s leading point-of-sale solution, announced today a partnership with national residential mortgage lender, AFR Wholesale, a division of American Financial Resources, Inc., to offer Floify’s automation technology…
Laura Brandao on “Inside Real Estate”
November 6, 2018Inside Real Estate
Laura Brandao, President of AFR, talks about what AFR is doing for the brokers, their products that are helping buyers in today’s market, and women in mortgages!
Women’s Affinity Group kicks off AIME Fuse
October 29, 2018Mortgage Professional America
The first national conference of the Association on Independent Mortgage Experts (AIME) was kick-started by a gathering of the AIME Women’s Affinity Group. At the event, executive sponsor Laura Brandao, president of American Financial Resources, said that she is committed to growing a group that will bring value to all female independent brokers.
A Manufactured-Housing Boom Could Be Coming
October 15, 2018Scotsman Guide
With an insufficient inventory of traditional stick-built homes available and as the resale market for these single-family houses continues to be robust, the nation could be poised to experience a dramatic increase in manufactured housing.