Renzi joined Walter this past fall with a pay package that could top $5 million in his first year at the helm. He previously held senior positions at Citigroup and Freddie Mac.
But there’s also the case of certain nonbank lenders that are affiliated with homebuilding firms. In some cases, these mortgage professionals can earn as little as 35 bps per loan originated.
Executive departures continue to plague due diligence provider Clayton Holdings and now there’s talk that its parent company, Radian Group, is contemplating taking a goodwill charge on a subsidiary it paid $305 million for two years ago. The latest top-level officials to leave the unit include Capital Markets Senior Managing Director Brian Wornow and Mark Hughes, executive vice president in charge of sales and marketing. Sources close to Wornow contend...
Not only are commercial banks continuing to lose residential production market share, but it appears they are paying their retail loan officers less than nonbanks – a lot less. According to more than a dozen interviews conducted with executives and LOs at originating firms with different charters, some nonbanks are allowing for compensation plans that pay the originator upwards of 200 basis points. At banks, the best LO comp plan is 100 bps, Inside Mortgage Finance found. One bank mortgage manager, who spoke under the condition his name not be used, said...
A four-year veteran of the bank in California, this mortgage loan officer said he never felt any type of pressure to cross sell other Wells products either.
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