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Growth and Industry Recognition Define Planet Financial Group’s 2024 First Quarter.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Welcomes Andy Insua as Regional Sales Manager.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Welcomes Matt Kingsborough as Regional Sales Manager.... Read More >

Innovative Planet Home Lending Products Let New Home Buyers Skip Home Sale Contingencies.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Hires Doug Long as Senior Vice President, Divisional Sales Leader.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Servicing Recognized As 2023 Fannie Mae STAR Performer.... Read More >

Planet Financial Group Continues Steady Growth in 2023.... Read More >

The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Opens Bakersfield, California Branch.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Opens Porterville, California Branch.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Opens McCalla, Alabama Branch.... Read More >

Planet Financial Group Renews Partnership with The Farmlink Project.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Opens Nevada Branch.... Read More >

Planet Financial Group Holds Steady in Origination, Servicing, Asset Management .... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Opens Branch in Rancho Cucamonga .... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Opens Branch in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina .... Read More >

Planet Financial Group Partners with National Forest Foundation.... Read More >

PFG Multichannel Business Model Delivers Double-digit Growth in Q2 2023.... Read More >

As others struggle, Planet Home Lending is growing origination volume by double digits.... Read More >

Planet Financial Group Releases Inaugural ESG Report.... Read More >

Planet Expands Servicing Portfolio with $10 Billion MSR Acquisition.... Read More >

Planet Management Group Volunteers Partner with Foodlink.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Vice President, Technology Aneeza Haleem discusses the future of Chat GPT in the industry with HousingWire’s Ten Minute Talks host Diego Sanchez.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Acquires Platinum Home Mortgage Corp. Branches.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending has launched a new commercial servicing unit and plans to continue.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Wins Freddie Mac’s Home Possible RISE Award® ... Read More >

Planet Home Lending Servicer and Special Servicer Rankings Affirmed ... Read More >

Planet Financial Group Reports Highest Monthly Lock Volume in Company History ... Read More >

– Planet VP, National Renovation Jim Bopp discusses with National Mortgage News how scaling back procedural hurdles could revitalize the Federal Housing Administration's 203(k) program ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending has added a new home loan option, 1st Year Flex, for people who want to begin the homeownership journey with a lower monthly payment for one year ... Read More >

– Second mortgages can help you pay off debts, cover the costs of home repairs and more. Planet Home Lending SVP Adam Spigelman tells SF Gate how to know if they're right for you ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending is teaming up with The Farmlink Project to help Connecticut Foodshare in Wallingford, Conn., a nonprofit working to end food insecurity ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has opened a new branch in Dallas, Texas, as it continues to expand its retail operations nationwide ... Read More >

– Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and asset manager Planet Management Group, LLC (PMG), continued to gain market share in 2022. During 2022, Planet Home Lending’s servicing portfolio grew 47% to $73.6 billion, including $17.5 billion in sub-serviced assets managed by Planet Management Group. Correspondent volume rose to $24.1 billion, up 5.4%. ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has added a team in Kissimmee, Florida, as part of its continued effort to help more borrowers nationwide ... Read More >

– Since high mortgage rates have proved to be the biggest obstacle to sales, Brian Weinberg, Planet Home Lending's Colorado-based branch manager, says more sellers are offering to “buy down” the interest rate ... Read More >

– For the second consecutive year, FairPlay is releasing research evaluating publicly available data to identify the fairest cities and fairest lenders in the United States. The data analyzes loan records from 2021 for four protected groups including Black, Native American, Hispanic, and female borrowers ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has added a new team in Woodbury, New York, as part of its growing presence in the Tristate area and continued expansion across the U.S. ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending Senior Vice President Thomas O'Connell shares his expertise on challenges facing the property and preservation industry ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, is opening a new branch office in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, as part of its continued expansion across the U.S... Read More >

– Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, announced today that Planet Home Lending’s total origination volume was $7.3 billion in Q3 2022, up 14.1% from Q2 2022. ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer, is expanding its branch in Melville, New York, as part of its continued effort to grow operations across the U.S. ... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, a national mortgage lender and servicer is teaming up with The Farmlink Project to help put produce on the shelves of the Howard County Food Bank.... Read More >

– Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has a new team in Minneapolis led by Branch Managers Robert “Bob” Clausen (NMLS #135119) and Quan Hargrove (NMLS #232427) and Mortgage Loan Originator Seethong Yang (NMLS #1548834)... Read More >

Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, overcame market challenges to gain market share in the second quarter in mortgage originations, servicing and asset management... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has a new team in Portland, Ore. led by Area Sales Manager Tim Hattan (NMLS # 220099) and Sales Manager Tom Bond (NMLS #122912) and Loan Officer Dalton Clark (NMLS #193474)... Read More >

Planet Financial Group, LLC, a family of companies delivering innovative origination, servicing, and asset management solutions, will donate $100,000 to The Farmlink Project. The Farmlink Project is a nonprofit grassroots movement that connects surplus produce to communities in need, reduces carbon emissions and empowers the next generation of young changemakers... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has a new team in San Antonio, Texas, led by Hugh Blevins (NMLS #1469474). Joining him are Mortgage Loan Originator Dale Lucas (NMLS # 258782), Lending Partner Kristal Respondek and Senior Processor Becca McCaghy... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the delegated correspondent channel of Home Point Financial Corporation (Homepoint), a mortgage originator and servicer and a subsidiary of Home Point Capital Inc... Read More >

Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, continued to grow its servicing portfolio as interest rates rose and prepayment speeds declined, ending the first quarter at $54.23 billion... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has renewed for a fourth year its partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), the official nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service. Through the partnership, Planet Home Lending will have funded the planting of more than a quarter-million trees in our National Forests... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national lender and servicer, has earned Fannie Mae’s 2021 Servicer Total Achievement and RewardsTM (STAR™) Program recognition, which acknowledges mortgage servicers for their effective, standardized processes that help drive their performance and operational success. Planet Home Lending was recognized in the General Servicing and Solution Delivery categories, and one of 29 servicers named a 2021 Fannie Mae STAR recipient... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has hired Branch Manager Vince Caicedo (NMLS#390038) to lead a new Jacksonville team that includes Emily Valdes (NMLS#1887351) as assistant branch manager, Mortgage Loan Originators David Mumbauer (NMLS#1684225) and Caleb Davis (NMLS#2149478) and Loan Origination Assistant Vanessa Oliveras... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national lender and servicer, has earned recognition as a 2022 Top Workplace USA. The company also recently won local Top Workplace awards from the Baltimore Sun and the Dallas Morning News... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has a new team in San Antonio, Texas, led by Aldo Del Giudice (NMLS# 292837) with Benjamin Chairez (NMLS# 2066871) and Roland Mancha (NMLS# 2144306) as mortgage loan originators and Veronica Serrano as loan officer assistant... Read More >

Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, continued to post higher-than-market gains during 2021. Its subsidiaries’ gains included a 51% increase in the servicing portfolio, 46% growth in total origination volume and a 63% rise in assets under management... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has added a new Farmers Branch, Texas, team, its fifth in the state. The team will be run by Branch Manager Leeland Bissett (NMLS #1170311)... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has arrived in Rockford, Illinois, with a new team run by Branch Manager Bruce Biggers (NMLS #227665)... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national lender and servicer, has hired Crystal Gray, Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel; Andrew Murray, Vice President, Associate General Counsel; Michelle Krause, Senior Vice President, Post-Closing; and promoted Julie Frank to Vice President, Human Resources... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has hired Branch Manager Tayron Baena (NMLS#1284194) to lead its new Lake Buena Vista team and continue the company’s expansion in Florida and Puerto Rico... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has hired Edwin "Ed" Hoffman (NMLS# 9921) to run its new Moreno Valley team and continue the company's expansion in California... Read More >

In the third quarter of 2021, Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, continued to report steady growth across its synergistic ecosystem of servicing, correspondent and private-client channels... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has hired Area Sales Managers John Rivera (NMLS# 869967) and Cesar Delgado (NMLS# 320626) to lead its aggressive growth in Florida and Puerto Rico... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has hired Carlos M. Aguilar, Sr. (NMLS# 208210) to manage its newly reopened branch at 205 N 2nd Ave. Joining him are Mortgage Loan Originators Carlos Aguilar, Jr. (NMLS #791382) and Lee Riedel (NMLS# 1531103), along with Loan Officer Assistant Geoffrey Chaves... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC has opened a new branch (NMLS# 2228169) at 500 Marquette Ave., N.W. Suite 1200, Office 1277, Albuquerque. The office will be run by Branch Manager Chris Gonzales... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, recently endowed a scholarship through the Army Scholarship Foundation. The nonprofit organization provides college scholarships to children of current and former... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national lender and servicer, has hired Andrew Watson as Senior Vice President, Contact Center. A well-regarded mortgage servicing leader, Watson is known for his ability to strategically elevate the call-center customer experience... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender, has opened a new branch in New Albany, offering home loans for military service members, first-time homebuyers, move-up buyers, and people who want to purchase and renovate homes... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has opened a new branch at 1608 Queen St., Wilmington, NC (NMLS #2162069). Mortgage industry professional Dawn Bailey (NMLS#692052) is Branch Manager... Read More >

In the second quarter of 2021, Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, continued to report steady growth in its servicing, correspondent, retail lending and private-client channels... Read More >

As part of the Planet with a Purpose program, Planet Home Lending has endowed a scholarship with the Army Scholarship Foundation. Through this commitment, the Army Scholarship Foundation will be able to help student applicants achieve their dream of a college education.... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national lender and servicer, has hired Caleb Mittelstet, AMP, as Executive Vice President, National Production, Distributed Retail Sales. A business builder well-known for profitably growing distributed retail channels, Mittelstet is also an expert sales coach and business mentor... Read More >

In the first quarter of 2021, Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC (PHL) and Planet Management Group, LLC (PMG), continued to post significant gains by adding private clients... Read More >

Planet Home Lending, LLC, a national mortgage lender and servicer, has partnered with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), the official nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service, for a third year and will fund the planting of 100,000 trees in 2021... Read More >

In 2020, Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC and Planet Management Group, LLC, remained well-capitalized in the face of industry turmoil, excelling during the most challenging mortgage market crisis since the mid-2000s... Read More >

Planet, ranked #15 nationally in overall correspondent volume and #7 in government originations, was recognized for its strong leadership and ability to seize opportunities, keep pricing sharp and apply ahead-of-the-curve processes and protocol... Read More >

Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC, continued its growth across its multiple channels during the third quarter of the year and achieved several milestones... Read More >

The Farmlink Project: Impact Tour will roll into Baltimore Thursday, Sept., 10, delivering more than 3,500 gallons of milk and 500 lbs. of onions to St. Gabriel Church and the Baltimore chapter of 4MyCity®, a charity fighting food waste across the country... Read More >

The Farmlink Project Impact Tour will roll into Manhattan to distribute 720 gallons of milk to community refrigerators throughout Brooklyn and another1,000 gallons to Food Bank NYC... Read More >

The Farmlink Project was started in mid-April by college students and recent graduates who saw a need to connect farmers with surplus crops to food banks in need. Since its start, The Farmlink Project has delivered meals to more than 10 million people... Read More >

During the first half of 2020, national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC’s, correspondent channel posted 93% growth year-over-year in funding volume and 26% growth in its client base... Read More >

SocialSurvey bases its results on customer survey completion rates, number of reviews and the star ratings submitted to the platform by verified customers. Planet Home Lending as a company earned a 4.84 out of 5-star rating from more than 10,000 reviews on... Read More >

In the first quarter of 2020, Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC, was able to meet the dual challenges of responding to the COVID-19 crisis and the record demand for refinances... Read More >

In 2019, Planet Financial Group, LLC, parent of national mortgage lender and servicer Planet Home Lending, LLC, increased its retail originations to $2 billion, began sub-servicing several new loan products for its private clients, and grew ... Read More >