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Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ONX X+ Mortgage, New Joint Venture Between loanDepot and Onx Homes, Now Serving Customers in Florida and Texas
Company appoints mortgage and real estate veteran Kathryn McKissick as its leader SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) and Onx Homes, announced that their new joint venture, ONX X+ Mortgage, is now serving homebuyers in Florida and Texas. The partnership pairs Onx Homes' innovative approach to homebuilding with loanDepot's best-in-class lending platform to deliver a seamless, tech-forward mortgage experience for new construction homebuyers. "With our joint venture now serving customers in Florida and Texas, we're thrilled to continue our work transforming and streamlining the homebuying experience for our customers," said Onx Homes Chief Operating Officer Ravi Bhat. "By bringing Onx's groundbreaking design and construction model together with loanDepot's unmatched lending expertise, we're making it faster, easier, and more accessible for more families to achieve the dream of homeownership." ONX X+ Mortgage has appointed mortgage industry veteran Kathryn McKissick as branch manager. With more than 20 years of experience spanning loan originations, processing, and management, McKissick most recently served as a loan consultant for loanDepot's joint venture with LGI Homes, LGI Mortgage Solutions. She also previously supported homebuilders in a similar role as a builder loan consultant at loanDepot. Before entering the mortgage industry, she spent eight years as a licensed Realtor. In her new role, McKissick will lead the joint venture's business growth and day-to-day operations, focused on delivering a smooth, streamlined financing experience for ONX X+ Mortgage customers. "Kathryn is a trusted and dynamic leader with the experience and insight needed to guide our new joint venture," said loanDepot Executive Vice President of National Joint Ventures Dan Peña. "Her deep understanding of both the lending and new home construction businesses, paired with her commitment to customer-first service, makes her a natural choice to lead ONX X+ Mortgage." "This joint venture brings together two outstanding companies that share the same values of innovation and customer excellence," said McKissick. "I've always believed in the power of homeownership to change lives, and that belief has guided my entire career. I'm excited to lead this business and help make that experience even more meaningful for the customers we serve." About loanDepot At loanDepot (NYSE: LDI), we know home means everything. That's why we are on a mission to support homeowners with a suite of products and services that fuel the American Dream. Our portfolio of digital-first home purchase, home refinance and home equity lending products make homeownership more accessible, achievable, and rewarding, especially for the increasingly diverse communities of first-time homebuyers we serve. Headquartered in Southern California with local market offices nationwide, loanDepot and its sister real estate and home services company, mellohome, are dedicated to helping customers put down roots and bring dreams to life – all while building stronger communities and a better tomorrow. About Onx Homes Onx Homes is pioneering a new era of homes and neighborhoods. Founded in 2021 by construction experts, design thinkers, and technology leaders, it is committed to providing homeowners with the next generation of living spaces. With corporate and manufacturing facilities in Florida and Texas, Onx has already delivered a diverse portfolio of homes and has over 2,500 beautiful, resilient, and cost-efficient homes under development across Florida and Texas. Onx specializes in merging high-end design and leading technology to deliver the highest quality single-family homes and townhome communities. Leveraging its customer-centric approach and fully integrated construction capabilities, including innovative proprietary design and X⁺Construction™ technology, Onx builds the most resilient and cost-efficient homes, creating unique value for homeowners. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Jonathan FineVP, Public Relations(781) 248-3963jfine@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
ONX X+ Mortgage, New Joint Venture Between loanDepot and Onx Homes, Now Serving Customers in Florida and Texas
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) and Onx Homes, announced that their new joint venture, ONX X+ Mortgage, is now serving homebuyers in Florida and Texas. The partnership pairs Onx Homes' innovative approach to homebuilding with loanDepot's best-in-class lending platform to deliver a seamless, tech-forward mortgage experience for new construction homebuyers. 'This joint venture brings together two outstanding companies that share the same values of innovation and customer excellence.' 'With our joint venture now serving customers in Florida and Texas, we're thrilled to continue our work transforming and streamlining the homebuying experience for our customers,' said Onx Homes Chief Operating Officer Ravi Bhat. 'By bringing Onx's groundbreaking design and construction model together with loanDepot's unmatched lending expertise, we're making it faster, easier, and more accessible for more families to achieve the dream of homeownership.' ONX X+ Mortgage has appointed mortgage industry veteran Kathryn McKissick as branch manager. With more than 20 years of experience spanning loan originations, processing, and management, McKissick most recently served as a loan consultant for loanDepot's joint venture with LGI Homes, LGI Mortgage Solutions. She also previously supported homebuilders in a similar role as a builder loan consultant at loanDepot. Before entering the mortgage industry, she spent eight years as a licensed Realtor. In her new role, McKissick will lead the joint venture's business growth and day-to-day operations, focused on delivering a smooth, streamlined financing experience for ONX X+ Mortgage customers. 'Kathryn is a trusted and dynamic leader with the experience and insight needed to guide our new joint venture,' said loanDepot Executive Vice President of National Joint Ventures Dan Peña. 'Her deep understanding of both the lending and new home construction businesses, paired with her commitment to customer-first service, makes her a natural choice to lead ONX X+ Mortgage.' 'This joint venture brings together two outstanding companies that share the same values of innovation and customer excellence,' said McKissick. 'I've always believed in the power of homeownership to change lives, and that belief has guided my entire career. I'm excited to lead this business and help make that experience even more meaningful for the customers we serve.' About loanDepot At loanDepot (NYSE: LDI), we know home means everything. That's why we are on a mission to support homeowners with a suite of products and services that fuel the American Dream. Our portfolio of digital-first home purchase, home refinance and home equity lending products make homeownership more accessible, achievable, and rewarding, especially for the increasingly diverse communities of first-time homebuyers we serve. Headquartered in Southern California with local market offices nationwide, loanDepot and its sister real estate and home services company, mellohome, are dedicated to helping customers put down roots and bring dreams to life – all while building stronger communities and a better tomorrow. About Onx Homes Onx Homes is pioneering a new era of homes and neighborhoods. Founded in 2021 by construction experts, design thinkers, and technology leaders, it is committed to providing homeowners with the next generation of living spaces. With corporate and manufacturing facilities in Florida and Texas, Onx has already delivered a diverse portfolio of homes and has over 2,500 beautiful, resilient, and cost-efficient homes under development across Florida and Texas. Onx specializes in merging high-end design and leading technology to deliver the highest quality single-family homes and townhome communities. Leveraging its customer-centric approach and fully integrated construction capabilities, including innovative proprietary design and X⁺Construction™ technology, Onx builds the most resilient and cost-efficient homes, creating unique value for homeowners.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
SC GOP chairman cruises to his 5th term over former state senator
South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick touts GOP wins in the Palmetto State Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, following the 2024 General Election (Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette) COLUMBIA — The state GOP chairman fended off challenges Saturday from a former senator and an Upstate GOP officer to win a fifth term leading South Carolina's dominant political party. Chairman Drew McKissick of Columbia won in the first and only round of voting needed at the state GOP convention. He was backed by 56% of the 907 delegates attending the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Former Sen. Lee Bright of Spartanburg County came in second with 41%, followed by Denny Floyd, longtime treasurer of the Anderson County GOP, at 3%. 'We've proven we know how to win in South Carolina,' McKissick told delegates gathered in South Carolina's capital. Chairman since 2017, McKissick has presided over a red wave that has given the Legislature its biggest Republican majority since Reconstruction. A Democrat hasn't won a statewide office in South Carolina since 2006, and Republicans hold six of the state's seven U.S. House seats. Nominating McKissick was 7th District Rep. Russell Fry of Murrells Inlet, who in November won his second term in the seat anchored by fast-growing Horry County. 'We need to keep mobilizing the grassroots and there's no stronger person to do that than Drew McKissick,' said Fry, a former state legislator. In the last eight years, 20 elected officials have switched parties from Democrat to Republican. The latest was Solicitor David Pascoe —chief prosecutor for Calhoun, Dorchester and Orangeburg counties since 2004 — who's considering a 2026 run for state attorney general. Others include freshman state Rep. Harriett Holman, who changed parties in 2022 while she was on the Dorchester County Council. She ousted a 20-year Democratic incumbent in the Statehouse last year — among 11 House seats and seven Senate seats flipped since 2020 — to become the Legislature's only female Black Republican. Holman, of Ridgeville, said she never would've been able to flip the seat held by Rep. Joe Jefferson for two decades if not for McKissick. Other freshmen flipping a seat in November include state Sen. JD Chaplin of Hartsville, whose ousting of 22-year incumbent Sen. Gerald Malloy stunned even political observers. If not for McKissick, Chaplin told the crowd Saturday, that seat would still be blue. 'If it wasn't for the support that Drew McKissick gave me, we would not have a supermajority in the Senate,' he said to applause. But both Floyd and Bright, a firebrand former senator, argued the state has become too liberal. They argued the party needs to elect Republicans further to the right on the political spectrum. The vote showed most of the party faithful disagreed. Bright, a Freedom Caucus-like legislator before the hardline Republican caucus existed, lost a bid last year to regain the Senate seat he lost in 2016. 'One thing that's so discouraging: People are so trusting that if I elect a Republican, I'm going to get conservative government, and we don't,' he said. Attendees included two people considering a 2026 bid for governor: Lt. Gov. Pam Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson, who was a delegate for Lexington County. McKissick was the national Republican Party co-chair for more than a year before announcing his resignation in February 2024. His decision came as then-former President Donald Trump called for new leadership on the national level. Though Trump had not yet become the party's official nominee, he'd won every state contest, including a 20-percentage-point win against former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in her home state. Trump's picks as the new co-chairs of the Republican National Committee were Michael Whatley, chair of the North Carolina GOP, and his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. As McKissick was announced Saturday, one delegate in the crowd shouted, 'He was fired by Trump.' But McKissick said the suggestion that he has anything but a good relationship with Trump is false. 'People will try to mislead and lie to some folks about people coming into our party — trying to make it to be that they are more MAGA than someone else or they are more America First,' McKissick said to the SC Daily Gazette, referring to Trump' Make America Great Again slogan. Trump carried South Carolina by 18 percentage points over Vice President Kamala Harris. 'Everybody in this room supports Donald Trump. Everybody in this room voted for Donald Trump,' McKissick said. 'Anybody here claiming they are more this or more that — makes no difference.'
