Rocket Professional TPOwholesale department Rocket MortgageLaunched the Certified Community Lender (CCL) certification program to enable brokers to serve historically underserved communities.
Rocket Pro TPO will bear the cost of brokers obtaining CCL certification through the following methods: National Minority Mortgage Bankers Association (NAMMBA), the company said Thursday.
The program includes NAMMBA-sponsored webinars and eight courses of on-demand training focused on serving the $2.9 trillion multicultural market, including communities of color, single women and the LGBTQ community.
Rocket Pro TPO said the goal is to certify 3,000 agents nationwide over the next year to ensure agents have the ability to make a lasting impact on their communities.
Rocket Mortgage has previously launched programs targeting underserved borrowers, including a special purpose credit program called “Purchase Plus” in 2023.
Purchasing Plus offers first-time homebuyers up to $7,500 in credit toward mortgage payments in six major cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia.
Qualified homebuyers in one of these six cities can receive a base credit of $5,000, plus additional lender credit totaling 1% of the home’s purchase price (up to a maximum of $2,500), resulting in savings of $7,500.
