Rocket Pro, the wholesale lending arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced a partnership with Compass to offer additional credits to brokers. It also unveiled a new loan origination system during its Ignite26 event on Thursday.
Under a new program called Pro Purchase Power, brokers will receive 40 basis points when working with a Compass buyer’s agent, on top of the 40 bps already offered through Rocket Pro, according to Austin Niemiec, who leads the division.
“We’ve created a program called Pro Purchase Power to help brokers win purchase and it starts with this landmark partnership with Compass, the largest real estate company in the country,” Niemiec said in an interview with HousingWire. He added that starting in April, on the first Tuesday of every month throughout 2026, Rocket Pro is going to introduce a new power play.
Jay Bray, CEO of Rocket Mortgage, said the connection between brokers and Compass agents will roll out in phases. “There are existing partners that already have relationships with Compass agents. Phase two will be us actually proactively connecting our broker partners with the Compass agents.”
Bray said that the housing market has been stagnant for too long amid affordability and supply issues, but the company believes this partnership “unlocks these barriers.”
“With this relationship with Compass driving more and more traffic to Redfin, with the Mr. Cooper portfolio, we have a massive amount of leads. Ultimately, I think that will be one of our power plays for the broker community,” Bray said.
The agreement is part of a three-year strategic alliance between Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, and Compass. The broader partnership includes preferred pricing for Compass clients, such as a 1 percentage-point interest rate reduction for the first year of a loan, or a lender credit of up to $6,000 to offset upfront costs or initial payments.
New loan origination system
Rocket Pro also announced a partnership with sister company Lendesk to introduce a new loan origination system called Jupiter. The platform allows brokers to operate under their own branding and offers several features at no cost.
According to Carter Zimmerman, president of Jupiter, the platform is designed to keep “loans moving.” Brokers can send borrowers an application link or initiate the application on their behalf. They can partially complete an application and invite borrowers to finish it later.
Based on borrower responses, the system requests required documentation and facilitates credit pulls — either through the broker’s own credentials or, if the loan is submitted to Rocket Pro, through Rocket’s credentials at no cost. The system also enables brokers to upload call notes, emails or transcripts, which Jupiter’s AI uses to populate loan data fields.
“Jupiter passes the loan details into the Rocket Pro pricing engine so you get accurate pricing without manual data entry,” Zimmerman explained during Ignite26. “But here’s what matters: This is your business; you’re not locked in. If you don’t want to send the loan to Rocket Pro, download the 1003, and take it to another lender.”
According to Zimmerman, if a loan is submitted to Rocket Pro, status updates are returned directly within the Jupiter interface. The system also generates disclosures and other forms, builds loan packages, supports integrated e-signing, and enables brokers to create mortgage call reports for compliance and audit purposes.
Addressing data privacy concerns, Zimmerman said Jupiter operates on a separate code base from Rocket Pro systems. He added that the platform is SOC 2 Type II audited, meaning an independent third party verifies its data security processes and controls.
In April 2025, Rocket Pro joined ARIVE, a widely used broker technology platform. Niemiec said the relationship with ARIVE complements the Jupiter launch rather than replacing it. “We believe in optionality,” he said.
Marketing and platform updates
During Ignite26, Rocket Pro also said it will invest in national marketing efforts to support local brokers through BrokerNearMe.com, positioning brokers at the forefront of the campaign. “It’s less about the brand that other wholesalers are trying to launch and … we put the broker front and center,” Niemiec said.
The company additionally introduced an update to its Rocket Navigate platform called Connectors. Niemiec said the feature integrates systems such as Salesforce and Canva to reduce administrative work and help brokers generate marketing materials or client lists more efficiently.
The announcements come amid leadership changes at Rocket Pro. Niemiec recently returned to lead the division following the departure of Dan Sogorka, who had served as general manager since September 2024. Longtime executive Mike Fawaz also announced he would leave the company after 15 years.
Addressing longstanding industry debate over potential channel conflict between retail and wholesale operations, Bray emphasized that brokers remain central to Rocket’s long-term strategy. Brokers “are critical to our success,” Bray said, pointing to the Compass partnership as evidence of that commitment.
Niemiec argued that Rocket’s retail scale provides leverage rather than competition.
“You have people out there trying to create a narrative for their own good that it’s bad to work with a wholesale company that has a retail (business),” Niemiec said. “I believe our biggest advantage to the broker community is the fact that we also have the largest retail mortgage company in America, because it gives us the power to do things like we did today.
“We could never create an alliance and a partnership with Compass without retail. And look at the amazing benefit this partnership gives to the broker community.”
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