Blend, now “debt-free,” remains confident about reaching profitability by the end of 2024
Mortgage tech firm Blend Labs reported another loss in the first quarter of 2024, but its executives remain confident the company will deliver profits by...
CFPB, OCC and Federal Reserve raise thresholds for TILA standards
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Monday announced its joint rulemaking with the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller...
Total Expert, Polly purpose to assist a lender determine buyer alternatives sooner
Customer engagement platform Total Expert‘s customer intelligence and mortgage tech firm Polly‘s product and pricing engine (PPE) will help California-based lender Mountain West...
RE/MAX Holdings appoints Erik Carlson as new CEO
After a nearly two-year search, RE/MAX Holdings, the parent company of brokerage firm RE/MAX, has found its new CEO. The board of directors...
Opinion: How regulators can reduce costs and increase equity
Recently, new technologies have reduced costs associated with purchasing a home and provided more opportunities for first-time homebuyers to enter the market.
To...
Mortgage advisory firms Stratmor Group, Teraverde merge
Mortgage advisory firm Stratmor Group has merged with Teraverde, a mortgage advisory firm and technology solutions provider, in a deal that the companies...
PrimeLending recruits several more top-producing LOs in Texas
PrimeLending, a Texas-based retail mortgage bank, added 12 new loan originators as it attempts to grow market share within its existing Texas footprint.
Among...
Assumable mortgage platform Roam partners with national lender on down payment assistance
New York-based assumable mortgage platform Roam rolled out a new partnership with national lender Spring EQ to provide second-lien loans to Roam customers,...
Mr. Cooper confirms personal data compromised in cyberattack
Mr. Cooper Group’s examination of the cyberattack it suffered in late October concluded that the personal information of current and former customers was compromised....
Why is real estate tech a hot topic?
At “The Gathering” this year, every room seemed to share a certain buzz. Conversations across panels, roundtables, announcements, and everywhere in between seemed...
