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Increased need for a compliance-driven insurance servicing solution

Housing Wire

With multiple organizations – such as the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), Fannie Mae, FEMA, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and others – guiding these regulations and outlining protocols, it is necessary but challenging to maintain compliance.

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What makes Gen Z homebuyers different?

Housing Wire

Entering the real estate finance world in the summer of 2022 as a 23-year-old, I immediately felt like a fish out of water. For Gen Z, technology is second nature Gen Z is considered those who were born between 1997 and 2012 — today, members of Gen Z are between 11 and 26 years old.

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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

The decision to allow the ICE – Black Knight merger to proceed announces the digital integration of the real estate value chain anticipated for over 25 years. The capital, capability and content are present to make all real estate markets smarter, faster, safer and connected.

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Interfirst Mortgage raises $175 million

Housing Wire

has raised $175 million to accelerate growth and fund new technologies , just 16 months after relaunching its operations. billion in 2012 to $2 billion in 2016. Last year, Interfirst relaunched its services with a new proprietary loan origination technology platform. Chicago-based mortgage originator Interfirst Mortgage Co.

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Blend is now worth $4.6B. Now what?

Housing Wire

” Blend’s white-label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the website of traditional banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Over the last two years, Blend has acquired its own mortgage insurance firm and title insurance firm (the latter in a $422 million deal). Integrating real estate agents is next.

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Blend hopes to be valued at $4B following IPO

Housing Wire

It has raised a total of $655 million since its founding in 2012, according to Crunchbase. Blend’s white label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the site of banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Blend’s white label technology is what powers mortgage applications on the site of banks such as Wells Fargo and U.S.

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Mr. Cooper settles $90M lawsuit over illegal foreclosures

Housing Wire

Cooper] broke that trust by engaging in unfair and deceptive practices prohibited by the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, as well as violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Homeowner’s Protection Act.”. 2012 and Jan. Specifically, the CFPB alleged that between Jan.

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