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What happens when borrowers have more control of the lending process?

Housing Wire

Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. FormFree, the ATP fintech led by HousingWire Tech Trendsetter Brent Chandler , is launching a blockchain-based exchange for consumers to take control of the lending process. The smart contract presents the borrower’s lending request to the exchange.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

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LoanStar Technologies , which connects lenders with borrowers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked, also made the list again. 469 LoanStar Technologies 1,241% 2016 Enabling lenders to connect and lend to customers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked. Homelight , a platform for homebuyers and sellers, was No.

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ConsumerDirect Mortgage rebrands as Real Genius, introduces new tech platform

Housing Wire

Jamie Thornton, director of online mortgage lending at Real Genius, said in a statement that the company has “invested a significant amount of time and resources” into developing technology for customers. Since 2016, we’ve helped more than 51,000 families with their mortgage needs, lending more than $15 billion,” said Thornton.

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Mortgage tech firm Volly scoops up Home Captain

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According to a release from Volly, the acquisition of Home Captain’s technology will extend the company’s reach into the real estate realm. This was just one month after Volly announced an $11 million Series B growth equity round led by Camden Partners and backed by existing investor, New Capital Partners.

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Opinion: When it comes to default and REO, what you don’t know will hurt you

Housing Wire

From 2007 through mid-2013, approximately 5.5 The mortgage lending industry exists to make home loans, not to repossess them. What’s really changed since 2013? This is a direct reaction to the surge of single family home purchases by investors seeking to subsequently rent those properties. Nor should it be.

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Freddie Mac names Musalem to board of directors

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Musalem is chief executive officer, co-chief investment officer, and a founder of Evince Asset Management LP , a company developing portfolio technologies for investors and managing a quantitative global fund. He previously served as an economist at the International Monetary Fund from 1996 to 2000.

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The strategy behind UWM’s multibillion dollar investment

Housing Wire

Ishbia, who started running his father’s mortgage firm in 2013 and has since grown it into the country’s No. I’m not really focused on the margins for this quarter,” Ishbia told investors in UWM’s second-quarter earnings call. “It’s 1 lender in the country. 2 overall lender, it’s to be No.

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