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Interfirst Mortgage raises $175 million

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It’s also made a push to hire teachers and first responders to be loan officers. billion in loan volume between June 2020 and June 2021. The holding company will invest in finance, insurance, and real estate businesses. Since 2004, they claim to have created $4 billion in equity value to investors.

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Another lender settles redlining accusations with DOJ

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The DOJ said that all of Lakeland’s branches were located in majority-white neighborhoods and that its loan officers did not serve the credit needs of Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Newark. Lakeland, a community bank, operates 68 branches in northern New Jersey and in New York’s Hudson Valley.

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Lenders, reach more buyers with new credit optimization platform

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Mike Darne, CreditXpert Mike Darne: The What-if Simulator was first introduced to the market in 2004 and it allowed credit specialists to optimize a borrower’s credit score at the tradeline level. HW: CreditXpert has been in the industry since the early 2000s with tools like Wayfinder and What-if Simulator, why introduce a new platform now?

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