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Rocket’s Varun Krishna appointed to newly created board position

Housing Wire

Krishna will serve “for a term expiring at the company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, subject to his earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.” AI will be at the center of how clients buy, sell and finance homes,” Krishna said.

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As mortgage biz suffers, Blend sees unified banking platform as the key to growth

Housing Wire

To reach a key financial goal in 2026, Blend Labs plans to diversify far beyond mortgage. Achieving positive free cash flow by 2026 would represent a financial landmark for Blend. ​​”We are guiding to a free cash flow margin of 8% for our conservative case, 18% for the market norm, with our base case at 12%.

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How can we bridge the talent gap in title and escrow?

Housing Wire

The solution lies in embracing technology to address this growing gap in title and escrow hires. in 2026 — compared with 17.5% For workers 75 and older, the participation rate in 2026 is projected to be 10.8%, compared with 4.7% The emphasis, particularly on the escrow side, should be on technology.

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Frank Martell talks loanDepot’s restructuring, path to profitability and M&As 

Housing Wire

.” Martell’s first big move as CEO was to announce the Vision 2025 plan in July 2022, which included simplifying the organizational structure, focusing on client service, quality, automation and operating leverage. Amid a shrinking market, Vision 2025 was extended into 2026 and beyond, Martell said. We are proud of that.