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First Financial Bank to invest $700M by 2028 in affordable mortgages

Housing Wire

billion in the next five years for lending and investments to low- and moderate-income (LMI) clients and census tracts, with 30% of the total tied to mortgage lending. Cincinnati-based First Financial Bank has agreed to direct $2.4

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ICE Mortgage Technology’s Encompass to offer investment advisory advice for clients

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In the current market where the refi boom has dried up and interest rates are sky high, most home purchases are being driven by life events that come with other financial considerations. Through the partnership, loan officers can introduce their clients to an RIA within Encompass.

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ICE envisions an unstoppable ‘life-of-loan’ platform with Black Knight acquisition

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Other opportunities ICE acknowledged include developing innovative analytics that help lenders connect with potential buyers in historically underserved markets and identify minority bias in the home valuation process. There’s a little north of 100 [MSP clients] and we believe that 40 of those are not on Encompass today.