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Why it’s time for the housing industry to get serious about climate risk

Housing Wire

And yes, this certainly has had an impact on insurance companies from coast to coast, as we’ve seen insurers retreat en masse from states such as California , Florida , and Texas , which have all seen record losses in recent years from wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, severe winter storms, sinkholes, and more.

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StreamLoan expands into insurtech with Progressive deal

Housing Wire

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. This setup lets a consumer compare quotes from several insurers, including Progressive, with only one click. billion U.S.

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Mortgage Coach, Polly team up amid a rapidly shrinking industry

Housing Wire

Polly, a San Francisco-based fintech, is a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a product and pricing engine (PPE) and loan-trading exchange. Movement Mortgage, First American Financial and FinVC joined existing investors 8VC, Khosla Ventures and Fifth Wall.

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Endpoint launches scalable title features for proptech integration

Housing Wire

First American Financial Corporation ’s digital closing platform firm Endpoint is now offering a suite of integrated title tools specifically designed for proptech companies, investors and tech-forward real estate organizations looking for a scalable digital closing platform. Presented by: Rently.

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Home equity products light up a dark housing market

Housing Wire

Saluda Grade , a real estate advisory and asset-management firm specializing in alternative lending products in the nonbank sector, and its fintech partner, Unlock Technologies , this week priced the industry’s first rated securitization backed entirely by shared-equity contracts (which Unlock calls HEAs). There’s plenty of demand.,

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Quicken Loans parent Rocket Companies reportedly slashing IPO from as high as $3.3 billion to $2 billion or less

Housing Wire

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. But investors remain cautious. Stay tuned for updates.

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CFPB wants lenders to disclose reason for denial of credit

Housing Wire

The CFPB issued a statement to warn creditors that technology being “too complicated” is not an excuse for noncompliance. The designers historically have been unwilling to tell lenders all the factors used and how they are weighted,” Kully said. Presented by: Mortgage Coach.

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