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How AI is changing the valuations process

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HousingWire recently spoke to Chris McLain, division president of Valuations for Consolidated Analytics , about the current appraisals market, AI innovation in valuations and valuation products for HELOCs and second-lien mortgages. HW: With higher rates, the market for home equity lending continues to grow.

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Figure hires banks for lending arm IPO: Bloomberg

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Mike Cagney’s financial technology firm Figure Technologies has taken another step to go public with its lending division, LendCo , hiring investment banks to coordinate the initial public offering (IPO), per a Bloomberg report. However, the report states there’s no final decision on the timing and valuation. for the IPO.

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Class Valuation acquires Maine-based AMC PropertyVal

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Class Valuation , one of the largest appraisal management companies in the U.S., To partner with an industry leader like Class Valuation will benefit both our lending and appraisal partners,” Robert Strong, CEO of PropertyVal, said in a statement. Class Valuation said it would bring on AppraisalTek’s 75 full-time employees.

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Announcing the 2024 Tech100 Mortgage Winners!

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The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mortgage sector into new realms of efficiency, transparency and accessibility.

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LoanDepot to IPO this week at possible $6.2B valuation

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billion valuation later this week. The multi-channel mortgage lender hopes to raise $300 million by pricing its shares between $19 and $21. If all goes according to plan, loanDepot would command a valuation of $6.2 The momentum for non-bank lending is here to stay. At the time, LoanDepot had sought a valuation of $2.4

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Fannie Mae approves six vendors for controversial new valuation initiative

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Fannie Mae has approved six firms to handle its new valuation initiative, which cuts traditional appraisers out of the process and potentially represents the biggest shift in the valuation space in years. Accurate Group and Black Knight ‘s Collateral Analytics LLC.

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Valligent integrates with Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology

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Apprasial management company Valligent , which was recently acquired by enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services provider VerosTM , announced today that it has integrated with the ICE Mortgage Technology platform Encompass. This content was generated using AI and was edited by HousingWire’s editors.