Better.com Founder Garg Says Lender Committed to ‘Greater Capitalization’ August 23, 2022 Paul Muolo Better, which remains privately held, has yet to release its 2Q22 results.Read More
Equifax Credit Score Snafu May Have Had Wider Impact August 22, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fannie Mae said it’s still working with Freddie and the FHFA to “assess the impact" of the incident...Read More
The Purchase Price for a Four-Year-Old MSR Analytics Firm: $101 Million August 19, 2022 Paul Muolo The purchase price includes $30 million in cash...Read More
Red Ink, Layoffs the Order of the Day at Mortgage Vendor Blend August 16, 2022 Paul Muolo The San Francisco-based tech vendor also revealed that it decided to eliminate 220 full-time positions...Read More
Short Takes: Better Troubles? / The SoftBank Question / A $750 Million Loan / Dumping SoFi Shares / #34 and Slipping August 10, 2022 Paul Muolo A large loan to Better.com from SoftBank is something to keep an eye on...Read More
Better.com’s IPO/SPAC Faces Steep Odds July 22, 2022 Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey The fintech was sanctioned by Washington state for licensing and other violations...Read More
CFPB Hiring Tech Experts to Boost Investigations July 20, 2022 Sam Manas The bureau expects to hire roughly 25 tech specialists over the next year or so...Read More
FHFA Nods to Fintech's Role in Housing Finance, Creates a New Office July 19, 2022 Dennis Hollier The agency said it wants to foster the safe, sound and responsible use of technology in the mortgage process.Read More
GSEs and FHFA Focusing on Fourth-Party Risk July 7, 2022 Dennis Hollier Fourth-party risk? It's an issue for Fannie, Freddie and their regulator...Read More
GSEs Update Seller/Servicers on Recent Equifax Coding Snafu July 5, 2022 Dennis Hollier More importantly, the inaccurate credit scores won’t render the loans ineligible for purchase.Read More
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