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Lenders Getting Innovative as Refi Business Dwindles
August 4, 2022
Brandon Ivey
With limited demand for refinancing, lenders are peddling other products. While nonbanks are offering home-equity loans, some lenders are selling mortgages with a reduced-fee refi option down the road.
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