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Fintech Lenders Face Risks from Faulty Underwriting Models

December 4, 2020
Brandon Ivey
The traditional models used to predict consumer credit performance and newer machine learning methods can be extremely inaccurate, according to a new report.
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Grapevine: Exactly How Much? / Crystal Ball Time

December 4, 2020
Paul Muolo
Time to start thinking about 2021? Sure, but lenders are plenty busy these days. The fourth quarter could be a barn-burner, just like 3Q20.
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Uniformity and Collaboration Key to RON’s Success

October 23, 2020
Yemeng Yang
The coronavirus pandemic has sped the adoption of remote online notarizations, but uniformity and collaboration are critical for sustainability.
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TRID Too Costly? Try the Sandbox Program, Says CFPB

October 9, 2020
Yemeng Yang
The Independent Community Bankers of America said it plans to collaborate with the CFPB to test certain community bank-inspired improvements to the TRID rule through the trial disclosure “sandbox” program.
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Grapevine: S-1 Secrets Revealed / Caliber’s $20 Million Man

October 9, 2020
Paul Muolo
So, you want to be a publicly traded company? Be prepared to made disclosures that normally might never see the light day. Both good and bad.
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Correspondent Share Down In Major Product Categories

September 25, 2020
John Bancroft
Retail lending reigned supreme in the second quarter as lenders facing an onslaught of consumer demand focused on the most efficient and profitable production strategy. (Includes two data charts.)
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Pandemic Boosts Digital Appraisals but Risks Remain

September 25, 2020
Yemeng Yang
Even though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have loosened standards for property appraisals, lenders are choosing the option of using appraisal waiver programs.
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Grapevine: All Aboard the IPO Plane / Made in Michigan

September 25, 2020
Paul Muolo and Brandon Ivey

Are some of the nation's largest nonbank home lenders pining to go public as originations toy with record volumes? Rumors abound.


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Blend’s Valuation Reaches $1.7B with Series F Funding

August 28, 2020
Yemeng Yang
The “new normal” of remote work and social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a boom in digital lending platforms — and their values.
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Efforts Put into Finding Right Lender Depend on Interest Rates

August 28, 2020
Brandon Ivey
When interest rates on mortgages increase, potential borrowers put more effort into shopping for a loan, according to a study by the Federal Reserve.
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