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How lenders can help borrowers improve their credit score

Housing Wire

At HousingWire’s 2021 Annual Spring Summit, CreditXpert VP of Sales and Client Success Matt Hydrew and T odd Worthington , director of qualification support at Bank of England, discussed top-of-the-funnel strategies lenders can use to help borrowers gain a better understanding of their credit score. Or, give up looking altogether.

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Milo launches a crypto mortgage product

Housing Wire

” Per the company’s website , it takes five minutes to receive a pre-qualification for a mortgage, though final approval is conditional on finishing the application and providing supporting documents. The crypto mortgage product will be available to most applicants in early 2022, Milo added.

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Divvy Homes hits $2 billion valuation after latest funding round

Housing Wire

Existing investors and others including Andreessen Horowitz, Singapore’s GIC, GGV Capital and Moore Specialty Credit participated in the round, which pre-empted a capital raise that could have featured new investors, she said. We’re aiming to bring a legitimacy to alternative home financing options,” said Hefets.

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Opinion: Is the lending market overcorrecting toward tech? Maybe

Housing Wire

Technology has been the focal point of that evolution more out of necessity than some consensus that homebuyers don’t want to interact with their lenders at all. Customer-facing technologies, particularly loan origination and decisioning software, are now standard in mortgage lending’s tech stack. This is not an Amazon order.

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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Illinois (IL) in 5 Steps

Housing Wire

Here are some of the IDFPR-approved, prelicensing course formats: Online. For approval before you take the exam, the state also requires that you mail a photocopy of your current Illinois attorney registration pocket card certificate to PSI at the address provided on the form.

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CoreLogic AutomatIQ Borrower reimagines the underwriting process with automation and standardization

Housing Wire

Even as lenders make significant investments in new technology and digital infrastructure, they continue to struggle with increasing costs per loan and time-to-close metrics. And it’s Day 1 Certainty approved.”. But we don’t.

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Navigating Careers in Real Estate: A Comprehensive Guide

Realty Biz

You need to finish a state-approved pre-licensing real estate course. In addition, the state can request to attend approved real estate courses every few years. An expert broker is always on time, adapts to new technologies fast, and receives local housing market news first. Now comes the real challenge!