mortgages

A mortgage loan or, simply, mortgage is used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or alternatively by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose, while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Rate-Sensitive Retailers Getting Rocked by Rising Borrowing Costs
Rate-Sensitive Retailers Getting Rocked by Rising Borrowing Costs
April 11, 2022  |  Retail

They have survived COVID, sidestepped the supply chain, and have — so far — been able to manage their way through a multigenerational bout of...

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In Paycheck to Paycheck Economy, Some Mull Selling Their Home and Leasing It Back
In Paycheck to Paycheck Economy, Some Mull Selling Their Home and Leasing It Back
March 22, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The black swan events seem to be coming fast and furious: COVID-19. War in Europe. Inflation, touching torrid pacing that hasn’t been seen in 40...

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EarnUp Completes $31M Series C Funding
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March 15, 2022  |  Investments

San Francisco-based FinTech EarnUp, which focuses on payment and data solutions for the mortgage industry, has closed an oversubscribed $31 million Series C financing round,...

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Better Mortgage on Digitizing the Mortgage Loan Process to Speed Disbursements
Better Mortgage on Digitizing the Mortgage Loan Process to Speed Disbursements
January 21, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

Real-time home loan disbursements are of little use if the estimate and approval processes surrounding them are still stuck in manual. In the Expanding Payments...

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The Open Banking Opportunity at the Intersection of Data and Payments
The Open Banking Opportunity at the Intersection of Data and Payments
January 03, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Open banking may be seen as a buzzword in the banking and payment industries. It promises new products and innovations that everybody can enjoy, namely...

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December 21, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

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Mortgage Bankers Report “Substantial” Missed Payments
December 20, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

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CFPB to Gather Comments on Data Collection in Mortgage Lending
CFPB to Gather Comments on Data Collection in Mortgage Lending
November 16, 2021  |  Loans

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Ocrolus, Blend Announce Partnership to Automate Lending 
Ocrolus, Blend Announce Partnership to Automate Lending 
November 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Document automation platform Ocrolus and cloud banking platform Blend announced Monday (Nov. 8) a strategic partnership that will embed Ocrolus’ Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) document analysis solution...

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