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Better launches ‘Equity Unlocker’ to help Amazon employees buy homes

February 28, 2023 Mark Paul Cervantes Comments Off

Digital mortgage lender and nonbank home loan provider Better.com has launched “Equity Unlocker,” a mortgage innovation that allows employees to pledge vested stock equity as collateral for a down payment without selling their stock. “At […]

ADEC Innovations Launches RiskFacts On-Demand Property Risk Forecasting SaaS Platform

February 15, 2023 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

DEC Innovations, a global company focused on designing and delivering sustainable development solutions that drive organizational value and impact, announces the launch of RiskFacts, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on-demand property risk forecasting platform. RiskFacts offers professionals […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]