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Financial data network Plaid launches a consumer credit score

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The financial-technology firm Plaid Inc. is launching a credit-score service to provide banks and fintechs more detailed and timely information on consumers’ financial health. Plaid — whose services connect banks and fintechs — is launching LendScore, a rating that will range from 1-99 with a particular focus on helping lenders serving subprime and near-prime consumers, […]

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How late fintech pioneer Doug Lebda built LendingTree

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Doug Lebda, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of financial services marketplace LendingTree, died over the weekend in an all-terrain vehicle accident, according to the company. He was 55. Lebda established LendingTree in 1996 after experiencing a lack of transparency and confusing process while obtaining a mortgage. His goal was to simplify financial decisions

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Tech Pulse: Mortgage leaders stress forward thinking

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Mortgage execs advise lenders to embrace technology or risk falling behind Lenders were urged to embrace technology and adapt to a changing mortgage market at HousingWire‘s 2025 Mortgage

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Longbridge employs One Diligence’s AI platform

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One Diligence, a provider of reviews and outsourcing solutions to the residential mortgage industry, announced on Thursday that reverse mortgage lender Longbridge Financial has implemented its artificial intelligence–driven platform to enhance accuracy and efficiency in loan servicing operations. Longbridge found an opportunity to improve how it verifies loan data between its origination system and loan

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ChatGPT, Gemini increasingly used in home buyer searches

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When it comes to learning about today’s housing market, a majority of potential buyers are going digital, turning toward artificial intelligence and social media for information, according to Realtor.com. A majority of potential buyers said they are excited about how AI can help personalize their home search experience, and 82% are using it in their

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Jason Mitchell Group, Roam team up

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The Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) is welcoming yet another partner to its business network. Roam has joined JMG’s partnership network, according to an announcement on Friday.  Roam helps homebuyers find properties with assumable mortgages, which can speed up the closing process and allows buyers to find properties with lower mortgage rates that they would otherwise

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Mortgage lenders face tech-driven paradigm shift

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As mortgage lenders confront a “paradigm shift” driven by technology, cost pressures and temperamental market conditions, executives warned that those who fail to adapt risk being left behind. Speaking at HousingWire‘s 2025 Mortgage Banking Summit earlier this week, David Lykken, the president of Transformational Mortgage Solutions, and Adam Carmel, the CEO of Polly, offered a

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Florida brokerage endures a nightmare and lesson in real estate cybersecurity

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In August, the agents at Berkshire Hathaway HomeService Florida Properties Group found themselves under siege from fraudsters.  “It began with the mother of one of our agents getting a call at two o’clock on a Sunday morning from a number that looked identical to her daughter, with her daughter’s photo,” Casey Bryan, the president of

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Shutdown hampers rates, rural, HECM and niche condo loans

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The lingering government shutdown has increased rate uncertainty, and cut off or curtailed some specialized mortgages while mainstream business moves forward, albeit at a slower pace in some cases. “Until key reports like payrolls and the CPI return, rates are likely to remain range-bound but vulnerable to sudden shifts,” said Sam Williamson, chief economist at

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Zillow’s ChatGPT integration could redefine — or violate — MLS policies

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Zillow made waves on Monday when it announced an app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Through the integration, consumers can type a description of what they’re looking for in a property into ChatGPT, and it will provide them with listings complete with photos, maps and pricing, all powered by Zillow.  This integration differs from other recent

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