Mortgage tech provider Blend pulls back on hiring, eyes Title365 layoffs
Shares in Blend touched a new all-time low after the company issued 2022 revenue guidance that co-founder and CEO Nima Ghamsari acknowledged as "much lower than consensus estimates"
by Matt Carter Apr 1
Pennymac lays off 236 workers after upping tech, marketing investments
The layoffs come as Pennymac ups its investment in technology and marketing to help it do more business directly with consumers and mortgage brokers
by Matt Carter Mar 29
Fannie, Freddie loan limits set for record 50-year leap in 2022
Lenders are betting home prices kept rising in third quarter, and that they'll be able to sell bigger loans to Fannie and Freddie once conforming loan limit officially goes up on Jan. 1
by Matt Carter Oct 5
First American providing same-day title decisions on eligible mortgage refis, home equity loans
Taking a page from the playbook of a fintech upstart, the nation's largest title insurance underwriter is making an automated title decision engine available to title agents
by Matt Carter Aug 12