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One year after its internal merger, the fintech and fulfillment services provider’s COO Debora Aydelotte discusses the company’s support for community banks and its placement in the ranking of Best Fintechs to Work For.

The SmartBuy program, offered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority, has drawn interest from out-of-state buyers too.

Increasingly extreme weather patterns and natural disasters weigh heavy on the majority of borrowers looking to buy a house, while half will move because of it, according to Redfin.

The increase won’t hurt the incentive for the average home shopper, but it means those who were looking to “buy the dip” in prices amid the pandemic may have missed their chance.

The forward and reverse mortgage lender completed its merger with blank check company Replay Acquisition Corp. on April 1.

However, the number of borrowers who failed to remit payment but were not yet 30 days overdue increased.

After two straight months on an upward trajectory, rising interest rates pushed homebuyer demand down to a third of where it stood at the start of 2021, according to Freddie Mac.

Known for giving away its signature canary-hued Converse to employees and clients, this small API-centric fintech is poised to become a significant player in open banking thanks to parent company Mastercard and its vendor status with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

But private mortgage insurers should not see significant impact on business if a 25 basis point reduction were to occur sometime after 2021, according to BTIG.

Ballooned home prices and a dearth of options deterred February 2021 sales, according to the National Association of Realtors