Tagged: blend

November 28, 2022 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an effort to maximize loan officer efficiency and build trust with borrowers, Blend (NYSE:BLND) launched the Loan Officer Toolkit in March 2021. With streamlined workflows across the entire mortgage loan process, the LO Toolkit “enables LOs to focus on building both consumer relationships and… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PNC Bank (NYSE: PNC) recently announced a strategic partnership with Blend (NYSE:BLND), a provider of cloud banking software, in order “to digitally optimize the company’s end-to-end online mortgage application process for an improved customer experience.” Peter McCarthy, PNC executive vice president and head of Mortgage, said:… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AutoLend is one of Blend Network’s most “popular” features. As explained by UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, Autolend is used by many of their investors “to ensure they don’t miss the chance to lend on [their] loans.” Melissa Turnbull from Blend Network’s… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, has reportedly funded a £4 million residential scheme located in Cambridge, which is focused on developing nine apartments that cover an area of 5,457 sq. ft. As reported by Mortgage Introducer, Blend Network’s management noted that the… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blend (NYSE:BLND) recently welcomed Naman Khan to their leadership team At Blend, they believe the key to digital transformation in the financial services industry is the ability “to build personalized human connections with customers, and at the center of this is breakthrough… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s been over ten years now since digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) launched its business. Blend noted that it is almost hard to believe that “at that time the mortgage process was largely manual, time-consuming, and paper-based.” Blend also mentioned that they believed that… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) notes that the financial services sector is changing, and ensuring loyalty is “increasingly difficult.” Blend writes in a blog post that clients are now looking for all-digital experiences that are fast, easy, as well as more efficient. And they… Read More

February 18, 2022 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) notes that the rise of connected consumers driving product development and reshaping the trajectory of industries across the board has “proven that finance can be lightning fast, mobile-friendly, and customer-centric.” Blend writes in a blog post that the changed… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech Blend notes that as humans, we can’t help but to “celebrate and feel positive in the moments when we finish a task productively.” And yet, for many consumers (and lenders), the completion of the mortgage journey “can still feel somewhat underwhelming,”… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) notes that the need to keep up with evolving customer behavior in retail and online banking is “not a new pursuit for financial services organizations, but it is becoming increasingly more important.” According to Blend, that’s because the market… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) notes that the way people work — and earn money — is quite different than it was in the past. However, income verification solutions haven’t been able to catch up with the latest developments, the Fintech firm claims. As… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) has listed its shares on the NYSE after submitting its registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), earlier this year, in order to go public. The Fintech said will now focus on accelerating its ability to… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend Labs, Inc. revealed on April 15, 2021, that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. As… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 1:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blend, which provides digital lending technology, has shared some important features which can help provide “the best online banking experience.” As noted in a blog post by Blend, online banking clients are increasingly expecting interactions to be a lot simpler, faster, and… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending software provider Blend says it has entered into a definitive agreement with Mr. Cooper Group (NASDAQ: COOP) to acquire Title365, a provider of title insurance and settlement services. Blend will acquire Title365 for approximately $422 million, reflecting an enterprise value of $500 million, less… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Blend, which claims to offer market-leading digital lending technology that makes the process of acquiring a loan simpler, faster, and safer, suggests that service providers should make Fintech lending their identity, and not necessarily their “competition.” During the past few years, the digital… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Thomvest is a VC firm that is heavy into Fintech with investments in firms like SoFi and Figure or Kabbage and Creditjusto. Several investments (IE Kabbage and SoFi) have been successfully exited, while others remain portfolio companies. Overall, Thomvest touts 9 investments in unicorns and… Read More

February 27, 2021 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Blend, which claims to offer market-leading digital lending technology that makes the process of acquiring a loan simpler, faster, and safer, notes that in the increasingly competitive lending sector, it’s now more important than ever to work with technology that provides your clients… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Blend, which claims to offer market-leading digital lending technology that makes the process of acquiring a loan simpler, faster, and safer, recently shared key insights on “reframing relationship banking for an increasingly digital world.” Fintech firm Blend, which recently acquired $300 million in… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This month (January 2021) has already been huge in terms of Fintech fundraising, with notably 13 mega-rounds valued at $100 million (or more) having been completed to start off the new year. These companies have acquired approximately $2.746 billion in capital. This figure does not… Read More