Author: PROGRESS In Lending

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FirstClose Integrates With Optimal Blue To Accelerate Home Equity Closings

FirstClose, Inc., a fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, launched a certified integration with Optimal Blue that connects FirstClose’s point-of-sale (POS) platform to Optimal Blue’s product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine. The integration builds on FirstClose’s ability to reduce home equity closing times from 45 days to 10 or fewer, while also giving lenders access to Optimal Blue’s trusted pricing and eligibility data.

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Flyhomes Exits Real Estate Brokerage Business To Focus Exclusively On Third-Party Channels Nationwide

Flyhomes will exit the real estate brokerage business and focus exclusively on distributing its flagship Buy Before You Sell products through wholesale channels. As part of the shift, the company will transition its real estate agents to another brokerage platform, making the final step in the company’s strategic shift to a third-party distribution model.

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