Aivre hires Restb.ai, cuts appraisal time by half

Appraisal software company Aivre has hired computer vision company Restb.ai to help expedite its customer solution. A company case study found the software resulted in 50 percent time savings per appraisal. Continue reading

Consumer banking helps Blend weather 2024 mortgage doldrums

Revenue from Blend’s biggest business, its mortgage software suite, fell 6 percent in 2024 to $73.3 million. A 42 percent increase in consumer banking suite revenue, to $33.7 million, more than made up the difference. Continue reading

Sonar by Simplist blends AI to flatten mortgage operations

The intent of Sonar is to create a vertical user experience to flatten the process for creating, working and delivering mortgage products. Continue reading

Vesta continues building out integrations with The Work Number

Founded in 2020 by Blend veterans Mike Yu and Devon Yang in San Francisco, the loan origination system has rolled out a series of product upgrades since $30 million Series A. Continue reading

Blend trims Q1 loss as $37.3M in revenue beats guidance

While the mortgage industry has been shrinking, Blend says it has been building its market share, processing 23.2 percent of mortgages originated in H2 2022. Continue reading