Personal info of nearly 15M people exposed in Mr. Cooper data breach

Personal information in exposed files included names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, bank account numbers, Mr. Cooper said. Continue reading

For nearly half a century, Saul Klein has been a tech pioneer, evangelist

In the most recent edition of his Snapshot series, Brandon Doyle talks to Saul Klein about being at the forefront of technology and internet adoption in the residential real estate industry. Continue reading

Mr. Cooper: Hackers got personal info on past and present customers

Loan servicing giant Mr. Cooper, which is facing multiple lawsuits over a recent cybersecurity breach, will provide two years of identity protection services and credit monitoring to all current and former customers. Continue reading

Opendoor founder Eric Wu leaving company to focus on startups

Wu founded Opendoor in 2014 and served as the company’s chief executive officer until last year. He said in a statement that he’s leaving to focus on building new things. Continue reading

Closing escrow: Rebate-based Prevu lands $6M Series A

Alternative brokerage model Prevu secured $6 million in a Series A round of funding to continue providing its “Carvana-like,” technology-first brokerage service. Continue reading

Merger of Lower and Thrive would give Veritex 12.5% ownership stake

Parent company of Veritex Community Bank, which paid $54.9 million to acquire a 49 percent interest in Thrive Mortgage in 2021, expects a $25 million to $30 million loss if the deal closes. Continue reading

Is Aalto the alt brokerage consumers want? Tech Review

At its heart, the company is a brokerage, but with twice the number of coders and designers than advisers, it’s more of a “technology company” than Keller Williams and Compass. Continue reading

‘Grow, grow, grow’: Realtor.com’s plan to come out swinging in 2024

Realtor.com is ramping up its competition with rival portals heading into the new year as it rolls out enhanced listing-focused products for agents, Chief Marketing Officer Mickey Neuberger told Intel exclusively. Continue reading