Better introduces VA refi loan with no appraisal or closing costs by Neil Pierson for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire New York-based digital mortgage lender Better.com launched a streamline refinance loan product on Monday that aims to help military veterans and service members save money on long-term interest expenses and closing costs. Better is now offering the well-known Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) through the U.S. Department of…

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Zillow’s mortgage business is growing. Lenders beware by Sarah Wolak for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Zillow is moving full speed ahead with an ambitious expansion of its mortgage business, leveraging its housing tech innovations to potentially reshape how modern homebuyers finance homes.  In its third-quarter earnings report, Zillow Home Loans revealed an impressive data point: mortgage revenue increased 63% year over year in the…

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