Borrowers are eager to tap into home equity — how can lenders meet the demand?

American homeowners currently have more tappable home equity than ever and the increase means more borrowers are interested in tapping into that equity. These same borrowers are also expecting a digitally forward, transparent, and unified home equity lending experience. 

At a time when origination costs have reached a new high, no one can afford more inefficiencies that further compress margins, especially in the home equity space. The way to overcome inefficiencies and mitigate margin compression is through automation. 

Moderated by HousingWire’s Chief Operating Officer, Diego Sanchez, this one-hour online event highlights the most current insights published in the MBA Home Equity Lending Study as well as boots-on-the-ground lenders that are improving the ROI and reducing the risk of low-to-no-cost Home Equity transactions.

Date & Time: September 14th, 1 p.m. CT

Sponsored by: FirstClose

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Meet the Panelists:

Marina-Walsh

Marina Walsh
Vice President of Industry Analysis,
MBA

Craig-Austen

Craig Austin
Chief Revenue Officer,
FirstClose

Jackson-Braswell-1

Jackson Braswell
Director, Credit Administration and Collections,
Truliant Federal Credit Union

Kevin-Walts

Kevin Walts
Mortgage Sales Manager,
Associated Credit Union

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