The composition of American households and families is evolving. The outdated notion that women are the co-borrower on a mortgage application is being challenged as more women are increasingly taking on the responsibilities of homeownership on their own. In 2020,...
As homebuyers across the country grapple with an affordable housing crisis, there’s an even larger issue facing the mortgage industry - the disproportionate homeownership gap between Black and White Americans. According to the U.S Census Bureau, the homeownership...
Access to credit and housing is increasingly detached from those who need the most assistance. Approximately 63 million adults in the US are unbanked or underbanked with no on-ramps into the financial system. As a financial technology firm focused on financial...
New TransUnion study analyzes the creditworthiness of this consumer segment and how lenders can grow market share and revenue Chicago, Oct. 19, 2021 – Low-to-moderate income (LMI) consumers have traditionally been overlooked in the mortgage market and trail non-LMI...
The Hispanic homeownership rate is on the rise. As National Hispanic Heritage Month runs September 15 through October 15, it is an opportune time to take a deeper look at this growing market of homebuyers using data primarily from the 2020 State of Hispanic...
In honor of Black History Month, we’ve examined the racial disparity in homeownership and ways for the fintech, finance, and mortgage industries to improve Black Americans' homeownership rate. Homeownership is the primary way that American families accumulate...