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Our Investment in Pylon
The mortgage industry is entering a new era of restructuring, following one of the greatest housing booms we have seen in a generation. During this time, we will witness a consolidation of industry players, wide-scale adoption of new technologies and processes, and an increase in efficiency which will largely benefit the borrower. There will...
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Announcing Fund III
Since Conversions inception, our ambitions have always been long term. Long term thinking, long term relationships, and long term investments. To that end, we are humbled to announce the closing of Conversion Capital Fund III, an oversubscribed early stage fund totaling $122m. Fund III will focus entirely on seeding the next generation of breakthrough fintech...
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Our Investment in Vesta
When I started my career on Wall St trading mortgage-backed securities in the early 2000’s, I learned first-hand how the process of underwriting and originating loans had a major impact on the prices institutions were willing to pay for the collateral, and in turn, the rates which lenders were able to extend to borrowers (better prices, lower yields)....
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Congratulations Blend! (NYSE: BLND)
By: Christian Lawless Congratulations to Nima Ghamsari, Eugene Marinelli, Erin Collard and the entire Blend team on today’s incredible milestone. Blend’s mission is to create seamless customer experiences from application to close, making the process of getting a loan simpler, faster, and safer. Ultimately, the vision is to power one-tap access to all of the...