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Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure says GPT is already upending the mortgage industry

Lending startup Figure announced today a rollout of AI tooling to make the home lending process more efficient. The company will be launching an AI tool powered by GPT-4 to help catch errors in lending documents.  Figure, founded in 2018, specializes in helping consumers secure home equity lines of credit. The company touts that its […]

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Fintech lender Solo Funds is being sued again by the government over its lending practices

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing SoLo Funds, a fintech company that enables peer-to-peer lending, alleging that the company used “digital dark patterns” to deceive borrowers and illegally took fees while advertising to consumers that there were no fees. “The CFPB is suing SoLo for using digital trickery to hide interest and fees on

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Fintech Fundid was shut down over interest rates and a strained cap table

Winding down a startup can be bittersweet for founders. In the case of Fundid, rising interest rates killed the business finance startup. But VCs and partners hurt it, too, founder Stefanie Sample says. TechCrunch profiled the company in 2022 when Sample raised $3.25 million in seed funding backed by fintech investor Nevcaut Ventures, The Artemis

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