Bank and non-bank mortgage lenders are currently having a debate seen across the financial landscape on whether to build, buy or partner with new technology; mortgage lending in particular is seen as archaic and overly reliant on paper applications; companies like Better Mortgage are trying to change this through innovative technology; other firms like Finance of America Holdings, a portfolio company of Blackstone Group, are still weighing their options as more fintech firms are beginning to disrupt the mortgage business. Source
