Aviva Canada, the Toronto-headquartered property and casualty insurance group, has invested in OneClose Inc., a fintech that helps the owners of newly constructed Canadian condominiums save thousands of dollars in interim fees. Consumers who buy a newly built condo in...
The Canadian fintech Bloom Finance Co. Ltd. expanded the availability of its reverse mortgage release platform to homeowners ages 55 and older in Alberta. The expansion follows Bloom’s launch in Ontario in 2021 and British Columbia in 2022. Bloom is the first...
Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), the Detroit-based fintech platform company, has appointed Varun Krishna as CEO, effective Sept. 5. Krishna will succeed Bill Emerson, who has served as interim CEO since June following the retirement of Jay Farmer. The company also...
Longtime attorneys Alan Lindeke and Colgate Selden have formed a new law firm focusing on the financial services and fintech sectors. SeldenLindeke LLP, will have offices in Washington, D.C., and Orange County, California. The firm’s practice will concentrate on...
Fintech mortgage lender Better.com has abruptly shut down its real estate business. According to a TechCrunch report, the company laid off its entire real estate division on June 7 and will shift operations from an in-house agent model to a partnership agent model....
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
