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Gamsari: Blend powers 30% to 40% of all US mortgage lenders

Nima Gamsari · 20VC Special: The Real Estate Fintech OGs on Why This Is Not The End For The Bay Area and What Can Be Done To Solve It, The Pros and Cons of Working with Corporate Investors and How Leading Their Teams Has Fundamentally Changed in a COVID World · Feb 18, 2021 · at 3:53

Nima Gamsari is the founder and CEO of Blend, a digital lending platform for banks and mortgage companies.

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“We work with about 30 to 40% of lenders in the country to power their mortgage process in particular.”

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The claim, plainly

Blend powers the mortgage process for approximately 30% to 40% of mortgage lenders in the United States.

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Assessment

The claim stated that Blend powered the mortgage process for approximately 30% to 40% of US mortgage lenders. According to Blend's SEC S-1 filing, Blend had 291 customers as of December 31, 2020. Data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) indicates there were roughly 4,338 active reporting mortgage lenders in the United States in 2021, meaning Blend served approximately 6.7% of US mortgage lenders by institution count. The 30% to 40% figure aligns with Blend's market share by total U.S. mortgage dollar volume (~32.5% of $4.3 trillion in 2020 due to large bank clients), not the percentage of mortgage lenders. Strictly evaluating the stated claim regarding lender count, the claim is false.

Blend's SEC S-1 filing reported 291 customers as of December 31, 2020.
CFBP/FFIEC HMDA data identified approximately 4,338 reporting mortgage lending institutions in the United States in 2021, making Blend's lender count market share ~6.7%.
Blend processed $1.4 trillion of the nation's $4.3 trillion total mortgage origination volume in 2020 (~32.5% by dollar volume).

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[1] sec.gov [2] forbes.com [3] forbesindia.com [4] forbes.com [5] consumerfinance.gov [6] aeaweb.org [7] investing.com [8] investing.com

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