Yu: Traditional mortgage updates can take up to 45 days
Diane Yu · Evolutionizing Mortgage with AI: How Tidalwave Transforms Mortgage Lending · Sep 12, 2025 · at 1:03
Diane Yu, co-founder and CEO of Tidalwave, discusses the slow turnaround times and document-heavy friction in traditional mortgage lending.
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“When you're applying for mortgage, you talk to people, you send them a lot of documents, and maybe in like two weeks or 45 days sometimes, They come back and tell you the updated information.”
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