On this episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with managing editor James Kleimann about the cancellation of the merger between Figure and Homebridge, which was supposed to serve as a test case for leveraging blockchain in mortgage at scale. The two also discuss the round-up of which lenders have laid off staff this year, as well as the new loan products — non-QM, reno and reverse — that lenders are using to increase volume.HW Media Articles related to this episode:Figure and Homebridge cancel planned mergerThese mortgage lenders have cut jobs in 2022