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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Personal finance |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | U.S. |
| Website | Mortgageloan.com |
Mortgage Loan Directory and Information, LLC is a publisher providing editorial content and directory information in the field of mortgages and personal finance based in New York City, in the United States. It operates MortgageLoan.com a personal finance website that provides consumer mortgage news, information and comparison shopping services.
In continuous operation since registration in 1995 MortgageLoan.com claims to be "the first Internet site to feature live mortgage interest rates on the Internet for consumers". [1] The company's syndicated content is published by financial institutions, [2] state agencies, [3] professional news media [4] [5] and business periodicals. [6]
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Credible Labs Inc., commonly known as Credible, is a financial technology company headquartered in San Francisco. The company also does business through its subsidiary Credible Operations, Inc. Its online marketplace offers consumers the ability to compare and refinance loans, mortgages, and other financial products from lenders. Credible became a subsidiary of Fox Corporation in 2019.
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