Should Your Firm Join The Mortgage IPO Boom? Consider These Facts First

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Stephen Curry provides insights around the mortgage IPO boom in his byline for National Mortgage News.

Stephen Curry's byline for National Mortgage News examines the wave of mortgage IPOs following Rocket, and the trade-offs firms should weigh before deciding to follow.

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