Home-Equity Lending Comes to Ether.fi Through Figure and Plume
Ether.fi is adding access to income from Figure-originated home-equity lending through Plume and Hastra, connecting its financial app to the capital behind household loans.

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Ether.fi is adding access to income from Figure-originated home-equity lending through Plume and Hastra, connecting its financial app to the capital behind household loans.

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