SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BLND #BLND--Blend Labs, Inc. (NYSE: BLND), a leading digital origination platform for banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders, today announced the launch of Blend Autopilot, the first agent of Blend Intelligent Origination. Traditional mortgage origination averages 30 to 60 days and costs $11,000 or more per loan; a cycle plagued by batch-oriented review processes where borrowers wait hours or days for a loan officer to review and assess next steps. Blend Autopilot change.