Mortgage Application Processing

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        "held_reason": null
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        "published": false,
        "value_pct": null,
        "held_reason": null
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        "published": false,
        "value_pct": null,
        "held_reason": null
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          {
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        ]
      },
      {
        "billing": "unspecified_period",
        "unit": "flat",
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          {
            "provider": "assistents_ai",
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            "unit": "flat",
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          },
          {
            "provider": "assistents_ai",
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            "monthly_usd": null
          },
          {
            "provider": "assistents_ai",
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          "monthly_usd": null,
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          "monthly_usd": null,
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        "observed": true
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      {
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          "lowest_monthly_usd": null,
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        },
        "observed": true
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      {
        "agent_id": "sei",
        "name": "Sei",
        "price": {
          "observed": false,
          "billing": "not_found",
          "lowest_monthly_usd": null,
          "monthly_usd": null,
          "headline": "No public price found",
          "summary": "No public price found on the vendor site."
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        "observed": false
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        "tool": "price_benchmark",
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