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(Note: you can download the Release Notes PDF in the Release Notes PDFs section in Help Center)
For this release, we anticipate the following introductions in your environments. Major features are documented in the Blend Knowledge Base accessible at help.blend.com. If that resource does not answer your question, please reach out to Blend Support.
Announcements (2)
(New) SAML Key Encryption Update Required
We are deprecating support for RSA 1.5 (RSA_PKCS1_PADDING) key encryption for SAML assertions, which will be fully removed by October 1st, 2026. This change is driven by a Node.js 22+ security fix for the Marvin Attack vulnerability (CVE-2023-46809), which removes support for RSA 1.5 padding in the decryption path, meaning any SAML assertions still using this method will fail to decrypt. IdP administrators must update their SAML key encryption method from RSA 1.5 to RSA-OAEP (xmlenc#rsa-oaep-mgf1p) in their Identity Provider's SAML integration or Service Provider (SP) connection settings by October to avoid disruption to borrower SAML-based authentication. This update is typically carried out by your institution's IT team. If you have questions or need assistance, please reach out to your Blend representative or open a support ticket.
Note: Update steps may vary depending on your IdP (e.g., Okta, Azure AD, PingFederate, OneLogin, etc.). Refer to your IdP's documentation or contact their support team for specific instructions.
Encompass Lower Environment Migration
ICE is in the process of migrating customers’ Encompass lower environments over a period of time. If you are scheduled for migration, please be aware of the following important steps to ensure continued connectivity with Blend:
What You Need to Do:
Notify Blend Support at least 10 days in advance of your scheduled migration. This lead time is necessary for Blend to prepare and reestablish connectivity between your Encompass Beta and Blend Beta environments.
If you have received a migration notification from ICE and do not intend to delay the migration, please notify Blend Support immediately to ensure your systems remain connected.
For additional details, please refer to ICE's official documentation here:
R2T to UAT Migration Details
Maintenance Announcements (4)
(New) Email Coordinator Database Upgrade
Blend will be upgrading our email coordinator database to version 15.10.
Will there be downtime associated with this maintenance?
Yes, the downtime will impact features and services in both the borrower and lender app.
What services or products are affected?
During the downtime period, the feature to send emails and SMS will be impacted. Users will need to resend emails and SMS after the maintenance is complete.
How will this impact the borrower app?
Borrowers won't be able to receive emails and SMS.
How will this impact the lender app?
Lenders won't be able to receive emails and SMS.
Maintenance Windows
Beta: This update will not impact beta environments.
Production: Wednesday 4/23, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM Pacific (approximately 10 minutes)
Infrastructure Database Upgrade
Blend will be upgrading our infrastructure databases from version 13 to 15.
Will there be downtime associated with this maintenance?
Yes, the downtime will impact features and services in both the borrower and lender app.
What services or products are affected?
During the downtime period, no service at Blend will be accessible.
How will this impact the borrower app?
Borrowers won't be able to access the borrower app.
How will this impact the lender app?
Lenders won't be able to access the lender app.
Maintenance Windows
Beta: Wednesday 4/22, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM Pacific (approximately 40 minutes)
Production: Wednesday 4/29, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM Pacific (approximately 40 minutes)
Activities Database Upgrade
Blend will be upgrading our activities database from version 13 to 15.10. The production maintenance window has moved to 4/16.
Will there be downtime associated with this maintenance?
There will be no anticipated downtime during the maintenance window.
What services or products are affected?
Retrieving activities could be degraded and the lender activities tab could be degraded or fail to load for a short period of time.
How will this impact the borrower app?
There will be no impacts to the borrower app.
How will this impact the lender app?
There will be no impacts to the lender app. The activities tab may load slower.
Maintenance Windows
Beta: This update will not impact beta environments.
Production: Thursday 4/16, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM Pacific
Identity Database Upgrade
Blend will be upgrading our identity database from version 13 to 15.10. The production maintenance window has moved to 4/23.
Will there be downtime associated with this maintenance?
There will be no anticipated downtime during the maintenance window.
What services or products are affected?
A brief cutover period may cause intermittent authentication issues and temporarily degraded login performance.
How will this impact the borrower app?
Users may experience brief, intermittent authentication issues and slightly slower login performance in the lending platform and configurable products during the cutover.
How will this impact the lender app?
Users may experience brief, intermittent authentication issues and slightly slower login performance in the lending platform and configurable products during the cutover.
Maintenance Windows
Beta: This update will not impact beta environments.
Production: Thursday 4/23, 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM Pacific
Preview Environments (Test/Dev/Beta) (8)
Production Environments (Prod) (7)
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