Suzee Quanta
Suzee Quanta is the lead content editor for Mortgage & Finance News magazine, responsible for quality control and uptime. Suzee has worked in the finance industry for over 20 years in various support service positions, and joined the Neotrope News Network team in 2017.
News: MCT Fortifies Its Team of Mortgage Industry Leaders Before 2020 Market Volatility
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced that it appointed two mortgage industry veterans in early 2020 which strengthen its support to the capital markets community during the worldwide pandemic and associated financial turbulence.
News: Mid America Mortgage’s Kara Lamphere Named 2020 HW Woman of Influence
Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today that Chief Operating Officer Kara Lamphere has been named a 2020 HousingWire Woman of Influence. A two-time winner (2017), Lamphere was recognized this year for her continued efforts to push the envelope regarding what is possible for lenders in today's origination environment.
News: SimpleNexus’ Pamela Faulkner and Anna Ratanawan Named to HousingWire’s 2020 Women of Influence List
Mortgage and Finance News: (LEHI, Utah) SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced that Director of Mortgage Solutions Pam Faulkner and Vice President of People Operations Anna Ratanawan have been named 2020 HousingWire (HW) Women of Influence honorees.
News: FormFree Head of Vendor Management and Compliance Katie King Honored as HousingWire 2020 Women of Influence
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) FormFree Head of Vendor Management and Compliance Katie King has been recognized by HousingWire (HW) as a 2020 Woman of Influence. In its tenth year, the Women of Influence awards program honors 100 women who are "shaping and propelling the mortgage, real estate and fintech industries forward."
News: OpenClose Integration with Access Business Technologies Provides Faster Exchange of Loan Data Between LOS and Third-Party Systems
Mortgage and Finance News: (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) OpenClose®, the industry-leading mortgage fintech provider and omni-channel loan origination system (LOS), announced that it integrated with Access Business Technologies' (ABT) MortgageExchange interface solution.
News: Ursula Weinkauff and Focus Group are Joining Local Real Estate
Mortgage and Finance News: (BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.) Local Real Estate, LLC., today announced that Ursula Weinkauff and Focus Group are joining Local Real Estate, a business pairing that promises to be successful for years to come.
News: Expetitle, a digital title company, has completed a $850,000 fundraising round
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) Expetitle, a digital title company and a leader in remote real estate closings, announced today it has completed a $850,000 fundraising round. The investment brings Expetitle's total funding to over $1 million and will help the company aggressively expand its sales and marketing efforts, as well as to continue to develop additional product functionality.
News: The Alliven Group Names Yehuda Newman as Vice President of Acquisitions
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKEWOOD, N.J.) The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has announced the arrival of Yehuda Newman as Vice President of Acquisitions. Mr. Newman will be focusing on all aspects of new transactions with Joint Venture partners.
News: FormFree Taps Jocelyn Crum Brooks, AMP, as National Account Manager
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) FormFree has appointed Jocelyn Crum Brooks, AMP, as national account manager. Brooks will leverage her two decades' experience supporting lender relationships with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to build new customer relationships and strengthen existing customer engagement with FormFree's flagship products, AccountChek and AccountChek Plus.
News: Denmon Pearlman Shows Real Character in New Brand Video, ‘Tampa Bay Warriors for Justice’
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) The law firm of Denmon Pearlman recently released a new brand video showcasing why their Tampa Bay law firm is relatable, fun, and trustworthy. The video features Trial Attorneys and Partners of the firm Christian Denmon, Nicole Denmon, and Lee Pearlman in their true forms: honest, easy-going, and experienced.
News: Top of Mind Networks partners with MobilityRE to fuel mortgage loan officer/real estate agent collaboration through SurefireCRM
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has added game-changing real estate market intelligence, collaboration and analytics tools from MobilityRE to its flagship SurefireCRM.
News: Arvest Bank to roll out SimpleNexus mobile-first mortgage platform
Mortgage and Finance News: (LEHI, Utah) SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced that more than 200 retail loan officers at Arvest Bank (Arvest) will soon begin offering borrowers and referral partners a more streamlined mortgage experience powered by SimpleNexus.
News: Independent Bankers Association of Texas Announces Promontory MortgagePath as Its Newest Endorsed Service Provider
Mortgage and Finance News: (AUSTIN, Texas) The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) is pleased to announce that Promontory MortgagePath, LLC (PMP) has been selected as the newest IBAT Endorsed Service Provider for its ability to deliver a tailored, modern and cost-effective set of mortgage solutions.
News: LBA Ware Issues Q2 2020 Mortgage Loan Originator Compensation Report
Mortgage and Finance News: (MACON, Ga.) LBA Ware, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence software solutions for the mortgage industry, today released summary statistics on the state of mortgage industry compensation in the second quarter of 2020.
News: New UniConverter v12 with Powerful Media Convert Feature Upgrade
Mortgage and Finance News: (SHENZHEN, China) On July 08, 2020, Wondershare (SHE: 300624) launched UniConverter v12 to hit the market. The latest version has an overhauled navigation bar-based interface and claims to offer drastically improved performance of the 'Video Converter' tool.
News: Valligent Technologies Hires Walter Allen as EVP of Digital Transformation
Mortgage and Finance News: (ROSEVILLE, Calif.) Valligent Technologies (Valligent), the mortgage industry's residential valuation technology trendsetter, announced today that it has hired Walter Allen as executive vice president of digital transformation.
News: DocMagic and Simplifile Team to Advance eClosing Adoption, eNotarizations, and eRecordings
Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced it has partnered with leading real estate document collaboration and recording technology provider Simplifile to deliver new process efficiencies that further digitize the closing process.
News: The 64th Annual Parade of Homes is Officially Live as a Virtual Event
Mortgage and Finance News: (AUSTIN, Texas) The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and The Reserve at Lake Travis, a McCombs Properties development, along with the Parade builders release the first-ever virtual Parade of Homes video tours. The Parade of Homes, which is typically held over consecutive weekends and draws over 6,000 visitors, was reimagined for the current climate to ensure the homes could be viewed in a safe way.
News: Enhanced integration between SimpleNexus and Top of Mind’s SurefireCRM helps mortgage lenders curb abandoned applications, build books of business
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has added two-way data sync to its integration with digital mortgage app SimpleNexus.
News: Crawford Entertainment Announces an All New Season of ‘Flip My Florida Yard’ and They’re Looking for Yards to Flip
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKE MARY, Fla.) Crawford Entertainment, producers of the television series "Flip My Florida Yard" are currently searching for Florida homeowners and their family members to be on the show and have a portion of their yard replaced with a Florida-Friendly landscape.
News: Beycome joins the LAB Ventures studio
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) LAB Miami Ventures announced today that Beycome has joined its Startup Studio program, making it the sixth studio company in the studio's portfolio. Beycome is a flat-fee MLS listing service that is disrupting residential real estate.
News: The Alliven Group Announces Sell Out of Latest Development
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKEWOOOD, N.J.) The Alliven Group, a New Jersey-based real estate firm, has announced that Prospect Vines, the firm's latest development in Lakewood, has sold its final units for a total sell out of $65 million. With 159 townhouses spread across 12-plus acres, this is the sixth residential project in Lakewood completed by The Alliven Group since 2009.
News: MortgageCountry Perfects the eClosing Process – Goes Live with DocMagic’s Custom-Configured Total eClose™ Solution and Dynamic Document Preparation Service
Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that MortgageCountry, a newly formed mortgage banker, has implemented its Total eClose platform and dynamic document preparation service.
News: Promontory MortgagePath Expands Operations with Addition of Mortgage Fulfillment Center in Denver
Mortgage and Finance News: (DANBURY, Conn.) Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage origination and tech-driven fulfillment solutions, announced today that it has opened a new fulfillment center in Denver. The new fulfillment center will allow Promontory MortgagePath to expand its operations in the western United States while maintaining the high level of service its clients are accustomed to receiving.
News: IDS’ Tamara Olsen Honored By NEXT Mortgage Events’ Powerhouse Award
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced that Customer Service Representative Tamara Olsen has been named to the NEXT Mortgage Events' (NEXT) inaugural Powerhouse Awards list.
News: Bay Area Law School Launches Two New Flexible Online Degrees in Intellectual Property
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN JOSE, Calif.) Lincoln Law School of San Jose today announced their Flexible Online LLM and MLS in Intellectual Property, two new programs. Both the LLM IP and the MLS IP programs with a concentration on patents will be available starting this Fall semester 2020 starting in September.
News: The Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and The Reserve at Lake Travis to Hold Virtual ‘Parade of Homes’
Mortgage and Finance News: (AUSTIN, Texas) In an effort to help contain the spread of Covid-19, The HBA of Greater Austin, McCombs Properties and the Parade builders made the decision to cancel live public tours of the Parade of Homes this year and hold virtual tours instead.
News: Don Baham accepted into invitation-only Forbes Technology Council
Mortgage and Finance News: (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Don Baham, President of Kraft Technology Group, LLC (KTG), has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.
News: SimpleNexus launches ConnectUs Chat to facilitate real-time loan file collaboration between loan teams, borrowers and real estate agents
Mortgage and Finance News: (LEHI, Utah) SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced the release of SimpleNexus ConnectUs Chat, a messaging feature that enables real-time loan file collaboration.
News: Patent Bots LLC Releases New Legal Rankings for Tracking Patent Quality
Mortgage and Finance News: (SOMERVILLE, Mass.) Patent Bots today announced its Patent Law Firm Quality Scores, a new ranking of 802 U.S. patent law firms with at least 50 issued patents for the year ending March 31, 2020. Patent Bots downloaded 310,842 publicly available patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and then used the company's AI-powered, automated patent proofreading tool to count the number of errors in each issued patent.