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News: Seabird Investment Partners Names Craig Fletcher Chief Operating Officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Seabird Investment Partners, a San Diego-based, SEC-registered investment adviser specializing in value oriented fixed income and equity investments, today announced that Craig Fletcher has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 14, 2026. Fletcher will help scale Seabird's operations and position the firm for accelerated growth.
News: Down Payment Resource’s Angel Romero named vice chair of MISMO Technology Impact and Enablement Community of Practice
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading affordability intelligence platform, today announced that Angel Romero, housing finance agency relationship manager at DPR, has been named vice chair of the Technology Impact and Enablement (TIE) Community of Practice at the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO®). The community brings together stakeholders from across the mortgage industry to identify, evaluate and advance technology innovations and to assess how emerging technologies affect mortgage processes, data standards and interoperability.
News: HAPO Community Credit Union Selects Dovenmuehle Mortgage for Mortgage Subservicing
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKE ZURICH, Ill.) Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (DMI), the nation's leading independent mortgage subservicing company, today announced a partnership with HAPO Community Credit Union (HAPO), which holds $3 billion in assets and supports 215,000 members in 25 branches across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Under the agreement, DMI will subservice HAPO's portfolio loans and provide foundational infrastructure for future strategic growth.
News: Kord Fire Protection Outlines Weekly and Monthly Fire Pump Churn Testing
Mortgage and Finance News: (STUDIO CITY, Calif.) Kord Fire Protection is highlighting the importance of routine fire pump churn testing, a required maintenance activity that helps commercial property owners and facility managers evaluate fire pump operation between annual flow tests.
News: Springboard Landings Celebrates Groundbreaking of Flagship ‘Home with Heart’ in Bellevue, Tennessee
Mortgage and Finance News: (BELLEVUE, Tenn.) Springboard Landings celebrated the start of the 24-unit housing solution with a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 28, marking a major milestone in the organization's commitment to offer affordable housing for adults with developmental disabilities. The project aims to offer both independence and community for residents who often face limited earning potential and social isolation.
News: Springboard Landings Celebrates Groundbreaking of Flagship ‘Home with Heart’ in Bellevue, Tennessee
Mortgage and Finance News: (BELLEVUE, Tenn.) Springboard Landings celebrated the start of the 24-unit housing solution with a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 28, marking a major milestone in the organization's commitment to offer affordable housing for adults with developmental disabilities. The project aims to offer both independence and community for residents who often face limited earning potential and social isolation.
News: Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform for home lending, names Jeff Levinsohn chief AI officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.
News: Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform for home lending, names Jeff Levinsohn chief AI officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.
News: Advisory List Examines Who Is Buying Accounting Firms and What It Means for Owners
Mortgage and Finance News: (ENCINITAS, Calif.) Advisory List has published "Who's Buying Accounting Firms, and What It Means for Yours," a reported article examining how private equity-backed buyers, other accounting firms and individual CPAs are reshaping the market for accounting practices, and what those differences mean for owners considering a sale, merger or continued independence.
News: Advisory List Examines Who Is Buying Accounting Firms and What It Means for Owners
Mortgage and Finance News: (ENCINITAS, Calif.) Advisory List has published "Who's Buying Accounting Firms, and What It Means for Yours," a reported article examining how private equity-backed buyers, other accounting firms and individual CPAs are reshaping the market for accounting practices, and what those differences mean for owners considering a sale, merger or continued independence.
News: Franklin Madison Acquires Bindable, Digital Distribution Platform and P&C Agency
Mortgage and Finance News: (BRENTWOOD, Tenn.) Franklin Madison, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Bindable, a leading digital property and casualty insurance agency and technology-enabled distribution platform based in Boston, Massachusetts.
News: Franklin Madison Acquires Bindable, Digital Distribution Platform and P&C Agency
Mortgage and Finance News: (BRENTWOOD, Tenn.) Franklin Madison, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Bindable, a leading digital property and casualty insurance agency and technology-enabled distribution platform based in Boston, Massachusetts.
News: Franklin Madison Acquires Bindable, Digital Distribution Platform and P&C Agency
Mortgage and Finance News: (BRENTWOOD, Tenn.) Franklin Madison, a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Bindable, a leading digital property and casualty insurance agency and technology-enabled distribution platform based in Boston, Massachusetts.
News: Argyle’s new Direct VOIE+ adds income calculations from Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) Argyle, the leading consumer-permissioned verification platform, today announced the launch of Direct VOIE+, a step-up to its direct-source verification of income and employment (VOIE) for mortgage lenders. Direct VOIE+ delivers calculated monthly income from Freddie Mac's AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data, helping lenders understand eligible income earlier in the origination process.
News: Argyle’s new Direct VOIE+ adds income calculations from Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) Argyle, the leading consumer-permissioned verification platform, today announced the launch of Direct VOIE+, a step-up to its direct-source verification of income and employment (VOIE) for mortgage lenders. Direct VOIE+ delivers calculated monthly income from Freddie Mac's AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data, helping lenders understand eligible income earlier in the origination process.
News: Argyle’s new Direct VOIE+ adds income calculations from Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) Argyle, the leading consumer-permissioned verification platform, today announced the launch of Direct VOIE+, a step-up to its direct-source verification of income and employment (VOIE) for mortgage lenders. Direct VOIE+ delivers calculated monthly income from Freddie Mac's AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data, helping lenders understand eligible income earlier in the origination process.
News: Argyle’s new Direct VOIE+ adds income calculations from Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) Argyle, the leading consumer-permissioned verification platform, today announced the launch of Direct VOIE+, a step-up to its direct-source verification of income and employment (VOIE) for mortgage lenders. Direct VOIE+ delivers calculated monthly income from Freddie Mac's AIM Check API alongside direct-source payroll data, helping lenders understand eligible income earlier in the origination process.
News: Friday Harbor expands AI appraisal review to support UAD 3.6 ahead of GSE mandate
Mortgage and Finance News: (SEATTLE, Wash.) Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced that it has expanded its AI appraisal review capability to support Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 reports. The expansion enables lenders to apply Friday Harbor's automated appraisal review to the redesigned reporting format, with more than 350 checks that culminate in a concise summary of what has been validated and what requires attention.
News: Friday Harbor expands AI appraisal review to support UAD 3.6 ahead of GSE mandate
Mortgage and Finance News: (SEATTLE, Wash.) Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced that it has expanded its AI appraisal review capability to support Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 reports. The expansion enables lenders to apply Friday Harbor's automated appraisal review to the redesigned reporting format, with more than 350 checks that culminate in a concise summary of what has been validated and what requires attention.
News: Friday Harbor expands AI appraisal review to support UAD 3.6 ahead of GSE mandate
Mortgage and Finance News: (SEATTLE, Wash.) Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced that it has expanded its AI appraisal review capability to support Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 reports. The expansion enables lenders to apply Friday Harbor's automated appraisal review to the redesigned reporting format, with more than 350 checks that culminate in a concise summary of what has been validated and what requires attention.
News: Friday Harbor expands AI appraisal review to support UAD 3.6 ahead of GSE mandate
Mortgage and Finance News: (SEATTLE, Wash.) Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced that it has expanded its AI appraisal review capability to support Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 reports. The expansion enables lenders to apply Friday Harbor's automated appraisal review to the redesigned reporting format, with more than 350 checks that culminate in a concise summary of what has been validated and what requires attention.
News: Atlantic Bay expands Midwest presence with entry into Ohio
Mortgage and Finance News: (DAYTON, Ohio, and VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC (Atlantic Bay) today announced its entry into Ohio, continuing a period of retail expansion that includes the recent opening of its first Louisiana branch. The move extends Atlantic Bay's multistate footprint and brings its lending platform and support resources to Mortgage Bankers and homebuyers across Ohio.
News: Atlantic Bay expands Midwest presence with entry into Ohio
Mortgage and Finance News: (DAYTON, Ohio, and VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC (Atlantic Bay) today announced its entry into Ohio, continuing a period of retail expansion that includes the recent opening of its first Louisiana branch. The move extends Atlantic Bay's multistate footprint and brings its lending platform and support resources to Mortgage Bankers and homebuyers across Ohio.
News: Atlantic Bay expands Midwest presence with entry into Ohio
Mortgage and Finance News: (DAYTON, Ohio, and VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC (Atlantic Bay) today announced its entry into Ohio, continuing a period of retail expansion that includes the recent opening of its first Louisiana branch. The move extends Atlantic Bay's multistate footprint and brings its lending platform and support resources to Mortgage Bankers and homebuyers across Ohio.
News: Atlantic Bay expands Midwest presence with entry into Ohio
Mortgage and Finance News: (DAYTON, Ohio, and VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC (Atlantic Bay) today announced its entry into Ohio, continuing a period of retail expansion that includes the recent opening of its first Louisiana branch. The move extends Atlantic Bay's multistate footprint and brings its lending platform and support resources to Mortgage Bankers and homebuyers across Ohio.
News: Down Payment Resource identifies 2,833 homeownership programs nationwide in Q3 2026
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading affordability intelligence platform, today released its Q3 2026 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, identifying 2,833 programs nationwide. The total is up 87 programs, or 3.2%, from 2,746 in Q2 2026, marking a new survey high.
News: Down Payment Resource identifies 2,833 homeownership programs nationwide in Q3 2026
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading affordability intelligence platform, today released its Q3 2026 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, identifying 2,833 programs nationwide. The total is up 87 programs, or 3.2%, from 2,746 in Q2 2026, marking a new survey high.
News: Down Payment Resource identifies 2,833 homeownership programs nationwide in Q3 2026
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading affordability intelligence platform, today released its Q3 2026 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, identifying 2,833 programs nationwide. The total is up 87 programs, or 3.2%, from 2,746 in Q2 2026, marking a new survey high.
News: Down Payment Resource identifies 2,833 homeownership programs nationwide in Q3 2026
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading affordability intelligence platform, today released its Q3 2026 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, identifying 2,833 programs nationwide. The total is up 87 programs, or 3.2%, from 2,746 in Q2 2026, marking a new survey high.
News: Pillar To Post® Home Inspections Include ‘Monster Free’ Certificates for a Spooktacularly Safe Holiday Season
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) For the holiday season, Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors is putting a playful spin on home safety with its "Monster Free" certificates, a fun way to celebrate a home inspection and help make the transition of a move easier and fun for the kids.