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News: OptionsSwing Inc. Acquires Apex Alliance, Broadening Assets for Learning Technology and Instruction
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) OptionsSwing Inc. ("OptionsSwing"), a leading innovative edtech and retail trading community in the United States, has declared the finalization of its share acquisition agreement to procure all of the shares of Apex Alliance Inc. ("Apex Alliance"). Apex Alliance, a start-up in financial education, is focused on educating future generations of retail investors on personal finance, investing, technology, and stock markets. The financial terms of the transaction have not been revealed yet.
News: MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: April 2023 Data
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the leader in capital markets software and services supporting more lenders with hedging and pipeline management solutions than any other single provider, is pleased to present the MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices for April 2023. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
News: Palisade Capital Management Announces New Equity Partners
Mortgage and Finance News: (FORT LEE, N.J.) Palisade Capital Management, LP, an independent woman-led and majority woman-owned registered investment advisor with approximately $4.1 billion of assets under management, is pleased to announce nine new equity partners, completing an important phase of Palisade's strategic plan and evolution.
News: Down Payment Resource adds four team members to help the housing industry meet strong consumer demand for homebuyer assistance programs
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting home buyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced that it has brought on four new team members to grow its sales footprint, expand its relationships with housing finance agencies (HFAs) and provide enhanced support to DPR's growing customer base.
News: ACES Quality Management unveils ACES PROTECT® mortgage compliance testing module
Mortgage and Finance News: (DENVER, Colo.) ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announces the addition of ACES PROTECT, a suite of automated regulatory compliance tests, to its flagship ACES Quality Management & Control® quality control (QC) auditing platform.
News: Nomis Solutions Joins FIS Emerald 2023 as Silver Sponsor
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Nomis Solutions (Nomis), the leading provider of end-to-end pricing lifecycle management technology, announces its sponsorship of the FIS Emerald 2023 Conference, which will be held May 15-18 at Walt Disney World resorts in Orlando, Fla., hosted by FIS Global, a global leader in financial services technology.
News: Stack Sports Launches Innovative StackNFT Platform For Youth Athletes
Mortgage and Finance News: (DALLAS, Texas) Stack Sports - the global technology leader in sports software solutions, announces the launch of StackNFT, a groundbreaking NFT platform designed specifically for athletes to create, decorate, and mint their own NFTs in a secure and straightforward manner. This first-of-its-kind platform offers youth sports families the unique opportunity to engage with the world of NFTs, just like the professional athletes they admire.
News: Peak Residential Lending Builds Digital-First Mortgage Borrowing Experience Using LenderLogix Product Suite
Mortgage and Finance News: (BUFFALO, N.Y.) LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced Peak Residential Lending has implemented its complete application suite - LiteSpeed, QuickQual and Fee Chaser - into its existing tech stack to power a digital-first borrower experience.
News: MMI appoints Brian McKray as director of product development
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced it has hired Brian McKray as the director of product development. In this role, McKray will guide the creation of new system features and functionality to maintain alignment with the company's vision and mission and ensure customer needs are considered at every stage of product development.
News: Down Payment Resource Issues Q1 2023 Homeownership Program Index Report
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, issued its Q1 2023 Homeownership Program Index (HPI). The firm's analysis revealed a 0.5% uptick in the number of homebuyer assistance programs available to help people finance homes, raising the number of programs to 2,362.
News: Teresa Bryce Bazemore, Inspiring Leader of FHLBank San Francisco, Named FWSF Financial Woman of the Year 2023
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF) today named Teresa Bryce Bazemore as the FWSF 2023 Financial Woman of the Year. Ms. Bazemore is the President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, whose mission is to provide its members with reliable access to low-cost liquidity, essential financial services and expertise, and resources for affordable housing and economic development.
News: Beycome Roars Past the $100 Million Mark in Commission Savings, Thanks to Our Loyal and Smarter-than-Average Customers!
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) It's time to pop the champagne, folks! beycome, the innovative and customer-centric real estate platform, is absolutely thrilled to announce a significant milestone in its journey - helping our savvy users save a staggering $100 million in commissions on their real estate transactions since the company's inception.
News: Taylor Wilshire and the Wilshire Foundation again win the Global Excellence Award (GEA) for 2023
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Taylor Wilshire and the Wilshire Foundation have again won the Global Excellence Award (GEA) from the Consortium of International Social and Financial Responsibility (CISFR). This award highlights the Wilshire Foundation's outstanding success in creating sustainable solutions through partnership, innovation, and best practices in order to advance its mission of eradicating poverty by fostering development and promoting affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all.
News: MMI adds video production tool to platform for loan originator promotion
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, today announced it has released LO Highlight Reels, an easy-to-use video creation tool for loan originators (LOs) looking for an eye-catching way to share their success and increase their visibility.
News: Sales Boomerang releases Q1 2023 Mortgage Market Opportunities Report
Mortgage and Finance News: (OWINGS MILLS, Md.) TrustEngine™, a provider of data-driven homebuyer engagement and education solutions for lenders, today announced the release of Sales Boomerang's latest Mortgage Market Opportunities Report. The Q1 2023 report indicates quarter-over-quarter improvements across all indicators of mortgage readiness, representing growth in mortgage lending opportunities.
News: FormFree and Brimma Tech announce partnership to expedite matching of prospective homebuyers with best-fit loan products and lenders
Mortgage and Finance News: (RALEIGH, N.C.) Mortgage software development and solutions firm Brimma Tech (Brimma) today announced a strategic collaboration with ability-to-pay fintech FormFree®. The integration of Brimma's AI-enabled chatbot service into FormFree's Passport® mobile app will make it possible for prospective homebuyers to find their ideal loan product from the convenience of their mobile device, without the need to first complete a detailed loan application.
News: Aldy Damian the CEO of Accredas Investments announces the sale of its latest commercial transaction, Walgreens – Denver, CO MSA
Mortgage and Finance News: (ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif.) Aldy Damian, CEO of Accredas Investments, announces sale and close of its latest marketed commercial property. The sale of Walgreens in Denver, CO MSA adds to the previous twelve month running gross sales proceeds totaling $71 Million dollars for the last fiscal year attributed to Accredas Investments.
News: Brick and Mortar to Online: 580 Realty Adapts to Customer Needs
Mortgage and Finance News: (DURANT, Okla.) In today's digital age, businesses must adapt to meet customers where they are in real time. The real estate industry is no exception and the 580 Realty Team is successfully making the transition from brick and mortar to online.
News: Leonard Jones Joins Blaylock Van, Wall Street’s Oldest Continually Operating Black-Owned Firm, as Executive Director of Municipal Banking, Public Finance
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) Industry veteran Leonard Jones has been named Executive Director of Municipal Banking and Head of Public Finance for Blaylock Van, LLC, the nation's longest-continuously operating Black-owned investment firm. In this role, he will lead the firm's banking team and solutions for local and municipal government organizations with a focus on financial and risk management.
News: Richmond SPCA to Benefit from Auction of Landmark Virginia Manor House on Nearly 400 Acres
Mortgage and Finance News: (ST. STEPHENS CHURCH, Va.) Anchored by a 200-year-old manor house surrounded by nearly 400 acres, this historic Virginia estate known as Holly Hill is now truly going to the dogs - and to the cats, rabbits, and many other creatures whose well-being the Richmond SPCA champions and helps safeguard. Thanks to a generous benefactor, the proceeds from the sale of this estate, which is on both the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks register, will benefit the local animal welfare non-profit, according to auction firm, Tranzon Fox.
News: MCT AOT Automation Improves Mortgage Lender Profitability and Investor Efficiency
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 has automated the process of digital TBA trade assignment during the loan sale process for both mortgage lenders and participating correspondent investors. This automation makes assignment of trade loan sales (AOTs) faster, more convenient, and easier for investors to offer.
News: TurboTenant and Armadillo: Simplifying Self-Management for Landlords
Mortgage and Finance News: (FORT COLLINS, Colo.) Armadillo, a modern tech-enabled home warranty platform, and TurboTenant, a digital one-stop-shop for landlords looking to simplify then scale their rental business, have launched a partnership to provide landlords with an affordable and comprehensive protection plan for their rental properties.
News: MMI increases platform’s business intelligence and expands mortgage and real estate data analytics capabilities with its Custom Dashboard Hub
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, announced today it has launched its new Custom Dashboard Hub and expanded the business intelligence (BI) tools available on its platform, increasing users' ability and ease in developing strategy, recruiting, nurturing talent and discovering new opportunities.
News: SOC 1 and 2 reports affirm Dovenmuehle’s stable and secure mortgage subservicing operations
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKE ZURICH, Ill.) Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (Dovenmuehle), a leading mortgage subservicing company, announced today that public accounting and business advisory firm Plante Moran, PLLC has completed an annual review of Dovenmuehle's subservicing operations and published its findings via Service Organization Control (SOC) 1® Type 2 and SOC 2® Type 2 reports.
News: iEmergent shares top takeaways from 2022 HMDA data
Mortgage and Finance News: (DES MOINES, Iowa) iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced the immediate availability of 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data in Mortgage MarketSmart. To celebrate providing lenders with early access to HMDA reporting, iEmergent CEO Laird Nossuli shared summary observations drawn from the loan-level origination data.
News: MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: March 2023 Data
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the leader in capital markets software and services supporting more lenders with hedging and pipeline management solutions than any other single provider, is pleased to present the MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices for March 2023. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
News: Fernando S. Ereneta, CFP® – CEO of Legacy Wealth Advisors has been named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor List...
Mortgage and Finance News: (WARRENVILLE, Ill.) Raymond James Financial Services is proud to announce that Fernando S. Ereneta of Legacy Wealth Advisors has once again been named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor list! The recently released list recognizes advisors and practices on a state-by-state basis from national, regional and independent firms.
News: National Buyers Agents Association Announces Surprising Survey Results for 2023 Homebuyer Concerns
Mortgage and Finance News: (EVERGREEN, Colo.) A National Buyers Agents Association (NBAA) survey of its members reveals surprising homebuyer concerns. Detailed results of the national survey are included in the association's blog section of its website. Some agents responded in the survey that their markets are not declining.
News: Rob Chrane of Down Payment Resource honored as a 2023 Tech All-Star by Mortgage Bankers Association
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, announced today that its founder and CEO Rob Chrane has been named a 2023 MBA NewsLink Tech All-Star by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA is the leading professional group for the mortgage industry with more than 2,100 member companies.
News: Beycome Reveals Pioneering Real Estate Collaboration for Exclusive Martian Property Rights
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) Beycome, the foremost online real estate platform, is thrilled to reveal it has entered into a groundbreaking, exclusive partnership with a visionary entrepreneur, securing its position as the only property provider on Mars. The timing of this extraordinary deal could not be better.