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News: innovosource summit to connect early-stage investors with university-managed tech and startup funds and accelerator programs

Mortgage and Finance News: (MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) innovosource will host its fifth annual COVERGENCE Summit from Oct. 20-21, 2022, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Club. The event gathers more than 60 university gap fund/accelerator programs (GAP) and potential commercial and investment partners to discuss best practices and review portfolios and investable projects and startups.

News: Sales Boomerang Q2 2022 Mortgage Market Opportunities Report

Mortgage and Finance News: (OWINGS MILLS, Md.) Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, today released its latest Mortgage Market Opportunities Report. Sharp quarter-over-quarter increases in equity, credit-improvement and new-listing alerts in Q2 2022 point to areas of opportunity for lenders in a contracting mortgage market

News: Down Payment Resource releases Q2 2022 Homeownership Program Index

Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the nationwide database for U.S. homebuyer assistance programs, today announced findings from its latest Homeownership Program Index (HPI). The firm's analysis of 2,273 homebuyer assistance programs in its DOWN PAYMENT RESOURCE® database revealed that the net number of homebuyer assistance programs increased by 1.6% from Q1 to Q2 2022.

News: NotaryCam Announces eClose360 Product Updates

Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam®, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, announced today that it has made updates to its eClose360® platform to expand its capabilities and deliver a better user experience for both notaries and document signers.

News: System4 Opens 6th New Office in Florida, in the Fort Lauderdale Area

Mortgage and Finance News: (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) System4 Facility Services Management, an industry leader in facility management solutions that specializes in customized commercial cleaning, disinfection and repair and maintenance services announced opening its sixth office in Florida. The new Florida office is in the Fort Lauderdale area.

News: Mortgage Banker Magazine Honors DocMagic’s Dominic Iannitti with Inaugural Legends of Lending Award

Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document generation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that its president and CEO, Dominic Iannitti, has been selected by Mortgage Banker magazine as a 2022 Legends of Lending award recipient.

News: Sales Boomerang’s New Life Event Alerts Help Lenders Grow Pipelines While Fostering Strong Financial Friendships

Mortgage and Finance News: (OWINGS MILLS, Md.) Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, today announced the launch of its newest automated alert offering, Life Event Alerts, which notify mortgage advisors when a borrower or a prospect in their customer database experiences a major life change that could alter their financial situation and/or goals.

News: MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: June 2022 Data

Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) 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 June 2022.

News: After, Inc.’s QuickCover Extension is Now Available on the Top Four eMarketplace App Stores – Shopify, Adobe Commerce, Woo Commerce,...

Mortgage and Finance News: (NORWALK, Conn.) After, Inc., a pioneer in the Warranty Services industry, just announced that its QuickCover® product protection technology is officially available on Shopify, Adobe Commerce, Woo Commerce, and BIG Commerce. QuickCover® is one of five post-sale customer experience platforms that After, Inc. calls its QuickSuite.

News: Bill Gorab Takes Over Local Edward Jones Branch Office in Colorado Springs

Mortgage and Finance News: (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) Financial Advisor Bill Gorab has been named to take over the local Edward Jones office located at 1230 Tenderfoot Hill Rd, Ste 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, the firm announced today. Gorab assumes the position of financial advisor from Doug Dirksen.

News: Hero Homes Solutions acquires 30 homes in Urbana, Ohio

Mortgage and Finance News: (URBANA, Ohio) Hero Homes Solutions LLC, has acquired a 30-home subdivision in Urbana, Ohio located in Champaign County, Ohio from Waltco Investments LLC. To date the company has purchased over 500 homes in Ohio with a goal of getting to 1,000 homes within 24 months.

News: ‘ALICE’ Families Focus of New Docudrama by Education Based Housing, Premieres July 21

Mortgage and Finance News: (HOUSTON, Texas) A $500 or $1,000 unplanned expense is enough to send an ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) family spiraling according to a report by Bankrate. Education Based Housing, a Houston nonprofit that serves ALICE families and communities knows this to be true. It partnered with Cypress creative agency, PrettyWork Creative to produce a docudrama to show situations real families face and expand the national conversation on ALICE families.

News: Southwestern Investment Group Welcomes Gary Bonner as Chief Operating Officer

Mortgage and Finance News: (FRANKLIN, Tenn.) Southwestern Investment Group, an independent wealth management company, today announced Gary Bonner has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. As an industry professional and serial entrepreneur, Gary brings more than 30 years of experience growing companies and leading cross-functional teams.

News: Trion Properties Makes Largest Acquisition To Date With $108.75 Million Off-Market Acquisition In Highly Desirable Denver Submarket

Mortgage and Finance News: (EDGEWATER, Colo.) Trion Properties, a multifamily investment sponsor and private equity real estate firm based in West Hollywood, California and Miami, Florida, has successfully completed the off-market acquisition of Terra Village, a 402-unit multifamily community in Edgewater, Colorado, a rapidly gentrifying urban submarket of Denver, for $108.75 million.

News: Hero Homes Solutions acquires 98 homes in Lima, Ohio

Mortgage and Finance News: (The acquisition of the four single family homes marks the company's 98th home purchase in Lima Ohio) Hero Homes Solutions LLC, one of the fastest-growing single family owner-operators in Ohio, announces it has acquired four additional single family rental homes in Lima Ohio and is under contract to purchase an additional 22 with options to purchase an additional 60.

News: PitBullTax Software Integrates with Major Tech Companies to Further Dominate The IRS Tax Resolution Industry

Mortgage and Finance News: (CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.) PitBullTax Software, the Nation's Leading IRS Tax Resolution Software for CPAs, EAs and Tax Attorneys has announced the release of Version 7.0. PitBullTax Software has licensees in all 50 states that rely on their software to prepare their clients' IRS resolution cases.

News: Click n’ Close Promotes Daniel Forshey and Sady Mauldin to C-Suite

Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Click n' Close, a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, is pleased to announce the company has promoted Daniel Forshey to Chief Operating Officer and Sady Mauldin to Chief Compliance Officer.

News: FormFree announces support for new Freddie Mac Loan Product Advisor enhancement aimed at expanding sustainable homeownership for renters

Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) FormFree® announced that mortgage lenders using AccountChek® verification of asset (VOA) reports in conjunction with a Freddie Mac Loan Product Advisor® (LPA℠) solution will soon benefit from an enhancement that takes loan applicants' 12-month on-time rent payment history into consideration when assessing eligibility for qualified first-time homebuyers.

News: U.S. News & World Report Names TerraBella Northridge a Best Senior Living Award Winner

Mortgage and Finance News: (RALEIGH, N.C.) Senior living community TerraBella Northridge earned a top spot in the first-ever Best Senior Living rankings by U.S. News & World Report, winning in the Best Memory Care category. The 2022-2023 Best Senior Living guide is a debut offering from U.S. News & World Report, itself the foremost global authority in health ratings and consumer advice, attracting more than 50 million visitors per month.

News: U.S. News & World Report Names TerraBella Lake Norman a Best Senior Living Award Winner

Mortgage and Finance News: (MOORESVILLE, N.C.,) Senior living community TerraBella Lake Norman earned a top spot in the first-ever Best Senior Living rankings by U.S. News & World Report, winning in the Best Memory Care category. The 2022-2023 Best Senior Living guide is a debut offering from U.S. News & World Report, itself the foremost global authority in health ratings and consumer advice, attracting more than 50 million visitors per month.

News: iEmergent appoints Megan Horn as Chief Marketing Officer

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 appointment of Megan Horn as chief marketing officer (CMO). In this role, Horn will oversee marketing, public relations, brand management and customer experience for the growing company.

News: Walmart Names Siani Probiotic Body Care as Finalist for 2022 Open Call Event: A Golden Opportunity for Small Business Growth

Mortgage and Finance News: (BENTONVILLE, Ark.) Walmart selected Siani Probiotic Body Care as one of 1,200 finalists from 13,000 applications for its ninth annual Open Call event. Walmart's initiative focuses on increasing jobs in America by supporting products made, grown, or assembled in the USA.

News: Ruoff Mortgage Selects ACES Quality Management & Control to Improve Loan Quality Enterprise-wide Across Multiple Product Lines

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, announced that Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. (Ruoff Mortgage), a full-service residential mortgage lender, has selected its flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to support the company's origination and servicing quality control (QC) audits.

News: Klingenstein Fields Advisors Opens New Office and Adds Senior Business Development and Advisory Resource

Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Klingenstein Fields Advisors (KF Advisors) is excited to announce the opening of an office in West Palm Beach to serve the south Florida market. The establishment of a physical presence in south Florida demonstrates the firm's long-standing commitment to the market and provides a home base from which to operate.

News: Sales Boomerang and Mortgage Coach Merge, Appoint Richard Harris as CEO

Mortgage and Finance News: (OWINGS MILLS, Md.) Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, and Mortgage Coach, a platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive home loan presentations, today announced their merger and the appointment of SaaS executive Richard Harris as CEO.

News: Business and Economic Empowerment Leader Dr. Velma Trayham Announced as Keynote Speaker for Takeaway Tax Business Conference in Houston, TX

Mortgage and Finance News: (HOUSTON, Texas) Highlighting the power of entrepreneurship to change the world and end poverty, award-winning B2B/diversity consultant and leader Dr. Velma Trayham (CEO of Thinkzilla Consulting Group) has been announced as the keynote speaker for TakeAway Tax's upcoming Tax Business Conference in Houston on Aug. 4.

News: Southwestern Investment Group Named a Top Workplace in Middle Tennessee for Third Consecutive Year

Mortgage and Finance News: (FRANKLIN, Tenn.) Southwestern Investment Group, an independent wealth management company, today announced it was once again named to The Tennessean's 2022 list of Top Workplaces in Middle Tennessee. The firm was also honored as a Top Workplace in the Tennessean's 2020 and 2021 lists.

News: Lender Price Launches Marketplace 2.0, Providing Wholesale Brokers and Lenders with Enhanced Pricing Capabilities and Deal Intelligence

Mortgage and Finance News: (PASADENA, Calif.) Lender Price, a leading provider of product, pricing and eligibility technology, announced today they have released Marketplace 2.0, a major enhancement to their Broker Marketplace platform, one of the largest communities of wholesale brokers in the mortgage industry.

News: Mid America Mortgage rebrands to Click n’ Close

Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) today announced it has rebranded as Click n' Close following the sale of the majority of its retail lending operations to Houston-based Legend Lending. Click n' Close will retain retail operations related to its reverse mortgage and Native American lending business and focus on delivering innovative down payment assistance (DPA) and adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) products through its third-party originator (TPO) channels.

News: EPIC Announces Strategic Hires in Northeast, Poises Firm for Regional Growth in Pennsylvania

Mortgage and Finance News: (HARRISBURG, Pa.) EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has hired a team of producers to support regional expansion in Pennsylvania.