News Topic: Business
News: Tax Help MD Provides Five Steps to Help Small Corporations Calculate QBI
Mortgage and Finance News: (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) Tax Help MD helps self-employed individuals and small businesses to resolve tax issues. From basic tax filings to more complex situations, Tax Help MD wants its clients to come out on top. That's why it empowers them with information, so they can get the best tax benefits available.
News: Sequoia Real Estate Launches Partnership Program to Support Agent Growth
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Sequoia Real Estate just launched a new partnership program and KeyOpp Real Estate is its first affiliate partner. The program happened somewhat organically as it was in response to one of their agents looking to leverage her experience to grow a company.
News: MCTlive! Lock Volume Indices: May 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 May 2023. MCT Data represents a balanced cross section of several hundred lenders among retail, correspondent, wholesale, and consumer direct channels.
News: Alliance Group CEO Lee Duncan Appointed to UGA’s Terry College Alumni Board
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) Lee Duncan, President and CEO of Alliance Group, has accepted an invitation to serve a three-year term on the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business Alumni Board, effective July 1, 2023. Duncan's commitment to community building, coupled with his remarkable achievements in the business world, make him a valuable addition to the Board.
News: Matrix Announces the Successful Sale of WTG Fuels Holdings, LLC’s Retail Motor Fuels, Convenience Retail, and Fleet Fueling Businesses
Mortgage and Finance News: (RICHMOND, Va.) Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. ("Matrix"), a leading, independent investment bank, today announced the successful closing on the sale of the retail motor fuels, convenience retail, and fleet fueling businesses of WTG Fuels Holdings, LLC ("WTG Fuels" or the "Company") to subsidiaries of GPM Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of ARKO Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKO) ("GPM").
News: LenderLogix Announces Quarterly Homebuyer Intelligence Report
Mortgage and Finance News: (BUFFALO, N.Y.) LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today introduced the Homebuyer Intelligence Report, a quarterly summary of insights into borrower behavior during the home buying process based on data collected by the LenderLogix suite of tools. The inaugural report covers data collected during the pre-approval and borrower application process during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023.
News: Marie Antonette Waite Ignites the 6th Annual Fire-Up Live: Unleashing Powerful Business Connections at Mastermind Event
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Renowned personal branding marketing expert, executive film and TV producer, and CEO at Finest Women in Real Estate, Marie Waite, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 6th annual Fire Up Live business networking mastermind event. The three-day event, taking place in San Diego, California, is a remarkable experience for real estate professionals, small business owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs.
News: Matrix Advises TBC Corporation on the Sale of NTB and Tire Kingdom Service Centers
Mortgage and Finance News: (RICHMOND, Va.) Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. ("Matrix"), a leading, independent investment bank, announces that it has advised TBC Corporation ("TBC" or the "Company") on the sale of TBC's company operated retail businesses to Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. ("Mavis"). The sale includes TBC's retail network of 595 tire and automotive service centers that utilize the NTB Tire & Service Centers ("NTB") and Tire Kingdom Service Centers ("Tire Kingdom") brands.
News: iPaydayLoans: Your Trusted Payday Loan Broker
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) iPaydayLoans offers a simple and straightforward process for securing a payday loan. Users can apply online and receive a decision within minutes. The platform works with a network of trusted lenders, ensuring that borrowers receive competitive rates and fair terms.
News: The Mortgage Collaborative Names Melissa Langdale President
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced today that it has named active board member Melissa Langdale president. A member of TMC's board since 2021, Langdale's two-decade career spans the mortgage, real estate and construction industries, including executive roles in sales, marketing, operations, compliance, risk, secondary/lock desk and quality control.
News: CDF Labor Law LLP Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus
Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF), a preeminent California-based labor and employment defense and business immigration law firm, is pleased to announce that the firm has officially achieved Diversity Lab's Mansfield Certification Plus status.
News: Jonathan Nahil joins FormFree as chief technology officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) FormFree® today announced that it has brought on Jonathan Nahil as chief technology officer (CTO). Nahil possesses more than 20 years of experience as a software architect and leader of development teams at renowned technology organizations.
News: After, Inc. just published a first-of-its-kind ‘Warranty Claims Scoring 101’ guide, giving manufacturers an in-depth look at how automated claims...
Mortgage and Finance News: (NORWALK, Conn.) After, Inc., a global leader in Warranty Services since 2005, developed a "Warranty Claims Scoring 101" guide, leveraging the expertise of its world-class Warranty Analytics team and over 17 years of claim scoring experience. Warranty Claims Scoring is a discipline not widely understood. Few in the industry know how these models are built and implemented, and the significant cost savings they can deliver.
News: Dovenmuehle taps Ron Malik as Senior Vice President of Default Servicing
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKE ZURICH, Ill.) Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (Dovenmuehle), a leading mortgage subservicing company, announced today that it has appointed Ron Malik as the company's new senior vice president of default servicing. In this role, Malik will oversee Dovenmuehle's special servicing initiatives and maintain a high level of compliance and service satisfaction in all areas of default servicing.
News: Eleven Bay Area Women Win 2023 Financial Women of San Francisco Scholarships
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF), an organization dedicated for more than 60 years to advancing the careers of women, names eleven students from Bay Area colleges and universities as its 2023 scholarship recipients. FWSF has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships over the past 35 years to more than 325 Bay Area women.
News: Vice Capital Markets Releases Integration with Freddie Mac Income Limits API
Mortgage and Finance News: (NOVI, Mich.) Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today it is one of the first Freddie Mac-integrated Secondary Market Advisors (SMAs) to release an integration with Freddie Mac's Income Limits application programming interface (API).
News: NotaryCam hires Suzanne Singer as Director of Sales and Marketing
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and a pioneering provider of remote online notarization and identity verification/authentication technology for real estate and legal transactions, today announced that Suzanne Singer has been appointed director of sales and marketing.
News: Denver Post Names ACES Quality Management a Recipient of Colorado Top Workplaces 2023 Award
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 it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by Denver Post Top Workplaces.
News: TravelInsurance.com is Celebrating 10 Years of Providing Valuable Travel Insurance Coverage to Millions of Travelers Worldwide
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) TravelInsurance.com, the fastest growing independent travel insurance comparison platform, is proud to announce that May 2023 marks 10 years of providing travelers around the world with personalized trip protection. Co-Founders, Drew Sharma and Stan Sandberg, launched TravelInsurance.com in 2013 to provide consumers with an easy and transparent self-service travel insurance online shopping experience.
News: Melinda Harris of Down Payment Resource named a 2023 Trailblazer by PROGRESS in Lending Association
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 Director of Marketing Melinda Harris was selected to PROGRESS in Lending Association's list of 2023 Sales, Marketing and Public Relations Trailblazers.
News: Houston Association of Realtors implements Down Payment Resource to engage homebuyers with affordable pathways to homeownership
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) The Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) has implemented Down Payment Resource (DPR) to bring Greater Houston area homebuyers' attention to homebuyer assistance programs in the wake of declining housing affordability. Data indicates that homebuyer assistance programs can be especially impactful in the Greater Houston area, where 89% of listings are eligible for assistance and HAR reports that only 40% of households could afford to buy a home in Q4 2022.
News: Georgeo Pulikkathara joins Dovenmuehle as Chief Information Security Officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKE ZURICH, Ill.) Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (Dovenmuehle), a leading mortgage subservicing company, announced today that it has hired Georgeo Pulikkathara as the company's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, he will be responsible for the information security at Dovenmuehle, protecting data security and privacy, including borrowers' nonpublic personal information (NPI) and ensuring that Dovenmuehle maintains the appropriate internal systems, organization and information security controls necessary for financial reporting and protecting clients' confidential data.
News: NotaryCam’s Brian Webster named Inman Best of Finance award winner
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam, a Stewart-owned company and a pioneering provider of remote online notarization and identity verification/authentication technology for real estate and legal transactions, today announced that NotaryCam president Brian Webster has been recognized as one of 2023's Best in Finance by Inman. The Inman Best of Finance Awards celebrate those at the forefront of the mortgage and finance space.
News: LenderLogix enhances LiteSpeed point-of-sale platform to support communication with Spanish-speaking mortgage borrowers
Mortgage and Finance News: (BUFFALO, N.Y.) LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced its streamlined point-of-sale (POS) LiteSpeed now offers a Spanish version of the residential loan application to support communication with Spanish-speaking borrowers in their native language.
News: Salomon Brothers Expands Capital Markets Team with New Initiative in Equity Research
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Salomon Brothers has expanded its institutional capital markets division with the addition of eight senior hires, launching the firm's equity research initiative. As other Wall Street firms reduce headcount, Salomon Brothers continues to seek qualified candidates, and these new hires solidify the bank's commitment to hiring exceptional professionals.
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: FormFree’s Brent Chandler named an Inman Best of Finance award honoree
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) FormFree(R) today announced that its founder and CEO Brent Chandler was named to Inman's 2023 Best of Finance award program, which recognizes the leaders who are reshaping the mortgage and finance industries for both professionals and consumers. The inaugural class of Inman's Best of Finance winners were honored for their unwavering commitment to innovation and service in the residential mortgage space.
News: JTC CPAs Takes Home Top Honors at Idaho’s Best Awards 2023, Solidifying Their Place as State’s Premier Accounting Firm
Mortgage and Finance News: (BOISE, Idaho) JTC CPAs, a leading accounting firm based in Idaho, is thrilled to announce their recent award-winning recognition as the 2023 best accountant in both Treasure Valley and statewide in Idaho. Winning the 2023 Best CPA for Treasure Valley and Best Statewide Accountant in Idaho awards is a great achievement for JTC CPAs, and it reflects the firm's dedication to excellence in the field of accounting.
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.