News Topic: Business
News: Mortgage Coach unveils redesigned website
Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) Mortgage Coach, a borrower conversion platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive presentations that model home loan performance over time, has announced the launch of a newly designed website. The website redesign offers visitors an enhanced user experience featuring immersive brand exploration opportunities and an enriched library of lender resources.
News: Paragon Hires Industry Vet for East Coast Expansion
Mortgage and Finance News: (AVON, Conn.) Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC, a nationwide multiline specialty managing general agent (MGA), is pleased to announce the hire of Patrick Carroll as senior vice president - Eastern Region, effective January 31, 2022. Carroll brings more than 38 years of property and casualty and workers' compensation experience to his role at Paragon.
News: Sales Boomerang releases Q4 2021 Mortgage Market Opportunities Report
Mortgage and Finance News: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry's top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, today released its latest Mortgage Market Opportunities Report. The Q4 2021 report identified increasing opportunities for mortgage lenders to assist borrowers with tappable home equity, lending credence to analysts' expectations for a surge in home-equity-related mortgage activity in 2022.
News: Alliance Group, a leading national insurance marketing organization, announces a series of promotions for 2022
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Alliance Group, a leading national insurance marketing organization (IMO), announced a series of promotions within their ranks, effective immediately. Mark Powell was promoted from Systems Engineer to Chief Strategy Officer,
News: Down Payment Resource releases Q4 2021 Homeownership Program Index
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Down Payment Resource (DPR), the nationwide database for U.S. homebuyer assistance programs, today announced the release of its latest Homeownership Program Index (HPI). The firm's analysis of 2,192 homebuyer assistance programs in its DOWN PAYMENT RESOURCE® database showed measurable quarter-over-quarter gains in program funding levels and an increased prevalence of programs aimed at assisting community heroes.
News: IDS expands mortgage eClosing platform with addition of eVault
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced today that it has released its eVault, expanding the capabilities of its eClosing platform, Solitude Solution. With the addition of the eVault to Solitude Solution, lenders now have the ability to deliver documents, including eNotes, to partners though Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) eRegistry.
News: TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP Invests in Capacity
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 the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP (the "Fund") recently participated in a $38M Series C investment round for AI Software, LLC dba Capacity. Capacity is an AI-powered support automation platform.
News: KROST Posts Record Year of M&A Advisory in 2021, Expects Trend to Continue in 2022
Mortgage and Finance News: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) KROST CPAs and Consultants reported a record year of M&A advisory work in 2021 and expects to remain equally busy in 2022. "We were involved in 21 buy-side and sell-side transactions in 2021," said Paren Knadjian, Head of M&A and Capital Markets at KROST.
News: Nomis Solutions Appoints Fintech Veteran George Neal as Chief Product Officer, Promotes Prashant Balepur to SVP, Corporate Strategy and Partnerships
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Nomis Solutions (Nomis), a global, industry-leading pricing and profitability management solutions provider, recently announced the appointment of George Neal as chief product officer. In this role, Neal will oversee strategy and development for new and existing products across all Nomis industry verticals.
News: ReverseVision Hires Industry Veteran Steve Butler as Director of Business Development
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision®, the leading national provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, announced that it added long-time mortgage professional Steve Butler to the company's sales team, who brings more than 35 years of experience to the company. ReverseVision has been adding resources in key functional areas as part of its strategic expansion plan.
News: EnergyCAP Names Lalit Agarwal Vice President, Energy Management and Sustainability
Mortgage and Finance News: (STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) EnergyCAP, LLC, the leading provider of energy management and utility bill processing software, today announced that Lalit Agarwal has been named Vice President, Energy Management & Sustainability.
News: Choyce Peterson Publishes Year-End 2021 Lower Fairfield County Office Space Availability Poster
Mortgage and Finance News: (NORWALK, Conn.) Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm with a specialization in tenant representation, announced the release of its 24th semi-annual Lower Fairfield County Office Space Availability Poster.
News: Shares of Capital Stock of 45 East 66th Owners Corporation Offered at Auction
Mortgage and Finance News: (CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.) Maltz Auctions, a premier full-service auction company serving the Continental United States and Caribbean, has announced it will auction 1835 shares of capital stock of 45 East 66th Owners Corp. and appurtenant to 45 East 66th Street, PHAB, New York, New York on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., in person at the offices of Pryor Cashman LLP, located at 7 Times Square, New York, NY, and online via Maltz Auction's website.
News: Neuro Diverse Living Announces the Launch of Their New Brand Name, Front Porch Cohousing: A Neuro-Inclusive Community by NDL
Mortgage and Finance News: (LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.) Front Porch Cohousing is excited to announce the launch of their new brand and the inspiration behind that change. As a cohousing community of private homes clustered around shared space, Front Porch Cohousing will intentionally design spaces to create opportunities for those with and without neuro or cognitive disabilities to build meaningful and lasting relationships.
News: Domotics RE-Technologies Nominated for Residential Systems Picks Award at CES 2022
Mortgage and Finance News: (RIDGEFIELD, Conn.) Domotics RE-Technologies, LLC ("Domotics") is a real estate technology company with solutions that revolutionize how home buyers and sellers interact in the digital world. Domotics was nominated for the prestigious Residential Systems 2022 Picks Awards at the CES show in Las Vegas for its industry-leading solution that promises to advance the real estate buying experience.
News: ACES Quality Management software analyzes more than 4.5 million audits, while company achieves record new client growth in 2021
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 processed more than 4.5 million audits through its ACES Quality Management & Control® software in 2021.
News: Mid America Mortgage Welcomes Jarred Talmadge to its team of reverse mortgage experts
Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced industry veteran Jarred Talmadge has joined Mid America as Western Reverse Mortgage Sales Manager. In this role, Talmadge is responsible for expanding Mid America's reverse mortgage presence in the Western U.S.
News: Vice Capital Markets breaks internal trading volume record in 2021, helps clients achieve peak profitability
Mortgage and Finance News: (NOVI, Mich.) Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today that the company set a new internal trade volume record last year, trading more than $202 billion on behalf of its full service clients. Using an advantageous mix of delivery and execution, the company was able to help its clients capitalize profitably on each trade.
News: Housing Finance Strategies Announces #HousingDC22
Mortgage and Finance News: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that the firm will host its annual housing policy and technology event on September 26-27, 2022. The returning support of #HousingDC22 sponsors is notable and a testament to the quality of the event.
News: KJ Stephens Joins EPIC – Further Expands EPIC’s Employee Benefits Practice
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that KJ Stephens has joined the firm as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Practice.
News: IRS Mandates Additional Requirements for R&D Tax Credit Refund Claims
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAVAGE, Minn.) In 2007, the IRS made the Research & Development (R&D) tax credit a Tier 1 issue, says ICS Tax, LLC (ICS). Tier 1 issues were those of high strategic importance that had a significant impact on one or more industries, essentially meaning that the IRS would audit taxpayers filing amended returns on such issues. To taxpayers' relief, the Tiered Issue Process was eliminated in 2012, effectively placing the R&D tax credit in the same audit pool as other issues.
News: Trust Lending Leveraging ReverseVision Platform to Grow Reverse Mortgage Wholesale Business
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision®, the leading national provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, announced that Trust Lending, a national mortgage banker, has gone live with ReverseVision's Exchange (RVX) platform for its wholesale lending channel. The platform helped Trust Lending springboard its wholesale channel into easily and expeditiously originating loans for reverse mortgage products.
News: Wall Street’s Oldest Continually Expands Partnerships and Push to Increase Women Investment Leaders through Corporate DE&I Goals
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today: As the nation's longest continuously operating Black-owned investment firm, Blaylock Van, LLC recognizes and embodies the power of diverse, equitable and inclusive leadership. To further expand its commitment to DE&I and employee success, the firm aims to increase the number of women leaders in the company in 2022 and beyond.
News: Alliance Group and Living Benefits Awareness Month
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) Alliance Group launched their fifth annual Living Benefits Awareness Month, or LBAM, to be observed throughout the month of January 2022. The industry-wide campaign, which takes place each January, aims to educate consumers on the importance of owning Living Benefits life insurance and the role it plays in protecting families' financial security.
News: After, Inc. and PermaPlate® Partner to Deliver PermaPlate Furniture Protection powered by QuickCover® to Online Furniture Retailers
Mortgage and Finance News: (NORWALK, Conn.) After, Inc., the leading customer experience technology company providing software and services to the world's top manufacturers, retailers and merchants, today announced its partnership with PermaPlate Furniture, the furniture protection plan division of PermaPlate®.
News: Promontory MortgagePath promotes Kevin Wheeler to managing director
Mortgage and Finance News: (DANBURY, Conn.) Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage and fulfillment solutions, announced today it has promoted Kevin Wheeler to managing director of product and engineering. Wheeler previously held the position of director of backend engineering at Promontory MortgagePath.
News: BankSouth Mortgage’s Shannon K. Bradshaw named 2022 Five Star Mortgage Professional
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) BankSouth Mortgage today announced that Senior Mortgage Banker Shannon K. Bradshaw has been recognized as a 2022 Five Star Mortgage Professional award winner. Each year, Five Star Professional honors outstanding real estate agents and mortgage professionals across the country, recognizing no more than 7% of all agents in a market.
News: Mid America Mortgage announces completion of new funding source for its down payment assistance program through J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC
Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has secured an additional line of liquidity from J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC (member of FINRA and SIPC) ("JVB"), an indirect controlled subsidiary of Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE American: COHN), through the company's Agency MBS & Gestation Repo Group.
News: EPIC Acquires Oversea Insurance Agency – Continues Expansion of its Specialty Offerings
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) Edgewood Partners Insurance Center d.b.a. EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC) announced today that it has acquired Oversea Insurance Agency trading as Oversea Yacht Insurance (Oversea). Oversea is based in San Diego, CA and Ft Lauderdale, FL.
News: Promontory MortgagePath Chief Compliance Officer Elisha Werner makes Mortgage Professional America’s list of 2021 Elite Women
Mortgage and Finance News: (DANBURY, Conn.) Leading digital mortgage and fulfillment solutions provider Promontory MortgagePath LLC announced its Chief Compliance Officer Elisha Werner has been named one of Mortgage Professional America's (MPA) Elite Women 2021. The MPA Elite Women award seeks to honor women in the mortgage sector who are pushing boundaries to diversify a traditionally male-dominated industry.