News Topic: Business
News: Fairway America, LLC selects Pereview as its new asset management platform
Mortgage and Finance News: (PORTLAND, Ore.) Commercial real estate and private equity investment firm Fairway America has chosen Pereview Software to support its growing portfolio. Pereview is the only all-in-one asset management platform that manages all of a client's data across the entire asset lifecycle from acquisition to disposition.
News: LBA Ware Issues Q4 2020 Loan Compensation Report, Includes Summary of 2020 Loan Originator Commission Trends
Mortgage and Finance News: (MACON, Ga.) LBA Ware™, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence software solutions for the mortgage industry, today released summary statistics on the state of mortgage industry incentive compensation in the fourth quarter of 2020 and loan originator (LO) commissions for the year as a whole.
News: The Alliven Group Moves into New, 59,000 sq ft. Headquarters
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAKEWOOD, N.J.) After two years of building and development, The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has moved into a striking, $14-million office tower at the edge of Lakewood. Known as The Nexus, the four-story building is 100-percent leased and 50-percent owner-occupied. The Alliven Group occupies the top floor.
News: Paramount Property Tax Appeal Offering a Free New Years Evaluation for Affluent Homeowners & Business Property Owners, RE: ‘Feb 16...
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) With only 20 days left before CA tax laws change, imposing limitations on property tax relief - property tax reduction firm Paramount Property Tax Appeal is ushering in the New Year with a free New Years evaluation for California families, affluent homeowners and all types of business property owners - to determine what steps to take to lower their property tax bill.
News: MC Companies and Move For Hunger Announce Collaborative Effort to Fight Hunger Nationwide
Mortgage and Finance News: (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) MC Companies - a leading Real Estate Investment and Management Company, and Move For Hunger - a national hunger relief non-profit organization, announced a new partnership that will fight hunger and reduce food waste nationwide. With estimates showing that the number of Americans facing hunger in 2020 increased by 46% due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
News: Mid America Mortgage Hires Katherine Carlsen as Underwriting Manager
Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. announced today that mortgage industry veteran Katherine Carlsen has joined the company as underwriting manager. In her new role, Carlsen will utilize her more than 30 years of mortgage industry experience to lead underwriting for Mid America, enabling the company to sustain its track record of compliant loan origination while maintaining its industry-leading turn times.
News: IDS Inks Preferred Partnership Agreement with Promontory MortgagePath
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced today it is fully integrated with Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage and tech-driven fulfillment solutions, as part of a preferred partnership agreement signed with Promontory MortgagePath earlier this year.
News: Top of Mind Launches Mortgage Marketing University to Help Mortgage Professionals Expand Their Marketing Abilities
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Top of Mind Networks, a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced the launch of Mortgage Marketing University (MMU), a free program designed to help mortgage professionals take their marketing skills to the next level.
News: OfferMarket Adds Auctions to Commission-Free Real Estate Marketplace
Mortgage and Finance News: (BALTIMORE, Md.) Today, OfferMarket, a technology-enabled real estate marketplace announced the launch of OfferMarket Auctions. The company's real estate auction framework promotes buyer competition, reduces transaction costs and delivers faster closing times.
News: Beyond Benign Launches Its Green Chemistry Commitment 25×25 Initiative
Mortgage and Finance News: (WILMINGTON, Mass.) Beyond Benign, a green chemistry education nonprofit, today announced the launch of its Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) 25x25 Initiative, working to ensure that 25 percent of graduating chemists in the US have a background in green chemistry by 2025 with the support of Beyond Benign partner Dow (NYSE: DOW).
News: Developer Provides Update on Florence Project, Potentially Offering Massive Economic Impact to The Shoals
Mortgage and Finance News: (FLORENCE, Ala.) After a year in the works, downtown Florence could face a new economic boom thanks to The Mandolin, a thriving residential, retail, and office development project Bobo Family Group has proposed for the heart of the city.
News: SimpleNexus Names Richard Jackman VP of Marketing
Mortgage and Finance News: (LEHI, Utah) SimpleNexus, developer of the leading homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced it has hired Richard Jackman to its executive team as vice president of marketing.
News: SimpleShowing Inks Partnership with Expetitle to Create a Fully Digital Home Purchase Experience
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) SimpleShowing, an online real estate startup disrupting the traditional real estate brokerage by changing the way buyers and sellers use real estate services, is pleased to announce its partnership with Expetitle, a Wynwood-based technology-driven startup, to bring a fully digital-first closing solution to reality.
News: Omaha-Based Apartment Developers Complete Their First 1,000 Apartment Units
Mortgage and Finance News: (OMAHA, Neb.) SB Communities, LLC, owned by Jerry Slusky and Bob Batt, is a privately-owned real estate development company known in Nebraska and Iowa for its focus on building new, first-class apartment communities since 2013, specializing in identifying Midwest communities with populations of around 50,000 where there is a particular need for amenity-filled apartments.
News: MCT Bolsters MSR Division with Hire of David Burruss to Address Demand for MSR Services
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) MCT® announced that David Burress has joined the company in the position of MSR Sales Director, directly addressing the increase in market demand for MCT's MSR products. The hiring of Mr. Burruss ensures MCT can continue serving the needs of their MSR clients.
News: FICO and DepthPR Join as Sponsors of #HousingDC21
Mortgage and Finance News: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that FICO and DepthPR have joined the ranks of Sponsors of #HousingDC21, a 100% virtual housing summit being held on September 20-21, 2021.
News: Choyce Peterson Publishes Year-End 2020 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 22nd semi-annual Lower Fairfield County Office Space Availability Poster.
News: UniversalCIS Announces Acquisition of SharperLending
Mortgage and Finance News: (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) UniversalCIS, a market leader in technology and solutions to the mortgage industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of mortgage technology provider SharperLending. The SharperLending transaction, which follows the merger of Universal Credit, CIS Credit Solutions, and Avantus, provides further enhancements to the technology platform for UniversalCIS.
News: ReverseVision Lowers Lenders’ Costs to Originate Reverse Mortgages with Restructured Technology Plans and Pricing
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, today announced it has restructured its technology plans and pricing matrix to ease lenders' entry into reverse lending and support their success.
News: ACES Quality Management Charitable Giving Program Makes Impact For Third Consecutive Year
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, today announced the latest results of its ACES CARES philanthropic campaign and matching gift program.
News: Mid America Mortgage Expands Access to Down Payment Assistance Program to Its Correspondent Partners
Mortgage and Finance News: (ADDISON, Texas) Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced it has added down payment assistance (DPA) to the slate of mortgage products and services offered through its correspondent division. This is an expansion of the DPA program Mid America created for its retail channel in 2019 in partnership with the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation.
News: Samuel Howe Tapped as New Alliance Group CMO
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Alliance Group, a national insurance marketing organization (IMO), announced Monday that Samuel Howe has been tapped to succeed Lee Duncan as its Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Duncan had previously occupied the CMO role before his own promotion to President and CEO back in November.
News: Nocera, Inc. Signs Variable Interest Entity Agreements Resulting in 100% Controlling Interest in Xin Feng Construction Co., Ltd. and Shunda...
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Nocera, Inc. (OTC:NCRA) ("Company") today announced that it has formally signed Variable Interest Entity ("VIE") agreements with Xin Feng Construction Co. Ltd., (XFC) a Taiwan construction firm, and Shunda Feed Co., Ltd., (SFC) a Taiwan aquaculture feed firm resulting in 100% controlling interest in both companies.
News: Chelsea Groton Bank and Foundation Together Gave Record $1 Million this Year
Mortgage and Finance News: (GROTON, Conn.) This year, Chelsea Groton Bank and its Foundation provided more than $1 Million to non-profit organizations in our communities. The Foundation recently approved $405,820 in grants to 68 non-profit organizations from Connecticut and Rhode Island, which put the full year's giving total above the $1 Million mark for the first time ever.
News: Housing Finance Strategies Announces #HousingDC21
Mortgage and Finance News: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that the firm will host a 100% virtual housing summit on September 20-21, 2021.
News: Shomari Gilyard, CFP, Director, Wealth Planning, has been made a partner at KF Advisors
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) Klingenstein Fields Advisors (KF Advisors), a leading wealth management firm with approximately $4 billion in assets under management as of 12/31/2020, is pleased to announce that Shomari Gilyard, CFP®, Director, Wealth Planning, has been made a partner of the firm.
News: Top of Mind’s Surefire Rounds Out 2020 as the Most Decorated Mortgage CRM and Marketing Automation Platform
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATLANTA, Ga.) Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, anticipates continued growth and innovation in 2021 after a banner year of accolades and the launch of new product enhancements and technology partnerships.
News: DDK and Company Welcomes Sze Man Tam as Partner: First Asian-American to Take on this Role
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) DDK & Company, LLP, an accounting, tax, and consulting firm, announced on January 1 that Sze Man Tam has been promoted to Partner. In her new role, Sze will be leading DDK's Audit department, helping clients grow and improve their businesses, and developing DDK's next generation.
News: EnergyCAP’s Energy Information Management System Earns FedRAMP Authorization
Mortgage and Finance News: (STATE COLLEGE, Pa.) EnergyCAP, Inc. (ECI) is pleased to announce that its EnergyCAP® energy management information solution (EMIS) has been granted an Authorization to Operate (ATO) under the U.S. Government's FedRAMP program and is now an authorized participant in the FedRAMP Marketplace. The U.S. Department of State granted the ATO and is now the first EnergyCAP client in the FedRAMP environment.
News: Agent Review Announces Technology Awareness Series for Insurance Agents – Leonardo247 Leads Launch
Mortgage and Finance News: (BELLEVUE, Wash.) Agent Review which serves insurance agents and those needing insurance, announces the creation of the Technology Awareness series. These informational alerts can make agents significantly more valuable to their clients, according to Bryan Foos, Agent Review's Operations Manager.