News Topic: California Business
News: DocMagic and VirPack Announce Integration of Platforms
Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that that it has integrated its eSign platform with VirPack to facilitate the seamless exchange of loan files and docs for compliant eSigning through DocMagic's eSign platform.
News: The Medicare Resource Center Now Open in Santa Barbara
Mortgage and Finance News: (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) The Medicare Resource Center - created by AMA Insurance Agency, an unbiased insurance agency that works with major insurance companies to offer Medicare supplement and Medicare Advantage plans - has opened its Santa Barbara location at 121 South Hope Ave., Unit A101, in La Cumbre Plaza.
News: HousingWire Honors DocMagic Director of Client Services Lori Johnson with 2020 Insiders Award
Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that its Director of Client Services, Lori Johnson, has been designated a 2020 Insider Award winner by HousingWire for her ongoing success with eClosing implementations.
News: PayneWest Insurance, a Top 100 National Insurance Brokerage, selects TrustLayer Compliance and Certificate Management Software to leverage next generation technology...
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) PayneWest Insurance, a leading insurance brokerage in the Pacific Northwest, today announced partnering with TrustLayer, Inc., the next generation solution for compliance tracking. PayneWest will leverage TrustLayer to expand value added services within their many Specialty Practices.
News: ReverseVision VP Wendy Peel Selected for a Most Powerful Women in Fintech Award by PROGRESS in Lending Association
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading technology provider for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse lending program market, today announced that company Vice President of Sales and Marketing Wendy Peel has been recognized as a Most Powerful Women in Fintech award honoree by PROGRESS in Lending Association.
News: NotaryCam CEO Rick Triola Receives 2020 October Research Innovation Award for Driving Title Industry RON Adoption
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, announced that its founder and CEO Rick Triola has received the 2020 October Research Award for Innovation for his innovations in and driving adoption of remote online notarization (RON) in the lending and title/settlement services industries.
News: Transforming the Nation’s Prisons into Places of Healing: Compassion Prison Project and ‘Step Inside the Circle’ PSA Film
Mortgage and Finance News: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) On February 12, 2020, 235 incarcerated men gathered in the yard of a maximum-security prison in California. They formed a circle, and in the center of that circle stood Grammy Award winning film producer Fritzi Horstman. She read aloud ten questions from the ACE test, a survey of Adverse Childhood Experiences
News: HousingWire Recognizes NotaryCam’s Katie Maxson as 2020 Insider
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Katie Maxson, the firm's technology/product quality assurance and compliance Lead, has been named to HousingWire's 2020 Insiders Award list.
News: ReverseVision Partners with Mortgage Bankers Association to Articulate the Business Case for HECM Lending in September 10 Webinar
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse lending platform, today announced it will co-host a webinar with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) to dispense HECM myths and educate mortgage lenders on the business case for incorporating HECMS into their lending portfolio.
News: Digital Currency was in Computer Industry for 20+ years
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) CMTLabs, Inc. (Currency Method Tokenizing Labs) released information today revealing a digital currency was successfully in use "under the radar screen" within the computer industry for over 20 years.
News: A New Measure of Home Condition Without Inspections – Pomar Lane Completes Condition Scores for 90,000 Homes
Mortgage and Finance News: (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Pomar Lane, a data analytics firm specializing in real estate modeling, today completed a demonstration project that estimated condition scores for over 90 thousand homes. Home condition is represented by the Pomar Condition Score, the first measure of home condition based on advanced analytics rather than expensive inspections or appraisals.
News: Innovative New Company Helps International Artists Come to the U.S. with Less Red Tape
Mortgage and Finance News: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) Artistpass presents a new way for the exceptionally talented abroad to gain their artist or tour visas to the United States - efficiently and cost-effectively.
News: ReverseVision Taps Credit Union Veteran Justin Burns as VP Operations, Invests in Platform Enhancements with Hire of Two Senior Software...
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse lending platform, today announced the hire of credit union veteran Justin Burns as VP operations, and Senior Software Engineers Aron Weiler and Alan Guitierrez.
News: Fanplayr Announces Strategic Expansion to Accommodate its Growth
Mortgage and Finance News: (PALO ALTO, Calif.) Fanplayr, a leader in online behavioral personalization and AI for the past 10 years, today announced major changes to support significant growth in its business and customer base.
News: Tapcheck Partners with Independent Organization of Little Caesar Franchisees
Mortgage and Finance News: (TARZANA, Calif.) Employee retention and satisfaction remain vital for U.S. businesses-and franchisees of pizza conglomerate Little Caesars Enterprises are no exception. Enter the financial solutions platform Tapcheck, which has entered a partnership with the Independent Organization of Little Caesars Franchisees (IOLCF).
News: Uncertainty Due to Short-Notice FHFA Directive Amplifies Harm to Borrowers
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm, analyzed the potential effect of Wednesday's fifty basis points worsening in prices paid by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for most mortgage refinances.
News: KROST Launches PPP Loan Forgiveness Review Services for Borrowers and Lenders
Mortgage and Finance News: (PASADENA, Calif.) Award-winning tax, accounting, and consulting firm, KROST, announced the launch of their PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Review Service for both Borrowers and Lenders. The services are intended to aid both borrowers and lenders by taking on the burden of calculating forgiveness values.
News: MCT Fortifies Its Team of Mortgage Industry Leaders Before 2020 Market Volatility
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 appointed two mortgage industry veterans in early 2020 which strengthen its support to the capital markets community during the worldwide pandemic and associated financial turbulence.
News: Valligent Technologies Hires Walter Allen as EVP of Digital Transformation
Mortgage and Finance News: (ROSEVILLE, Calif.) Valligent Technologies (Valligent), the mortgage industry's residential valuation technology trendsetter, announced today that it has hired Walter Allen as executive vice president of digital transformation.
News: DocMagic and Simplifile Team to Advance eClosing Adoption, eNotarizations, and eRecordings
Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced it has partnered with leading real estate document collaboration and recording technology provider Simplifile to deliver new process efficiencies that further digitize the closing process.
News: MortgageCountry Perfects the eClosing Process – Goes Live with DocMagic’s Custom-Configured Total eClose™ Solution and Dynamic Document Preparation Service
Mortgage and Finance News: (TORRANCE, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that MortgageCountry, a newly formed mortgage banker, has implemented its Total eClose platform and dynamic document preparation service.
News: Bay Area Law School Launches Two New Flexible Online Degrees in Intellectual Property
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN JOSE, Calif.) Lincoln Law School of San Jose today announced their Flexible Online LLM and MLS in Intellectual Property, two new programs. Both the LLM IP and the MLS IP programs with a concentration on patents will be available starting this Fall semester 2020 starting in September.
News: Sasha Baluka Promoted to Partner at Bessolo Haworth, a Leading West Coast Tax, Accounting and Business Advisory Firm
Mortgage and Finance News: (SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.) Bessolo Haworth, a leading West Coast tax, accounting and business advisory firm, announces the promotion of Sasha Baluka to partner. Baluka will continue to manage some of the firm's largest clients and will now also work with the firm's partners to manage and lead the organization.
News: NotaryCam CEO Rick Triola Praises ALTA, MBA and NAR for Issuing Model RON Executive Order
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) NotaryCam Founder and CEO Rick Triola today hailed the efforts of the American Land Title Association (ALTA), Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and National Association of Realtors (NAR) to provide guidance and standardization for states seeking to temporarily authorize the use of remote online notarization (RON) for real estate closings.
News: Globest Trading Inc. and Internet Brand Development Resolve Pending Lawsuit with Canon
Mortgage and Finance News: (GLENDORA, Calif.) Canon Inc., Globest Trading Inc., and Globest's parent company, Internet Brand Development (HK) Limited ("IBD"), have entered into a settlement agreement to amicably resolve the pending lawsuit between Canon and Globest in the Central District of California.
News: Expert DOJO Invests $1.2 Million in Diverse Startups this June
Mortgage and Finance News: (SANTA MONICA, Calif.) On June 3, 2020, Expert DOJO has announced that its current accelerator cohort has invested in 12 companies. Of 12 investments made, 9 are minority-led businesses, and of the same 12 investments, 4 have female founders.
News: ReverseVision President Joe Langner Lauded as Mortgage Technology Thought Leader by PROGRESS in Lending Association
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading technology provider for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse lending program market, today announced that company President Joe Langner has been honored as a mortgage technology Thought Leader by PROGRESS in Lending Association.
News: ReverseVision Taps Carissa Orozco as Director of Business Development, Strategic Partners
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading technology provider for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse lending program market, today announced the appointment of Carissa Orozco as director of business development, strategic partners.
News: ReverseVision’s Wendy Peel Honored by NEXT Mortgage Events’ Inaugural Awards Program
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) and private reverse mortgage sales and origination technology, today announced that Vice President of Sales and Marketing Wendy Peel has been named a NEXT Mortgage Events (NEXT) 50 Over 50 honoree.
News: Louis Masry of Quest Settlements Takes Role as President of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA)
Mortgage and Finance News: (WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.) The National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) has named Louis Masry as 2020-2021 President. Masry is a co-owner at Quest Settlements, where he serves as Principal and as a Senior Settlement Consultant. He has assumed the role of President from Michelle Caine, who completed her year in the role.