News Topic: FinTech
News: FormFree to Help Kick Off Ellie Mae Experience 2019 as Welcome Reception Sponsor and Exhibitor
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) FormFree(R) announced it will help kick off Ellie Mae's (NYSE:ELLI) annual user conference, Ellie Mae Experience 2019, as a sponsor of the event's welcome reception and "wine tasting tour" on Monday, March 11. Ellie Mae Experience 2019 takes place March 10-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
News: TRK Connection Hires Chris Bruner as Senior Vice President of National Sales
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) TRK Connection (TRK), a leading provider of mortgage quality control (QC) and origination management solutions, announced today it has hired Chris Bruner, CMB, AMP, as Senior Vice President of National Sales.
News: Matic Obtains SOC 2 Type II Certification
Mortgage and Finance News: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) Matic, the digital homeowners insurance marketplace built for mortgage servicers and lenders, announced that it has successfully completed a Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II audit. Conducted by IS Partners, LLC, a globally recognized certified public accounting firm, the audit verifies that Matic's information security practices.
News: Major Utah Title Agency Cottonwood Title Selects SafeWire from SafeChain
Mortgage and Finance News: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software and blockchain implementation for land title, announced today that Cottonwood Title Insurance Agency, Inc., one of the largest independent title agencies in Utah, has adopted SafeWire(TM) to protect the wire transactions facilitated by its agents across the Wasatch Front.
News: Base Zero Crypto Custody Keeps Financial Institutions Safe from Theft, Fraud, and Accidental Loss of Client Cryptocurrency Assets
Mortgage and Finance News: (BERKELEY, Calif.) Multi-signature transaction authorization has become more secure and more convenient, thanks to Base Zero's handheld signer devices. The devices work in combination with flexible security software that smoothly integrates with existing financial systems. Base Zero institutional crypto custody enables offline safekeeping of client crypto assets while maintaining 24/7 real-time asset access and transaction capability.
News: TRK Connection Announces Enhanced Integration with Ellie Mae’s Encompass Digital Mortgage Solution
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) TRK Connection, a leading provider of mortgage quality control (QC) and origination management solutions, announced that its flagship mortgage QC audit platform Insight Risk & Defect Management (RDM) is now available through the Ellie Mae Encompass Digital Lending Platform via Ellie Mae's Encompass Partner Connect APIs.
News: OpenClose Integrates its LOS with Continuity Programs’ Mortgage CRM
Mortgage and Finance News: (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) OpenClose, an industry-leading multi-channel loan origination system (LOS) and digital mortgage fintech provider, announced it has completed an integration with Continuity Programs, Inc.'s cloud-based MyCRMDashboard.com customer relationship management (CRM) software.
News: American Financial Network Deploys CompenSafe to Provide Real-Time Reporting of Loan Originator Compensation
Mortgage and Finance News: (MACON, Ga.) LBA Ware(TM), provider of the leading automated incentive compensation and sales performance management platform for mortgage lenders, announced today that American Financial Network, Inc. (AFN), a mortgage lender with more than 125 branches nationwide, has adopted CompenSafe(TM) to manage loan originator (LO) compensation plans with greater efficiency and transparency.
News: IDS Caps Off a Successful 2018 with New Mortgage Doc Prep System Functionality, LOS Integrations, and Individual Honors
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it completed 139 updates to its flagship mortgage document preparation platform idsDoc in 2018. These updates were made in response to regulatory, client and investor directives. They also included the addition of new digital mortgage functionality and loan origination system (LOS) integrations.
News: American Society of Appraisers (ASA) partners with Anow to give real property appraisers a competitive edge
Mortgage and Finance News: (RED DEER, Alberta) Anow, creator of the leading software for real estate appraisal offices, today announced a partnership with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) that gives members a significant discount off Anow's core appraisal office management platform and early access to the tech firm's cutting-edge products currently in development.
News: Nevada Now E-recording Statewide with Simplifile
Mortgage and Finance News: (CARSON City, Nev.) Simplifile, a leading provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies for lenders, settlement agents and counties, today announced that Mineral County, Nev., has adopted its e-recording service.
News: Digital mortgage provider Cloudvirga closes 2018 with customers producing nearly $200B in loan volume, secures $50m in capital
Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage software, closed the books on 2018 with a 54 percent year-over-year increase in mortgage loan volume processed through its intelligent Mortgage Platform(TM). The strong 2018 results topped a long list of achievements.
News: Business Association of Real Estate Appraisers (BAREA) partners with Anow to empower appraisal firms in Canada with transformative tech
Mortgage and Finance News: (RED DEER, Alberta) Anow, the appraisal firm management software developer that simplifies the way real estate appraisers manage their businesses, today announced a partnership that makes its powerful appraisal technology platform available to members of the Business Association of Real Estate Appraisers (BAREA).
News: FormFree Builds on Its Success in 2018 with Addition of New Products and Industry Partnerships, Including Freddie Mac
Mortgage and Finance News: (ATHENS, Ga.) After a banner 2018 that included new partnerships, a product launch and several industry accolades, automated verification provider FormFree(R) anticipates continued growth and innovation in 2019 thanks in part to an expanded focus on serving the needs of independent mortgage brokers.
News: LenderCity Chooses FinKube’s ELSA AI-Powered Virtual Assistant
Mortgage and Finance News: (DALLAS, Texas) FinKube, a company that provides AI-powered Platform-as-a-Service solutions for a range of industries, announced today that St. Louis-based LenderCity has successfully deployed ELSA, FinKube's Electronic Loan Services Assistant. The mortgage industry's first chatbot is already interacting with prospective borrowers on the LenderCity website.
News: Simplifile Adds 46 Midwest, West Jurisdictions to E-recording Network
Mortgage and Finance News: (PROVO, Utah) Simplifile, a leading provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies for lenders, settlement agents and counties, today announced that 46 additional recording jurisdictions located in 13 states throughout the Midwest and Western U.S. have joined Simplifile's e-recording network.
News: Former FNF/Black Knight executive joins Cloudvirga as chief revenue officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (IRVINE, Calif.) Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage software, today announced the appointments of Dan Sogorka as chief revenue officer and Kelly Kucera as senior vice president of marketing. Sogorka, a seasoned mortgage technology executive, will drive Cloudvirga's continued revenue growth and oversee the firm's sales and marketing strategy with the help of veteran cloud technology marketer Kucera.
News: Reaching New Heights: Aclaro adds AI Loan Repayment Risk Management Product to its Relationship-Building Tech Solutions
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIAMI, Fla.) Aclaro, the leading provider and developer of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain-based technology solutions, announces the launch of their newest Fintech App in conjunction with the opening of a new office in San Francisco, California.
News: MCT to Unveil its MSRlive! Platform that Accurately, Easily and Quickly Values Servicing Portfolios
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced the upcoming launch of MSRlive!, a powerful web-based platform designed to effectively support lenders' efforts to build, maintain and optimize their servicing portfolios.
News: OpenClose Launches RESTful API Suite, Expanding Connectivity to Third Party Applications and Services
Mortgage and Finance News: (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) OpenClose, an industry-leading multi-channel loan origination system (LOS) and mortgage fintech provider, announced the release of a RESTful API suite designed to offer its customers an easier, more cost effective and secure standardized solution to enable rich and deep direct interactions with their system of record from third party and home grown systems.
News: FinKube, Plaid Offer Webinar on Digital Lending
Mortgage and Finance News: (DALLAS, Texas) FinKube, a company that provides AI-powered Platform-as-a-Service solutions for a range of industries, announced today that the company will offer a free webinar featuring Plaid Inc. - a financial technology platform that powers modern, digital financial services.
News: Mortgage Capital Trading Adds Multi-Factor Authentication to its MCTlive! Secondary Marketing Software
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 has implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA) security protocols, which require multiple methods to verify a user's identity for logins and transactions.
News: DocMagic and NotaryCam Integrate to Eliminate Reliance on In-Person Notarizations for Paperless eClosings
Mortgage and Finance News: (NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, and NotaryCam(R), the leader in online notarization solutions, announced an integration that eliminates the need to wet-sign loan documents in the physical presence of a notary by allowing loan documents to be quickly and compliantly eNotarized online.
News: IDS Completes TRID 2.0 Updates to Mortgage Document Preparation Platform
Mortgage and Finance News: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it has completed modifications to its flagship mortgage document preparation platform idsDoc related to TRID 2.0. Updates were also made to the LE/CD and Totals pages within idsDoc, as well as the 1003 and Construction Lending sections.
News: FormFree unveils NextGen at Digital Mortgage conference in Las Vegas
Mortgage and Finance News: (LAS VEGAS, Nev.) FormFree(R) today announced the release of NextGen, a new platform that builds on the company's award-winning AccountChek(R) service. Unveiled from the main stage of Digital Mortgage 2018 in Las Vegas, NextGen increases the precision and ease with which lenders determine their borrowers' ability to pay loans.
News: ARMCO Reduces Lender Data Validation Times by 50 Percent with DataSure
Mortgage and Finance News: (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of technology for loan quality and compliance testing, data validation and analytics, announced the launch of DataSure(TM), a quality control technology that increases data validation accuracy and efficiency, and reduces lenders' data validation task times by 50 percent or more.
News: Maxwell Advances Mortgage Experience with the Release of Maxwell ApplyID – The Next Generation Loan Application and Enrichment API
Mortgage and Finance News: (DENVER, Colo.) Digital mortgage leader Maxwell today announced the release of Maxwell ApplyID(TM), its next generation mortgage loan application and data enrichment API. The new release will enable clients - from brokers to national mortgage lenders - to pre-populate loan application data and develop new customer intelligence capabilities.
News: Prevail Reinsurance System selected by Tower Insurance as the leading edge technology solution to automate reinsurance administration
Mortgage and Finance News: (STAMFORD, Conn.) Prevail Consulting, Inc., a leading insurance industry technology and professional services provider, today announced a contract with Tower Insurance to license the Prevail Reinsurance System (PRS) to support Tower's reinsurance operations. Under this new contract, Prevail will install PRS and deliver implementation and professional services.
News: ReverseVision Expands Support for Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Products
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) ReverseVision, the leading provider of technology and training for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) industry, today announced that it is offering a combination of enhanced software functionality and professional services to help mortgage lenders launch proprietary reverse mortgage products.
News: MCT’s Bid Auction Manager (BAM) Technology Automates Tri-Party Agreement for Investors’ Bid Tape AOT Loan Sale Executions
Mortgage and Finance News: (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced automation of the Tri-Party Agreement required between lenders, investors, and broker dealers during Assignment Of Trade (AOT) transactions in the secondary market. The functionality is built into MCT's Bid Auction Manager(TM) (BAM) bid tape management and best execution platform.