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News: Dark Matter Director of Product Management Steven Joyce named a 2026 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, announced today that Steven Joyce, director of product management, has been named a 2026 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter. The award honors technology leaders who have made an impact on the mortgage and real estate industry by driving innovation.
News: Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform for home lending, names Jeff Levinsohn chief AI officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.
News: Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform for home lending, names Jeff Levinsohn chief AI officer
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.
News: Pillar To Post® Home Inspections Include ‘Monster Free’ Certificates for a Spooktacularly Safe Holiday Season
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) For the holiday season, Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors is putting a playful spin on home safety with its "Monster Free" certificates, a fun way to celebrate a home inspection and help make the transition of a move easier and fun for the kids.
News: Pillar To Post® Home Inspections Include ‘Monster Free’ Certificates for a Spooktacularly Safe Holiday Season
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) For the holiday season, Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors is putting a playful spin on home safety with its "Monster Free" certificates, a fun way to celebrate a home inspection and help make the transition of a move easier and fun for the kids.
News: Pillar To Post® Home Inspections Include ‘Monster Free’ Certificates for a Spooktacularly Safe Holiday Season
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) For the holiday season, Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors is putting a playful spin on home safety with its "Monster Free" certificates, a fun way to celebrate a home inspection and help make the transition of a move easier and fun for the kids.
News: Pillar To Post® Home Inspections Include ‘Monster Free’ Certificates for a Spooktacularly Safe Holiday Season
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) For the holiday season, Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors is putting a playful spin on home safety with its "Monster Free" certificates, a fun way to celebrate a home inspection and help make the transition of a move easier and fun for the kids.
News: Dark Matter Technologies names new CTO, CFO and general counsel
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced the promotions of Don Oliver to chief technology officer, Chris Medvidofsky to chief financial officer and Blaine Prober to general counsel. All three have been with Dark Matter since it launched in 2023. The timing reflects how the company has built its leadership team: supporting people's growth within the organization when they demonstrate experience, leadership and a customer-first mindset.
News: Dark Matter Technologies and Mezzo bring one-to-many verification orchestration to lenders
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced an integration with Mezzo, creator of the mortgage industry's first one-to-many operating architecture for third-party services. Available through Dark Matter's Exchange℠ Partner Marketplace, the integration gives lenders using the Empower® Loan Origination Solution a single gateway and workflow across multiple verification providers.
News: EnergyCAP Adds Insights to its Energy Management Platform as Customers Report 3x More Value Than They Pay
Mortgage and Finance News: (ORLANDO, Fla.) EnergyCAP®, the leading utility and energy management platform for public and private sector organizations, announced Insights, a new capability to their energy and utility management platform, that brings reporting, alerting and prioritization together so energy teams can focus on what's most important. The announcement came at Catalyst Converge, the company's 20th annual conference where energy, facilities, finance and sustainability teams are gathered for three days of learning, collaboration, and product innovation.
News: Dark Matter names Salvatore Piccola and Gil Valera to product strategy, professional services leadership roles
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced it has expanded its leadership team with two experienced executives: Salvatore Piccola as senior vice president of product strategy and Gil Valera as vice president of professional services. The additions strengthen two areas central to Dark Matter's growth strategy: innovation focused on using AI to improve customer experience, help lenders realize efficiencies, and drive seamless implementation and adoption of its product capabilities.
News: Dark Matter CEO Vikas Rao named a 2026 HousingWire Vanguard
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced that Vikas Rao, chief executive officer, has been named a 2026 HousingWire Vanguard. Rao recognized for transforming Dark Matter and opening new ways for lenders to build, integrate and deploy AI.
News: CS3 Investments Enters Florida with 300-Unit Jacksonville-Area Acquisition – Contract to Close in Under 75 Days
Mortgage and Finance News: (MIDDLEBURG, Fla.) CS3 Investments has closed on Infinite Clay Town Center, a 300-unit Class A apartment community in the Jacksonville metropolitan area, completing in under 75 days a transaction that typically takes four to six months. The community, acquired as Ascend at Clay Town Center, will operate under the Infinite banner and be managed by CS3 Management.
News: Dark Matter’s latest POS release brings real-time document validation to the point of sale
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced its latest point-of-sale (POS) release, bringing document validation powered by Aiva Intelligence to the earliest stage of the lending process. By validating borrower documents at upload instead of later in the review process, lenders can identify issues sooner, provide immediate guidance to borrowers and reduce downstream conditions and rework.
News: ADU Builder in Tampa Bay: Craftline Remodeling Brings Architects, Engineers, and Designers In-House as New Florida Law Drives Demand
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) Homeowners searching for an ADU builder in Tampa or St. Petersburg have a new reason to act and a full-service option in Craftline Remodeling, a licensed Florida design-build contractor (CBC1269114) that handles accessory dwelling units and garage conversions entirely in-house.
News: Florida Attorney General Uthmeier Becomes First in Nation to Subpoena CVS’s Secret Contracts with Drug Manufacturers, Distributors, and Pharmacies
Mortgage and Finance News: (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) Small Business Pharmacies Aligned for Reform (SPAR) today praised Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier for becoming the first attorney general in the United States to subpoena CVS's confidential contracts with drug manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and both chain and independent retail pharmacies.
News: Class Valuation and Makena partner to help appraisers prepare for UAD 3.6
Mortgage and Finance News: (TROY, Mich. and NAPLES, Fla.) Class Valuation, a leading real estate appraisal management company, today announced a partnership with Makena, a next-generation property data platform designed to help enterprises collect accurate, structured and actionable property data at scale. Through the partnership, Class Valuation appraisers will gain access to InstaPlan(r), Makena's mobile data collection and floor plan application, as they prepare for the wide-scale UAD 3.6 mandate on November 2, 2026.
News: Dark Matter Technologies’ Leslie Cheshier named Women of Mortgage Tech award winner by Mortgage Women Magazine
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced that Leslie Cheshier, its chief client officer, has been named a 2026 Women of Mortgage Tech award winner by Mortgage Women Magazine. The award recognizes individuals who are shaping the future of mortgage technology through innovation, leadership and meaningful industry impact.
News: Dark Matter Technologies names Vikas Rao CEO to lead next chapter of growth
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the appointment of Vikas Rao as chief executive officer. Rao, who has served as chief technology officer since 2025, succeeds Sean Dugan and will lead the company's next phase with a focus on translating its technology leadership into stronger growth.
News: Dark Matter Technologies introduces Ask Aiva, an AI assistant embedded in the Empower LOS
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced Ask Aiva®, a conversational AI assistant natively embedded within the Empower® loan origination system (LOS) that allows lenders to query their origination environment in plain language, receive instant answers to see how those answers were derived.
News: Dark Matter Technologies integrates Snapdocs with its Empower LOS to power seamless digital closings
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced a new integration between its Empower® loan origination system (LOS) and Snapdocs, the mortgage industry's leading digital closing platform. Through the seamless, two-way integration, closing teams can generate orders, track transaction progress with real-time status updates and automate key closing and funding workflows, all without leaving their system of record.
News: Dark Matter Technologies enables secure AI agents inside the Empower LOS for regulated lending
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the launch of a new capability on the Dark Matter Developer Platform, enabling lenders to use AI agents securely within the regulated mortgage environment.
News: Bernard F. Walsh Recognized as 2026 Lead Counsel Verified by LawInfo in Florida Personal Injury Law
Mortgage and Finance News: (SARASOTA, Fla.) Bernard F. Walsh, a senior partner at Goldman Babboni Fernandez Murphy & Walsh, has been named Lead Counsel Verified for 2026 in Florida Personal Injury law. This independent designation is issued by LawInfo, a premier national lawyer directory and legal resource that has served consumers for nearly three decades.
News: Elevate, Dark Matter Technologies’ servicing platform, gains momentum with new signings and technology enhancements
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced continued client momentum that includes a multi-year renewal with Arbor Bank and a new client signing with Covey Financial, as well as tighter integration of its Elevate℠ Loan Servicing Solution (Elevate) and the Empower® loan origination system (LOS).
News: National Radon Awareness Week is January 26-30: Pillar To Post Home Inspectors Share Important Information
Mortgage and Finance News: (TAMPA, Fla.) Here is a shocking fact. The second leading cause of lung cancer is Radon, says Pillar To Post Home Inspectors. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that about 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year are radon related and in Canada that number stands at approximately 3,000.
News: Local Couple Switched Careers to Become More Involved with Community
Mortgage and Finance News: (AVE MARIA, Fla.) Nick and Joan Cerami announce their growing presence in Southwest Florida as owners of Pillar To Post Home Inspectors - the Cerami Team, marking the next chapter in a professional journey that has spanned four decades and two industries. After more than 30 years each in marketing and advertising - often working in tandem as client and agency partner, the couple now share business ownership.
News: PNC Bank Expands Use of Automation from Dark Matter Technologies to Advance Mortgage and Home Equity Innovation
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced that PNC Bank, part of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., will extend its use of Dark Matter's cutting-edge mortgage solutions under a new contract to enhance PNC's mortgage and home equity lending operations.
News: Dark Matter Technologies enhances its Empower LOS with full-scale eClosing capabilities
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the expansion of the Empower® loan origination system (LOS) to include comprehensive eClosing capabilities by integrating Wolters Kluwer's eOriginal® ClosingCenter and eOriginal eAsset® Management Platform.
News: Dark Matter Technologies integrates Polly’s advanced PPE engine into its Empower LOS platform
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the integration of the Empower® loan origination system (LOS) with Polly's advanced product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine, expanding choice for banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.
News: Navy Federal Credit Union renews its contract with Dark Matter Technologies to serve its growing membership
Mortgage and Finance News: (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced a renewed multi-year partnership with Navy Federal Credit Union. The agreement reinforces the credit union's strategic focus on digital transformation and elevating the member lending experience.