Hopdox Successfully Completes Inaugural eRecording in Clark County, Nevada
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ALPINE, Utah, Jan. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Hopdox, the leading innovator in eRecording, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its first eRecording in Clark County, Nevada. This milestone marks the inauguration of Hopdox's services, enabling seamless and efficient document recording for the nation's title companies, banks, and attorneys.
ACES Increases Financial Services QC Audit Volume by 15% in 2024, Expands New Client Acquisition by 66%
DENVER, Colo., Jan. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has sought to support its customers through turbulent market conditions by providing critical technology innovations to its quality control audit suite.
December Mortgage Lock Data Reveals Year-Over-Year Increases Across All Loan Types Despite Seasonal Downturn
PLANO, Texas, Jan. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today released its December 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report, showcasing year-over-year (YoY) growth in mortgage activity, even as seasonal trends led to a month-over-month (MoM) decline in rate lock volumes. Overall, December mortgage lock volume was up 26% YoY, driven by an 18% increase in purchase locks, a 43% rise in cash-out refinances, and an 82% jump in rate-and-term refinances.
ProNotary Invites Businesses to Partner for Wildfire Disaster Relief with Remote Online Notarization Solutions
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of devastating wildfires, ProNotary, a leading remote online notarization (RON) software provider, is stepping up to empower businesses with the tools needed to integrate RON into their operations. By partnering with ProNotary, organizations can help communities impacted by these natural disasters access essential services like notarizing insurance claims, property agreements, and legal documents - all from a secure, remote platform.
Polly and CapitalW Collective Align to Support Women in Mortgage Capital Markets
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Polly as its first product and pricing engine (PPE) Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This alliance underscores CapitalW Collective's mission "to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time."
Travel Insurance Essential in 2025: Bigger Trips, Rising Costs, and Evolving Travel Trends
NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TravelInsurance.com, the leading platform for comparing and purchasing travel insurance from global providers, reports that travel insurance is more critical in 2025 as disruptions and rising travel costs persist. With trip costs and demand surging in 2025, the importance of safeguarding travel investments is clear.
Mortgage Machine Services Fully Integrates AI-Powered Pricing Engine into Proprietary LOS
ADDISON, Texas, Jan. 8, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Machine Services (Mortgage Machine), an industry leader in digital origination technology to residential mortgage lenders, announced that it now offers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pricing engine. The pricing engine ingests and updates pricing for a lender's investors and aggregators automatically.
Mortgage industry podcast The Big Picture with Rich Swerbinsky and Rob Chrisman welcomes Floify President Sofia Rossato as January 9 guest
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Top mortgage industry podcast The Big Picture, broadcast live every Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, this week features technology executive Sofia Rossato, president and general manager of Floify, a leading mortgage point-of-sale solution and subsidiary of Porch Group, Inc. A respected proptech and fintech executive with more than 20 years' experience growing companies in startup and large corporate environments, Rossato brings a market-tested perspective to the challenges and opportunities mortgage lenders contend with during the U.S. housing industry's fluctuations.
Dark Matter Technologies Taps Brad Vasto as Chief Revenue Officer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, today announced the appointment of Brad Vasto as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Vasto steps into the role as Sean Dugan, the outgoing CRO, prepares to assume the position of CEO in April 2025, succeeding current CEO Rich Gagliano.
Jason Mapes, Floify’s head of sales, named a PROGRESS in Lending Thought Leader
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BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 3, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced that its Head of Sales, Jason Mapes, has been named a 2024 Thought Leader by PROGRESS in Lending (PIL). Now in its fourth year, PIL's Thought Leader award recognizes industry thought leaders who are not afraid to "step forward and blaze a new trail."
Matrix Advises on the Sale of Clearfield MMG, LLC to VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC
RICHMOND, Va., and BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 30, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of Clearfield MMG, LLC, a Virginia-based company renowned for its expertise in innovative, specialized treatment and waste disposal solutions, to VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC, a leader in sustainable waste management and environmental solutions and a portfolio company of I Squared Capital.
Healthcare Insurance Policies Fuel Crisis: The Silent Killer of Home Care Agencies
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 30, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A troubling reality in the healthcare industry has come to light: health care insurance companies are being allowed to prioritize profits over people, causing a devastating ripple effect that results in nearly 50% of home care agencies closing their doors within five years, says Ace Compliance Consulting. As the baby boomers retire, this systemic failure threatens the very fabric of our healthcare ecosystem and leaves vulnerable populations without essential care.
Alliance Group Celebrates Eighth Annual Living Benefits Awareness Month This January
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Dec. 27, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance Group is proud to announce the eighth annual Living Benefits Awareness Month (LBAM), kicking off this January with the theme, Get the Most Out of Life. The month-long campaign aims to educate consumers about the transformative value of Living Benefits life insurance, which ensures policyholders get more value from their life insurance premiums by offering powerful, free features that traditional policies lack.
Matrix Advises on the Sale of Atlantic States Lubricants Corp. to Moove
RICHMOND, Va., and BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. announces the successful sale of certain assets of Atlantic States Lubricants Corp. ("ASL") to Moove, formerly known as PetroChoice. Atlantic States Lubricants, based in Farmingdale, New York, is an authorized distributor of Mobil-branded lubricants and related products.
Dovenmuehle Earns FHA Tier 1 Rating from HUD’s Tier Ranking System (TRS) II Scorecard
LAKE ZURICH, Ill., Dec. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc., a leader in mortgage subservicing, announced today that it received a Tier 1 Rating from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This rating was awarded for Dovenmuehle's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) servicing performance under HUD's Tier Ranking System II (TRS II).
Ryan Kaufman of Informative Research Named to National Mortgage Professional’s 40 Under 40 List
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Informative Research, a premier technology provider delivering data-driven credit and verification solutions to the lending community, announced that Ryan Kaufman, IT Manager of Integrations, has been named to the National Mortgage Professional (NMP) 40 Under 40 list. This honor recognizes exceptional professionals who are influencing the future of the mortgage industry.
Dark Matter Technologies’ Stephanie Durflinger and Bethany Williams-Woodward Win Prestigious Mortgage Industry Awards
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, today announced that Stephanie Durflinger, its chief product officer, has been named a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter, and Bethany Williams-Woodward, its data solutions product manager, has been named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine's 40 Under 40 list.
Matrix Advises Jolley Stores and S.B. Collins on its Sale to Stewart’s Shops
RICHMOND, Va., and BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 17, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. announces that it has advised Jolley Associates, LLC and S.B. Collins, Inc. (collectively, "SBC") on the sale of its convenience retail, wholesale dealer, and residential heating oil (d/b/a as Clarence Brown) businesses to Stewart's Shops Corp.
Click n’ Close welcomes Jeff Raich to its National Sales bench
ADDISON, Texas, Dec. 17, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Click n' Close (CNC), a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, today announced Jeff Raich has joined the organization as a national sales director in correspondent lending.
Financial Advisor Jonathan Mintle of Edward Jones Receives CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification
BUENA VISTA, Colo., Dec. 16, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Advisor Jonathan Mintle of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Buena Vista, Colorado has received the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, or CFP®, certification, granted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board).
MCT Reports a 15% Decrease in Mortgage Lock Volume Amid Higher Rates
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, has announced a 15.12% decrease in mortgage lock volume compared to the previous month. The data, reflecting current market dynamics, is available in MCT's latest report, which offers in-depth analysis and insights for industry professionals and stakeholders.
Empowering Businesses and Notaries to Expand Their Reach with Cutting-Edge RON Technology
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ProNotary, a pioneering force in the remote online notarization (RON) industry, today announced its expansion into Montana, Iowa, and Missouri. This milestone marks a significant step in ProNotary's mission to provide seamless and secure notarization solutions across the United States, enabling notaries and businesses in these states to connect with clients anywhere in the world.
Vice Capital Markets signs 50th Investor Partner to ViceEx mortgage whole loan trading platform
NOVI, Mich., Dec. 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today the addition of its 50th investor to its all-inclusive whole loan trading platform Vice Execution Portal™ (ViceEx™). This addition enhances the platform's ability to deliver unmatched market access and execution flexibility for clients selling mandatory, including all agency executions.
Mortgage Lock Activity Fell in November as Interest Rates Hit Their Highest Levels Since July
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today released its November 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report, highlighting a 25% decrease in month-over-month (MoM) lock volume as interest rates hit their highest levels since early July, creating headwinds for affordability. Purchase lock volume was down 21% MoM, while cash-out and rate-and-term refinance volumes fell 20% and 50%, respectively.
Optimal Blue Announces Tony Hawk, Housing Industry Leaders to Headline Inaugural User Conference
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 5, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today announced the speaker lineup for its inaugural user conference, the Optimal Blue Summit 2025. Legendary skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk will headline the event. The conference will also feature sessions led by Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Business Development Michael Fratantoni, Ph.D., MBA Associate Vice President of Secondary and Capital Markets Sasha Hewlett, AMP, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler, and representatives from Microsoft.
Secured Signing has experienced a remarkable 30% month-over-month growth in demand for its Remote Online Notarizations Platform
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 4, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Secured Signing, a leading provider of digital signing and Remote Online Notarization (RON) solutions, is excited to unveil a series of powerful enhancements to its platform. These updates solidify its leadership in the digital notarization industry by optimizing workflow efficiency, increasing transparency, and enhancing user control.
CFD Companies Announce $300M in new AUA and Increased Partnership with Kingdom Advisors
KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. 2, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CFD Companies, home to a fully independent Broker/Dealer and RIA, announced that they continued to enjoy growth in the second and third quarters of 2024. Multiple financial professionals moved their affiliations from competitors to the CFD Companies during the last two quarters, bringing over an additional $300 million in assets under advisement (AUA) to the CFD Companies.
SureShotFX Launches Limited-Time 60% Savings Black Friday Offer to Enhance Forex Journey: Designed for All Levels of Traders
LONDON, U.K., Nov. 26, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SureShotFX, a renown forex signals and tools provider , is excited to announce its exclusive Black Friday promotion. The highly anticipated Black Friday offers, which were originally slated for November 26 to November 30, 2024, have been unveiled early, giving traders a head start on incredible savings. Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned pro, this early access is the perfect opportunity to level up your trading game and take advantage of unbeatable deals.
Get up to 70% Off Black Friday Deals on Signal Copying Tools – Only at Telegram Signal Copier!
LONDON, U.K., Nov. 26, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Telegram Signal Copier, the best signal copier in the trading industry, prepares for one of the biggest shopping days of the year. So, it has announced its Black Friday offers, initially set to run from November 26 to November 30, are now live, giving traders an exclusive early chance to take advantage of substantial savings. These offers are designed for traders of all levels who are looking to enhance their trading performance.
Shore United Bank inks contract with Dark Matter Technologies for its mortgage business with the Empower LOS and AIVA AI virtual assistants
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, announced today that Shore United Bank (Shore United), a community bank founded in 1876, has selected the Empower® LOS and select AIVA® AI virtual assistants from Dark Matter to streamline its mortgage lending operations and offer additional support for integrations.
Mobility Market Intelligence Ranked Number 418 Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 21, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI) today announced it ranked No. 418 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, an annual ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year. MMI grew 260 % from 2020 through 2023.
ACES Q2 2024 Mortgage QC Trends Report Reveals Second Consecutive Increase in Critical Defect Rate
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 20, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report covering the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software. ACES has altered the timing of this report to better reflect Fannie Mae's accelerated timeline for post-closing quality control reviews.
Strategic Benefits Advisors recognized among Atlanta’s top employee benefits and compensation companies for sixth year
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) has been honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's top employee benefits and compensation companies of 2024. This is the sixth consecutive year SBA has made the Chronicle's annual list, which highlights metro Atlanta's largest employers of benefits consultants. The accolade underscores SBA's steady growth and success in delivering expert consulting and benefits delivery services to public and private-sector employers across North America.
AFL Global Automates Energy Management and Anticipates $304K of Savings in First Year with EnergyCAP
BOALSBURG, Pa., Nov. 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AFL Global, a global leader in telecommunications and fiber optic solutions, has achieved a significant sustainability milestone by leveraging EnergyCAP, a leading energy and sustainability software platform. By implementing EnergyCAP, AFL Global has automated the management of nearly two-hundred utility accounts, which has enabled $304,000 in anticipated annual energy and utility cost savings and substantial environmental gains.
MCT Announces 2.5% Increase in Mortgage Lock Volume Despite October Market Volatility
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 15, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, reported a 2.5% increase in mortgage lock volume compared to the previous month. Mortgage market professionals and industry enthusiasts are invited to download MCT's comprehensive report to gain deeper insights into the current market dynamics.