MQMR Advises Mortgage Lenders to Supplement Resources for Compliance Guidance
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — MQMR (Mortgage Quality Management and Research) President Michael Steer today urged lenders to seek additional resources for compliance advice to ensure total compliance with regulatory requirements.
IDS, Inc. Advises Mortgage Lenders to Address UCD Warnings Prior to June 25 Deadline
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage document preparation vendor, International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), has announced it is advising all lenders to begin troubleshooting warnings from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) portal regarding missing information in their UCD files. Effective June 25, 2018, the GSEs will fire a fatal edit in their Loan Delivery systems if the UCD status is “Not Successful” or a UCD was not submitted. (UPDATED)
Partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, expected to save Austintown Local Schools an estimated $153,000 annually
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ — Austintown Local Schools expects to save more than $153,000 annually by transitioning to LED lighting in partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, an energy management solutions firm.
Dallas Moving Company Honored for Fighting Childhood Hunger by National Non-Profit Move For Hunger
DALLAS, Texas /ScoopCloud/ — Move For Hunger today announced that Imlach & Collins Brothers, an Atlas Van Lines agent, has been named its “Mover of the Year.” In 2017, Imlach & Collins Brothers delivered more than 100,000 lbs. of food to the North Texas Food Bank – which is enough to provide 85,500 meals. The award was presented at the American Moving & Storage Association’s 2018 Education Conference and Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Vocalist Sandra Booker Tributes Sarah Vaughan at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — When jazz vocalist Sandra Booker first burst onto the Los Angeles music scene in the ’90s, the comparisons to the legendary Sarah Vaughan came fast and furious. Her stirring, soulful renditions didn’t just mimic the melodious icon, they seemed to channel her. On Sunday, April 22, Booker will pay a unique homage to her muse with “Forever Sassy: The Divine Music of Sarah Vaughan” at the popular performance venue, the Vibrato Jazz Grill.
FinKube Launches New Website for Innovative Chatbot
DALLAS, Texas /ScoopCloud/ — FinKube, a company that provides AI-powered Platform-as-a-Service solutions for a range of industries, announced today that it has launched a new website for its intelligent, conversational chatbot, ELSA. The arrival of the new site coincides with FinKube’s expanding role as an AI provider for industries beyond US financial services.
Alterra Home Loans Selects LBA Ware’s CompenSafe to Increase Mortgage Origination Productivity, Contain Operating Costs
MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — LBA Ware(TM), a leading provider of automated compensation software and systems integration solutions for mortgage lenders, today announced that top ranking Nevada-based retail mortgage lender, Alterra Home Loans has chosen CompenSafe(TM) to automate commissions for its 65 branch offices licensed to operate in 30 states and deliver operational insights to executive management on its branches and sales staff.
Bank of Southern California NA Expands Commercial Banking Team to Serve Orange County and Los Angeles Region
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink:BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL), a community business bank headquartered in San Diego, is pleased to announce the hiring of two seasoned banking and lending professionals to further support the Bank’s expansion in Southern California.
EPIC Adds Steve Denton as President of Parent EPIC Holdings Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center dba EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants) today announced the addition of insurance industry veteran Steve Denton as President of its parent company EPIC Holdings, Inc. reporting to EPIC Holdings CEO John Hahn. Denton will join EPIC as of May 1, 2018.
Capital Mazda in Cary, NC Named 2018 Mazda Gold Cup Winner
RALEIGH, N.C. /ScoopCloud/ — Capital Mazda of Cary, NC is proud to announce winning the coveted Mazda Gold Cup award. Their commitment to improving customer service along with targeting new vehicle sales made them one out of the five Gold Cup winners in the state of North Carolina.
New South Florida Limo Business Does Things Differently
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — FL Limoride is a new, yet experienced, limo service covering Fort Lauderdale and the South Florida area – offering bespoke service packages. This combination of a new business model with experienced chauffeurs makes it one to watch and a quickly expanding and growing business.
Luna Wear Releases World’s First Illuminating Athletic Apparel Line
MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — Luna Wear, a fashion technology startup based out of Miami Florida, has released the world’s first ever machine washable and dryable, fashionable, illuminating athletic apparel line. Luna Wear was born out of Founder and CEO’s Richie Luna’s near tragic encounter with an oncoming driver while running one night on a dark and lonely road.
Community Bank Helps Foster Future Leaders with Support of ‘Leader In Me Program’
OSCEOLA, Iowa /ScoopCloud/ — Clarke County State Bank (CCSB), through the John T. Vucurevich Foundation, continues to support Clarke Elementary School as an official school in “The Leader in Me” program. Since 2012, CCSB has been a strong contributor to the program providing the base funding for its launch with foundation grants and bank donations.
Sparktacular FX Machines Reveals New Line of Cold Spark Technology Products, Prepares to Revolutionize the Entertainment Industry
PALM BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — Palm Beach-based pyrotechnics company Sparktacular FX Machines today announced three new Cold Spark Technology (CST) pyrotechnic simulators scheduled to drop in early June. Sparktacular FX Machines produce their own equipment and have set the industry standard for CST.
Elmwood Local Schools partners with Energy Optimizers, USA, on energy improvement project
TIPP CITY, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ — Elmwood Local Schools expects to save $63,792 annually by partnering with Energy Optimizers, USA, to upgrade the district’s lighting systems to energy-efficient LEDs. The changeover will deliver immediate savings to the district. LED lighting uses an average of 60 percent less energy than the systems being replaced.
Wondershare Releases Recoverit Free to Recover up to 100 MB Data for Free
VANCOUVER, B.C. /ScoopCloud/ — Wondershare has released Recoverit Free, which can recover data of up to 100 MB for free. Recoverit by Wondershare is a popular free data recovery software that works on both Windows and Mac. It can recover lost and deleted content from a system or even an external storage unit in an extensive manner.
Patrick Macdonald-King Joins Hyperion Media Group as Strategic Advisor
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Exiting his role as Prime Focus Technologies President after completing his earn out and the roll-out of the company’s award-winning DAX Platform, Patrick Macdonald-King has agreed to join the Advisory Board of film and technology finance firm Hyperion Media Group to help create a fund focused on content, and the intersection of content and technology.
City of La Puente votes 5-0, joining 20+ California cities to help standardize and expedite small cell deployment
LA PUENTE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — XG Communities LLC, a premier provider of wireless, asset marketing and engineering services for cities and municipalities across the United States, announces their agreement to market and manage wireless coverage solutions for the City of La Puente, California.
Worldwide Broker Network, Member Host EPIC Announce 58th Global Conference in San Antonio Texas
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the world’s largest fully integrated international network of independent Property & Casualty and Employee Benefits brokers, has announced its 58th Global Conference on April 11-14, 2018 in San Antonio. Partnering with Member Host EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, the 2018 Global Conference will include more than 300 brokers, carrier sponsors, and speakers from more than 100 countries.
FormFree Selected to Showcase at MBA Technology Solutions Conference and Expo 2018 in Detroit
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — Automated verification provider FormFree(R) announced that it has been selected to present at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Technology Solutions Conference & Expo 2018, taking place April 15-18 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
National Mortgage Professional Magazine Designates Quandis a 2018 Top Mortgage Employer
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Quandis, Inc., a leading default management mortgage technology provider, announced that it was named to National Mortgage Professional magazine’s (NMP) Top Mortgage Employers list for 2018. Quandis was one of only ten companies to be included in the publication’s ‘Services Providers’ award category.
SecuGen Releases the Ultra-Slim Hamster Pro 10 and U10, an FBI-Certified OEM Fingerprint Sensor, at ISC West 2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — SecuGen Corp., a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce the release of the Hamster Pro(TM) 10 and U10 sensor. Both the Hamster Pro 10 and the U10 sensor inside of it are FBI certified for PIV and Mobile ID FAP 10 applications.
IDS Advises Mortgage Lenders to Address UCD Warnings Prior to June 25 Deadline
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it is advising all lenders to begin troubleshooting warnings from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) portal regarding missing information in their UCD files. Beginning June 25, UCD files that trigger a warning will not be accepted by the GSEs.
Gordon Brush Mfg Co. Inc. Wins ABMA 2018 William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award for PlateScrape
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Gordon Brush Mfg Co., Inc. worked with the inventors of the PlateScrape to create an environmentally friendly, revolutionary, new, effective, and simple way to pre-sanitize dirty plates in restaurants, hotels, convention centers, and banquet halls.
HousingWire Honors Matic as Top Innovator in Housing Tech
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Matic, a fintech company whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner’s insurance during the mortgage transaction, today announced it has been named to HousingWire’s 2018 Tech100 list of the most innovative tech providers in the housing industry.
HousingWire Names ReverseVision to Its TECH100 List of Housing’s Most Innovative Tech Companies for a Third Year
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — ReverseVision, the leading provider of technology and training for the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) industry, today announced it has been named to HousingWire’s HW Tech100(TM) list of innovative housing technology companies for a third time. Previously recognized in 2015 and 2017, ReverseVision is the only provider of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) technology to receive this distinction.
Tenorshare Releases 4uKey to Unlock Disabled iPhone without iTunes
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ — Tenorshare launches 4uKey, a new product that is specially designed to bypass iPhone passcode when you forget it, when your iPhone is disabled, or when you bought a second-hand iPhone with passcode. Just as the product name implies: 4uKey means “for your key.”
Cloudvirga Named to HousingWire’s TECH100 List of Most Innovative Tech Companies in Real Estate and Housing
IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), today announced it has been named to HousingWire’s 2018 TECH100 list of the most innovative technology companies in U.S. real estate, mortgage lending, mortgage servicing and investments.
Simplifile Recognized as an Innovative Mortgage Technology Company on 2018 HW Tech100
PROVO, Utah /ScoopCloud/ — Simplifile, a leading provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies for lenders, settlement agents, and counties, announced that it has been included on the fifth annual HW Tech100 list published by housing and mortgage industry trade magazine HousingWire. This year marks the third consecutive year Simplifile has made the Tech100 list, which recognizes, “the most innovative technology companies in the U.S. housing economy, spanning real estate, mortgage lending, mortgage servicing, and investments.”
Maxwell Recognized by HousingWire as one of the Most Innovative Technology Companies in Real Estate
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ — Maxwell, the emerging leader of digital mortgage automation software, announced today that it has been recognized for the second year in a row as one of HousingWire’s TECH100(TM) for 2018.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘PIRATES’ dock in Long Beach May 11-20
LONG BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — The Children’s Theatre of Long Beach (CTLB), Art in Relation (AIR) and the Scottish Rite Event Center present a historic, hilarious family friendly farce featuring silly pirates, bumbling policemen, and nervous naive young lovers – Gilbert & Sullivan’s rollicking musical masterpiece, “The Pirates of Penzance,” comes alive at the beautiful Ernest Borgnine Theatre at the Scottish Rite Event Center of Long Beach May 11 – May 20, 2018.
LBA Ware Named to 2018 HW Tech100 List of Innovative Housing, Mortgage Technology Companies
MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — LBA Ware(TM), a leading provider of automated compensation software and systems integration solutions for mortgage lenders, today announced that it has been named to the 2018 HW Tech100(TM) list published by housing and mortgage industry trade magazine HousingWire. The HW Tech100, which is in its fifth year of existence, recognizes, “the most innovative technology companies in the U.S. housing economy, spanning real estate, mortgage lending, mortgage servicing and investments.”
BeSmartee and FormFree Integration Gets Loans to Initial Underwriting Faster
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — Automated verification provider FormFree(R) today announced that its flagship AccountChek(R) automated asset verification service is now part of BeSmartee’s next-generation mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform. The integration will make BeSmartee’s already-streamlined digital loan process even speedier thanks to faster and more accurate assessment of borrowers’ ability to pay from FormFree.
Miami Mold Specialists Upgrades Attic and Crawlspace Mold Removal Technologies
MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — Prestigious South Florida Mold Removal Co., Miami Mold Specialists, Acquires State of the Art Fogger Tech. Specifically Designed for Attic, Crawlspace, and Maritime Mold Remediation and Disinfecting.
MortgageHippo Picks Matic for Integrated Homeowner’s Insurance That Helps Lenders and Consumers Save Money
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Matic Insurance, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner’s insurance during the mortgage transaction, today announced the availability of its one-click “get quote” button within MortgageHippo, a cloud-based digital mortgage platform that guides consumers through a modern, lender-branded borrowing experience.