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ACES Quality Management unveils ACES PROTECT® mortgage compliance testing module

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announces the addition of ACES PROTECT, a suite of automated regulatory compliance tests, to its flagship ACES Quality Management & Control® quality control (QC) auditing platform. ACES PROTECT enables lenders to reduce audit time and improve oversight by incorporating automatic compliance testing into their overall QC auditing environment.

"Given the nature of originations right now, calculation errors and other compliance missteps are even more costly," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "ACES PROTECT gives our clients an added layer of compliance protection that is seamless and cost-effective, enabling them to significantly increase audit productivity while still independently validating loan eligibility calculations."

Through ACES PROTECT, ACES users can easily access a suite of compliance checks within the ACES platform, including certification of loan estimate/closing disclosure calculations, high-cost mortgage and high-price mortgage loan testing, TRID fee tolerance, Qualified Mortgage (QM) tests and other critical compliance tests. ACES users can quickly and easily run compliance tests without leaving the system and automate tasks and exceptions for any alerts, significantly increasing audit productivity. ACES PROTECT provides complete visibility into its calculations via detailed loan-level reporting that clearly communicates a loan's compliance status. Users can select and pay for only the tests they need and automate tasks and exceptions for any alerts to control costs while increasing productivity and ensuring compliance.

"ACES PROTECT has allowed us to automate several of our manual fee compliance tests using a fully supported application, giving us greater efficiency, improved accuracy and better reporting," said Anthony DeAngelo, Director of Sourcing and Procurement for USAA's Managed Services department. "With ACES PROTECT, we're able to test using the parameters we set in ACES PROTECT and, if needed, change them on the fly. All of this gives us improved confidence when sharing our results with management, auditors and regulators."

To learn more, contact your ACES representative or request an ACES PROTECT demo at https://www.acesquality.com/demo.

About ACES Quality Management

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 2 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit https://www.acesquality.com/ or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announces the addition of ACES PROTECT, a suite of automated regulatory compliance tests, to its flagship ACES Quality Management & Control® quality control (QC) auditing platform.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

TurboTenant and Armadillo: Simplifying Self-Management for Landlords

FORT COLLINS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Armadillo, a modern tech-enabled home warranty platform, and TurboTenant, a digital one-stop-shop for landlords looking to simplify then scale their rental business, have launched a partnership to provide landlords with an affordable and comprehensive protection plan for their rental properties.

The Armadillo x TurboTenant plan was developed to accommodate the needs of small to midsize landlords. It includes appliance coverage alongside access to 24/7 service requests, troubleshooting, and a vast network of certified maintenance professionals. This partnership provides TurboTenant's landlords with an essential in-platform solution to make property management as stress-free as possible.

"TurboTenant is an incredible platform for landlords looking to have all the tools they need to manage their properties in one place," said Matan Slagter, Armadillo CEO. "We are excited for Armadillo to be offered on TurboTenant to help their landlord community more seamlessly manage breakdowns on their properties and provide an enhanced experience for their tenants - we think TurboTenant and Armadillo make a pretty great team."

The Armadillo x TurboTenant partnership makes being an independent landlord easier and more accessible than ever before. With Armadillo's tech-enabled repair services available on TurboTenant, landlords and tenants can rest easy knowing they'll experience end-to-end support if an appliance breaks down.

"Armadillo's in-platform home warranty service is an indispensable tool that supports our mission of empowering independent landlords at every step of the rental process. TurboTenant is proud to provide our landlords an easy way to protect their bottom line and reduce stress from unexpected maintenance demands," said Seamus Nally, TurboTenant CEO.

Learn more: https://www.armadillo.one/plans/landlords-turbotenant/

About TurboTenant:

More than 525,000 independent landlords across the U.S. enjoy TurboTenant's free, all-in-one online property management solutions. Features offered by TurboTenant include rental applications, tenant screening, property marketing, rent payments, lease agreements, and rent reporting. Please reach out to press@turbotenant.com with any questions.

About Armadillo:

Armadillo is a technology company that offers home warranty plans designed for a new generation of homeowners: streamlined, easy, at-your-fingertips and affordable. Founded in 2021 by Matan Slagter and Lansdon Robbins, Armadillo's mission is to provide an effortless homeownership experience. Armadillo plans are available nationwide. Learn more by visiting https://www.armadillo.one/ or sending an email to info@armadillo.one for media or partnership inquiries.

Armadillo, a modern tech-enabled home warranty platform, and TurboTenant, a digital one-stop-shop for landlords looking to simplify then scale their rental business, have launched a partnership to provide landlords with an affordable and comprehensive protection plan for their rental properties.

Related link: https://www.armadillo.one/

There’s Room at The Inn: Rare Availability in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon South Rim and region, Death Valley and Zion National Parks and at Cedar Creek Lodge this Summer

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Spring/Summer 2023 - Pick your park and take advantage of what nature has to offer with rare spring and summer availability in some of the greatest outdoor places on earth. Xanterra Travel Collection today announced openings in Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon region, Death Valley, Cedar Creek Lodge (just outside of Glacier National Park), and Zion. And yes, most have deals.

Millions of people come from all over the world to experience these national parks but due to unusual circumstances (cost of airfare, less international visitors and the lack of long-term planning) means that there are rooms available at the proverbial inn, something that is almost unheard of.

For deals and availability visit https://www.xanterra.com/spring-summer-availability/

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* Yellowstone National Park

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* Zion National Park

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About Xanterra Travel Collection:

Known for its "Legendary Hospitality with a Softer Footprint," Xanterra Travel Collection® provides a world of unforgettable experiences through its operations in national parks, including lodges, restaurants, tours, and activities, as well as through its ownership of resorts, a cruise line, a railway, and tour companies.

Learn more: https://www.xanterra.com/

Spring/Summer 2023 - Pick your park and take advantage of what nature has to offer with rare spring and summer availability in some of the greatest outdoor places on earth. Xanterra Travel Collection today announced openings in Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon region, Death Valley, Cedar Creek Lodge (just outside of Glacier National Park), and Zion. And yes, most have deals.

Related link: https://www.xanterra.com/

National Buyers Agents Association Announces Surprising Survey Results for 2023 Homebuyer Concerns

EVERGREEN, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- A National Buyers Agents Association (NBAA) survey of its members reveals surprising homebuyer concerns. Detailed results of the national survey are included in the association's blog section of its website.

Some survey results covered by the association's survey include:

1) What are first tasks for all potential home buyers to start the home buying process, and how can agents assist with that?

2) What is the number one concern of buyers this year?

3) How do agents help buyers negotiate the best price for a property?

4) What are the best tools these agents use to help buyers know what to offer in a declining market?

First Task for Property Buyers:

The association consists of over 1400 members nationwide. Of the ones who responded to the survey, over 90% had the following as a number one recommendation for fist-time buyers or seasoned buyers entering the market: "Get pre-approved with a recommended lender." This of course, assumes they are not already cash buyers who have proof of funds.

While this may be an obvious first step, of the 1,037 individuals who contacted the association last year to get a list of buyers agents serving their area of interest, one in ten had not taken that step. However, the association staff typically advises those who are not already pre-qualified or approved simply to ask their buyer's agent for a list of recommended local lenders. Some suggest that choosing a buyer's agent is the most critical first step since they oftentimes have unbiased access to local lenders with best rates and programs.

Surprisingly, almost 80% of association brokers thought an ordered list of first steps should always be offered to potential buyers, even when there is ample information about that on the internet. It seems that many homebuyers come to them unclear about how to get started on the home buying process.

Biggest Home Buyer Concern:

From the perspective of agents, the survey also addressed what they perceived as the biggest concerns of buyers who are considering a home purchase in 2023. Sixty-four percent said that the biggest concern of buyers is mortgage affordability. Eve Alexander of Buyers Broker of Florida, located in St. Petersburg, told the association that nearly all of her buyers had this as a number one concern since interest have been increasing since the beginning of the year.

Buyers agents and the lenders they work with are skilled at helping their clients look at how they can comfortably make mortgage payments without causing financial stress or hardship. Most association members nationwide concur that the market is currently still highly competitive.

A top-rated association member in Hawaii, Nikki O'Rourke of Eighteen Properties located in Honolulu, offered an important first task for the agents themselves: "Real Estate agents need to provide information about new developments in the area that offer special pricing for 'gap' housing. Gap housing is for buyers who earn too much to qualify for affordable housing, but who don't earn enough for the high median prices in our location."

How Top Agents Negotiate Best Prices:

Sixty-three percent of the brokers who participated in the survey said that the number one tool they use to help buyers know what to offer is a comprehensive market analysis. The "CMA" is also referred to as a "Comparative Market Analysis". The agent should also offer a detailed look at supply and demand within regions or even within neighborhoods.

Kelly Ercanbrack of United Real Estate located in Springfield UT responded, "I've done a detailed analysis of my market area since 2007. I'm able to show them exactly what is going on in the market and how that should impact their offer."

When helping a buyer find the best property at the best price, agents surveyed tended to write in their own strategies rather than pick from a list. Many provided a unique strategy that works for their area. Association member Michael Crowley, broker/owner of Spokane Home Buyers in Spokane, WA shared his best negotiating tool. He wrote in that he makes sure that he or someone that works for him is available to show a property on a moment's notice. This quick response helps his clients get ahead of other buyers. He also thought it was very important for agents in his office to keep up on the inventory and what properties are selling for. Knowing how many offers is important as well.

Some agents responded in the survey that their markets are not declining. Real estate trends are very location specific. This is where the skills of a good buyer's agent are critical for home buyers in 2023 and beyond. One survey respondent recommended that buyers work with a Realtor(r) who is skilled at negotiations. He or she should have good relationships to be able to find opportunities in the market that other agents may not uncover.

About The National Buyers Agents Association:

The National Buyers Agents Association is headquartered near Denver Colorado. It provides free services to home buyers for any location in the United States. The association provides access to experienced real estate agents who are experts in their local markets. These agents have valuable insights into neighborhoods and local housing trends that are important to home buyers. The blog summary on the website provides more details on what the survey revealed.

The association's primary goal is to connect buyers to the best buyer agents to ensure a smooth and successful home buying experience. They also can provide advice and recommendations to home sellers. Association staff are available 7 days a week and consumers can reach them directly at 800-383-7188. The public may also go to the association's website to get immediate access to members by location.

Learn more: https://nationalbuyersagents.org/

A National Buyers Agents Association (NBAA) survey of its members reveals surprising homebuyer concerns. Detailed results of the national survey are included in the association's blog section of its website. Some agents responded in the survey that their markets are not declining.

Related link: https://buyeragentsearch.com/

Project Play 2024 Continues to Gain Momentum as Stack Sports Partners with Aspen Institute to Transform Youth Sports

ASPEN, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Stack Sports, a leading provider of sports technology and services, is excited to expand its commitment to increasing youth sports participation and transforming the overall sports experience for children across the United States through a new partnership with the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute as the newest member of the Project Play 2024 roundtable.

Project Play, an Aspen Institute initiative launched in 2013, seeks to provide equal access to quality sports opportunities, enhance coaching quality, and promote healthy athletic development for all young people, regardless of their background, skill level, or financial status. In support of this work, the industry-leading organizations of the Project Play 2024 roundtable commit to taking mutually reinforcing actions to grow the quality and quantity of sports activities available to youth, with a special focus on the underserved and children ages 12 and under.

As part of this partnership, Stack Sports will leverage its innovative technology and extensive network to help the Aspen Institute identify and address barriers to youth sports participation. Stack Sports' expertise in grassroots camps, sports registration, management, and performance tracking will be invaluable in creating solutions that make sports more accessible, enjoyable, and rewarding for children of all backgrounds.

Tom Farrey, Executive Director of the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership: "We're thrilled to have Stack Sports on board with Project Play 2024. Their passion for enhancing the sports experience and commitment to increasing participation aligns perfectly with our mission. By working together, we can create meaningful change and help ensure every child has the opportunity to reap the benefits of sports."

In addition to Stack Sports, Project Play 2024 has attracted the support and collaboration of several prominent companies and organizations dedicated to promoting youth sports and well-being. Partners include Nike, the National Basketball Association (NBA), Augusta Sportswear Brands, the U.S. Soccer Federation, DICK'S Sporting Goods, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Jeff Young, CEO of Stack Sports, also shared his enthusiasm for the collaboration: "At Stack Sports, we believe in the power of sports to create lasting positive impacts on young lives. Our partnership with the Aspen Institute and involvement in the Project Play 2024 roundtable are significant steps toward achieving our mission. We're excited to work alongside such a dedicated organization, and together, we're confident we can make a real difference in the lives of children through increased access to quality sports experiences."

With this partnership, Stack Sports reaffirms its dedication to creating a positive sports experience for all children. By joining forces with the Aspen Institute and Project Play, the company hopes to make a lasting impact on the youth sports landscape and ensure a healthier, more inclusive future for the next generation of athletes.

About the Aspen Institute:

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the United States and the world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/

About Project Play:

An initiative of the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute, Project Play develops, applies, and shares knowledge that helps stakeholders build healthy communities through sport. Hundreds of organizations across the U.S. and beyond, from professional leagues to grassroots providers, community foundations to the federal government, have introduced programs or shaped youth strategies based on Project Play's framework to get and keep children active through sports. https://www.aspenprojectplay.org/

About Stack Sports:

With nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations. Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on four key pillars - Grassroots Engagement, Participation Growth, Recruiting Pathways, and Elite Player Development.

To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/.

Stack Sports, a leading provider of sports technology and services, is excited to expand its commitment to increasing youth sports participation and transforming the overall sports experience for children across the United States through a new partnership with the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute as the newest member of the Project Play 2024 roundtable.

Related link: https://stacksports.com/

Critical Defect Rate Reaches Report-High in Q3 2022, Per ACES Quality Management Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- 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 third quarter (Q3) of 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

Notable findings from the Q3 2022 report include the following:

* The overall critical defect rate increased 20.5% over Q2 2022, ending the quarter at 2.47% - a report high.

* Of the four major underwriting categories (Assets, Credit, Income/Employment and Liabilities), three saw moderate to significant increases in Q2 2022. Income/Employment remained the leading category of defects reported, despite continuing its multi-quarter trend of decline.

* A sub-category analysis of the Assets and Income/Employment categories uncovered troubling defect trends related to eligibility.

* Appraisal defects declined once again, now reflecting a multi-quarter trend.

* Purchase share dominated in Q3 2022, as expected given market conditions, while review share for FHA, USDA and VA loans increased.

* In a reversal of last quarter's findings, FHA defect share saw a moderate increase in Q3 2022, along with a slight defect increase in conventional loans. USDA and VA loan defects improved significantly last quarter.

"The overarching theme for this quarter's report is the effect of sharp declines in loan volume and interest rate volatility on lenders' operations. With purchase originations down nearly 20% quarter-over-quarter and close to 50% year-over-year, lenders are fighting to keep every potential piece of business that comes their way and, perhaps, becoming more aggressive in their borrower qualifications," said ACES Executive Vice President Nick Volpe. "Riding the line on eligibility provides little margin for error. Thus, lenders must continue emphasizing loan quality to ensure salability and long-term asset performance."

Findings for the Q3 2022 ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report are based on post-closing quality control data derived from the ACES Quality Management and Control® benchmarking system and incorporate data from prior quarters and/or calendar years, where applicable. All reviews and defect data evaluated for the report were based on loan audits selected by lenders for full file reviews.

"In our last report, we mentioned employment and loan documentation as areas of concern. As layoffs have continued since Q2 2022, we're seeing the ripple effects of interest rate volatility and changing market conditions surface in other areas of the loan manufacturing process, particularly in eligibility," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "With ACES, lenders can not only identify these immediate areas of concern but also view their QC findings within a historical context to pinpoint trends and execute immediate corrective actions to protect the integrity of their origination pipeline."

Mortgage QC Industry Trends Reports are available for download, free of charge, at https://www.acesquality.com/resources/reports.

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 2 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

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 third quarter (Q3) of 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

ACES Quality Management Makes Ninth Appearance on HousingWire Tech100 List of Top Mortgage Tech Companies

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has been selected for the ninth consecutive year by HousingWire magazine for its annual Tech100 awards program. The magazine chose ACES for the continual innovation of its flagship quality control (QC) auditing platform ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

"2022 was a highly volatile year for mortgage lenders. While loan quality is always a moving target, last year's challenges certainly underscored the need to maintain quality and mitigate risk," ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "At ACES, we're committed to making this target obtainable and seamless by delivering QC tools to help lenders maintain the integrity of their origination and servicing portfolios. Even with lenders tightening their budgets in the face of rapidly declining loan volumes, we still increased our client base by 22%, which speaks to the importance lenders place on loan quality."

In 2022, ACES launched a new compliance-driven oversight process via a role-based permission system within ACES CONNECT. The module allows users to self-remediate audit findings, access reporting and trending data, review audit documents and manage corrective action plans in coordination with their organization's risk department. The company also released a new servicing-focused multi-answer managed questionnaire and added and reviewed over 950 articles along with close to 200 calendar items to its free Compliance NewsHub, in addition to producing its quarterly Mortgage QC Industry Trends report.

2022 also saw the successful launch of ACES' inaugural ACES ENGAGE event for mortgage/financial services risk management and QC professionals. During the event, the company announced its new Certified ACES Administrator (CAA) program to enhance users' knowledge base and offer official accreditation for system administrators. ACES ENGAGE will take place again this year at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 17-19, 2023.

"As someone who had a front-row seat to watch the housing economy's tech transformation, I am increasingly in awe of the innovation we have seen from the Tech100 winners year after year," HW Media Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler said. "With new technologies emerging every day, I am proud to be part of this exciting journey that has positioned the industry to be more efficient, more transparent and more accessible than ever before."

HousingWire's TECH100 award seeks to highlight the most innovative technology companies across the housing sector. To view the complete list of winners, visit https://www.housingwire.com/articles/announcing-the-2023-tech100-mortgage-winners/.

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

About HousingWire:

HousingWire is the most influential source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches over 60,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 1.0 million unique visitors each month. Our audience of mortgage, real estate and fintech professionals rely on us to Move Markets Forward. Visit www.housingwire.com or www.solutions.housingwire.com to learn more.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has been selected for the ninth consecutive year by HousingWire magazine for its annual Tech100 awards program. The magazine chose ACES for the continual innovation of its flagship quality control (QC) auditing platform ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

Kiosk Industry Self Service News for February 2023

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- It's President's Day. And the Kiosk Manufacturer Association news centers around dispensing machines/kiosks and in particular legal cannabis and naloxone. Terrapin just deployed some extraordinary robotics for "bagging" and delivering marijuana here in Colorado. See the intro video in the post. Facial recognition, 1100 products, big touchscreen and the users get to watch thru a glass panel. We have a nice video demonstrating that.

In the naloxone news: last year (and year before) there were zero dollars budgeted by state, local and federal agencies for kiosks that dispense naloxone and also fentanyl detection strips. So far in 2023? Almost $500M.

Featured Sponsor this month is Panasonic. We published a case study on Wendy's recent POS upgrade. Along with that we also included drive-thru headsets, drive-thru whitepaper and menu boards. Of note in the Shake Shack news the big phrase over and over is "drive thru." We see where Wendy's teamed up with Doordash & Roku to let users order from their TV [link to story]. We need to get an update on the facial ordering that Wendy's Japan deployed.

News 2/21/2023

* Fast Food Restaurants Update - includes Dunkin Donuts commercial

* NRA Chicago - Fast Food Kiosks

* Shake Shack Kiosks Important Component in 2023

* Taco Bell Cantina Kiosks in Los Angeles

* WCAG 2.2 Checklist

* Interactive Fitness Mirror Retail

* ISE 2023 - A video review of LG Business Solutions

* dvLED Video Wall Museum

* Ticketing Kiosk - NASA

* ADA Retail Restaurants Regulations - 2023

* Full list of news

Insights

MUFSO is coming up, and then in May there is NRA. We are in the Tech Pavilion.

The ADA retail restaurants is a recap of the recent U.S. Access Board webinar which was terrific. We've included the graphics illustrating all of the architectural considerations that can be overlooked (except by trolling attorneys looking for a fast buck).

Regulations for EV charging stations are coming to a head. We participate on several ANSI workgroups and their official EV regulations go out for public review by end of March. The U.S. Access Board is releasing their ANPRM by end of summer.

For more information contact info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org/. Since 1996 for 27 years. For a list of all verticals visit The Industry Group.

Thanks to the companies whose support makes this possible.

Contact: info@kioskindustry.org with any questions.

It's President's Day. And the Kiosk Manufacturer Association news centers around dispensing machines/kiosks and in particular legal cannabis and naloxone. In the naloxone news: last year (and year before) there were zero dollars budgeted by state, local and federal agencies for kiosks that dispense naloxone and also fentanyl detection strips. So far in 2023? Almost $500M.

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

ACES Quality Management Taps Mortgage and Financial Services QC/Risk Experts to Headline 2023 ACES ENGAGE

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has announced its speaker lineup for the upcoming ACES ENGAGE conference, taking place at the historic Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, May 17 - 19, 2023.

ACES has carefully curated this year's ACES ENGAGE lineup to provide attendees the opportunity to learn from industry experts and thought leaders. 2023 ACES ENGAGE Speakers to include: the Mortgage Bankers Association's Chief Economist and Senior Vice President Michael Fratantoni, Ballard Spahr Partner and Mortgage Banking Group Practice Leader Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Fannie Mae's Senior Director in Single Family Risk Loan Quality Candace Kubida and keynote speaker Jeff Evans, an adventurer and expedition leader.

"Last year's ACES ENGAGE event was a huge success, and we strive to make each year even better. We are confident this speaker lineup will help attendees expand both personally and professionally," ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "With fraud up nearly 20% and the cost of corrections rising, lenders need to shore up their defenses. ACES ENGAGE will leave attendees with a deeper understanding of proactive quality assurance and compliance and strategies to protect loan quality and mitigate risk."

ACES ENGAGE will offer a mix of general session presentations, panel discussions and social activities. Attendees have the opportunity to learn from industry experts and thought leaders, network and leave with the knowledge necessary to increase efficiencies, improve productivity and further quality at their organizations.

Register to attend ACES ENGAGE and learn more at https://www.acesquality.com/aces-engage-2023

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control Software® to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment.

For more information, visit https://www.acesquality.com/ or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has announced its speaker lineup for the upcoming ACES ENGAGE conference, taking place at the historic Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, May 17 - 19, 2023.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

ACES Quality Management expands client base by 22% in 2022

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the company had record growth increasing its client base by 22% amidst significant market volatility. The company also made numerous updates to its ACES Quality Management & Control® software and its free Compliance NewsHub resource, in addition to launching its inaugural ACES ENGAGE conference.

"2022 was an extremely challenging year for mortgage and financial services professionals, and with the decline in mortgage originations and other pressing economic factors, it was encouraging to see lenders and financial institutions continuing to invest in loan quality and risk mitigation," ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "Given that the challenges we faced in 2022 are expected to extend into 2023, protecting the integrity and liquidity of the assets mortgage lenders and financial institutions are able to produce in today's market is more critical than ever. At ACES, we strive to support mortgage origination, consumer lending, loan servicing and wealth management and more through our robust quality management and control platform and serve as a resource so that all lenders - not just our clients - can keep loan quality and compliance at the forefront of their operations."

ACES launched a new compliance-driven oversight process for ACES CONNECT users via a role-based permission system. Launched last year, ACES CONNECT provides users with the ability to self-remediate audit findings, access reporting and trending data, review audit documents and manage corrective action plans in coordination with their organization's risk department. In addition, ACES CONNECT allows users to have access to the ACES quality control (QC) reporting to provide easy-to-view analytics for senior management along with any designated third parties. ACES was also among the first to update its reporting library within ACES Quality Management & Control software to align with Fannie Mae's reporting recommendations.

In May 2022, ACES ENGAGE brought the nation's top financial services quality management professionals together to discuss industry trends and best practices. ACES ENGAGE will take place again this May in Colorado Springs.

The organization also continued to make efforts to give back through ACES CARES. Established in 2018, ACES CARES encourages employees to make a positive difference in the community through volunteering, outreach and financial contributions to charities and causes close to their hearts. In 2022, the ACES team donated over 1,181 hours of paid and unpaid volunteer hours. Since the program's inception, ACES Quality Management and its staff have donated a total of $33,750 to 58 organizations. ACES CARES offers a dollar-for-dollar match of employee donations to U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations of their choice, the program also supports employees' wellness and community involvement programs.

Additional 2022 achievements for ACES include:

* Producing its free quarterly Mortgage QC Trends Report;

* Executive Vice President of Operations Sharon Reichhardt being named a 2022 HousingWire Insider;

* Presence on HousingWire magazine's 2022 Tech100 Mortgage list;

* Enhancing visibility of question codes within ACES Managed Questionnaires;

* Releasing a new servicing-focused multi-answer managed questionnaire and

* Published 3600 changes and additions to ACES Managed Questionnaires and

* Added and reviewed over 950 articles to the ACES Compliance NewsHub along with close to 200 calendar items.

About ACES Quality Management

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the company had record growth increasing its client base by 22% amidst significant market volatility. The company also made numerous updates to its ACES Quality Management & Control® software and its free Compliance NewsHub resource, in addition to launching its inaugural ACES ENGAGE conference.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

Retail Kiosk and Digital Signage News from the Kiosk Industry Group Jan. 2023

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Kiosk Association News - Kiosks & Digital Signage in Retail: Next week is NRF in New York and we are in our usual location at entrance to lower level in #1602. We'll have 4 demos available at our booth. Other booths to visit include KIOSK (5502), Pyramid (3482), Storm Interface (1707), ImageHolders (4266), Insight Touch (1327), POSBANK (5649), Samsung (3657), Ingenico (3738), Elo (5803), Esper (855) and Star Micronics (5449).

News From Across Self-Service

* Airport Digital Displays and DVLEDs

* POS Order Terminals and McDonald's Style Pedestal Kiosks

* POS Terminal & Kiosks New Member POSBANK

* NRF 2023 - Come See us in 1602

* Kiosk Mode - What is Windows Kiosk Mode

* POS Order Touch

* Media Kiosk Writeups - Mondelez and NRN

* NASA Ticketing Kiosks Video - Double Screen - In the Wild

* NRF 2023 KMA - Samsung, Pyramid, KioWare, Vispero,& Olea.

* Grocery Self-Checkout & Disabled Shoppers - Food Institute

* No-Code Development Platform Intuiface Supports Raspberry Pi

Learn more: https://kioskindustry.org/news-posts/

AVIXA Writeups

* NASA uses digital signage to speed up ticketing

* MSP Airport DVLEDs + 900 screen Project

* PDF - 2022 Drive Thru Study Report

* PDF Report - 2022 State of Restaurant Industry

* PDF - 7-Eleven Digital Signs

* Mexico Amusement Park Digital Signage Case Study

* Customer Self Order & Digital Messaging

* Wayfinding in Walmart

Learn more: https://xchange.avixa.org/users/kiosk-manufacturer-association/content

Videos

* Samsung Kiosk

* Automated Self-Return Retail Kiosks

* Digital Menu Boards Samsung

* NASA Ticketing Kiosks

* Taco Bell NY Cantina

* McDonald's Latest Concept for Automated

Insights

Interesting to see DVLED news in Minneapolis. The genesis of their solution was cloned in part by earlier solution deployed by Minnesota Twins. Extended writeup with pics supplied by the airport authority.

We've added POS aka Point of Sale as one of our main content threads for 2023.

Also, we have updated Market Research with new numbers for the industry along with restaurant statistics. We also take our shot at 2023 predictions.

For more information contact info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org/. Since 1996 for 27 years.

For all verticals visit The Industry Group.at: https://industrygroup.org/

Thanks to the companies whose support makes this possible.

Kiosk Association News - Kiosks & Digital Signage in Retail: Next week is NRF in New York and we are in our usual location at entrance to lower level in #1602. We'll have 4 demos available at our booth. Other booths to visit include KIOSK (5502), Pyramid (3482), Storm Interface (1707), ImageHolders (4266), Insight Touch (1327), POSBANK (5649), Samsung (3657), Ingenico (3738), Elo (5803), Esper (855) and Star Micronics (5449).

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

ACES Quality Management’s Trevor Gauthier selected as a 2023 Industry Titan by National Mortgage Professional Magazine

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that CEO Trevor Gauthier has been selected as an Industry Titan by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) magazine. This award seeks to highlight the individuals that have dedicated their lives to the mortgage industry with confidence, compassion and pride.

"As always, I am humbled to receive this individual recognition, but any success I've achieved as head of ACES is a direct result of the talented group of people I'm surrounded by every day," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "My career in the financial services industry has been thrilling and most importantly, continues to teach me new things to this day. I'm thankful to have the opportunity to continuously learn from and share my experiences with those around me and have them share their experiences with me."

Under Gauthier's leadership, ACES has continued to advance QC automation and deliver mission-critical features and functionality through its flagship ACES Quality Management and Control® software platform. Additionally, Gauthier has ensured ACES maintains its commitment to providing free services to the industry through its ACES Compliance NewsHub, an online compliance news repository that has published over 800 articles and over 170 calendar items year-to-date and the quarterly Mortgage QC Trends Report. ACES has published over 5,032 changes and additions to their ACES Managed Questionnaires to ensure clients have the most up-to-date regulations.

Gauthier's full profile can be viewed in the January issue of NMP or visit: https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/meet-nmp-2023-titans-industry

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 3 of the top 5 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment.

For more information, visit https://www.acesquality.com/ or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that CEO Trevor Gauthier has been selected as an Industry Titan by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) magazine. This award seeks to highlight the individuals that have dedicated their lives to the mortgage industry with confidence, compassion and pride.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

Critical Defect Rates Rose 6% in Q2 2022 Per ACES Quality Management Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- 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 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

Notable findings from the Q2 2022 report include the following:

* The overall critical defect rate increased 6% over Q1 2022, ending the quarter at 2.05% and crossing the 2% threshold for only the third time in this report's history.

* While Income/Employment defects continue to represent the majority of defects reported, its overall share of defects decreased from the previous quarter.

* Loan Documentation defects increased significantly in Q2 2022, with Closing Documentation errors comprising the vast majority of these defects.

* Appraisal defects continued trending downward for the second straight quarter, improving slightly over Q1 2022.

* Purchase share increased in Q2 2022, reflecting the shift from a refinance market, while conventional loan share remained essentially unchanged.

* Although FHA share increased slightly in Q2 2022, defects declined significantly in this category over the previous quarter. Conversely, VA and USDA defects increased remarkably despite only modest gains in review share, with VA defects more than doubling from the previous quarter.

"The geopolitical and macroeconomic events surrounding Q2 2022 are most certainly the driving factors behind the increase in the overall critical defect rate past the 2% threshold. While the Income/Employment category improved tremendously this quarter, significant defect increases in the Loan Documentation, VA and USDA categories are cause for concern," said ACES Executive Vice President Nick Volpe.

Findings for the Q2 2022 ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report are based on post-closing quality control data derived from the ACES Quality Management and Control® benchmarking system and incorporate data from prior quarters and/or calendar years, where applicable. All reviews and defect data evaluated for the report were based on loan audits selected by lenders for full file reviews.

"With interest rates skyrocketing and severe declines in volume and profitability, Q2 2022 was the perfect storm for the mortgage industry. The market disruption combined with increased competition certainly created ample opportunity for loan defects, hence the increase in Q2r's overall critical defect rate," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "The takeaway for lenders moving forward is to double down on quality control and risk mitigation to protect the volume they can capture and ensure buyback requests don't diminish profits."

Mortgage QC Industry Trends Reports are available for download, free of charge, at https://www.acesquality.com/resources/reports.

About ACES Quality Management

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;
* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;
* 11 of the top 30 banks; and
* 3 of the top 5 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

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 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control software.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

ACES Quality Management Upgrades ACES CONNECT® to Enhance Communication, Collaboration on Quality Control Findings

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced it has enhanced its proprietary ACES CONNECT portal to extend its flexibility and user control capabilities. This enhancement allows ACES administrators to create custom user roles and assign permissions for those roles to fit the needs of their organization. Users can build roles based on granular permissions related to the loan and exception communication process, thus simplifying group management and settings within the portal through the ACES Quality Management & Control® software platform.

"Our commitment to improving loan quality through our industry-leading technology and exemplary customer service is never satisfied. We continuously keep our ears open and our noses to the grindstone to ensure we're constantly delivering the tools and the knowledge our clients need to support their quality control programs, regardless of whether those efforts are managed internally or externally," said CEO Trevor Gauthier. "This enhancement was a direct result of listening to our clients' needs and making the necessary advancements to our technology to improve communication and collaboration on QC activities."

Launched in May 2022, ACES CONNECT provides enhanced productivity and boosts collaboration in resolving loan defects, requesting or supplying additional documentation, answering questions and concerns and tracking communications within the organization and externally with third parties. Through the portal, users can self-remediate audit findings, access reporting and trending data, review audit documents and manage corrective action plans in coordination with their organization's risk department. In addition, ACES CONNECT provides users with access to the ACES QC reporting to provide easy-to-view reporting for senior management along with any designated third parties. To learn more about ACES CONNECT, request a demo.

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 3 of the top 5 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit https://www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced it has enhanced its proprietary ACES CONNECT portal to extend its flexibility and user control capabilities. This enhancement allows ACES administrators to create custom user roles and assign permissions for those roles to fit the needs of their organization.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

Kiosk and Menu Board News from the Kiosk Association (KMA)

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Kiosk Association News - Menu Boards & Kiosks: News on Shake Shack, Panera's, Wendy's and BurgerFi. See information on tradeshows this week including DSE, IAAPA and Smart City Expo in Barcelona.

News 11/12/2022

* Mobile portable kiosk - Easy ship, easy setup, easy location

* Ticketing and wristband kiosks at IAAPA this week

* POS Market Report - Who uses what...

* Panera AI Drive Thru Proof of Concepts in NY review (see Deep Dive)

* Shake Shack - iPad kiosks coming to all

* Child Support Bill Payment

* Why and How of Accessible Kiosks Whitepaper

* Wendy's POS Case Study for franchisees

AVIXA Articles

* Curved Display Case Study 22Miles & Nanolumens - Video

* Latest update on iPads and small format for restaurants, healthcare & transportation

* Cosmopolitan Hotel Lobby Case Study with video

* Menu Board Technical Considerations

* BurgerFi ROI Case Study

* Enhancing C-Store Experience

* Digital Menu Boards - McDonald's & Coates

Analysis

I tested out Panera's new 'automated' drive-thru and now I think every fast food chain should use it -- An Alexa-type conversational order-taking AI for the drive-thru with lots of pics, but oddly no audio. Will multi-lingual capability be added? We've asked.

This coming week is a busy tradeshow week with DSE in Vegas (we are in 617, use KMN20 for a free pass. See cloud services for 3 different SOC systems, self-order countertops, an outdoor digital sidewalk marquee, and a dual 55 outdoor menu board. In Florida, there is the huge IAPPA show with all types of ticketing, and finally Smart City Expo in Barcelona.

The deadline for comments for the U.S. Access Board ANPRM is next week (21st) as well.

Articles: https://kioskindustry.org/news-posts/

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For more information contact info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org/.

Since 1996 for 26 years. For a list of all verticals visit The Industry Group.

Thanks to the companies whose support makes this possible. Contact Craig to join them.

Kiosk Association News - Menu Boards & Kiosks: News on Shake Shack, Panera's, Wendy's and BurgerFi. See information on tradeshows this week including DSE, IAAPA and Smart City Expo in Barcelona.

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

Synergetics’ OpenFLIS Receives Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO) from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Joint Authorization Board (JAB), consisting of the Chief Information Officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), General Services Administration (GSA), and Department of Defense (DoD), has given Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO) as a JAB MODERATE system to Synergetics Inc of Fort Collins, Colorado, and their product OpenFLIS™. This authorizes Synergetics as one of only 52 government-wide FedRAMP cloud service providers.

OpenFLIS™ is a low-code Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that hosts one or more data products per Federal customer (tenant) in a dashboard experience. OpenFLIS™ consolidates data from multiple sources, transforms it, and leverages Microsoft Azure's Deep Learning (DL) capabilities for search and discovery.

Designed for microservices deployment, OpenFLIS™ offers mission owners:

a. Central control of their users' accesses and capabilities, powering zero-trust

b. Syncing data products, introducing cross-compatibility and integration of systems

c. Artificial Intelligence (AI)--powered search with Natural Language Processing (NLP), pruning the cost of training

d. Views and APIs configured to model business needs on the fly, minimizing code changes

e. Compliance with Federal cloud migration directives and FedRAMP, uplifting mission owners

f. Maintenance of independent components, reducing breaking changes

g. Analytics that capture patterns and insights, informing decisions

h. Custom reporting and alerting, supporting the KPIs Federal PMs are responsible for

OpenFLIS™ is poised as the successor to several products that are key to the National Stock Number (NSN) supply chain, a market that supports millions of daily users and transacts $400 billion annually and growing according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

OpenFLIS™ is the newest addition to a portfolio of Synergetics intellectual property residing at the trust center of DoD logistics and delivering accuracy on eligible parts, products, and vendors. These products are relied on by all US Government agencies that purchase NSNs and over 95 countries.

Federal Agencies are encouraged to use this FedRAMP P-ATO as a key element of their Full Agency Authority to Operate (ATO).

Learn more: https://synergetics.com/openflis/

About Synergetics Incorporated:

Synergetics is a longstanding Colorado SaaS company focused on Federal modernization initiatives. Synergetics' software solutions have been trusted for 27 years by a variety of Government agencies including but not limited to the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Institute of Health (NIH), the US Geological Survey (USGS), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Learn more at: https://synergetics.com/

The Joint Authorization Board (JAB), consisting of the Chief Information Officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), General Services Administration (GSA), and Department of Defense (DoD), has given Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO) as a JAB MODERATE system to Synergetics Inc of Fort Collins, Colorado, and their product OpenFLIS™. This authorizes Synergetics as one of only 52 government-wide FedRAMP cloud service providers.

Related link: https://synergetics.com/

Digital Signage Experience in Las Vegas Nov. 17, 2022

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Join KIOSK ASSOCIATION (KMA - Kiosk Manufacturer Association) in Las Vegas for the Digital Signage Experience at the LV Convention Center, Nov. 17, 2022. We are in booth 617.

OUR BOOTH

* Clover Kiosk by Nanonation - Nano will be highlighting their cloud platform and wide-ranging support. Nano will show 3x screens (a Samsung, an LG, and a Sony) stacked on a single dual post mount showing three SoC platforms for signage. For Nanonation show handout DSE_Nanonation Overview-compressed.

* Keyser Digital Menu Boards - Everything You Wanted to Know - the Keyser FLEX Outdoor Digital Display System, will showcase a new full turnkey dual 55" LCD outdoor display. Keyser 55 Dual Flex IP67 Specs

* Counter Top Self-Order with Accessibility - PolyTouch with Storm Interface -- Pyramid Polytouch Flex and also Pyramid Datasheet Booklet-compressed

* Here is our booth portal on DSE

* General Floorplan

Wednesday also is the day for the highly anticipated Sixteen:Nine Mixer, a prelim session covering merger and acquisition activity. That is at the Hard Rock but sold out. You may be able to get pass from sponsors.

REGULATORY NOTES

* November 21st is the deadline to send in responses to the nine questions the U.S. Access Board has asked for input on.

* In Washington D.C. -- M-Enabling Summit for Kiosk Accessibility Oct 24 Washington D.C.

AVIXA ARTICLES

* 3Cosmopolitan Hotel Lobby Case Study - Digital Signage

* Digital Menu Board Technical Considerations - Indoor & Outdoor

* BurgerFI ROI Case Study for Restaurants (with metrics)

* Kiosk Privacy Is About To Get Far More Complicated

POSTS

* Availability - Managing the Kiosk and Self-Service Supply Chain

* Biometric Kiosks - Thales Biometric Devices Now Available at UCP

* Digital Wayfinding Kiosk Software by 22Miles Updates

* Kiosk Accessibility Event - M-Enabling Summit

* Front Desk Reception Kiosk aka Virtual Receptionist

* Relevant Retail Using Digital Signage

* Kiosk Printer G2E News - Lottery Ticket Printer

* Drive Thru QSR Study 2022 (eg McDonalds Drive Thru)

* Ticket Kiosk Branding Design - Top 4 Tips & Videos

* Self-Order ROI Example BurgerFI Feature

* Coming to your home Samsung Smart TV Soon...Telehealth

* Taco Bell EV Charging Stations Deployed

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information contact info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org/

DSE Expo booth information: https://kioskindustry.org/dse-expo-2022/

Since 1996 for 26 years serving the self-service technology market. For a complete list of verticals visit The Industry Group ( https://industrygroup.org/ ).

Join KIOSK ASSOCIATION (KMA - Kiosk Manufacturer Association) in Las Vegas for the Digital Signage Experience at the LV Convention Center, Nov. 17, 2022. We are in booth 617.

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

Celink taps Gravicore to transform operational agility while reducing fulfillment times and tech infrastructure costs

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Gravicore, a technology company specializing in the deployment of cutting-edge cloud computing and data management solutions for financial services firms, today released a case study detailing its successful build-out and delivery of a cloud-based technology infrastructure for reverse mortgage subservicer Celink. An Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Partner, Gravicore's work on behalf of Celink delivered measurable cost savings and improvements to staff productivity, operational resilience, organizational controls and business agility.

Integrating dozens of AWS and third-party services, Gravicore rearchitected Celink's technology platform to accelerate and enhance the subservicer's decision-making capabilities and modernized various technology-enabled workloads across Celink's many business functions, from enabling Line of Credit (LOC) withdrawals to be made through its self-service Borrower Portal to engineering a streamlined Investor Reporting system. Gravicore's contributions have enabled Celink to save hundreds of man-hours each month, increase software deployment frequency tenfold and eliminate expenses related to server over-provisioning and late LOC disbursement penalties. Notably, by automating workflows through a LOC Processing Module, Gravicore helped Celink realize a 40% reduction in LOC processing times.

"We chose Gravicore because of the team's strong knowledge of AWS, its opinionated framework for building cloud presence and the impressive set of tools it has developed," said Celink Chief Information Officer Sergey Dyakin. "Gravicore's fluency in both technology and financial services was a key accelerator of our technology transformation and an unquestionable contributor to its success."

"Financial services firms can achieve a wide array of operational benefits by modernizing data management and data-driven processes with a cloud-first strategy," said Gravicore Co-Founder and CEO Curtis Over. "At Gravicore, we take pride in empowering companies like Celink to become leaner and more agile through cutting-edge technology solutions and deep domain expertise."

Download the full case study for more information about Gravicore's partnership with Celink: https://gravicore.io/celink-case-study-landing-page/

About Gravicore:

Gravicore helps customers accelerate innovation by leveraging the cloud and modern data management services. The leadership team at Gravicore brings years of experience in technology-driven process transformations, including over a decade deploying cloud computing platforms and cutting-edge data management, analytics and reporting solutions. With deep domain expertise in mortgage, capital markets and fintech leadership, financial institutions and service providers rely on Gravicore to design and implement effective solutions while eliminating execution risk. Learn more at https://gravicore.io/.

About Celink:

Celink is the United States' leading subservicer of reverse mortgages. With a portfolio of over two hundred thousand loans, Celink is the subservicer of choice for the nation's largest reverse mortgage lenders. Celink's fully scalable servicing platform, ReverseServ Elite, supports proprietary reverse mortgage products and the government-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM). Reverse mortgages are home-equity products that help older homeowners stay in their homes and enjoy fulfilling retirements. Celink maintains an SQ2 rating as a primary servicer of reverse mortgage loans from Moody's. Learn more at: https://www.celink.com/.

Gravicore, a technology company specializing in the deployment of cutting-edge cloud computing and data management solutions for financial services firms, today released a case study detailing its successful build-out and delivery of a cloud-based technology infrastructure for reverse mortgage subservicer Celink.

Related link: https://gravicore.io/

Mortgage Servicing Start-Up Valon Selects ACES Quality Management & Control to Drive QC Operations

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that mortgage lending and servicing start-up Valon has selected ACES' flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to support the company's mortgage servicing quality control (QC) audits, completing implementation within 28 business days.

"What's unique about Valon is we're both a tech company and a mortgage servicer. We've grown tremendously since our inception in 2019 and are projecting additional growth of 150% this year. As we scale internal operations to keep pace with that growth, having strong controls in place is extremely important to ensure we're operating compliantly and responsibly," said Christi Weber, Senior Director, Operations Enablement and Quality at Valon. "We identified ACES as one of the key leaders in the mortgage QC space and a partner that could help us implement a robust quality program that could keep up with a much larger book of business."

"With the platform's extensive compliance coverage at all levels and the fact that ACES is constantly optimizing the platform and monitoring the compliance landscape, we knew we could derive a ton of value from the system in a very short period," Weber added. "We're a very data-focused company, and ACES provides us with a wealth of data that we can analyze to look for trends and see how those affect certain subsets of our portfolio."

"Compliance and quality control automation are vital contributors to the success of today's mortgage companies. We've built ACES to enable businesses to swiftly meet mortgage compliance requirements and navigate changes while providing powerful business insights," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "Tech-forward companies like Valon are realizing the value of investing in quality control and risk management tools from the outset and, thus, setting themselves up for long-term success."

About Valon:

Valon is a residential mortgage servicer and lender on a mission to empower every homeowner with ease, security, and financial know-how. Valon is focused on creating a new homeownership experience through its mortgage servicing tools, lending products, and team of experts. For more information, visit https://valon.com.

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that mortgage lending and servicing start-up Valon has selected ACES' flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to support the company's mortgage servicing quality control (QC) audits, completing implementation within 28 business days.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

USA Wrestling Partners with Sports Connect to Advance the Sport Using Innovative Technology

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body for the sport of wrestling in the United States, has announced a three-year partnership with Sports Connect, powered by Stack Sports.

USA Wrestling's partnership with Sports Connect serves to further its mission of providing quality opportunities for its State Associations, Clubs and members through technology solutions for the governing body, athletes, coaches, families, and volunteers.

"We are excited to secure a partner in Stack Sports who can help provide our members access to innovative technology with best-in-class support to keep their season running smoothly and ultimately grow wrestling across the country," said Rich Bender, Executive Director of USA Wrestling. "With the Sports Connect platform, we know we have secured a partner who is best positioned to serve our membership."

As an official partner of USA Wrestling, Sports Connect will serve as the participation growth platform for both USA Wrestling State Associations and chartered clubs.

"We are proud to partner with USA Wrestling to help grow participation in the sport," said Adam Abney, General Manager of Sports Connect. "USA Wrestling helps its members to achieve their full human and athletic potential, and Sports Connect is honored to expand into one of the USOPC's member organizations to partner with them in expanding this mission."

Chartered clubs using the Sports Connect platform for their websites will have access to a full suite of features, including industry leading business insights tools, mobile-first registration, seamless content integration with USA Wrestling, professional website designs, secure online payment processing, and more.

USA Wrestling has long-term goals to grow and serve its membership and believes that Sports Connect is the conduit to help prime this growth.

When your club is ready to take advantage of the benefits of this new partnership, contact the Sports Connect team at https://sportsconnect.com/usa-wrestling/.

About USA Wrestling:

USA Wrestling is the national governing body for wrestling in the United States and is a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. Simply, USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. It has over 247,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. USA Wrestling's president is Bruce Baumgartner and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at http://www.TheMat.com.

About Stack Sports:

With nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations. Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on four key pillars - Grassroots Engagement, Participation Growth, Recruiting Pathways, and Elite Player Development. To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/.

USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body for the sport of wrestling in the United States, has announced a three-year partnership with Sports Connect, powered by Stack Sports. As an official partner of USA Wrestling, Sports Connect will serve as the participation growth platform for both USA Wrestling State Associations and chartered clubs.

Related link: https://stacksports.com/

Financial Advisor Jennifer Oliverio co-hosts one of Edward Jones’ Centennial celebrations in Pueblo Colorado

PUEBLO, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- St. Louis-based financial services firm Edward Jones celebrates its Centennial, marking a century of transformative growth and the positive impact it has made for clients, colleagues, communities, and society. This year and beyond, Edward Jones' more than 50,000 colleagues across North America will join in activities that celebrate this monumental milestone and set the stage for the continued growth of the firm's impact in the next 100 years.

"Since Edward D Jones Sr. opened the doors of our firm 100 years ago, our focus has been helping people connect to their purpose and achieve things in their lives they might not have known were possible," said Edward Jones Managing Partner Penny Pennington, the sixth leader in the firm's history.

This year, as part of the milestone, Edward Jones associates have traveled throughout the country to select cities that have been significant to the firm's roots. Pueblo and Edward Jones have a long meaningful history together. The Firm opened its first office here in 1960 and today has six Edward Jones Financial Advisors helping clients reach their financial goals.

One of the early investments that Edward Jones made in the community was the telegraph wire. That wire connected Pueblo across 1500 miles of Midwestern states to their St. Louis, MO Headquarters. Not only was the wire instrumental for the advancement of serving clients, it was also an important tool for sharing timely information during critical events.

Pueblo's own Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center hosted the firm's Corporate Centennial Celebration tour. The Arts Center has served as the arts and culture heartbeat in Pueblo and its surrounding communities for 50 years!

For the event, Pueblo's own Veteran Financial Advisor Jennifer Oliverio facilitated a discussion for an internal broadcast, with Chief Transformation and Human Resources Officer, Kristin Johnson, and Senior Partner, Doug Hill. The special guests in attendance were Edward Jones Managing Partner, Penny Pennington and General Partner Kevin Alm.

Hosts and special guests celebrated the long and impactful history together that Edward Jones and Pueblo have shared.

For more information, visit: https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/jennifer-oliverio

St. Louis-based financial services firm Edward Jones celebrates its Centennial, marking a century of transformative growth and the positive impact it has made for clients, colleagues, communities, and society. This year and beyond, Edward Jones' more than 50,000 colleagues across North America will join in activities that celebrate this monumental milestone and set the stage for the continued growth of the firm's impact in the next 100 years.

Related link: https://www.edwardjones.com/

Register for CREATE Restaurant Show 2022 in Denver

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Big return of CREATE Restaurant Technology event in downtown Denver. The Kiosk Association is a returning sponsor (three years now) - Sponsors this year are Johnsonville, Coca-Cola, and Tyson. Participants include iHop, Nations Restaurant News (NRN), Noodles, Denny's, Wendy's and many more top tier speakers.

Registration info is here - https://create.nrn.com/create-experience/.

Supporting sponsors include Revel, Stratcache, the Kiosk Association (KMA), Keurig/Dr. Pepper and Presto to name some.

Date: September 19-21, 2022

Location: Sheraton Denver

Are you a restaurant executive wanting to attend? We can help with a free pass ($500 value). Send an email to info@kioskindustry.org with your information.

CREATE: The Future of Foodservice connects together the most exciting restaurant leaders - from the biggest brands and the most exciting emerging brands - through live virtual sessions, on-demand educational resources and a one-of-a-kind in-person event in Denver. Thousands of CREATE members have already leveled up their leadership, made authentic connections and reignited their businesses.

* Digital All-Access Pass

* Join Us in Denver

* Explore On-Demand Library

RESOURCES AT A GLANCE:

* AGENDA

* Hotel Reservations

* Event Pricing & Packages

* Become a Sponsor

* Health & Safety

SPONSORS:

* Johnsonville

* The Coca-Cola Company

* Text Pete

* Tyson

restaurant technology Create Sponsors

SESSIONS:

Tuesday 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

ASK THE EXPERTS:

Technology innovation to drive digital sales and improve customer experience

Speakers: Scott Boatwright,

Chief Restaurant Officer,

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Sponsor: Kiosk Association

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

* What's the future holds for restaurant tech and digital innovation

* How technology can help create better, more meaningful restaurant jobs

* How the softening economy will impact the restaurant labor market

For more information contact info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org. Since 1996 for 26 years serving the self-service technology market.

For a complete list of verticals visit The Industry Group - https://industrygroup.org/.

Big return of CREATE Restaurant Technology event in downtown Denver. The Kiosk Association is a returning sponsor (three years now) - Sponsors this year are Johnsonville, Coca-Cola, and Tyson. Participants include iHop, Nations Restaurant News (NRN), Noodles, Denny's, Wendy's and many more top tier speakers.

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

Critical Defect Rate Declined in Q1 2022 Per ACES Quality Management Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- 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 first quarter (Q1) of 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

Notable findings from the Q1 2022 report include:

* The overall critical defect ended Q1 2022 at 1.93%, representing a .02% decline from Q4 2022.

* Declining volumes have helped stabilize lender processes, keeping defects at bay, but signs are starting to emerge that the credit box is widening in the hunt for volume.

* Defects in the Income/Employment category continue to remain high.

* The share of appraisal-related defects fell in Q1 2022 after rising in the prior quarter, but signs indicate lenders should pay special attention to this area going forward.

* Purchase and refinance shares remained unchanged from the prior quarter. Conventional loan share continued its multi-quarter trend of decline, with FHA loans filling the void and VA loan share also on the rebound.

* Purchase defects increased specifically I the FHA category, which is expected given purchase loans' dominance in review share and the increase in FHA loans.

"Despite an overall decline in the critical defect rate for Q1 2022, the Income/Employment category remains a glaring problem. Lenders are finding this area a difficult one to rectify, and with staffing changes and new products coming online, it is more important than ever that QC managers get granular findings and feedback to their production group," said ACES Executive Vice President Nick Volpe. "Additionally, as lenders expand the credit box to win the fight for volume, they must be careful not to stretch too far and further exacerbate defects in this category."

Findings for the Q1 2022 ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report are based on post-closing quality control data derived from the ACES Quality Management and Control® benchmarking system and incorporate data from prior quarters and/or calendar years, where applicable. All reviews and defect data evaluated for the report were based on loan audits selected by lenders for full file reviews.

"While the defect increases in three of the four 'core underwriting' categories are cause for concern, it was not all 'doom and gloom' for Q1 2022. Out of the 11 primary loan defect categories ACES tracks, five showed considerable improvement over last quarter, and none more so than the Documentation category, which dropped 37% from 14.57% to 9.09," added Volpe. "This is a tangible example of the importance of quality control reporting. With quality control and quality assurance testing, lenders can course correct and improve the overall quality of their mortgage originations."

Mortgage QC Industry Trends Reports are available for download, free of charge, at https://www.acesquality.com/resources/reports.

About ACES Quality Management

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management(r) (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 first quarter (Q1) of 2022. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control(r) software.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

EnergyCAP Expands Executive Leadership Team in Denver, Colorado

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- EnergyCAP, a pioneer in energy and sustainability enterprise resource planning ("ERP") software, today announced the appointment of two additional executive leaders based in Denver, Colorado. These new leaders have extensive backgrounds in leading high tech - growth organizations.

"Our mission is to empower energy and sustainability leaders with actionable data to manage consumption, reduce their carbon footprint, and drive savings," said EnergyCAP CEO Tom Patterson. "To accomplish this mission at the scale we desire, we needed seasoned leaders with experience leading high-performing teams in periods of accelerated growth."

EnergyCAP is pleased to announce two new leaders to its executive team:

* Bill Bakken - Chief Customer Officer

Bill Bakken joins EnergyCAP to advance the CAPture Services BPO and Customer Success and Support teams, to ensure we deliver value to our customers, create meaningful partnerships, and deliver an exceptional customer experience. Bakken brings over twenty-two years of leadership experience rapidly scaling multiple SaaS, managed services, and hosting services businesses.

Prior to joining EnergyCAP, Bakken served as COO at SambaSafety, developing multiple business functions, including establishing the Customer Success team. In previous leadership roles, Bakken was responsible for scaling BPO services business while improving customer retention.

* Jessica Hobbs - Vice President, People & Culture

Jessica Hobbs joins EnergyCAP to lead the human resource, people and culture strategy for the organization; promoting an inclusive and engaged culture and workforce, developing leaders and employees, and growing and retaining top talent to support accelerated growth.

Hobbs has over twenty years of experience in Human Resources in a variety of industries and growth companies. She is passionate about developing high performance cultures and cultivating employee growth and development.

"We're thrilled to welcome Bill Bakken and Jessica Hobbs to the executive leadership team," Patterson shared. "At EnergyCAP, our people are everything. As we continue to expand, we remain committed to developing, hiring and growing the most talented and value-driven people we can find."

About EnergyCAP, LLC

EnergyCAP is the leading energy and sustainability ERP, empowering customers with full control and understanding of their energy and sustainability data to reduce their carbon footprint and drive savings. For over forty years, thousands of public and private institutions have been using EnergyCAP to streamline accounting processes, reduce resource consumption, and identify opportunities for sustainable operations. EnergyCAP helps customers who are drowning in paper bills, manual processes, and cumbersome spreadsheets and enables them to execute, analyze, and report on the energy and decarbonization projects needed to create a more sustainable world.

Visit https://www.energycap.com/ to learn more.

EnergyCAP, a pioneer in energy and sustainability enterprise resource planning ("ERP") software, today announced the appointment of two additional executive leaders based in Denver, Colorado. These new leaders have extensive backgrounds in leading high tech - growth organizations.

Related link: https://www.energycap.com/

Financial Center First Credit Union Selects ACES Quality Management & Control to Improve Consumer Loan Quality

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that Financial Center First Credit Union (FCFCU) has selected ACES' flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to support quality control (QC) audits for FCFCU's consumer lending channels.

"As a credit union, delivering value back to members is of the utmost importance, and part of that equation is ensuring loan quality is of the highest standards," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "ACES enables FCFCU to easily assess and improve the quality of its consumer lending production, thus upholding its commitment to excellence in member service."

ACES supports FCFCU's quality assurance, quality control and internal audit processes across all its consumer lending channels. ACES flexible technology allows FCFCU to track loan quality and effectively and quickly identify, communicate and remediate exceptions with ease.

"ACES has significantly improved the ability of our internal quality assurance program to identify, communicate and remediate exceptions quickly for both new member accounts and our consumer lending division," said Jennifer Rue, chief risk officer at FCFCU.

About FCFU

For 69 years, Financial Center First Credit Union has been serving its members and the community of Central Indiana. FCFCU is a member-owned, not-for-profit, co-operative whose members receive financial benefits in the form of lower loan rates, higher savings rates, and lower fees than banks. For more information, visit https://www.fcfcu.com/.

About ACES Quality Management

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit https://www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that Financial Center First Credit Union (FCFCU) has selected ACES' flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to support quality control (QC) audits for FCFCU's consumer lending channels.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

ACES Quality Management’s Sharon Reichhardt selected as a 2022 Insider by HousingWire Magazine

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced Executive Vice President of Operations Sharon Reichhardt has been honored by HousingWire magazine in its annual Insiders awards program.

"Each year, the HW Insiders award represents a versatile group of unsung heroes who are vital to the smooth functioning of their organizations," HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler said. "While they may operate behind the scenes, the tireless work of these honorees has a huge impact on the larger housing ecosystem. We are honored to recognize this impressive group of industry experts."

HousingWire selected Reichhardt for this year's Insiders award based on her leadership and contributions to the ACES Client Success team. As a former ACES client, Reichhardt has leveraged her unique perspective to develop client-centric, scalable solutions that drive long-term organizational success. Her former hands-on experience as an ACES administrator also contributed to the development of the Certified ACES Administrator Program (CAA), which was announced in late May at the inaugural ACES ENGAGE event.

"From her alignment with our customers' needs and subsequent delivery of functional improvements to the ACES platform to her willingness to mentor everyone around her, Sharon is a valued member of the ACES team," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "Having been in our clients' shoes, she brings a level of empathy and camaraderie to those interactions, which makes our clients feel that she's one of them and endears her that much more to them."

To view the complete list of winners, visit http://housingwire.com/.

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 60% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 retail banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the United States.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

About HousingWire:

HousingWire is the most influential source of news and information for the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Built on a foundation of independent and original journalism, HousingWire reaches more than 70,000 newsletter subscribers daily and 1 million unique visitors each month and has more than 5,000 members and event attendees. Visit www.housingwire.com or www.solutions.housingwire.com to learn more.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced Executive Vice President of Operations Sharon Reichhardt has been honored by HousingWire magazine in its annual Insiders awards program.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

The Kiosk Association August 2022: Restaurant Tech in Denver

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- See Kiosk Association in Denver, September 19-21 at the CREATE Show, the Future of Foodservice. We are sponsoring Ask the Expert with Chipotle and if you are a restaurant exec wanting to attend, we can save you $500 with a free pass. Just email info@kioskindustry.org with your details.

Coming up in November is Digital Signage Expo 2022 in Vegas. We'll be there in booth 617. Next month we are participating in a webinar on service and logistics with Pitney Bowes.

CONTENT:

* Feature article this month is Kiosk Privacy Is About To Get Far More Complicated. Evan Schuman looks at the healthcare segment and HIPAA considerations.

* On AVIXA is our article on Volta and it's over a billion views milestone for its EV charging stations

* Digital Menu Boards - a big deal announced on the selection of the global provider for digital menu board CMS provider for McDonald's (worldwide).

NEW GOLD SPONSORS:
* Samsung Displays
* Peerless-AV (see Volta EV Charging)
* AcquireDigital
* Star Micronics
* Pitney Bowes
* WelcomeWare
* IDmission

REGULATORY NEWS:

* The U.S. Access Board is releasing its scope of work (aka ANPRM) this month for all types of self-service including Point-Of-Sale. They will be accepting comments and all entities are encouraged to provide comments. Link (https://kioskindustry.org/regulatory-news-ada-kiosk-pos-kiosks-and-ev-charging-update/). Earlier they released guidelines for EV Charging to the ball rolling.

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* Samsung Displays, Restaurant Technology is now a Gold Sponsor
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* Kiosk Privacy Is About To Get Far More Complicated - Feature
* Restaurant Technology - CREATE in Denver 9/19
* Kiosk Components - How To Select
* Senate Testimony on Accessible Federal Technology & Title III
* Telehealth Accessibility Guidelines HHS and DOJ
* OS Neutral Payment Devices for OS Agnostic Payment Kiosks
* Automated Cocktail Machine Tended Bar Coming to Denver
* Will EV Charging Infrastructure Be Ready for EV Charging?
* Kiosk Printers - Catalog of Thermal Printers
* Digital Signage CMS Platform - Version 7 by 22Miles
* Payment Kiosks - Multi-Processor Payment by Datacap & PAX
* EV Charging Design Recommendations by U.S. Access Board
* No Code Development Platform - For Any O/S - Intuiface

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information contact info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org/. Since 1996 for 26 years serving the self-service technology market. For a complete list of verticals visit The Industry Group (https://industrygroup.org/).

See Kiosk Association in Denver, September 19-21 at the CREATE Show, the Future of Foodservice. We are sponsoring Ask the Expert with Chipotle and if you are a restaurant exec wanting to attend, we can save you $500 with a free pass.

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

Education reEnvisioned BOCES (Colorado) Selects Synergy Student Information System

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Edupoint® Educational Systems announced today that Education reEnvisioned BOCES has selected the company's industry-leading Synergy® Student Information System (SIS) for its own student data management needs as well as those of its member schools. The BOCES represents 12 schools serving 5,000 students.

Education reEnvisioned offers choice to Colorado families, authorizing and overseeing brick-and-mortar schools, online schools, and homeschool enrichment programs. The BOCES is driven by a belief in the importance of providing varied options to meet the diverse and unique needs of children and is the largest authorizer of online schools in the state. Member schools include multi-district online schools, brick-and-mortar schools, microschools, and homeschool enrichment programs that include areas such as music, art, and canyoneering.

Synergy SIS provides schools and districts with powerful tools for streamlining and automating processes, exceptional data access and reporting capabilities, extensive customization options, and best-in-class data security. The built-in TeacherVUE® Portal With Gradebook gives teachers a single place to access attendance and seating charts, a 360-degree profile of every student, assignments and grading, and built-in data analysis tools that facilitate tracking student progress, differentiating instruction, and responding quickly to students who require extra support.

The gradebook integrates with in-demand classroom tools such as Google for Education™ apps - including Google Classroom™ - and over 400 LTI learning apps. The ParentVUE® and StudentVUE® portals give parents and students unprecedented web and mobile access to grades, assignments, and communication with teachers.

Education reEnvisioned leadership began looking for a SIS after rapidly increasing enrollment challenged the cooperative's manual state reporting process.

"We needed a system that would enable us to seamlessly meet Colorado state reporting requirements," said Dan Snowberger, Director of Education Operations at Education reEnvisioned, "but we also have 12 schools with very different needs that will be using Synergy for student data management. We're not an organization that feels like everyone has to do exactly the same thing, so the platform's flexibility was key for us. We needed a solution that was fiscally responsible as well, and Synergy was affordable. Plus, Edupoint has an amazing team, which was a major factor in helping us decide."

As part of the seamless Synergy Education Platform ecosystem, Synergy SIS enables schools and districts to easily extend functionality to include online registration, MTSS, assessment, analytics, learning management, and special education management in a single platform that also features a unique suite of native, role-based mobile apps.

"With Synergy SIS, Education reEnvisioned BOCES is getting an extremely powerful and flexible student data management solution designed to support everyday needs and navigate both anticipated and unanticipated changes in the education landscape," said Bob Weathers, Founder and CEO at Edupoint. "We're pleased to welcome the BOCES to the Synergy family and look forward to working together to support the diverse needs of Colorado students."

About Edupoint Educational Systems:

For over 35 years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems has provided well-designed, technologically advanced student data management systems that empower K-12 stakeholders to improve student achievement. Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint is an industry-leading student data management ecosystem built to fit the way educators already work. Synergy is unique among student data management solutions in providing an array of role-based mobile apps designed to give all stakeholders access to the tools they need when and where they need them. More than 5.5 million students use Synergy in 22 states.

Learn more: https://www.edupoint.com/

Edupoint Educational Systems announced today that Education reEnvisioned BOCES has selected the company's industry-leading Synergy Student Information System (SIS) for its own student data management needs as well as those of its member schools. The BOCES represents 12 schools serving 5,000 students.

Related link: https://www.edupoint.com/

ACES Quality Management Executives selected to speak at Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2022 RMQA Conference

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced Executive Vice President of Compliance Amanda Phillips and Executive Vice President of Operations Sharon Reichhardt have been selected to speak at the upcoming Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Fraud Prevention Forum (RMQA) taking place September 11-13 in Nashville, Tenn.

Phillips will moderate "Examining Trends in Fair Housing, Fair Lending and Fair Servicing Compliance" on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. CT, which will focus on trends related to regulations across the industry to help lenders make the necessary adjustments and ensure compliance.

Reichhardt will also present on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon CT as part of the panel discussing "Using Data to Stop Today's Fraud Schemes." This session will focus on the data lenders should be examining, collection methods for obtaining that data and how to analyze the data to determine the best means of stopping today's fraud schemes.

"The ACES team is extremely proud to have two of our best and brightest internal experts speak at this year's RMQA," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "Amanda and Sharon are both highly regarded members of the ACES team and outstanding thought leaders, each possessing a wealth of knowledge in their respective fields. I look forward to hearing them share their insights and expertise with the mortgage industry's compliance and quality control professionals."

ACES is a Platinum sponsor for this year's RMQA conference. To learn more about ACES' suite of mortgage quality control and risk management tools, visit them at tabletop No. 5 during the conference or schedule time to meet with the team at sales@acesquality.com.

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 4 of the top 5 and more than 50% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 8 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the USA.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit https://www.acesquality.com/ or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced Executive Vice President of Compliance Amanda Phillips and Executive Vice President of Operations Sharon Reichhardt have been selected to speak at the upcoming Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Fraud Prevention Forum (RMQA) taking place September 11-13 in Nashville, Tenn.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

Social Media Campaign Promotes the Importance of Grasslands in the Americas

FORT COLLINS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Central Grasslands Roadmap community of organizations is embarking on an 8-week social media campaign called "Grasslands and You" that enlists the collective, coordinated voices of individuals and organizations to spread the word about the importance of grasslands and the benefits they provide. The announcement comes from Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, one of the Roadmap partners.

The Central Grasslands span hundreds of millions of acres across Sovereign Indigenous Nation Lands, Canada, the United States and Mexico, and are one of North America's largest and most vital ecosystems. Grasslands support critical environmental functions including water supply, soil health and biodiversity, and are also essential for agriculture, food security and supporting rural communities.

For example, healthy grasslands filter sediment, nutrients, and bacteria that end up in waterways, threatening fish and drinking water. Grasslands improve air quality and help mitigate the effects of climate change by sequestering carbon and increasing resilience against drought, fire and wind erosion. Healthy grasslands also provide vital habitat for wildlife including grazing animals like bison and pronghorn as well as livestock.

"As grasslands disappear, so do many of the benefits they provide - and more than 50 million acres of grassland have been lost in the last 10 years," said William Bevil, Communications Director - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. "Many people are unaware of the benefits that grasslands provide or the implications of their declines and what it means to current and future generations.

A key engagement area for the Grasslands and You campaign is urban and suburban audiences, groups that are more likely to be geographically disconnected from grasslands and less aware of their personal relevance. The campaign features a collection of beautifully-designed graphics and accompanying messages, available in both Spanish and English, that were created to help inform and inspire connection and action. These materials are freely available for others to download and share on their personal and organizational social media feeds.

Organizations are invited to use Grasslands and You as an engagement tool to spread the word to their supporters, followers and fans to raise awareness about grasslands and learn more about what they are doing to support grassland conservation. Posts may include calls-to-action and provide ways for people to get involved-from volunteering, to making donations in support of conservation initiatives, and more.

Small, everyday actions can help, such as making grasslands-friendly consumer choices. Examples include buying bird-friendly meat from locally-owned, conservation-focused ranches and purchasing organically-grown produce to reduce the use of pesticides that can harm grassland pollinators.

Grasslands and You is the first of many outreach and engagement initiatives that the Central Grasslands Roadmap is pursuing in an effort to engage stakeholders far-and-wide. Roadmap partners are also leading important national policy and legislative initiatives, such as the North American Grasslands Conservation Act, which is anticipated to come before Congress for a vote in the near future.

Additional Information and Resources:

Grasslands and You campaign materials available at: https://www.grasslandsroadmap.org/grasslandsandyou

Grasslands and You Infographic (PDF):
https://www.birdconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CGRS-Grasslands-You-Poster-12x18-MAR2022.pdf

The Central Grasslands Roadmap:

The Central Grasslands Roadmap aims to guide and inform innovative and connected conservation for the benefit of grassland birds, pollinators and mammals, as well as to ensure viable human communities across the landscape of one of North America's most biogeographically unique areas. The Roadmap community includes a cross-section of leaders and experts that live and work in the Central Grasslands - including producers on working land, Sovereign First Nations and Indigenous Communities, federal, state and provincial agencies, foundations, industry, and nongovernmental organizations including; land trusts, conservation organizations, and academia. For more information: https://www.grasslandsroadmap.org/

About Bird Conservancy of the Rockies:

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is one of 25 Roadmap planning committee member organizations. The Colorado-based nonprofit works to conserve birds and their habitats through an integrated approach of science, education and land stewardship. Their work extends from the Rockies to the Great Plains, Mexico and beyond. For more information: https://www.birdconservancy.org/

The Central Grasslands Roadmap community of organizations is embarking on an 8-week social media campaign called "Grasslands and You" that enlists the collective, coordinated voices of individuals and organizations to spread the word about the importance of grasslands and the benefits they provide. The announcement comes from Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, one of the Roadmap partners.

Related link: https://www.birdconservancy.org/

ACES Quality Management Updates Reporting Library to Incorporate Recent Guidance by Fannie Mae

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that it has enhanced its reporting library within its flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to help align with recent mortgage quality control (QC) reporting recommendations issued by Fannie Mae.

"ACES has utilized Fannie Mae's loan defect taxonomy for years to help lenders better understand the quality of their production," said ACES CEO Trevor Gauthier. "With the addition of these new reports, our clients can now align both their defect categorization and defect reporting with Fannie Mae's expectations, demonstrating an additional commitment to meeting Fannie Mae's QC directives."

These recommendations, which were outlined during the Nov. 10, 2021, Fannie Mae Boot Camp webcast, advised lenders to utilize the following three levels of reporting to ensure the effective management of their QC programs:

* Senior management;

* Middle management; and

* Front-line staff.

Fannie Mae also recommended that lenders tailor these reports to reflect the needs and concerns of each audience and the frequency of publication. General areas that all reports should include are as follows:

* Summarized and trending results;

* Compliance- versus credit-related defects; and

* Action plan reporting.

In addition to adding these reporting capabilities to the ACES platform, the ACES reporting team is working on additional reporting functionality to support the Fannie Mae QC Calibrations. To learn more about Fannie Mae's QC reporting recommendations, access the Boot Camp recordings at https://fanniemae.qumucloud.com/portals/bootcamp2021/home or visit https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/31646/display to read the June 2022 edition of the Fannie Mae Quality Insider on "Strengthening Your QC program: QC Reporting."

ACES featured some of these news reports in the recent HousingWire webinar, "QC Trends and How to Prepare for Next Generation GSE Reporting."

About ACES Quality Management:

ACES Quality Management is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. The nation's most prominent lenders, servicers and financial institutions rely on ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs, including:

* 4 of the top 5 and more than 50% of the top 50 independent mortgage lenders;

* 7 of the top 10 loan servicers;

* 11 of the top 30 banks; and

* 1 of the top 3 credit unions in the USA.

Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology®, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ACES clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.acesquality.com or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced that it has enhanced its reporting library within its flagship audit platform ACES Quality Management & Control® Software to help align with recent mortgage quality control (QC) reporting recommendations issued by Fannie Mae.

Related link: https://www.acesquality.com/

Author Brings Light Post-Pandemic and Beyond

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Entrepreneur and author Mags Lybolt is re-launching her motivational book, "You Got This" (ISBN: 979-8839152816) in order to inspire readers to change their personal programming. The book, which is made up of 44 blessings, contains two parts in each section: the first part says who you are and blesses you with good things while the second part is meant for you to speak the good things into existence as if they're already happening.

"Reading and thinking good thoughts right before bed allows your mind to think good thoughts all night long," says Lybolt, who emigrated from Europe at the age of five and received her business degree from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and her MBA at Purdue University.

"You Got This" was born from Lybolt's passion for helping people become successful in all aspects of life, be the best versions of themselves, achieve their dreams and receive direction, love, motivation, inspiration and meaning.

"It will only take you a minute to read a section morning and night," Lybolt says. "Research shows that it takes 40 days on average to retrain any part of your body and that includes your thoughts, brain and behavior," she says. "It takes at least 21 days to break a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change. Following 'You Got This' will train your brain to be on your side-to lift you up and not talk down to you."

Lybolt adds, "I wrote 'You Got This' to inspire people to not only be the best they can be but also to motivate them on a daily basis. Too many times, especially in today's day and age, others tend to put us down. I want to do the opposite for people. I want them to hear the truth about themselves and push them to continue on a path to greatness."

"You Got This" is available in ebook, paperback and audio form on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5NP9VDV

Entrepreneur and author Mags Lybolt is re-launching her motivational book, "You Got This" (ISBN: 979-8839152816) in order to inspire readers to change their personal programming. The book, which is made up of 44 blessings, contains two parts in each section.

Related link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maglybolt/

Kiosk Association July 2022 – Regulatory Snapshot

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- U.S. Access Board next session to include EV Charging Stations, Kiosks, Information Transaction Machines and POS. Canada's CSA Group is working on new guidelines, says the Kiosk Association (KMA). Point-of-Sale is likely to center on physical access by customers and audio? KMA is a participating sponsor for the ANSI EV Panel and on two working groups. See EV Panel post.

Important - input to the ANPRM is encouraged by ALL involved parties (restaurants and hotels and whatever). Once the comments close, it is impossible to add comments. ANSI EVSP is also open to participation by all companies. Make your viewpoint heard!

Updated Regulatory Brief -- Point-by-point discussion of expected Access Board ANPRM & ANSI EV Roadmap, Assistive technology, ADA as non-delegable duty, and from the National Restaurant Association, a rare critique of upcoming ADPPA act and "alarming" provisions. Meanwhile, the HIPAA Modernization Commission continues working on HIPAA. We were interviewed for article on disability inclusion in workplace.

The federal government is ramping up, strongly, to get regulations in.

Related -- Critical privacy considerations for public-facing technology is our feature article by Evan Schuman (Evan writes for Computerworld and TechCrunch). This is the part 1. Next month Evan may focus on healthcare.

Recent Posts:
* Critical Privacy Considerations For Kiosks - Feature Article
* How Popular is Self-Checkout at Supermarkets
* EV Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Sponsor
* Medical Grade Touchmonitors from TDS Touch
* Restaurant Kiosks - GRUBBRR Rolling out Samsung Kiosk - Case Study Data
* Disability Inclusion In Workplace Interview
* EV Charging Stations LG - LG Electronics Buys Mango
* Digital Wayfinding Kiosks at Phoenix Sky Harbor
* Payment Kiosks ISVPay and UCP Provide Omnichannel
* Hotel Check-In Kiosks HITEC
* Digital Wayfinding Smart City demo at recent InfoComm
* Self-Order Kiosk by LG Released in Korea
* Should Restaurant Accessibility Standards Include Digital Menus
* Digital Signage Software - Public Transport Case Study

Recent EV Charging Posts:
* Panasonic $4B plant to be in Kansas
* Canada EV Charging - 1.6 Million Needed
* EV Charging Stations LG - LG Buys Mango
* EV Range launch of fast chargers for electric vehicles in California.
* Walmart to buy 4,500 EVs for order delivery

For more info email info@kioskindustry.org or visit https://kioskindustry.org/.

Since 1996 for 26 years serving the self-service technology market. For a complete list of verticals visit The Industry Group (https://industrygroup.org/)

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https://kioskindustry.org/ev-electric-vehicles-standards-panel-sponsor/

https://kioskindustry.org/regulatory-news-ada-kiosk-pos-kiosks-and-ev-charging-update/

U.S. Access Board next session to include EV Charging Stations, Kiosks, Information Transaction Machines and POS. Canada's CSA Group is working on new guidelines, says the Kiosk Association (KMA). Point-of-Sale is likely to center on physical access by customers and audio? KMA is a participating sponsor for the ANSI EV Panel and on two working groups.

Related link: https://kioskindustry.org/

Bill Gorab Takes Over Local Edward Jones Branch Office in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Financial Advisor Bill Gorab has been named to take over the local Edward Jones office located at 1230 Tenderfoot Hill Rd, Ste 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, the firm announced today. Gorab assumes the position of financial advisor from Doug Dirksen.

Bill has said he is enthusiastic about taking over the branch office. "I joined this firm because I was impressed with its commitment to individual investors. Now I'm looking forward to meeting with the individuals here to help them meet their financial goals utilizing my 25 years of financial services industry experience."

Jessica Marcisz, who has served as branch office administrator since 2017, says, "I am very excited about working with Bill and Kas. Together we will provide investors with unparalleled personal service."

Branch Office Administrator Kas Bowser remains in the branch office and will continue to help serve the Colorado Springs community.

Bill and his team can be reached at 719−576−9657.

You may also visit their website at: https://www.edwardjones.com/bill-gorab

ABOUT EDWARD JONES:
Edward Jones, a FORTUNE 500 firm, provides financial services in the U.S. and through its affiliate in Canada. The firm's nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve more than 8 million clients with a total of $1.7 trillion in client assets under care. Edward Jones' purpose is to partner for a positive impact to improve the lives of its clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. Through the dedication of the firm's 50,000 associates and our branch presence in 68 percent of U.S. counties, the firm is committed to helping more people achieve financially what is most important to them. The Edward Jones website is https://www.edwardjones.com/ and its recruiting website is careers.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.

Financial Advisor Bill Gorab has been named to take over the local Edward Jones office located at 1230 Tenderfoot Hill Rd, Ste 350, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, the firm announced today. Gorab assumes the position of financial advisor from Doug Dirksen.

Related link: https://www.edwardjones.com/

Trion Properties Makes Largest Acquisition To Date With $108.75 Million Off-Market Acquisition In Highly Desirable Denver Submarket

EDGEWATER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Trion Properties, a multifamily investment sponsor and private equity real estate firm based in West Hollywood, California and Miami, Florida, has successfully completed the off-market acquisition of Terra Village, a 402-unit multifamily community in Edgewater, Colorado, a rapidly gentrifying urban submarket of Denver, for $108.75 million.

Terra Village, which Trion will be rebranding as Edge 26 at Sloan's Lake, is the firm's largest acquisition to date and fifth acquisition in Colorado, bringing their total multifamily portfolio in the state to more than 1,500 units.

"Through the unique opportunity to acquire this stand-out asset at an attractive basis and completing strategic upgrades, we will be able to unlock tremendous value potential," explains Max Sharkansky, Managing Partner at Trion Properties. "The Edge 26 community will meet an underserved need for quality apartment communities at an affordable price point relative to new construction in the area, especially as the wider metro area is projected to increase by another 700,000 residents by 2030, and reach nearly 4.1 million by 2040, according to projections by the state demographer."

David Moghavem, Director of Acquisitions at Trion Properties, adds: "By leveraging our strong broker relationships across Denver's middle and institutional markets, we were presented with a favorable off-market deal by Elliott Polanchyck at Unique Properties Brokerage. Steady collaboration and direct communication throughout the process allowed us to negotiate an effective deal ultimately resulting in a win-win for both parties."

The asset sits on nearly 16 acres of land, which is the largest site area of 10 multifamily properties comprised of more than 300 units in Wheat Ridge, Edgewater, and Sloan's Lake, positioning it as a rare low-density community within a high-density urban pocket, notes Moghavem.

"The urban environment in a suburban setting continues to flourish in this submarket, drawing a new resident demographic seeking an attractive alternative to downtown Denver," continues Moghavem. "Tucked between Sloan's Lake and Wheat Ridge, the area borders some of Denver's most popular dining neighborhoods with many restaurateurs looking westward for new locations, as well as longstanding establishments remaining in the mix."

Trion will implement its proven value-add strategy and renovate the property to meet the needs of the changing demographic and the heightened demand for quality in the area, according to Farhan Mahmood, Partner and Director of Acquisitions at Trion Properties.

"Previous ownership put a strong emphasis on curing deferred maintenance and transferred the property in excellent functioning condition," says Mahmood. "Prior maintenance items include complete re-piping of the two-pipe heating system, adding new mini split systems to all units, new landscaping, repaving asphalt, replacing windows, sliders, roofs, and renovating all the common area amenities. With less risk and overhead, we can now focus on strategically elevating the asset by fully rebranding the property, modernizing classic interiors and incorporating a complete tech package, implementing in-unit washers and dryers, and adding additional amenities such as a gym and outdoor fitness area, a dog park, and improving the overall curb appeal with new paint, signage, and landscaping."

Constructed in 1970, Terra Village is a three-story, 402-unit, garden style community comprised of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, of which 66% are two- and three-bedroom units. Individual units offer residents private patios or balconies with open floorplans. The property has 23 buildings, built in two phases, with two and three-story walkups. Existing amenities include a pool, basketball court, playground, pet play area, courtyard, picnic area, and walking and biking trails.

The property's West Denver location of Edgewater offers residents ample employment opportunities and ease of transport. Only 10-minutes from downtown Denver, public transit options and Interstate 70 run through the heart of the submarket, connecting Interstate 25 and the rest of the Denver metropolitan area. Additionally, less than 1-mile to Sloan's Lake Park-which is considered Denver's second largest park and largest lake-residents can enjoy various athletic fields, basketball and tennis courts, multi-use trails, picnic areas, and playgrounds.

Terra Village is located at 6201 W 26th Ave, Edgewater, Colorado.

About Trion Properties  

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Trion Properties is a private equity real estate firm that invests in value-add multifamily throughout the west coast. Trion has completed more than $1.4 billion in transactions, with a portfolio of over $1 billion in assets, generating an average internal rate of return in excess of 30 percent. With its fully built-out operator platform, Trion has repositioned and stabilized undervalued assets, leveraging its expertise in real estate finance and renovation of multifamily properties to drive returns for its investors.  

Since its inception, Trion has acquired the fee interest-or in certain instances the debt secured by the fee interest-of over 4,460 multifamily units. To date, Trion has successfully repositioned and resold over 2,230 units and over 200,430 square feet of commercial real estate space.  

The principals of Trion Properties are Max Sharkansky and Mitch Paskover, two real estate professionals with over 30 years of combined experience in finance, acquisitions, management and redevelopment.

Additional information is available at: https://trionproperties.com/.  

RELATED LINKS:

https://trionproperties.com/investments/portfolio/terra-village/

Trion Properties, a multifamily investment sponsor and private equity real estate firm based in West Hollywood, California and Miami, Florida, has successfully completed the off-market acquisition of Terra Village, a 402-unit multifamily community in Edgewater, Colorado, a rapidly gentrifying urban submarket of Denver, for $108.75 million.

Related link: https://trionproperties.com/