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NotaryCam Drives Digital Transformation with Record Growth in 2024

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and leading remote online notarization (RON) provider for real estate and legal transactions, announced a milestone year in 2024, having completed more than 154,000 RON transactions. The company also experienced a 26% increase in loss mitigation-related RON transactions through its real estate vertical, reflecting its ability to address lenders' needs for efficient borrower support.

The Big Picture webcast dives into housing finance reform with Mark A. Calabria as January 30 guest

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Top mortgage industry webcast The Big Picture, hosted by Rich Swerbinsky and Rob Chrisman and broadcast live every Thursday at 3 pm ET, this week features Mark A. Calabria, a senior advisor at nonpartisan public policy research organization the Cato Institute and former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Drawing on his decades of experience shaping U.S. economic policy, Calabria will share insights into the federal policymaking process.

Dark Matter Technologies announces agenda for second annual Horizon User Conference

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 27, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the agenda for its Horizon User Conference. Exclusive to Dark Matter clients and partners, the conference will take place at the Omni Amelia Island on April 22-24.

The Mortgage Collaborative Appoints Jodi Hall as New CEO and President

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's leading network of independent mortgage lenders, banks, credit unions, and service providers, is proud to announce the appointment of Jodi Hall as its new Chief Executive Officer and President.

LenderLogix Q4 2024 Homebuyer Intelligence Report Data Indicates Possible Improvement in Affordability

BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage point-of-sale and automation software for banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks, and brokers, today announced the release of the Homebuyer Intelligence Report, a quarterly summary of insights into borrower behavior during the home-buying process based on data collected by the LenderLogix suite of tools. The latest report covers data collected during the pre-approval and borrower application process in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024.

172 new homebuyer assistance programs and 75 new program providers emerged in 2024 to tackle homeownership affordability

ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 21, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry authority on homebuyer assistance program data and solutions, today released its Q4 2024 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report. The report saw the number of homebuyer assistance programs increase by 172 and the number of entities offering them increase by 75 year-over-year (YoY), bringing the total number of available programs to 2,466.

Mortgage industry webcast The Big Picture with Rich Swerbinsky and Rob Chrisman features ACUMA President Peter Benjamin as January 23 guest

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 20, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Top mortgage industry webcast The Big Picture, broadcast live every Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, this week features Peter J. Benjamin, CMB, president of the American Credit Union Mortgage Association (ACUMA), an organization dedicated to advancing credit union mortgage lending.

ACES Increases Financial Services QC Audit Volume by 15% in 2024, Expands New Client Acquisition by 66%

DENVER, Colo., Jan. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has sought to support its customers through turbulent market conditions by providing critical technology innovations to its quality control audit suite.

December Mortgage Lock Data Reveals Year-Over-Year Increases Across All Loan Types Despite Seasonal Downturn

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today released its December 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report, showcasing year-over-year (YoY) growth in mortgage activity, even as seasonal trends led to a month-over-month (MoM) decline in rate lock volumes. Overall, December mortgage lock volume was up 26% YoY, driven by an 18% increase in purchase locks, a 43% rise in cash-out refinances, and an 82% jump in rate-and-term refinances.

Mortgage industry webcast The Big Picture spotlights Council of FHLBanks CEO Ryan Donovan as January 16 guest

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Top mortgage industry webcast The Big Picture, hosted by Rich Swerbinsky and Rob Chrisman and broadcast live every Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, next week features Ryan Donovan, president and chief executive officer of the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks, a trade association representing the positions and views of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.

Mortgage Machine Services Fully Integrates AI-Powered Pricing Engine into Proprietary LOS

ADDISON, Texas, Jan. 8, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Machine Services (Mortgage Machine), an industry leader in digital origination technology to residential mortgage lenders, announced that it now offers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pricing engine. The pricing engine ingests and updates pricing for a lender's investors and aggregators automatically.

Mortgage industry podcast The Big Picture with Rich Swerbinsky and Rob Chrisman welcomes Floify President Sofia Rossato as January 9 guest

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Top mortgage industry podcast The Big Picture, broadcast live every Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, this week features technology executive Sofia Rossato, president and general manager of Floify, a leading mortgage point-of-sale solution and subsidiary of Porch Group, Inc. A respected proptech and fintech executive with more than 20 years' experience growing companies in startup and large corporate environments, Rossato brings a market-tested perspective to the challenges and opportunities mortgage lenders contend with during the U.S. housing industry's fluctuations.

Dark Matter Technologies Taps Brad Vasto as Chief Revenue Officer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, today announced the appointment of Brad Vasto as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Vasto steps into the role as Sean Dugan, the outgoing CRO, prepares to assume the position of CEO in April 2025, succeeding current CEO Rich Gagliano.

Jason Mapes, Floify’s head of sales, named a PROGRESS in Lending Thought Leader

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 3, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced that its Head of Sales, Jason Mapes, has been named a 2024 Thought Leader by PROGRESS in Lending (PIL). Now in its fourth year, PIL's Thought Leader award recognizes industry thought leaders who are not afraid to "step forward and blaze a new trail."

Dovenmuehle Earns FHA Tier 1 Rating from HUD’s Tier Ranking System (TRS) II Scorecard

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., Dec. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc., a leader in mortgage subservicing, announced today that it received a Tier 1 Rating from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This rating was awarded for Dovenmuehle's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) servicing performance under HUD's Tier Ranking System II (TRS II).

Ryan Kaufman of Informative Research Named to National Mortgage Professional’s 40 Under 40 List

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Informative Research, a premier technology provider delivering data-driven credit and verification solutions to the lending community, announced that Ryan Kaufman, IT Manager of Integrations, has been named to the National Mortgage Professional (NMP) 40 Under 40 list. This honor recognizes exceptional professionals who are influencing the future of the mortgage industry.

Dark Matter Technologies’ Stephanie Durflinger and Bethany Williams-Woodward Win Prestigious Mortgage Industry Awards

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 18, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, today announced that Stephanie Durflinger, its chief product officer, has been named a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter, and Bethany Williams-Woodward, its data solutions product manager, has been named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine's 40 Under 40 list.

Click n’ Close welcomes Jeff Raich to its National Sales bench

ADDISON, Texas, Dec. 17, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Click n' Close (CNC), a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, today announced Jeff Raich has joined the organization as a national sales director in correspondent lending.

Vice Capital Markets signs 50th Investor Partner to ViceEx mortgage whole loan trading platform

NOVI, Mich., Dec. 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today the addition of its 50th investor to its all-inclusive whole loan trading platform Vice Execution Portal™ (ViceEx™). This addition enhances the platform's ability to deliver unmatched market access and execution flexibility for clients selling mandatory, including all agency executions.

Mortgage Lock Activity Fell in November as Interest Rates Hit Their Highest Levels Since July

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today released its November 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report, highlighting a 25% decrease in month-over-month (MoM) lock volume as interest rates hit their highest levels since early July, creating headwinds for affordability. Purchase lock volume was down 21% MoM, while cash-out and rate-and-term refinance volumes fell 20% and 50%, respectively.

Optimal Blue Announces Tony Hawk, Housing Industry Leaders to Headline Inaugural User Conference

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 5, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today announced the speaker lineup for its inaugural user conference, the Optimal Blue Summit 2025. Legendary skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk will headline the event. The conference will also feature sessions led by Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Business Development Michael Fratantoni, Ph.D., MBA Associate Vice President of Secondary and Capital Markets Sasha Hewlett, AMP, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler, and representatives from Microsoft.

Shore United Bank inks contract with Dark Matter Technologies for its mortgage business with the Empower LOS and AIVA AI virtual assistants

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, announced today that Shore United Bank (Shore United), a community bank founded in 1876, has selected the Empower® LOS and select AIVA® AI virtual assistants from Dark Matter to streamline its mortgage lending operations and offer additional support for integrations.

Mobility Market Intelligence Ranked Number 418 Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 21, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI) today announced it ranked No. 418 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, an annual ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year. MMI grew 260 % from 2020 through 2023.

ACES Q2 2024 Mortgage QC Trends Report Reveals Second Consecutive Increase in Critical Defect Rate

DENVER, Colo., Nov. 20, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report covering the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software. ACES has altered the timing of this report to better reflect Fannie Mae's accelerated timeline for post-closing quality control reviews.

Strategic Benefits Advisors recognized among Atlanta’s top employee benefits and compensation companies for sixth year

ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 19, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) has been honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's top employee benefits and compensation companies of 2024. This is the sixth consecutive year SBA has made the Chronicle's annual list, which highlights metro Atlanta's largest employers of benefits consultants. The accolade underscores SBA's steady growth and success in delivering expert consulting and benefits delivery services to public and private-sector employers across North America.

Mortgage Machine awarded SOC 2 Compliance Status – AICPA-guided examination shows LOS operates as promised

ADDISON, Texas, Nov. 14, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Machine™ (MMS), the loan origination system of record for digital mortgage pioneer Click n' Close (formerly known as Mid America Mortgage), has achieved SOC 2® compliance. Independent auditor Sensiba LLP (Sensiba) announced MMS's successful completion of its System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II audit in early November.

ACES Quality Management now supplies audit technology to six of the top 20 largest U.S. credit unions

DENVER, Colo., Nov. 12, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the addition of 10 credit unions to its growing customer base. These organizations leverage ACES Quality Management & Control Software® to improve quality and mitigate risk across multiple internal areas, including mortgage lending, consumer lending, deposit accounts and more.

October Mortgage Lock Data Shows Resilience and Cracks in the Mortgage Market as Interest Rates Tick up 65 Basis Points

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 12, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today released its October 2024 Market Advantage mortgage data report, highlighting resilient purchase activity in the face of rising interest rates and affordability challenges. Despite a 65-basis-point (bps) increase in the Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices (OBMMI) 30-year conforming rate, purchase lock volume grew by 12% month over month (MoM), signaling strong demand among homebuyers.

Optimal Blue Promotes Industry Experts to New Executive Roles to Accelerate Innovation and Prioritize Partnerships

PLANO, Texas, Nov. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Optimal Blue today announced two key executive promotions that will position the company to deliver innovation faster across the company's entire capital markets platform, and to further expand the company's network of partners. Erin Wester has been promoted to chief product officer and Mike Vough has been promoted to head of corporate strategy.

Down Payment Resource highlights 49 homebuyer assistance programs offering up to $117,000 in funds for Veterans and service members

ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, is highlighting homebuyer assistance programs to support Veterans, service members and their surviving spouses in conjunction with Veterans Day and Military Family Appreciation Month, both observed in November. While service members are eligible for any of the 2,400-plus U.S. homebuyer assistance programs, DPR found there are 49 programs offering up to $117,000 in assistance specifically developed to help our military community members build, buy or make accessibility-related home renovations.

Dark Matter Technologies announces planned CEO transition effective April 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 5, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced that Sean Dugan, the company's chief revenue officer, will succeed Rich Gagliano as CEO effective April 2025. Gagliano, who launched Dark Matter in 2023 following over a decade of leadership at its predecessor, Black Knight Origination Technologies, will step into the role of executive chairman.

LenderLogix Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Scott Falbo named HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for Second Consecutive Year

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage point-of-sale and automation software for banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks and brokers, today announced Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Scott Falbo has been selected by HousingWire as a 2024 Tech Trendsetter Award winner. In its sixth year, HousingWire's Tech Trendsetters award recognizes the most impactful and innovative technology leaders serving the housing economy.

Informative Research’s Ajay Trilokeshwaran Named 2024 Tech Trendsetter

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Informative Research, a leading technology platform that delivers data-driven solutions to the lending community, announced today that Ajay Trilokeshwaran, Head of Keystone Platform, has been selected by HousingWire magazine as a 2024 Tech Trendsetter.

Sydney Barber, Floify’s head of product, named a HousingWire 2024 Tech Trendsetter

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 1, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced that its Head of Product, Sydney Barber, has been named a 2024 Tech Trendsetter by HousingWire. The HW Tech Trendsetters awards program seeks to recognize the people who drive innovation in the mortgage and real estate industries.

Lender demand for Argyle’s VOIE platform fuels record growth for its mortgage division

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Argyle, a service provider automating income and employment verifications for some of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States, has eclipsed its full-year 2023 growth through just the first nine months of 2024. The company has added 58 new independent mortgage bank, credit union and bank customers since the beginning of the year, bringing its total number of mortgage customers well north of 100, including 7 of the nation's top 15 retail lenders.