MCT First to Integrate with Freddie Mac’s Income Limits API
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, is pleased to announce it is the first secondary marketing platform to integrate with Freddie Mac’s Income Limits application programming interface (API) created for the first-time home buyer area median income (AMI) limits. Income Limits allows for the accurate pricing of Credit Fee in Price (Exhibit 19, or “Credit Fees”) waivers.
Nomis Solutions Elevates Johnathan Bant to Head of Client Relations for Financial Services Market in Canada
TORONTO, Ontario /ScoopCloud/ — Nomis Solutions (Nomis), the leading provider of end-to-end pricing lifecycle management technology, announced industry veteran Johnathan Bant will serve as Head of Client Relations for Canada. In this role, Bant is responsible for leading Canadian engagements across Nomis’ client portfolio as well as non-customer financial institutions (FIs) across the country.
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.
TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP Invests in TRAiNED
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced today that the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP (the “Fund”) recently participated in a $1 million Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) funding round for TRAiNED, Inc.
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.
3rd Annual Synergy Achievement Awards Program Recognizes Partner Districts for Commitment to Stakeholders
MESA. Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ — Edupoint® Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy® Education Platform for K-12 student information and learning management, announced this year’s Synergy Achievement Awards recipients at its Synergy Connect National Users Conference last month at the Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. The annual awards program recognizes exceptional application of Synergy functionality to significantly benefit district stakeholders.
Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. Joins Agile’s Growing Broker-Dealer Network
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ — Agile, a groundbreaking fintech bringing mortgage lenders and broker-dealers onto a single electronic platform, today announced that Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. (MBS), a veteran-owned, fixed-income securities broker-dealer, has joined Agile’s broker-dealer network. The addition of MBS gives lenders on Agile’s growing network expanded access to competitive trades and simpler trade reconciliation across Agile’s electronic RFQ platform.
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.
MCT Launches BAMCO: Co-issue Loan Sale Marketplace for Shadow Pricing and Unique Executions
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced the release of BAMCO, a new marketplace for co-issue loan sales. Co-issue loan sales, also known as flow-based mortgage servicing rights (MSR) sales, are a three-way transaction involving the sale of loans to one of the agencies with a simultaneous sale of the MSRs to a separate third party.
Southstate|Duncanwilliams Securities Corp Joins Agile’s Broker-Dealer Network
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ — Agile, a groundbreaking fintech bringing mortgage lenders and broker-dealers onto a single electronic platform, today announced that SouthState|DuncanWilliams Securities Corp., a FINRA-regulated wholly owned subsidiary of SouthState Bank, N.A, has joined Agile’s broker-dealer network. SouthState|DuncanWilliams Securities Corp. has been conducting TBA trades with better efficiency to execute at competitive pricing via Agile as of August 2022.
iDenfy partners with advertising platform MGID to provide ID verification
KAUNAS, Lithuania /ScoopCloud/ — An identity verification and fraud prevention startup, iDenfy, announced its new partnership with MGID, a global advertising platform. Using iDenfy’s full-stack ID verification services will help MGID boost new registrations while securing the onboarding process.
Click n’ Close launches proprietary SmartBuy loan suite to provide low- and moderate-income homebuyers with more affordable mortgage options
ADDISON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ — Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, announces it has launched SmartBuy, a suite of loan programs designed to give low and moderate-income (LMI) homebuyers an advantage in today’s heightened mortgage interest rate environment.
Polly’s PPE integration with Mortgage Coach embeds dynamic product and pricing data into interactive home loan presentations that drive borrower conversion
OWINGS MILLS, Md. /ScoopCloud/ — Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry’s top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, and Mortgage Coach, a platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive home loan presentations, today announced a new integration between Mortgage Coach and Polly, a leading provider of innovative SaaS technology for the mortgage capital markets space.
FormFree’s AccountChek can now be used by mortgage lenders to satisfy Freddie Mac’s assessment of income requirement for loan applicants paid through ADP
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree® today announced that mortgage lenders can now use AccountChek® to automate income assessment using Freddie Mac Loan Product Advisor® (LPA℠) asset and income modeler (AIM) for borrowers who are paid through ADP.
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.
Mortgage Coach integrates with Insellerate to help lenders increase lead conversion with wealth-building mortgage advice
OWINGS MILLS, Md. /ScoopCloud/ — Sales Boomerang, the mortgage industry’s top-rated automated borrower intelligence and retention system, and Mortgage Coach, a platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive home loan presentations, today announced that the Mortgage Coach platform will be integrated with Insellerate, a leading customer experience platform.
San Diego Business Journal Again Names MCT® As Best Places To Work 2022
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), an industry-leading capital markets advisory firm, announced that it has been named Best Places to Work 2022 by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ). MCT was ranked number seven in the medium-sized company category (50 – 249 U.S. employees). This award is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment in San Diego that benefit the county’s economy, workforce, and local businesses.
FormFree releases Residual Income Knowledge Index, an intelligent new system for assessing borrowers’ Ability to Pay, to lenders nationwide
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree today announced the general availability of its Residual Income Knowledge Index, or RIKI. RIKI is an innovative method for measuring consumers’ Ability-to-Pay (ATP) for mortgages and other loans based on monthly income and spending. When paired with traditional credit scoring models, RIKI offers lenders a more complete understanding of consumers’ creditworthiness and creates homeownership opportunities for those with little to no credit history.
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.
After, Inc. Announces the Launch of QuickClaim® – Its Best-in-Class Claims and Returns Management System
NORWALK, Conn. /ScoopCloud/ — After, Inc., a global leader in post-sale customer experience technology, just announced the launch of QuickClaim®, a cloud-based, claims and returns management system. QuickClaim is one of five post-sale customer experience platforms that After, Inc. calls its QuickSuite.
San Antonio Board of REALTORS® implements Down Payment Resource to raise Realtor and homebuyer awareness of down payment assistance programs
ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — The San Antonio Board of REALTORS® (SABOR) today announced that it has partnered with Down Payment Resource (DPR) to provide its approximately 16,000 multiple listing service (MLS) subscribers with access to DPR’s toolset that helps real estate agents connect clients with programs that can help save on down payments and closing costs.
After, Inc.’s QuickSuite® Receives the TWICE VIP 2022 Award
NORWALK, Conn. /ScoopCloud/ — NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 14, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After, Inc. announced today that it received the TWICE VIP Award 2022 for its QuickSuite® post-sale customer experience technology. The TWICE VIP Awards are the only awards voted on exclusively by TWICE’s audience of top consumer technology retailers and distributors, celebrating the best features, design, and value that new products are bringing to the market.
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.
TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP Invests in Willow Servicing
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, announced today that the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP (the “Fund”) recently participated in a $6 million seed round for Willow Servicing. The round was led by Thomvest Ventures, with participation from Global Asset Capital, Webb Investment Network and Zigg Capital.
FormFree integrates with Docutech to streamline loan production with VOA and VOI/E capture
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree® today announced the integration of AccountChek®, a service that allows lenders to verify borrowers’ assets, income, employment and rent payment history, with Solex®, a comprehensive eDelivery, eSign, eClose and eVault platform from Docutech®, a First American company.
FormFree and Finastra partnership streamlines borrower verification for improved mortgage loan processing
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — Finastra and FormFree®, a market-leading fintech company that enables lenders to understand people’s true ability to pay (ATP®), have partnered to further streamline electronic borrower verification for mortgage lenders.
Vice Capital Markets Releases API for Freddie Mac Cash Purchase Statement
NOVI, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ — Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today that it is one of the first Freddie Mac-integrated Secondary Market Advisors (SMAs) to release an integration for Freddie Mac’s Cash Settlement Purchase Statement application programming interface (API).
MCTlive! Capital Markets Platform Becomes First to Integrate with Freddie Mac’s Whole Loan Purchase Advice Seller API
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — MCT’s award-winning capital markets platform, MCTlive!, is the first to integrate with Freddie Mac’s Whole Loan Purchase Advice Seller API. This API connection allows MCT Mark-to-Market and Hedge Accounting Reports to be updated with Freddie Mac purchase data directly, instead of waiting to run reports through a Loan Origination System (LOS).
PitBullTax Software Named to the 2022 Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — PitBullTax Software, the Nation’s Leading Tax Resolution Software for CPAs, EAs and Tax Attorneys has revealed it has won a spot on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
Promontory MortgagePath adds John Gust as Director of Product Management
DANBURY, Conn. /ScoopCloud/ — Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage and fulfillment solutions, announced industry veteran John Gust has joined the organization as the director of product management. In this role, Gust leads the product management and user experience teams and is responsible for product strategy, planning, execution, and rollout of Promontory MortgagePath’s mortgage fulfillment services and end-to-end technology solution.
FormFree and HomeScout partner to help lenders identify mortgage-ready borrowers earlier in the home buying journey
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree® has partnered with HomeScout, a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstClose®, to launch HomeScout Qualified Borrower, a tool that helps lenders generate leads and concentrate borrower conversion efforts on mortgage-ready home buyers.
After, Inc.’s QuickSuite® Named ‘Product of the Year’ in the 2022 Sales and Marketing Technology Awards
NORWALK, Conn. /ScoopCloud/ — After, Inc. announced today that it received “Product of the Year” in the 2022 Sales and Marketing Technology Awards program (The Sammys) for its QuickSuite® post-sale customer experience technology. The Sammys honors organizations and products helping to solve the challenges businesses have connecting and collaborating with prospects and customers.
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.
Keller Mortgage deploys Mortgage Coach enterprise-wide to support borrowers with modern mortgage advice and education
OWINGS MILLS, Md. /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage Coach, a platform empowering mortgage lenders to educate borrowers with interactive presentations that model home loan performance over time, announced today that Keller Mortgage has made Mortgage Coach available to loan officers enterprise-wide.
NotaryCam Announces eClose360 Product Updates
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — NotaryCam®, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, announced today that it has made updates to its eClose360® platform to expand its capabilities and deliver a better user experience for both notaries and document signers.