NAMB Appoints Valerie Saunders as Its New Executive Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ — NAMB, the organization that represents the interests of individual mortgage loan originators and small to mid-size mortgage businesses, today announced that it has appointed Valerie Saunders as the organization’s new executive director.
EPIC adds Broker-Producer Tim House in Fresno, California Office
FRESNO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Tim House has joined the firm as a Property and Casualty Insurance Broker/Producer in EPIC’s Fresno, California office.
ECHO Connection – Cannabinoid-Based Education, Collaboration and Hope – Non-Profit Charitable Org Appoints New CEO Andrea Barnes
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — ECHO Connection, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to educating the world, hosting collaborative platforms, and providing hope for those in need of cannabinoid-based therapies, announced today that it has appointed Andrea Barnes as its new CEO and President. Barnes will be speaking about the charity’s work in guiding families seeking the therapeutic effects of cannabinoids by connecting them with resources that can help at the 4th Annual Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBE) in Boston.
Capacity appoints Darren Lavelle new Vice President of Client Services
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ — Capacity LLC, trusted leaders in order fulfillment, e-commerce, and electronic data interchange (EDI), is proud to announce the appointment of Darren Lavelle to the position of Vice President of Client Services. The decision to add a dedicated Vice President of Client Services to the leadership team embodies Capacity’s commitment to customer experience.
Lender Price Names Jerry L. Halbrook as CEO and Opens New $5-$10 Million Investment Round
PASADENA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Lender Price, the emerging leader in digital mortgage lending technology, announced today that it has named veteran mortgage industry executive Jerry Halbrook as its CEO and has opened a fresh round of equity funding to fuel its growth trajectory.
The Mortgage Collaborative Names Rich Swerbinsky as its Chief Operating Officer
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s only independent mortgage cooperative, today announced it has promoted Rich Swerbinsky to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Having served as its executive vice president of national sales and strategic alliances since 2015, Rich Swerbinsky will now serve TMC as its COO.
A Shift in Philly Suburbs Real Estate: Independent Brokerages on the Rise Over Franchises
EXTON, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ — Springer Realty Group is an up-and-coming independent brokerage that serves clients throughout Pennsylvania. This year alone, they have grown by nearly 50-percent, and they recently opened their fourth office in Blue Bell. Top Chester County PA Realtor Don Dowd is one of the agents that has joined SRG during the past year.
TRK Connection Elevates Colton Hansen to Role of Vice President of Business Development
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /ScoopCloud/ — TRK Connection, a leading provider of mortgage quality control and origination management solutions, announced it has promoted Colton Hansen to vice president of business development. In this new role, Hansen will be responsible for leading and executing company objectives for sales and marketing campaigns, implementing new technologies, and analyzing new opportunities.
VLP Law Group Announces the Return of David Jargiello as Partner and General Counsel
PALO ALTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that David Jargiello has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and the firm’s General Counsel. Mr. Jargiello is a business transactional lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience in San Francisco and Silicon Valley primarily representing venture capital funds, professional service firms and legal technology companies in complex corporate finance, corporate securities, fiduciary duty and risk management matters.
NEXT Future Transportation Appoints Former Siemens Mobility President Oliver Hauck to Board of Advisors
SAN JOSE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — NEXT Future Transportation, Inc. today announced the appointment of Oliver Hauck to its Board of Advisors. NEXT is commercializing the world’s first patented autonomous mass-transportation and goods-movement solution based on swarms of modular self-driving vehicles.
Prestigious Fitness Professionals Join the MostFit Team
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — MostFit is excited and proud to announce the onboarding of three new Brand Ambassadors who have aligned with the brand and products to enhance the MostFit team. MostFit LLC provides unique, effective and efficient products to the fitness community to make optimum performance more accessible.
Southeastern Oklahoma’s Brewer Realty Group Welcomes Brian Allen, Ashley McCain and Olivia Booth to Its Growing Team of Real Estate Agents
DURANT, Okla. /ScoopCloud/ — Brewer Realty Group, a fast-growing, local real estate group started in 2013, announces the addition of Brian Allen, Ashley McCain and Olivia Booth to its Durant, Oklahoma team of REALTORS. Brewer Realty Group has continued to attract the attention of the local community it serves by luring the “best in the business” to their group.
Trudi Barton Joins The Capacity Group – an EPIC Company in Mahwah, New Jersey
MAHWAH, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Trudi Barton has joined the firm in Mahwah, New Jersey as part of The Capacity Group – an EPIC Company.
NEXT Future Transportation expands Advisory Board with China Market Expert
SAN JOSE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — NEXT Future Transportation, a company that is commercializing a patented autonomous mass-transportation and goods-movement solution, is adding a new member to its Advisory Board: Bill Russo will strengthen cross-border venture development initiatives to and from China.
FormFree Names Patty Pinckney Senior Director of Marketing
ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree has hired brand strategist and marketing expert Patricia “Patty” Ramirez Pinckney as senior director of marketing. In this role, Pinckney will drive planning and implementation of FormFree’s marketing campaigns, govern its strategic positioning within the mortgage industry and manage the firm’s brand.
NEXT Future Transportation Inc. Announces Addition to the Board of Advisors
SAN JOSE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — NEXT Future Transportation, a company that is commercializing a patented autonomous mass-transportation and goods-movement solution, announces the appointment of Thomas Wendt as a new member of NEXT’s Board of Advisers.
IDS Promotes Beckie Santos to Manager of New Product Development
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it has promoted its former Manager of Development Beckie Santos to the newly created position of Manager of New Product Development. In her new role, Santos will leverage her development experience to work closely with the IDS development team as well as operations, quality assurance and compliance to help shape and guide future IDS solutions.
Mid America Mortgage Promotes Kara Lamphere to Chief Operating Officer
ADDISON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ — Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has promoted former Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Correspondent Lending Kara Lamphere to Chief Operating Officer (COO).
EPIC Insurance adds Denise Walsh as Assistant General Counsel
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Denise Walsh has joined the firm as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel.
VLP Law Group Continues Its Growth with the Addition of Intellectual Property Partner David J. Thibodeau
PALO ALTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that David J. Thibodeau has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group as a partner, based in Boston and New Hampshire. Mr. Thibodeau’s law practice emphasizes the development and refining of patent portfolios, strategic advice concerning competitive intellectual property rights, and due diligence for technology-based financial, merger/acquisition and other business transactions.
TRK Connection Promotes Randy Abbey to Chief Technology Officer
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /ScoopCloud/ — TRK Connection, a leading provider of mortgage quality control and origination management solutions, announced it has promoted former Senior Systems Architect Randy Abbey to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this new role, Abbey will bring to bear his two decades of SaaS, cloud security and diverse solution development expertise.
The Mortgage Collaborative Appoints Arthur Prieston, CMB, Chair of Newly Formed Capital Markets Committee
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s only independent mortgage cooperative, today announced that industry authority Arthur Prieston has been appointed chair of its newly formed Capital Markets Committee. In this role, Prieston will lead capital market engagements for the group’s lender members.
ARMCO Promotes COO Phil McCall to President
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of financial quality control and compliance software ACES Audit Technology(TM), announced that chief operating officer Phil McCall has been promoted to company president. In his new role, McCall will oversee all operations for the company, including the expansion of the company’s award-winning ACES Audit Technology platform.
Mortgage Capital Trading Taps Industry Capital Markets Veteran Bill Berliner as Director of Analytics
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing technology firm, announced that it has appointed Bill Berliner to the newly created position of director of analytics. In this role, he will take the lead to develop new products and services, enhance existing solutions, and help expand MCT’s footprint as the preeminent industry-leader in secondary marketing capabilities for lender clients.
Veteran Corporate Attorney Lloyd A. Schmidt Joins Hoge Fenton
SAN JOSE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — We are pleased to announce that veteran corporate attorney Lloyd A. Schmidt, formerly a shareholder at Hopkins & Carley, has joined Hoge Fenton. With over 30 years of experience advising companies and business owners, Lloyd is a well-known and respected corporate, M & A and business transactions attorney.
Jake Seid, Real Estate Industry Veteran Joins Qualia Advisory Board
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Qualia today announced that Jake Seid will join the company’s board of advisors. In addition to his time as president of Ten-X (formerly known as Auction.com) and Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners, Seid is an investor and advisor to a myriad of companies touching the real estate sector.
Mortgage Automation Pioneer Hires Veteran Tech Entrepreneur Michael Schreck as CEO
IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Cloudvirga(SM), developer of next-generation loan officer and direct-to-consumer point-of-sale (POS) systems, has named Michael Schreck its chief executive officer. He succeeds cloudvirga co-founder Bill Dallas, who will continue as chairman of cloudvirga’s board of directors.
Technologies Management, Inc. Adds Consulting Strength in Telecom Network Planning and Cost Management
MAITLAND, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — Technologies Management, Inc. (“TMI”) announced today the addition of Don Gale to its team of consultants. TMI, a leading provider of consulting services, project management, compliance reporting and information tools to over 200 communications companies, said that Mr. Gale’s addition to their consulting team significantly enhances the firm’s expertise in the areas of communications network design, implementation and cost optimization, allowing it to better serve its clients’ needs in those critical areas of their operations.
Utelogy Corporation Continues Its Growth with the Addition of Jimmy Ho as Product Development Vice President
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — Utelogy, which makes software for control, enterprise management and analytics of audiovisual systems for business and education, announces Giang “Jimmy” Ho joins the company as Vice President, Product Development. Utelogy has seen steady growth in clients, representative firms, and solution partners throughout North America.
VLP Law Group Continues Its Growth with the Addition of Real Estate Partner David B. Franklin
PALO ALTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that David B. Franklin has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as a partner based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Franklin’s practice concentrates on real estate transactions and land use, primarily in California and Hawaii.
FormFree Names Douglas Brewer Director of its Enterprise Architecture
ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree today announced the appointment of senior software developer Douglas Brewer to the role of director of enterprise architecture. Brewer, who first joined FormFree in 2014, will be responsible for managing the retention and growth of FormFree’s software development team, overseeing enterprise software design and ensuring the quality and timely delivery of software updates.
Industry Veteran Joins Mortgage Technology Vendor, LBA Ware
MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — LBA Ware(TM), a leading provider of automated compensation software and systems integration solutions for mortgage lending and retail banking, announced it has hired Finn Klemann as director of business development. In this role, Klemann will bring his more than 20 years of business development and sales experience in forging new relationships for LBA Ware in the financial services industry, with a specific focus on targeting growth in the mortgage industry.
Ann Fulmer Joins FormFree as Chief Strategy and Industry Relations Officer
ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ — FormFree(R) today announced that it has hired mortgage loan quality subject matter expert and analyst Ann Fulmer as its chief strategy and industry relations officer. FormFree’s flagship product, AccountChek(R), is an asset verification app that streamlines the loan underwriting process for both borrowers and lenders, resulting in higher borrower satisfaction and shaving more than a week off the time it takes to close a loan.
EPIC Insurance adds Broker/Producer Nick Pedisich
CONCORD, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Nick Pedisich has joined the firm as a Transportation Industry-focused insurance broker/producer.
Technologies Management, Inc. Selects Director for Its Burgeoning Telecom Regulatory Compliance Reporting Practice
MAITLAND, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ — Technologies Management, Inc. (“TMI”), a leading provider of regulatory consulting services, network optimization, and project management to communications providers, has named Patrick MacNeil as Director of Compliance Reporting.