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The Legacy of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Fred Taylor to be Honored with a March, Tribute and Celebration of Life – Public Invited to Attend

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) National, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, AD King Foundation, Rosa Parks Consortium, and other organizations in the civil rights community will convene for a two-day celebration of the life of Rev. Frederick Douglass Taylor, a revered leader in the civil rights movement and former lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.

Rev. Timothy McDonald III and Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Smith, Jr. will preside, with remarks from Ambassador Andrew Young. The public is encouraged to attend.

CONTACT: MEDIA please RSVP to Edrea Davis via edmedia@dogonvillage.com or text 818.613.9521. Local leaders are available to talk about the tribute and Rev. Taylor's life of service.

:: THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024

Lying in Repose:

Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: Ebenezer Horizon Sanctuary, 101 Jackson St, Atlanta, GA 30312

March Assembly:

Time: 5:00 PM

Starting Location: SCLC Headquarters, 320 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

Route: The celebration will commence with a march from SCLC National Headquarters to Ebenezer Horizon Church. Participants will assemble at 5:00 PM at SCLC, proceed to The King Center, pausing in front of Martin and Coretta Scott King's grave site, and then continue to Ebenezer Horizon Sanctuary.

Memorial Service:

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Ebenezer Horizon Sanctuary, 101 Jackson St, Atlanta, GA 30312

Presiding: Rev. Timothy McDonald III, Senior Pastor of First Iconium Baptist Church and former SCLC staffer

Remarks by: Ambassador Andrew Young

:: FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2024

Public Viewing:

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Celebration of Life Service:

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

Presiding: Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Smith, Jr.

ABOUT REV. FRED D. TAYLOR:

Rev. Fred D. Taylor was born on October 23, 1942, in Autauga County, Alabama, and spent his early years on a plantation. At age thirteen, he met Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and became actively involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rev. Taylor graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1961, earned his undergraduate degree at Alabama State College, and received his Master of Divinity from the Morehouse School of Religion at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1969, he joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and served in various roles over four decades, working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Joseph Lowery, and Rev. James Orange, among others. Even after retiring from the SCLC in 2007, Rev. Taylor remained a vocal advocate during the Black Lives Matter Movement, helped get out the vote (GOTV) in Georgia, and volunteered with Georgia Stand Up and Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda. Rev. Taylor died June 21, 2024 at the age of 81-years-old.

Note: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Rev. Taylor to:

A.D. King Memorial Fund

Memo: Rev. Fred Taylor Memorial Fund

2505 Creel Road, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30349

About Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda:

Learn more about the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda at: http://thepeoplesagenda.org/

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) National, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, AD King Foundation, Rosa Parks Consortium, and other organizations in the civil rights community will convene for a two-day celebration of the life of Rev. Frederick Douglass Taylor, a revered leader in the civil rights movement and former lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: Original ‘Shark Tank’ shark comes to MBA Annual

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Kevin Harrington of "Shark Tank" fame will host a meet-and-greet with attending mortgage professionals and trade press before taking the stage during the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Annual Convention & Expo to introduce Passport®, FormFree's portable financial ID for consumers launching October 20, and the FormFree Exchange (FFX®), the online marketplace where lenders compete for the business of Passport users.

WHO:

* Kevin Harrington, original "Shark Tank" shark and entrepreneur

* Brent Chandler, founder and CEO, FormFree

WHAT:

* Passport is a free service that makes it easy for consumers to quantify their borrowing power and share their verified assets, employment, annual and residual income and rent payment history with their preferred lender in just minutes from any web-enabled device.

* FFX is the online marketplace where lenders compete for the business of Passport users.

WHEN:

* Monday, October 16, during the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention & Expo.

* Meet-and-greet: 2:30-4 p.m. ET at THE HUB booth #713

* Presentation: 4-5 p.m. ET on THE HUB stage

WHERE:

Philadelphia Convention Center

1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

THE HUB Expo Hall (200 level, Exhibit Hall E)

HOW:

Those not already registered for the MBA Annual Convention & Expo can view registration details here: https://www.mba.org/conferences-and-education/annual-convention-expo.

* To request press credentials, contact:

Falen Taylor, Director of Public Affairs

Mortgage Bankers Association

ftaylor@mba.org

(202) 557-2771

* To request a remote interview (subject to availability), contact:

Leslie W. Colley

Depth for FormFree

leslie@depthpr.com

(678) 622-6229

About FormFree®:

FormFree empowers consumers to understand their ability to pay and share it with lenders like never before. Using FormFree's Passport® app, consumers can verify all the core financial data required by loan underwriters - including identity, assets, income, employment credit history, and cash-flow data - in seconds. Once consumers are ready to transact, they can anonymously share their verified data on the FormFree Exchange (FFX) and receive immediate offers from a marketplace of lenders who fully understand their ability to pay, residual income and eligibility for down payment assistance and inclusive lending programs.

For more information, visit https://www.formfree.com/ or follow FormFree on LinkedIn.

About Kevin Harrington:

Harrington is world renowned as the inventor of the infomercial, pioneer of the "As Seen on TV" brand and one of the original "sharks" on the hit ABC show "Shark Tank." He has launched more than 20 businesses that have each grown sales in excess of $100 million as part of a career that has introduced 1,000+ products generating over $6 billion in global sales. His business experience spans the globe, including opening distribution outlets in over 100 countries. For more information, visit https://kevinharrington.tv.

Kevin Harrington of "Shark Tank" fame will host a meet-and-greet with attending mortgage professionals and trade press before taking the stage during the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Annual Convention & Expo to introduce Passport®, FormFree's portable financial ID for consumers launching October 20, and the FormFree Exchange (FFX®), the online marketplace where lenders compete for the business of Passport users.

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

MEDIA ADVISORY: ReverseVision Experts Available to Discuss HUD Changes to HECM Reverse Mortgage Program

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- The following ReverseVision experts, whose expertise on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) ranges from HUD guideline interpretation to market analysis to education, are available for interviews regarding HUD's planned changes to the HECM program:

* Dan Hultquist, CRMP | Director of Learning and Development

Expertise: HECM Education for Originators and Consumers

Dan Hultquist is an authoritative HECM educator who has trained more than 21,000 reverse mortgage professionals nationwide. He is a Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional (CRMP) and co-chairs the Education Committee for the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). He also teaches continuing education courses that serve as annual requirements for CRMPs. Dan is the author of the book Understanding Reverse, which answers the top questions he has received as a national reverse mortgage trainer.

* John Button, President and CEO

Expertise: Market Analysis, Industry Impacts of HECM Regulation

John Button is a business-to-business executive, investor and entrepreneur with more than 30 years' experience in technology and business development strategies. As president and CEO of ReverseVision, John leads one of the country's fastest-growing technology companies as it serves an industry that is itself experiencing record growth.

* Jamie Hopkins, Esq., MBA, LLM, CLU(R), RICP(R) | Board Member

Expertise: The Role of Home Equity in Financial Planning and Retirement Income

Jamie Hopkins is associate professor of taxation and co-director of the New York Life Center for Retirement Income at The American College of Financial Services. He also holds the Larry R. Pike Chair in Insurance and Investments at The College, where he teaches courses in retirement, estate planning and life insurance. Hopkins' law review articles have been published by the American and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and various periodicals. In 2015, Investment News named Hopkins one of its top 40 financial services professionals under 40. He has contributed expert commentary on the strategic use of HECMs in retirement income planning to such outlets as Forbes, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

* Jeff Birdsell, CMB | VP of Professional Services

Expertise: HUD Guideline Interpretation, HECM Technology

Jeff Birdsell has been one of the reverse mortgage industry's most sought-after technology experts for 25 years. Over the course of his career, Jeff has produced some of the industry's most prolific software solutions, including Financial Freedom's Reverse Mortgage Analyzer (RMA) and ReverseVision's RV Exchange. He was a founding board member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Assocation (NRMLA) and remains an active board member to this day, serving on both the HUD Issues and Education committees. He has worked closely with HUD over the years as a primary translator of the agency's guidelines into industry-wide technology protocols.

To reach these business experts, please contact Leslie Colley at (404) 390-3830 or leslie@depthpr.com.

About ReverseVision:
ReverseVision, Inc. is the leading software and technology provider for the reverse mortgage industry, offering products and services focused exclusively on the home-equity conversion mortgage (HECM) and related reverse mortgage programs. With nearly 10,000 active users, ReverseVision technology is used by 10 out of 10 top reverse mortgage lenders and supports more reverse mortgage transactions than all other systems combined. The company's comprehensive product suite also includes reverse mortgage sales and education tools and a dedicated professional services team. ReverseVision partners with some of the finest and fastest-growing banks, credit unions and lending organizations in the United States to provide its reverse mortgage technology to brokers, correspondents, lenders and investors.

A 2017 HousingWire TECH100(TM) company, ReverseVision has also been recognized in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500(TM) listing. ReverseVision's annual user conference, the only event of its kind in the industry, brings together more than 200 lenders, vendors and educators each year to advance reverse mortgage lending. The company continues to build on its technology's pioneering capabilities with frequent enhancements aimed at boosting users' reverse mortgage volume, workflow efficiency and data analysis capabilities.

For more information, visit http://www.reversevision.com/.

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The following ReverseVision experts, whose expertise on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) ranges from HUD guideline interpretation to market analysis to education, are available for interviews regarding HUD's planned changes to the HECM program.

Related link: http://www.reversevision.com/