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Grace Gardens Memory Care Opens This Summer

SANTA ANA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Town & Country Life Plan Community announces the grand opening of Grace Gardens, a $25 million memory care community featuring one of the largest outdoor garden courtyards in Orange County. The nonprofit community offers residency for approximately 80 residents with Alzheimer's and dementia in four distinct neighborhoods.

The Grand Opening Celebration is at 2 p.m. PDT Friday, July 23 and features live music, complimentary beverages, brain-healthy treats, and tours of the memory care neighborhoods and community features. Attendees are invited to create a painting in the art room during the party. Tours will be socially distanced, and refreshments will be individually served. RSVP at 714-480-7738 or http://tcmanor.com/upcoming-events/.

"Nature produces a therapeutic effect on those with dementia and Alzheimer's," Town & Country Executive Director Dirk DeWolfe said. "We created a community where nature can be part of each resident's day."

A formative encounter with a dementia patient at the start of DeWolfe's career contributed to the unique physical design of Grace Gardens. "I took a combative patient for a walk outside and everything about him changed," DeWolfe said. "As long as he was walking, he was happy. When we began Grace Gardens, I knew a walkable, natural setting had to be integral to the design."

Grace Gardens will provide residents access to beautiful, natural surroundings, sunlight and plenty of secure, open space to move around. The 3,000 sq. ft. courtyard features walking paths, trees, flowers, edible plantings, raised gardens and a potting shed for horticulture therapy. Residents with less mobility will have access to indoor horticultural encounters.

"We look forward to the day when Alzheimer's is a disease of the past. Until then, we plan to do everything we can to make the journey as pleasant as possible," DeWolfe said.

Grace Gardens has shaped the environment around those living with dementia to empower residents with maximum independence and dignity. Activities and programming are designed to accommodate each individual's aptitude to ensure their success and make life easier. Programming is stage-informed to address the individual. There are many shades of cognitive impairment, and the team starts by investigating possible causes. They then apply all the tools, best practices and knowledge to improve the physical, emotional and spiritual experience of each resident based on their needs and potential.

Their memory care environment provides a sense of independence, autonomy, and choice. Using the latest in therapeutic design principles, Grace Gardens helps those experiencing cognitive decline from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other types of dementia to live successfully. Little cues make the difference, and intuitive layout and signage makes wayfinding simple.

Grace Gardens is on the Town & Country campus, which has a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. They offer four neighborhoods, each attuned to a specific peer-based, stage-informed cohort of residents. Rooms are private and spacious with garden views. High-tech touch screens and intuitive wayfinding are featured. Families and residents can have breakfast, lunch or dinner together at an onsite dining venue called Rob's Garden Cafe. Grace Gardens offers 24x7 nursing staff and concierge doctor's office, medical appointment transportation and chef-crafted meals. Therapies include art, music, pet, exercise, and horticulture.

Town & Country is a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian retirement community in the heart of Orange County. Built in 1975, Town & Country was brought to life with the vision of showing God's love through the caring and serving of their residents. The 8-acre campus is full of outdoor courtyards, gardens and fountains with every residential apartment having a private patio. Town & Country offers independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and short-term rehab care. For more information, visit https://www.tcmanor.com/

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The Town & Country Life Plan Community announces the grand opening of Grace Gardens, a $25 million memory care community featuring one of the largest outdoor garden courtyards in Orange County. The nonprofit community offers residency for approximately 80 residents with Alzheimer's and dementia in four distinct neighborhoods.

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

‘Drunk Talk’ Is A True Original That Combines Humor with Shock

ANAHEIM, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Authors Mike Davis AND TL Banks would like to announce their new book "Drunk Talk" (ISBN: 979-8675709625). "Drunk Talk" is a one-of-a-kind book with something for everyone and will have you laughing hysterically as you are forced to question what you believe to be true.

Included are 48 short discussions about different aspects of life with a twist of humor, your drunken fortune, and unique quotes to keep you focused.

Published by Club Lighthouse Publishing in 2020, "Drunk Talk" is a collaboration project with a variety of diverse topics for anybody to enjoy. Our goal as authors is to offer readers a brand new perspective and insight all the while being entertained.

Written in Las Vegas, Nevada, which helped inspire the title, "Drunk Talk" holds true to its name, as there was no shortage of alcohol consumption during production of the book.

"'Drunk Talk'" was inspired by the love of science, psychology, humor, truth and of course booze," says co-author Mike Davis.

About the Authors:

Mike Davis enjoys writing, playing basketball, and having a cold brew with a good meal. Although Harvard or Stanford was not in the cards, Mike did receive his GED. Mike is a full-time writer who enjoys writing about a variety of different subjects, Mike has done a lot of traveling over the years, his favorite places to visit are Las Vegas, and spending time at the beach.

TL Banks is a poet and author originally from Indianapolis Indiana, lover of words, expressions, and creativity. Mother of one, member of the Ohio poetry association, member of the California writers club, winner of the Barry Wright Scholarship for poetry and consummate Dorothy Parker, Nikki Giovanni, and Whiskey on the rocks fan girl.

Learn more: https://clublighthousepublishing.com/productPage/Details/528

Available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FP7SR2Z

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Authors Mike Davis AND TL Banks would like to announce their new book "Drunk Talk" (ISBN: 979-8675709625). "Drunk Talk" is a one-of-a-kind book with something for everyone and will have you laughing hysterically as you are forced to question what you believe to be true.

Kennedy Intelligence Data to Begin AI Marketing Program for Southern California Toyota Dealerships

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Kennedy Intelligence Data (KID) with its partner SQREEM Technologies Pte. Ltd. developed and executed a program for Toyota of San Bernardino with its proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology to increase the success of the dealership's digital advertising campaigns. The results were so successful that a larger program is being prepared to test the KID approach over a greater network of Toyota dealerships.

"Working with KID and SQREEM was and is an eye-opening experience. We got a close up look at the new permutations of advertising through digital platforms using AI," said Cliff Cummings, President and Dealer Principal, Toyota of San Bernardino. "We saw increased traffic to our sites and there were very clear indications that in the areas where we focused this campaign that our penetration of the market saw marked increase."

Though the exact details are not being released, for competitive reasons, KID would go on the record to say they will be doing a larger program that will include multiple Toyota dealerships in the Southern California region.

"We are happy for the success KID/SQREEM AI provided Cliff Cummings and his Auto Group, and we look forward to doing the same for all the Toyota dealerships in the Southern California region," said James Kennedy President and CEO of Kennedy Intelligent Data.

SQREEM for their part were glad to see that the partnership with KID, which is strategically important due to the reach KID has in North America in the auto marketing arena, is paying quick dividends.

"As an AI-run digital media company, SQREEM has developed a world-first cookie-free media buying tech stack, that is now showing demonstrably better conversions than the traditional cookie-based approach. I am now very confident SQREEM will revolutionize digital media buying, especially in the new cookie-free era, the SQREEM approach is now proven to be a viable alternative to FLoC methodologies," said Ian Chapman-Banks co-founder and CEO of SQREEM.

The increase of data privacy laws and the phasing out of third-party cookies are altering consumer digital marketing. The evolution to AI that does not use cookies or bots is a major step in the online marketplace.

"The digital marketing world is constantly evolving at a dizzying pace and KID and SQREEM are on the edge of that evolution," said Cummings. "What is a new approach, an emerging technology a year, six months, a month ago can be obsolete very quickly. We are pleased to be working with a company that is at the edge of that evolution of tactics in the digital world."

About Kennedy Intelligent Data

Kennedy Intelligent Data (KID) is a subsidiary of Kennedy Marketing Group (KMG) a national data-driven marketing agency that has produced thousands of successful marketing programs for automotive dealerships coast to coast. With this foundation of success for their dealership clients, they have been able to expand, creating a multi-channel marketing platform, with full reporting and accountability that continually improves through research and development. For more information, visit https://kennedymarketinggroup.com/.

Company Contact:
Michele Bombardiere
Vice President Finance and Operations
Kennedy Marketing Group, Inc.
Michele@kennedymg.com

Media Contact:
Lou Desmond
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(951) 258-6466

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Kennedy Intelligence Data (KID) with its partner SQREEM Technologies Pte. Ltd. developed and executed a program for Toyota of San Bernardino with its proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology to increase the success of the dealership's digital advertising campaigns.

Related link: https://kennedymarketinggroup.com/

New Novel Debates Ominous Cures for Two Crises: Recurring Pandemics and Too Many Men

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Born out of a raging pandemic, Buzz McCord's new techno-thriller wrestles with artificial intelligence, surveillance and sex crime. "A Final Reminder" (ISBN: 978-1736148815) moves energetically between upbeat and malevolent. Its author wrote it to simultaneously entertain and enrage.

"A Final Reminder" walks the line between literary fiction and international intrigue. It transports readers to a near-future world where Dr. Dirk Samuelson, a San Francisco entrepreneur and founder of tech-conglomerate, Arctan International, has invented software that can stop any pandemic by tracking every person's movement and behaviors. He controls global data with formidable technical and economic barriers including 64-Qubit computers, space-based data-banking and lofty politicians.

McCord takes us to a still-hopeful world of bioluminescent hairdos and augmented human intelligence. Its scarred by recurring pandemics and burdened with ubiquitous ultraviolet sterilization and government-mandated instant pathogen detector machines.

"If history has taught us anything, it's that there will be another deadly global pandemic," said Bill Gates in his Shattuck Lecture, Boston, April 2018.

McCord adds, "Science has warned that viral scourges will repeat and get worse. We should be deeply alarmed, maybe systemically fearful."

In real life, Samuelson's software, Exoculation, is being studied by Shin Bet and MIT. Apple and Google recently announced that cellphones are already used to trace individual personal contacts.

Big Brother is here. So, what's next? McCord takes a stab at interpreting a picture of what's to come.

"I wanted to capture amazing technologies as well as an optimistic near-future, where talented people will be the empowered 'international currency,'" he says. "In my novel, society reacts to the catastrophic death tolls of recurring pandemics with what I call the 'Roaring Twenty-Twenties.' And, women in 'A Final Reminder' are supremely confident in their professional abilities - business, neurobiology, assassination - as well as their sexual selves."

Further threats arise from nearly a half billion "excess" human males.

McCord says, "The good guys in 'A Final Reminder' are forced to deal with this, but the solution is very ugly."

"A Final Reminder" describes a future coming soon to a reality near you.

About the Author

Buzz McCord is a tech-preneur and professor. "A Final Reminder" grew out of his career in international science, invention and teaching. A lifetime traveler, he prepped two years for the book in Albania, Norway, Korea, Tokyo and Kamchatka. He was chased in 2020 by the freshly emerging SARS-CoV-2 from Hong Kong through Cambodia into Vietnam. He's an award-winning documentary filmmaker.

McCord lives with his wife in Southern California. His favorite place to write is the lifeguard tower RJ near the river jetty on cold and windy days.

For more information about the author and novel visit: https://www.buzzmccord.com

For more information about the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NZ3NW3Q

"A Final Reminder is available on Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble and through other independents.

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Born out of a raging pandemic, Buzz McCord's new techno-thriller wrestles with artificial intelligence, surveillance and sex crime. "A Final Reminder" (ISBN: 978-1736148815) moves energetically between upbeat and malevolent. Its author wrote it to simultaneously entertain and enrage.

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

California-based Travel Company Well Poised for Wholesale Travel Growth

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Serenity Time, a private wholesale travel platform, is starting to see a big upswing in consumer interest to travel again. Travel searches and increased booking activity appear to be a sign of things to come.

"Post-pandemic, people are really looking forward to getting out of their houses and experiencing new things again," Derek Gough, president, Serenity Time, says. "It's times like these that make people realize what's truly important in their lives. Spending time with loved ones is almost always at the top of everyone's list."

According to Gough, some of the greatest discounts and deals the travel industry has seen in a long time will deliver amazing opportunities for travelers in the years to come.

And, Serenity Time is set up for success. It provides its members direct access to wholesale travel and guaranteed lowest pricing on all major forms of travel including hotels, private residences and cruising as well as access to timeshare resorts without the need for ownership or annual maintenance fees.

"True wholesale" pricing is delivered by eliminating middlemen and the pricing markups required to support billion-dollar advertising budgets. Serenity Time prides itself on a commitment to continually listen to customer feedback while providing top-notch customer service to its members at prices guaranteed to be lower than all public travel sites.

Gough says that there's a hidden world of "true wholesale" travel opportunities to be had and they've figured out how to make them available to consumers. In fact, he's convinced that once people understand the system that they will never look at travel the same way again.

To learn more, visit: https://serenitytime.world

About Serenity Time

For more than 25 years, Serenity Time and its partners have formed alliances throughout the wholesale travel industry. These alliance partnerships allow its members access to wholesale travel pricing typically unavailable to the general public.

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Serenity Time, a private wholesale travel platform, is starting to see a big upswing in consumer interest to travel again. Travel searches and increased booking activity appear to be a sign of things to come.

Related link: https://serenitytime.world

‘Real Power Today,’ led by Pastor Arnie Klann kicks off his 2020 Spiritual Warfare Retreats in Laguna Hills, CA

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Pastor Arnie Klann, "Real Power Today" announced. Pastor Klann is thrilled to have the opportunity to kick off ministry "that speaks to the unusual and trying times of today, that can lead to strong spiritual interface."

The ministry series is "Real Power Today." The series will kick-off June 25th & June 26th in a Retreat format. The focus is on helping people to push back and heal against Spiritual attack, through a Christian and scriptural format.

The conference series is designed to be targeted, hopeful, and educational. Spiritual Warfare is a Deliverance based, Biblical study.

In a recent interview, Pastor Arnie Klann introduced his theme, "Refueling a Mid-Crisis Life." "The retreats serve as a training, healing, and educational tool; specifically, for alleviating what can feel like a spiritual depression or anxiety. The purpose is to be assisted in prayer for the aid of healing."

In reviewing Pastor Klann's concept, it was intriguing to find that these conferences will be set up in a private and relaxed setting; led primarily by an educational base and an opportunity for small group prayer or private prayer. It will be a day long retreat, which includes a luncheon, the ability to relax on break-time in a beautiful coiffed landscape with water and fountains.

"The relaxation environment is secondary to the primary goal of healing in a deeper, scriptural, and Christian-based venue," Klann states.

The retreats are designed to be intentionally small, (maximum of 10 participants); in order to get more personal prayer time achieved in a shorter period; rather than multiple visits at church.

For more information, scheduling & pricing can be found at https://realpowertoday.com/ website.

Pastor Arnie Klann, "Real Power Today" announced. Pastor Klann is thrilled to have the opportunity to kick off ministry "that speaks to the unusual and trying times of today, that can lead to strong spiritual interface."

Related link: https://realpowertoday.com/

Casa Romantica Opened Gardens to Public on Friday, May 22

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, an award-winning Southern California 501(c)(3) nonprofit, opened their gardens to the public on Friday, May 22, in accordance with social distancing and safety guidelines provided by the state of California.

Amy Behrens, the executive director, explained that gardens like Casa Romantica's are indispensable to community healing, offering much-needed places for respite with nature and inspiration. "We look forward to welcoming guests back to our beautiful setting where they can enjoy self-care or family time among our springtime blooms and ocean vistas."

San Clemente is a popular Southern California seaside community. Casa Romantica's gardens, with cliffside views of the Pacific Ocean and pier, have traditionally been a 'must-see' for tourists during the summer months. Casa Romantica is a member of the American Public Gardens Association and American Horticultural Society. Its gardens include several different themes, such as herbs, succulents, native plants, and a registered Monarch Waystation Butterfly Garden.

At this time only the gardens will be open, and the house remains closed for the safety of our guests. Tickets are limited to a maximum of 40 visitors per hour, with a maximum of 20 guests at any one time on Casa Romantica's 2.5-acre property to ensure safe social distancing.

Complimentary take home maps are available at the front entrance so that visitors may take self-guided tours through Casa Romantica's seaside gardens. The one-way route includes marked hand sanitizer stations. The complete course includes some stairs, but a modified route is fully accessible for visitors with special mobility needs.

The suggested donation for admission is $5, and self-service and/or non-touch methods of donation by card or cash are available at the front entrance. All proceeds support the 501(c)(3) nonprofit's preservation and programs.

While subject to current government health and safety guidelines, Casa Romantica anticipates re-opening its historic home later this summer and resuming its award-winning programming onsite for the 20-21 season. The upcoming season includes both onsite and remote modalities for participation, enabling the nonprofit to fulfill its mission for people of all ages in a manner that fits each individual's needs.

For those visiting the gardens in the coming days, masks and personal hand sanitizer will be available for purchase at the front entrance. Visit casaromantica.org for a complete listing of protocols to protect our staff and guests before visiting the gardens.

Learn more at: https://www.casaromantica.org/

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Pacific Ocean.

Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, an award-winning Southern California 501(c)(3) nonprofit, opened their gardens to the public on Friday, May 22, in accordance with social distancing and safety guidelines provided by the state of California.

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

Modest Means with Big Dreams – A True Rag to Riches Story

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Local Performing Arts School THE CENTER STAGE STUDIO (CSS) of Aliso Viejo, Calif. won a National Title & coveted "Sweepstakes Award" at "The Musical Theatre Competition of America" held at Disneyland California this past weekend making THE CENTER STAGE STUDIO one of the top Musical Theater Programs in the country.

Top performance studios and public schools from around the country as far as Maine, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico traveled to Southern California to compete in the prestigious "The Musical Theatre Competition of America" at Disneyland. Schools competed in different levels celebrating a 9 - 12 minutes medley of a musical as well as solos and duets in voice and acting and technical disciplines. The school with the top combined scores won the coveted "Sweepstakes" title of Top Musical Theater Program.

The Center Stage Studio under the direction of Tracey Ball and Choreographer Chloe Nethery won top honors with both of their group numbers; "Beetlejuice Medley" 1st Place Ensemble and an Alan Menken Medley for 1st place in Musical Review. CSS also won 1st place overall in acting solos (Mitchell Berg) and Vocal Solos (Colin Kerrane) & vocal duet (Delaney McCarthy & Mitchel Berg).

"Center Stage parents, you need to thank your studio administrators for having the honor of being a part of a truly remarkable studio. I am blown away," says Gary Krinke, MTCA Adjudicator and Fullerton College Theater Arts Administrator.

The Center Stage Studio opened its doors 15 years ago in 2005 with one room, a stage made out of boxes and a shower curtains sewed together for a stage curtain.

Modest means however big dreams by studio founder Tracey Ball. "I used to wake up at 6 a.m. and bring my pillow to my studio and lay by the phone in case it rang. It's one thing to have a dream but you hope that others believe in you too!"

Within one year, Tracey went from 18 students to over 200 being one of the 1st schools to secure licensing to "High School Musical." Within 5 years CSS acquired a theater, this time with real curtain rigging, an elevated stage and tech booth; Along with a full conservatory with classes in voice, acting, comedy, jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, lyrical and acrobatics. A true triple threat performing arts center for kids.

"I grew up in Foster homes aging out when I was 17. My last foster family saved my life. I know what it is like not to fit in having gone to 8 elementary schools and 3 high schools. I am every child in the classroom. I am the child in the corner who is afraid to be the new kid. I go out of my way to train my staff to make sure every single child feels cared for and strives in their performing arts education. I'm not perfect but my heart is always in the right place. The sky is the limit. Dreams do come true and winning MTCA is another dream come true!" said Tracey Ball.

About The Center Stage Studio:

The Center Stage Studio, family owned and operated by Tracey Ball & Tony DiMiceli since 2005, spreading the love of performing arts with the children of Orange County being one of the very few specializing in triple threat education; acting singing and dance. The Studio has won countless awards including "Best Performing Arts School," Tracey Ball "Top Studio Director," "Top Vocalist and Actor/Actress" Access Broadway National Competition, "Best Performing Arts Cast" Turn It Around Tour, "Excellence in Musical Theater & "Best Actor/Actress Award" Junior Theater Festival/Freddie Mac.

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The Center Stage Studio Aliso Viejo, Ca
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Local Performing Arts School THE CENTER STAGE STUDIO (CSS) of Aliso Viejo, Calif. won a National Title & coveted "Sweepstakes Award" at "The Musical Theatre Competition of America" held at Disneyland California this past weekend making THE CENTER STAGE STUDIO one of the top Musical Theater Programs in the country.

Related link: https://thecenterstagestudio.com/

TEDxIVC, Most Ambitious TEDx Event in OC, is Giving Tickets Away

SANTA ANA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Tickets to TEDxIVC have been made available to the public recently. Applications for free tickets are out now, and TEDxIVC will be giving up to 80% of tickets for free. Tickets are also available for purchase to those that want to be guaranteed a seat at the event.

TEDxIVC's "Modifying Human Perception" event will be held at the Yost Theater on March 6, 2020. The TEDxIVC team has been working diligently on this project and hopes to gift the Orange County community with one of the greatest TEDx events of 2020.

TEDxIVC will have 8 speakers and 2 performers.

Speakers include:
* Abbey Gibb - Emmy Award Winning Journalist/ Founder of Abbey Gibb TV
* Franky Zapata - Inventor of World's First Jet Hoverboard
* Jenny Dorsey - Professional Chef / Founder of Studio ATAO
* Mark Weinstein - Founder/CEO of MeWe
* Michael Jones - Director of Inspiring Philosophy
* Skai Jackson - Disney Star and Activist
* Toby Corey - Former President of Tesla
* Wadi Yakhour - Selective Service System Chief of Staff

Performers include:
* Robert Incelli - Renown Venezuelan Musician/Latin-Jazz Saxophonist
* MiruDaru - Versatile Ballad Siblings Duet

The event will last approximately 5-6 hours long, with catering provided during intermission.

TEDxIVC will have the majority of tickets made free, as they want anyone that desires to seek empowerment through powerful and inspirational ideas, regardless of social status or income, to have the opportunity to attend a powerful (and possibly life changing) TEDx event.

MORE INFORMATION:

For more information, visit: http://tedxivc.org/

If you'd like to learn more, please email TEDxIVC via info@tedxivc.org.

If you're interested in sponsoring, partnering, or helping support TEDxIVC, please reach out to the Sponsorships Director, Mohammad Homayoon via mhomayoon0@ivc.edu

For media and press inquiries, please contact the Operations Director, Marco De Leon via marco33deleon@gmail.com

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or fewer) delivered by today's leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED's annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and made available, free, on TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Monica Lewinsky, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.

TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from thousands of volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed; the annual million-dollar TED Prize, which funds exceptional individuals with a "wish," or idea, to create change in the world; TEDx, which provides licenses to thousands of individuals and groups who host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; and the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

Tickets to TEDxIVC have been made available to the public recently. Applications for free tickets are out now, and TEDxIVC will be giving up to 80% of tickets for free. Tickets are also available for purchase to those that want to be guaranteed a seat at the event.

Related link: http://tedxivc.org/

Canine Epilepsy Success Stories: Holistic Seizure Treatment for Dogs Can Keep Them Happy And Healthy

DANA POINT, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- "Natural remedies and vitamins for dogs with seizures can help," says Susan Blake Davis, Pet Nutritionist at Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist (AskAriel.com). There are many misconceptions about what causes seizures in dogs. Upon receiving the diagnoses, some pet owners may consider euthanasia. However, natural seizure treatment along with anti-epileptic medications (if needed) can enable dogs with seizures to live long and happy lives.

Davis' rescued husky Legend was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy in 2010 as a young pup. Last week marked Legend's 2 year anniversary since his last seizure. He is now an 11 year old dog who is still playing with his ball, chasing squirrels and living a happy dog's life. Seizure dog owners often look for canine epilepsy success stories so Davis added a timely article - https://www.askariel.com/holistic-canine-epilepsy-treatment-s/1833.htm - to the website. It includes 8 unique, easy tips that pet owners can do from home to reduce their dog's seizure activity.

What causes seizures in dogs? Health conditions such as brain tumors, hypothyroidism, low blood sugar, brain trauma, exposure to toxins or advanced liver or kidney disease as well as idiopathic epilepsy (no known cause) can trigger seizures. Idiopathic epilepsy is the most common cause of seizures in dogs and is thought to be genetic, as certain breeds such as Golden Retrievers, Siberian Huskies and Border Collies have a higher incidence.

Davis researched holistic seizure treatments for dogs and discovered that common household items and daily stresses that might not be a problem for most dogs, could be just enough to cause a seizure in an epileptic dog. Davis did her best to shield Legend from potential triggers of dog seizures such as food allergens, stress, exposure to cleaning agents, fragrances and digestive distress. This was quite successful for many years. However, at age 9, Legend began experiencing grand mal cluster seizures (multiple seizures in short periods of time) that lasted for several days and included episodes of mania and agitation. With the help of a veterinary neurologist, Legend started on a low dosage of a newer anti-epileptic drug to which he adjusted well and experienced no side effects.

Davis also added natural remedies for dog seizures such as organic hemp oil and digestive enzymes along with the anti-epileptic medication. She regulated his stress levels by establishing a feeding, medication and exercise schedule. Legend improved and has not had another seizure since 2017. Davis hopes that by sharing her experience with dog seizures and posting these valuable tips, she can give help and insight to pet owners of epileptic dogs.

Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist has been a leading provider of holistic pet supplements since 2005 and is recommended by veterinarians nationwide. For more information about Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist or Susan Blake Davis, Pet Nutritionist, please visit https://www.askariel.com/.

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"Natural remedies and vitamins for dogs with seizures can help," says Susan Blake Davis, Pet Nutritionist at Ask Ariel Your Pet Nutritionist (AskAriel.com). There are many misconceptions about what causes seizures in dogs. Upon receiving the diagnoses, some pet owners may consider euthanasia.

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

Calling All Schools and Administrators in Special Education Administration: Expand the Reach of Mental Health Counseling for Students – FeelSpace App

"Depression, isolation, bullying, anxiety, substance abuse, suicides, and school shootings are more prevalent today than ever before," said FeelSpace(TM) App creators, father and son co-founders, Aftab Jiwani and Amaan Jiwani, of FeelU Inc.

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When it to Comes Mental Health Support for Teens, Schools Need to do More Connecting with Their Students – Enter the FeelSpace App

FULLERTON, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- "Depression, isolation, bullying, anxiety, substance abuse, suicides, and school shootings are more prevalent today than ever before," said FeelSpace(TM) App creators, father and son co-founders, Aftab Jiwani and Amaan Jiwani, from FeelU, Inc.

"Most professionals and experts agree, early intervention makes all the difference in the world. FeelSpace App for students will provide a comfortable, private and easy to use tool, right in their hands," continued Amaan Jiwani, a high school senior.

We have dozens of crisis hotlines and support centers available as we continue to treat mental health in the realm of crisis management.

"Mental health support cannot just be crisis management; no wonder things keep getting worse," said Aftab Jiwani.

In today's highly public, social media viral video world, young people are very concerned about how they look and are perceived by their peers in and outside of school. The apprehension towards visiting a school psychologist's office, with the stigma and fear of public ridicule, is preventing opportunities for early intervention in many of the most prevalent mental health challenges faced by students today.

FeelSpace(TM) is an extremely simple to use mobile and web messaging app that will allow students to communicate with their school selected psychologists and counselors with some anonymity and privacy.

Schools of any type and size can be linked to the FeelSpace(TM), where the schools will psychologists and counselors can receive message and alerts as the student initiate conversations. Interested schools please visit https://Feelu.org/ or email us at partner@FeelSpace.org.

The company is looking for partners and advisors to bring FeelSpace(TM) to schools all around the world and make a difference in people's lives.

"FeelSpace(TM) - Be Heard ... Anonymously!"

Learn more about the FeelSpace App and FeelU,Inc. at: https://feelu.org/

"Depression, isolation, bullying, anxiety, substance abuse, suicides, and school shootings are more prevalent today than ever before," said FeelSpace App creators, father and son co-founders, Aftab Jiwani and Amaan Jiwani, from FeelU, Inc.

Related link: https://feelu.org/

Brand New Day Taps OverSightMD to Offer Its High-Tech Aging In Place Platform and Services to Senior Members Throughout California

WESTMINSTER, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Brand New Day, a Medicare Advantage prescription plan available in 12 California counties, has tapped Milpitas, Calif. based OverSightMD, to offer its high-tech aging in place platform and services to senior members living at home.

Qualifying Brand New Day members now have access to three of the company's core products: OMD Assisted Living at Home, 24/7 Care Connect and Senior One Alert, which combines the latest technology in medical alert and fall detection systems with mobile physician dispatch, care coordination, and remote patient monitoring services.

The remote patient monitoring devices deliver vital health information to the OverSightMD platform and participating care professionals supporting the seniors aging in place. The digital health devices, which are all Bluetooth enabled, simple to set up and easy to use, include a weight scale, blood pressure cuff, glucometer, pulse oximeter and thermometer.

According to Brand New Day Executive Vice President Jay B. Davis, OverSightMD allows members to remain in their own homes since care is just a "push of a button away."

"OverSightMD is the only solution in the industry that allows our members to manage their chronic conditions on a daily basis from the comfort of their homes," said Davis, whose Brand New Day is headquartered in Westminster, Calif. "The technology connects members to health professionals who have easy access to their medical records and they, in turn, are able to make house calls to support their needs when necessary."

Added OverSightMD CEO Mark Godwin, "We are impressed by the Brand New Day team's commitment to member care and wellbeing and excited to be offering our connected care platform as a special program. Working with a group like BND allows us to continue to drive the changes we envision for senior care and improving the capabilities for seniors to age in place in the safety and comfort of their home."

ABOUT BRAND NEW DAY:

Brand New Day is the Medicare product name of Universal Care, Inc., a privately held California Knox-Keene Healthcare Service Plan licensed by the California Department of Managed Health Care and contracted with the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services as a Medicare Advantage contractor. Established in 1983, Universal Care, Inc. is owned and operated by an experienced group of managed care executives and physicians.

For more information, visit https://bndhmo.com/ or call (866) 255-4795 (TTY 711).

ABOUT OVERSIGHTMD:

OverSightMD is an integrated patient population platform and services provider that enables Medicare Advantage plans, non-affiliated hospitals and post-acute providers to actively coordinate patient care to improve wellness and health outcomes while reducing ER visits and rehospitalizations.

For more information, visit https://oversightmd.com/ or call (408) 890-7000.

Brand New Day is an HMO SNP with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Brand new Day depends on annual contract renewal.

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Brand New Day, a Medicare Advantage prescription plan available in 12 California counties, has tapped Milpitas, Calif. based OverSightMD, to offer its high-tech aging in place platform and services to senior members living at home.

Related link: https://oversightmd.com

Kevin Ach of EPIC to Moderate Executive Afternoon Session on Loss Prevention and Asset Protection at NRF Protect

ANAHEIM, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Kevin Ach, Vice President of Risk Assurance for EPIC's Integrated Risk Solutions Practice will moderate the Executive Afternoon session on loss prevention at the National Retail Foundation's "NRF Protect" Conference, being held on Tuesday, June 11 at Noon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Specifically designed for senior level loss prevention and asset protection professionals, Executive Afternoon offers interactive discussion, expert insights and takeaways, and exclusive peer-to-peer networking. The exclusive "invitation only" program considers topics that help keep pace with the rapidly changing expectations and challenges currently facing Retail and Restaurant Industry executive leaders and loss prevention/risk management professionals.

Ach will moderate and manage a series of roundtable discussions on key loss prevention and asset protection topics among the attendees, following presentations by Michael Downing, Chief Security Officer, Former Deputy Chief LAPD, Oak View Group/Prevent Advisors; Dan Hughes, VP, Security and Emergency Services, Disneyland Resort; and Banyon Hutter, Senior Vice President, Security, Caruso.

About NRF Protect:

NRF Protect is the largest retail and restaurant loss prevention event in North America. LP professionals gather annually to equip themselves with valuable industry knowledge, techniques and the latest technologies so they can tackle their biggest loss prevention challenges.

With two and half days of educational sessions, networking opportunities and an extensive EXPO Hall, attendees will leave feeling informed and confident in their ability to protect the people, assets and brands they serve. More about the event can be found at https://nrfprotect.nrf.com/

About Kevin Ach, Vice President, Risk Assurance, EPIC Integrated Risk Solutions:

Kevin Ach is a global leader in the loss prevention industry with over 18 years of experience in retail operations, supply chain, internal audit and international operations. As the Vice President, Risk Assurance for EPIC Integrated Risk Solutions, Ach assists organizations in risk mitigation, process improvements and operational efficiencies in the areas of Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity, Internal Audit and Loss Prevention.

Prior to joining EPIC, Ach was the senior director of retail loss prevention and safety for Office Depot Inc., overseeing loss prevention and safety activities for over 1,500 retail stores. Ach has also held varying management positions in supply chain, international retail operations, B2B and internal audit during his career. Prior to joining Office Depot, Ach worked for Arthur Andersen as an Information Systems consultant in Houston, Texas.

Ach has been actively engaged in the loss prevention industry as a speaker on numerous occasions at National Retail Federation conferences. He has also been an active member of the Loss Prevention Research Council and was a key player in the creation of an industry mentoring program for loss prevention practitioners.

Ach earned his B.S. degree in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and proudly served our country for four years as an Officer in the US Army's Signal Corps branch. Ach is a Board Member of the West Point Society of the Palm Beaches. He holds the LPC certification through the Loss Prevention Foundation. Ach currently resides in Boynton Beach, Fla. with his wife and four children.

About EPIC:

EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm. EPIC has created a values-based, client-focused culture that attracts and retains top talent, fosters employee satisfaction and loyalty and sustains a high level of customer service excellence.

EPIC team members have consistently recognized their company as a "Best Place to Work" in multiple regions and as a "Best Place to Work in the Insurance Industry" nationally.

EPIC now has more than 1,800 team members operating from 80 offices across the U.S., providing Property and Casualty, Employee Benefits, Specialty Programs and Private Client solutions to EPIC clients.

With run rate revenues greater than $575 million, EPIC ranks among the top 15 retail insurance brokers in the U.S. Backed and sponsored by Oak Hill Capital Partners, the company continues to expand organically and through strategic acquisitions across the country.

For additional information, including inquiries about employment, please visit https://www.epicbrokers.com/ .

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Kevin Ach, Vice President of Risk Assurance for EPIC's Integrated Risk Solutions Practice will moderate the Executive Afternoon session on loss prevention at the National Retail Foundation's "NRF Protect" Conference, June 11 in Anaheim, Calif.

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

Gokal Law Group: Trial in Sexual Assault Case Against Schwan’s Co. Moved to Sept. 2019

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- More than three years ago a woman was sexually assaulted in a Schwan's truck in Northern California, yet nothing indicates the Sonoma County case (#SVC262079), will be resolved soon, says Attorney Alison Gokal, of the Gokal Law Group.

On March 7, 2016, a 19-year-old motorist accepted help from a Schwan's driver who forcibly carried her to the company's truck bearing the swan logo and sexually attacked her. Police reports* confirm the woman was sexually penetrated. The civil suit claims infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, vicarious liability, and negligent hiring, training, and supervision.

Gokal says it took more than a year to get routine employee information about the driver such as his application and prior references from Schwan's. "It's been a long and punitive road for a young woman who had the misfortune of getting a flat tire and trusting a Schwan's employee for help," says Gokal.

In March of this year, Schwan's Co. a multibillion dollar private food company whose brands include MaMa Rosa's, Freschetta, Schwan's Chef Collective, Pagoda, and Edwards was acquired by CJ CheilJedang, a South Korea-based food processor.

"We urge CJ CheilJedang's CEO Shin Hyun-Jaw (https://www.cj.co.kr/en/about/cj-cheiljedang/ceo-message) and Dimitrios Smyrnios of Schwan's to bring this shameful, dishonorable chapter to a close which has caused this innocent woman deep pain and trauma," Gokal says.

According to Co-counsel, Mahyar Ghassemian of the Ghassemian Law Group, Schwan's failed to act on red flags on the driver's application. "Had they contacted his former employer they would have seen he had a prior criminal record," she says.

"Our client desperately hopes CEO Shin Hyun-Jaw will insist on stricter background checks, and restore a culture of integrity at Schwan's," says Gokal.

Trial is set for September 12, 2019 in Sonoma County Superior Court.

For more information:
Alison Gokal
949-753-9100
alison@gokallaw.com

Mahyar Ghassemian
949-436-2785
mghassemian@glgattorneys.com

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More than three years ago a woman was sexually assaulted in a Schwan's truck in Northern California, yet nothing indicates the Sonoma County case (#SVC262079), will be resolved soon, says Attorney Alison Gokal, of the Gokal Law Group.

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

Ongoing Development of Country’s Largest Butterfly Sanctuary and Innovative Entertainment Venue Stonewalled by City of Buena Park

COSTA MESA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP (GRBB) today announced that the City of Buena Park, Calif. filed a lawsuit designed to halt its client, Butterfly Pavillion LLC, from completing a one-of-a-kind, world-class entertainment center for the city. Dubbed the "Butterfly Palladium," the project was to be the newest and highly sought after tourist attraction in Buena Park's plans to overhaul its aging entertainment corridor, which includes and surrounds Knott's Berry Farm.

With construction already underway at the location once home to the historic Movieland Wax Museum on popular Beach Blvd. in Buena Park., the state-of-the-art Butterfly Palladium project is a 56,000 square foot unique entertainment venue that includes 22,200 square feet of exotic butterflies, magnificent hummingbirds, a realistic rainforest atrium, and the largest jellyfish aquarium in the world. The center also incorporates additional wildlife, a 3D movie theater, education room, cafe, retail shop, and more activities for visitors to experience.

John Bowerbank, a partner at GRBB, says that the City of Buena Park acted arbitrarily and capriciously to deny an extension to complete construction.

"By denying the extension to complete the project, and filing a frivolous lawsuit to force a repurchase of the property even though the City has no right to repurchase the property, the City has attempted a thinly veiled regulatory taking that amounts to nothing more than a malicious attempt at a land grab," asserted John E. Bowerbank, partner at GRBB. "The city's legal strategy will cause significant monetary exposure to the City, is completely baseless, and their lawsuit was filed simply as a ruse to squeeze the developer into abandoning the project, which north of $15 million has already been invested."

Bowerbank continues, "We will not capitulate to the city's attempts to bully our client into duress. Ultimately, this will become costly litigation and a futile undertaking done at the expense of taxpayers, not to mention further postponement of completing an outstanding entertainment venue and coveted attraction for local communities and visitors from all over the world to enjoy. Our client intends to file and vigorously prosecute a cross-complaint that seeks significant damages against the City as well as attorneys' fees and costs."

Situation and Legal Overview:

The City of Buena Park ("City") has filed a lawsuit following a failed attempt to strong arm Butterfly Pavillion LLC ("Butterfly") into allowing it to repurchase the location. This was done after the City Council improperly denied Butterfly's reasonable request for an extension in January 2019. The project is a highly unique concept that recreates a Central American rainforest theme built on a nine-acre development with architectural components designed and constructed from around the world. As a direct result of the novel nature of the special project, the endeavor has not been without expected hurdles, which can be overcome, and the Development Agreement itself contemplated the need for extensions to the limited construction time initially provided. Instead, as part of a meritless land grab, the City has flip-flopped and now attempts to rewrite the Development Agreement to achieve its ulterior motive using costly litigation.

Any option by the City to repurchase the Property was, in fact, terminated jointly by the parties on October 10, 2017, making it a moot argument. Moreover, the City knew at the time the construction schedule had been modified that an extension would be required. Indeed, the City's lawsuit seeking to enforce a non-existent option to purchase plainly constitutes malicious prosecution in addition to sanctionable conduct. This is a woeful attempt to undermine Butterfly's development efforts and is also a gross, egregious misuse of taxpayer funds.

Butterfly has attempted to schedule numerous meetings with City officials to no avail. Despite the City's questionable tactics and flip-flopping, Butterfly still believes it is in the best interest of the Developer, City, and most importantly, the people of Buena Park, to complete the construction and installation of this beautiful addition to the City's Entertainment Corridor. But in order to do so unencumbered, the Developer must be allowed the previously agreed upon extension of time to complete installation of the Project. Butterfly hopes the City will reconsider its flawed approach, but will continue its endeavors to beautify Buena Park's entertainment epicenter with a nature immersion experience unlike any other in the world.

"The city's decision to file suit against us is extremely disappointing," said Rubin Stahl, developer of the Butterfly Palladium. "When we started the project, the city of Buena Park was 100 percent behind us and even encouraged us to build this very unique and beautiful center for Southern California locals and visitors to frequent and enjoy with their families. But now they've had an unfortunate change of heart and the time and money we've invested in this project for the community is in jeopardy. It's not right, it's unfair, and frankly it's unconscionable. We aren't going to let the City of Buena Park rob people of experiencing our vision. We're not going away."

Butterfly Pavillion LLC is represented by the law firm of Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank, LLP. For more information, please contact John Bowerbank at 714-382-7005 or jbowerbank@garciarainey.com.

About Butterfly Pavillion LLC:

Butterfly Pavillion LLC was formed specifically to develop a piece of land that it purchased located in Buena Park, Calif. on busy Beach Blvd. near Knott's Berry Farm where the iconic Movieland Wax Museum used to reside. Branded the "Butterfly Palladium," the project consists of a 56,000 square foot butterfly rainforest themed entertainment venue that includes 22,200 square feet of exotic butterflies, magnificent hummingbirds, a realistic rainforest atrium, and the largest jellyfish aquarium in the world. The center also incorporates additional wildlife, a 3D movie theater, education room, cafe, retail shop, and more activities for visitors to experience.

About GRBB:

Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP (GRBB) is a full-service diverse law firm that handles litigation and transactional matters. The firm was founded with the goal of providing top-notch legal services with a heightened level of personal attention, creativity and professionalism. The firm's partners call came from large law firm that provide big firm service for small firm rates.

Our clients tell us they truly experience the "best of both worlds" at Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank. For more information, visit the firm's website http://www.garciarainey.com/.

Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP (GRBB) today announced that the City of Buena Park, Calif. filed a lawsuit designed to halt its client, Butterfly Pavillion LLC, from completing a one-of-a-kind, world-class entertainment center for the city. Dubbed the "Butterfly Palladium," the project was to be the newest and highly sought after tourist attraction in Buena Park's plans to overhaul its aging entertainment corridor, which includes and surrounds Knott's Berry Farm.

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

Quandis Adds Automated Monitoring Feature to its Military Search Service for SCRA Compliance

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Quandis, Inc., a leading default management mortgage technology provider, announced that it incorporated functionality into its Military Search service that empowers clients with the ability to easily customize real-time monitoring data analysis that is more explicit and inclusive in nature, returning the most granular searches in the industry for active military personnel along with detailed reporting.

Quandis Military Search (QMS) is an all-in-one solution that verifies up-to-the-second information on active duty military status to help organizations comply with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) of 2003, which has stringent rules and processes that must be followed before starting mortgage foreclosure proceedings on borrowers that hold active duty status in the United States military. Stiff fines, penalties and lawsuits can result from active military personnel that are improperly pursued in the default process.

The new functionality works by providing organizations with the ability to define "monitoring cycles" for their data, which automatically runs SCRA searches using both client defined criteria and schedules. The continual search cycles allow for comparison of key SCRA data points over time thus identifying any changes in SCRA eligibility. The expanded functionality reports on specific data points as defined by unique client needs.

"Our development of QMS monitoring takes SCRA compliance adherence a step further by putting users in full control of their data and preferences as to how, when and to what degree of finality they would like to execute searches," explained Greg Kent, vice president of data services at Quandis. "Our clients no longer require IT resources to compare and detect SCRA status changes."

QMS delivers a highly accurate, cost effective, easy method for combing the Department of Defense (DoD) database to identify all possible name variations and aliases, complete with name permutations to reduce the risk of missing a borrower that has active duty status. An official military status report and certificate is returned from the DoD within 24 hours demonstrating proof of compliance.

QMS automates bulk as well as individual searches and can be used as a standalone solution or as integrated with leading attorney case management systems (CMS), servicing platforms and legacy applications to return and populate search certificates along with relevant data. The solution is being successfully leveraged by foreclosure attorneys, servicers, lenders, banks and third party outsourcing providers.

Quandis is a HousingWire Tech 100 company, has been named a Top 50 Service Provider by Mortgage Technology magazine multiple years in a row, and QMS also received a mortgage technology product-based award commendation from SourceMedia.

About Quandis:
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Quandis is a leading default management software provider specializing in web-based solutions for the mortgage industry. Quandis' solutions include foreclosure process automation, short sale portals, skip tracing systems, a valuations hub, military search services, bankruptcy status searches, collection solutions, vendor solutions, as well custom application development.

The company's clients range from servicers, to foreclosure attorneys, lenders, banks, GSEs outsourced service providers, and agents and brokers. For more information, please visit https://www.quandis.com/ or call (949) 525-9000.

Quandis, Inc., a leading default management mortgage technology provider, announced that it incorporated functionality into its Military Search service that empowers clients with the ability to easily customize real-time monitoring data analysis that is more explicit and inclusive in nature, returning the most granular searches in the industry for active military personnel along with detailed reporting.

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

UNiQ Realty Launches a New Virtual Real Estate Brokerage That Brings the Real Estate Industry Into the 21st Century

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- In today's hyper competitive real estate market, there has been a need for a better operating system for the real estate agents - a way to have proper training, technology, and lead generation, without paying outrageous fees and commissions to a managing broker. With the launch of its new Virtual Real Estate Brokerage, UNiQ Realty brings a solution to the need, giving participating real estate agents full ownership over their real estate businesses and allowing homeowners to receive the best possible service.

The UNiQ Realty Virtual Brokerage is a subscription-based service that offers Real Estate Agents true 100 percent commission plans with transaction fees as low as $0. The affordable monthly service fee gives agents access to the UNiQ Dashboard(tm) which offers all the tools, technologies, and resources they need in order to operate a successful real estate business.

These benefits can include a 100 percent commission with 24-hour direct deposit, free Errors and Omissions insurance coverage, and access to a dedicated Customer Relationship Management, a Transaction Management System, a personalized IDX Real Estate Website, various methods of lead generation and digital marketing, and access to professionally predesigned print materials at a wholesale cost.

The participating Realtor(R) can opt to purchase the benefit of a quality, highly trained virtual team - including a virtual assistant, inside sales agents, and a transaction coordinator, eliminating much of the hassle of having to train new staff, payroll, and the lengthy vetting and hiring process. This frees up serious time and resources, allowing the realtor to do what he or she does best - provide service and personal attention to the client.

"In today's competitive market, Realtors have to be able to focus on the client, but still have access to the best tools and management system in the industry - without paying excessive fees," stated Matt Nia, of UNiQ Realty. "The Virtual Brokerage allows them to maximize their efforts, with professional services, specialized training, and the latest technology with minimal cost."

About UNiQ Realty:

Located in Newport Beach, California, UNiQ Realty has always prided itself on delivering results through integrity, value, and originality. The Virtual Brokerage program is an extension of these services, designed for Realtors(R) by Realtors(R), so the agent can do what they do best - take care of the client.

For more information about the UNiQ Realty Virtual Brokerage, including details about their services and benefits to professional Realtors(R), please visit the company website: https://www.uniqagent.com/, or call the dedicated team directly at 949-607-8004.

With the launch of its new Virtual Real Estate Brokerage, UNiQ Realty brings a solution to the need, giving participating real estate agents full ownership over their real estate businesses and allowing homeowners to receive the best possible service.

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

NotaryCam, Stewart Title Execute First Complete Purchase and Sale Mortgage Transaction via Remote Online Closing in Virginia

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), the leader in online notarization and the original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced it has completed the first remote online closing (ROC) for a purchase and sale transaction in Virginia in conjunction with Stewart Title(R). Using NotaryCam's eClose360(R) platform, Stewart Title facilitated both sides of the eClose transaction between the buyer and seller, marking the first time that both parties to one transaction completed their portion of the closing remotely.

"Virginia was a pioneer in the adoption of remote online notarization legislation, which serves as a key component to the ROC process," said NotaryCam Founder Rick Triola. "NotaryCam foresaw the need for home buyers and seller to be able to complete the closing process remotely years ago, and in working with forward-thinking industry partners like Stewart Title, we've been able to steadily increase the number of ROC transactions under our belt since our first in 2012, now exceeding 130,000 transactions."

eClose360 by NotaryCam provides lenders and title/closing agents with a secure, online closing room for remote online closings. Users can upload closing documents, meet with signers and return fully executed and compliant documents within an hour. The platform also records the entire transaction, providing closing agents and lender with verifiable proof that the transaction was completed in accordance with all relevant laws and regulations and with the signers' full understanding and intent.

"Stewart continues to innovate and leverage technology to simplify the complex closing process, allowing customers to now close faster and more securely, anywhere, at any time," said Scott Gillen, Senior Vice President, Industry Relations, Stewart Title. "NotaryCam gives us an added advantage to meet our customer needs by providing a fully digital closing solution that saves everyone time and money, and ultimately enhancing the customer experience."

About Stewart:

Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE:STC) is a global real estate services company, offering products and services through our direct operations, network of Stewart Trusted Providers(TM) and family of companies. From residential and commercial title insurance and closing and settlement services to specialized offerings for the mortgage industry, we offer the comprehensive service, deep expertise and solutions our customers need for any real estate transaction.

At Stewart, we believe in building strong relationships - and these partnerships are the cornerstone of every closing, every transaction and every deal. Stewart. Real partners. Real possibilities.(TM) More information is available at https://www.stewart.com/, subscribe to the Stewart blog at blog.stewart.com, or follow Stewart on Twitter(R) @stewarttitleco. Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About NotaryCam:

After pioneering the world's first remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam in 2012, and shortly thereafter, the company completed the first mortgage remote online closing (ROC) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states.

The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

Twitter: @NotaryCam @stewarttitleco

NotaryCam(R), the leader in online notarization and the original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced it has completed the first remote online closing (ROC) for a purchase and sale transaction in Virginia in conjunction with Stewart Title(R).

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

NotaryCam’s Rick Triola Named A 2018 HousingWire Vanguard

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), the leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that its Founder and CEO Rick Triola has been named a 2018 Vanguard by HousingWire magazine as part of its fourth annual HW Vanguards Awards(TM) program. In the magazine's profile on Triola, the HousingWire editorial staff noted Triola's role as a "pioneer in the field of digital mortgages," having completed the first eNotary mortgage closing in 2004, the first remote online notarization (RON) transaction in 2012 and the first mortgage remote online closing (ROC) in 2014.

The HW Vanguard Award(TM) recognizes leaders of businesses contributing to the growth of the housing economy and its various sectors, including lending, servicing, investments, and real estate. This year's 52 honorees were chosen for the vital contributions made to their companies as well as the dynamic ways they are impacting the industry.

"In addition to representing a wide range of talent and expertise in the mortgage finance economy, this year's Vanguard honorees represent much of the change happening within the mortgage industry," Online Editor Caroline Basile said.

Triola's contributions to the changes in the industry can be summed up by what he considers to be his secret to success: "The secret to my success is plain and simple hard work -- grinding it out on the field while most folks don't even know the game is being played."

For the full list of this year's honorees, visit https://www.housingwire.com/articles/47526-meet-the-2018-hw-vanguard-award-winners.

About HW Media:

HW Media is the leading digital community for real estate, financial services and fintech professionals to engage, connect and gain knowledge. Founded in 2016 through the acquisition of HousingWire, HW Media is based in Dallas, Texas with team members across the country. HW Media is owned by Riomar Capital.

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 40,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 4 million unique visitors each year. Our audience of mortgage, real estate, financial services and fintech professionals rely on us to Move Markets Forward. Visit https://www.housingwire.com or https://www.solutions.housingwire.com to learn more.

About NotaryCam:

After pioneering the world's first remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam in 2012, and shortly thereafter, the company completed the first mortgage remote online closing (ROC) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states. The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

Twitter: @NotaryCam #ROC #RON #digitalmortgage #emortgage #eclosing #enotary

NotaryCam, the leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that its Founder and CEO Rick Triola has been named a 2018 Vanguard by HousingWire magazine as part of its fourth annual HW Vanguards Awards program. In the magazine's profile on Triola, the HousingWire editorial staff noted Triola's role as a "pioneer in the field of digital mortgages."

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

David McNeil of EPIC Named 2018 Broker of Excellence by CalMutuals Joint Powers Risk and Insurance Management Authority

ONTARIO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Principal and Risk Management Consultant David McNeil has been selected as a 2018 Broker of Excellence by The California Association of Mutual Water Companies - Joint Powers Risk & Insurance Management Authority (CalMutuals-JPRIMA).

"JPRIMA relies solidly on the skills and support of committed insurance brokers like David," said CalMutuals JPRIMA President and CEO Jim Byerrum. "We view his contributions as an integral part of our success and proudly call him a valued partner and trusted advisor."

McNeil serves on several federal, state and local task forces for critical infrastructure exposure mitigation, transfer and avoidance. He is executive producer and an advisory member of the American Association of Water Distribution & Management (AAWD&M) Thought Leadership Lab Video Module Series, a resource that helps CalMutuals-JPRIMA insureds/members stay abreast of risk management best practices and emerging issues. He represents scores of mutual water companies, public water districts and investor owned utilities, with many client relationships spanning decades of service.

"It's an honor to be recognized by CalMutuals JPRIMA as a Broker of Excellence," said McNeil. "Its dedication to providing high-quality, cost-effective risk management and insurance products and services to its members is exceptional, and I look forward to continuing our work together."

CalMutuals JPRIMA was founded in 2016 after enactment of AB656 (Garcia), authorizing mutual water companies to form and participate in a joint powers authority, to provide pooled insurance for mutual water companies and other water systems. Since then the CalMutuals JPRIMA has grown from 14 members to over 250 members representing a wide range of water suppliers across California, including some of the state's largest. CalMutuals JPRIMA is governed by a nine-member board of directors from around the state and is currently developing a portfolio of risk management and safety tools for its members.

David McNeil can be reached at david.mcneil@epicbrokers.com or 909-919-7508

About EPIC:

EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm. EPIC has created a values-based, client-focused culture that attracts and retains top talent, fosters employee satisfaction and loyalty and sustains a high level of customer service excellence.

EPIC team members have consistently recognized their company as a "Best Place to Work" in multiple regions and as a "Best Place to Work in the Insurance Industry" nationally.
EPIC now has more than 1,400 team members operating from 50 offices across the U.S., providing Property and Casualty, Employee Benefits, Specialty Programs and Private Client solutions to more than 20,000 clients.

With run rate revenues greater than $400 million, EPIC ranks among the top 20 retail insurance brokers in the U.S. Backed by Oak Hill Capital Partners, the company continues to expand organically and through strategic acquisitions across the country.

For additional information, please visit: https://www.epicbrokers.com/.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants ("EPIC"), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Principal and Risk Management Consultant David McNeil has been selected as a 2018 Broker of Excellence by The California Association of Mutual Water Companies - Joint Powers Risk & Insurance Management Authority (CalMutuals-JPRIMA).

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

NotaryCam’s to Offer Complimentary Notarizations for Active Duty, Retired U.S. Military Members in Honor of Veterans Day

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R) today announced it would offer free remote online notarization (RON) sessions to United States veterans and current service members in honor of Veterans Day as part of its semi-annual "Help a Hero" initiative. From Friday, November 9 through Monday, November 12, active duty and retired service members can connect to a live notary public via NotaryCam's secure virtual signing room to legally notarize, sign and execute documents and agreements online from anywhere in the world.

"The brave men and women of our armed forces deserve our respect, and Veterans Day provides the perfect opportunity for us to demonstrate our appreciation for the sacrifices these individuals make in the name of our freedom," said NotaryCam founder Rick Triola. "NotaryCam is honored to provide our remote online notarization services to our veterans and active duty military members at no charge this Veterans Day."

NotaryCam has held its Help a Hero promotion for Memorial Day and Veterans Day since 2013. Current U.S. military service members and veterans who wish to take advantage of this offer need only notify their notary and present a valid military or Veterans ID card during the promotion. USAA, Navy Federal Credit Union and Pentagon Federal Credit Union members are also eligible for the promotion. For more information, please visit https://www.notarycam.com/.

About NotaryCam:

After pioneering the world's first remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam in 2012, and shortly thereafter, the company completed the first remote online closing (ROC) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states. The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

Twitter: @NotaryCam #VeteransDay #notarization

NotaryCam(R) today announced it would offer free remote online notarization (RON) sessions to United States veterans and current service members in honor of Veterans Day as part of its semi-annual "Help a Hero" initiative. From Friday, November 9 through Monday, November 12, active duty and retired service members can connect to a live notary public via NotaryCam's secure virtual signing room to legally notarize, sign and execute documents and agreements online from anywhere in the world.

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

Cloudvirga’s Michael Schreck and Kyle Kamrooz lauded among Orange County’s most influential business leaders

IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage software, today announced that company CEO Michael Schreck and Co-founder Kyle Kamrooz have been named to Orange County Business Journal's "OC 500" list of the most influential business leaders in Orange County, California.

Schreck and Kamrooz were recognized for their roles at the helm of Cloudvirga, a fast-growing Irvine-based company whose software digitizes the mortgage process for lenders and borrowers. Since its founding in 2016, Cloudvirga has also been honored as one of the top 100 North American companies and one of the world's leading fintech firms.

Schreck is a veteran tech entrepreneur with a two-decade track record of success working in C-suite and founder-level roles to nurture leading tech companies. He spearheaded a Series C funding round that netted $50 million in private-equity funding for Cloudvirga earlier this year. To date, the company has raised over $77 million.

Before founding Cloudvirga, Kamrooz launched one of Orange County's most successful direct-to-consumer lenders and later served as an executive at Calabasas-based Skyline Home Loans. A member of the Forbes Finance Council and one of Entrepreneur magazine's inspiring tech entrepreneurs under 40, Kamrooz was recently named 2018 "Innovator of the Year" by the OCBJ.

"Our incredible Orange County team is the driving force behind Cloudvirga's unrelenting pursuit of a radically simple mortgage process," said Schreck. "It's gratifying to be part of a real-estate technology ecosystem with deep local roots and to contribute to the region's burgeoning reputation as an innovation hub."

Now in its third year, the OC 500 has recognized distinguished executives from Southern California's most successful publicly traded companies, private firms, nonprofits, government organizations and NGOs. Honorees are nominated and chosen by the OCBJ editorial staff. A full list of honorees can be found in the OCBJ's Directory of Influence, available to subscribers November 5 and part of the newspaper's annual Book of Lists, available for purchase in December.

About The Orange County Business Journal:

The Orange County Business Journal is the weekly read that connects the Orange County business community. This is where the community doers in the most vibrant slice of the Southern California economy keep tabs on each other. With one of the highest circulations of all the Business Journals in the country, it continues to grow as a highly impactful and influential publication. More information on the Orange County Business Journal can be found at https://www.ocbj.com, or by calling 949-833-8373.

About Cloudvirga(TM):

Cloudvirga's digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software, powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), uniquely combines a world-class borrower experience with a truly automated lender workflow that radically cuts overall loan costs, increases transparency and reduces the time to close a loan. Led by top fintech veterans with a track record of building successful mortgage technologies, Cloudvirga's customer base includes nine of the top 40 non-bank mortgage originators. To date, Cloudvirga has raised over $77 million from some of the country's top lenders and private-equity firms.

For more information, visit https://www.cloudvirga.com or follow Cloudvirga on LinkedIn.

@Cloudvirga @OCBizJournal #OC500 #OrangeCounty

Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage software, today announced that company CEO Michael Schreck and Co-founder Kyle Kamrooz have been named to Orange County Business Journal's "OC 500" list of the most influential business leaders in Orange County, California.

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

QRL Leverages DocMagic’s eVault Technology to Purchase eNotes from Correspondent Clients

ANAHEIM, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Annual CUNA Lending Council Conference -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that QRL Financial Services (QRL), a nationwide provider of residential mortgage lending services for community banks and credit unions, has leveraged its eVault technology to purchase eNotes. The announcement was made during the 24th Annual CUNA Lending Council Conference at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.

Implementing an eVault means QRL can increase new business by extending its reach to lenders that are ready to implement eClosings and sell eNotes. In addition to providing improved service, they will competitively position themselves for the future. The deal will make QRL one of the first investors outside of the GSEs to begin purchasing eNotes.

"QRL is a farsighted organization, and by implementing eVault technology now, they stand to capitalize on marketplace opportunities as eNotes continue to gain adoption," stated Dominic Iannitti, president and CEO of DocMagic. "We tend to partner with early adopters like QRL, who will reap the benefits of their industry insight. We look forward to the success they realize by utilizing our eVault and supporting technology."

Because QRL is using DocMagic's SmartDocs, all documents retain a tamper evident seal to ensure data and document integrity. Using static documents, that don't include SmartDoc transactional (XML) metadata, means some organizations have the difficult, costly and time-consuming task of confirming that data and documents are in sync.

"Offering a truly paperless solution is the future. Consumers will expect and demand a closing experience that is more timely, convenient and informative," says Alex Rivera, managing director at QRL Financial Services. "QRL's ability to purchase and service eNotes will allow the credit unions and community banks that we service to stay ahead of the technology curve as they compete with the larger institutions in the race to improve the mortgage experience."

The solution will also create greater secondary market process efficiencies because of reduced cycle times. QRL will be able to fund faster with fewer post-closing document issues.

DocMagic and QRL will be attending the 24th Annual CUNA Lending Council Conference from October 28-31, 2018 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, Calif. The companies can be contacted at michael@docmagic.com for DocMagic and sales@qrlfinancial.com for QRL.

About DocMagic:

DocMagic, Inc. is the leading provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions for the mortgage industry. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Torrance, Calif., DocMagic, Inc. develops software, mobile apps, processes and web-based systems for the production and delivery of compliant loan document packages. The company's compliance experts and in-house legal staff consistently monitor legal and regulatory changes at both the federal and state levels to ensure accuracy. For more information on DocMagic, visit https://www.docmagic.com/.

About QRL Financial Services:

QRL Financial Services, a division of First Federal Bank, is a nationwide provider of residential mortgage lending services for community banks and credit unions. The company's comprehensive suite of offerings includes wholesale and correspondent lending, portfolio loan services, appraisal management and sub-servicing. QRL retains servicing and does not cross sell. Providing free access to a loan origination system and a dedicated loan coordinator, QRL Financial Services assists community lenders in creating an exceptional mortgage experience. For more information, visit http://www.qrlfinancial.com/ or call 888.766.4734.

DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that QRL Financial Services (QRL), a nationwide provider of residential mortgage lending services for community banks and credit unions, has leveraged its eVault technology to purchase eNotes. The announcement was made during the 24th Annual CUNA Lending Council Conference.

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

Digital Mortgage Maven Kelly Purcell Joins NotaryCam as EVP of Marketing and Business Development

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), leader in online notarization and the original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that the company has hired digital mortgage specialist Kelly Purcell as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.

Purcell will bring her more than 30 years of financial services and digital mortgage strategy expertise to oversee NotaryCam's marketing, industry partnerships and enterprise sales efforts.

"With the launch of eClose360, NotaryCam is forging new ground in remote online notarizations and closings, and there's no one better to help us blaze this trail than Kelly Purcell," said NotaryCam Founder Rick Triola. "Her insights and expertise on digital mortgage strategy and execution are second to none, and we're confident that NotaryCam's clients will benefit tremendously from her presence on the team."

Before joining NotaryCam, Purcell founded eRelevant Consulting to advise lenders on using digital technology solutions to meet business objectives, overcome problems and remain competitive. Prior to that, Purcell spent more than 14 years with eSignSystems as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, a position she maintained through two acquisitions - first by Wave Systems in August 2001 and then by DocMagic in October 2014. Purcell also co-founded SignOnline in 1999, which was later re-branded as eSignSystems.

"Having been a career-long advocate for digital mortgage adoption, I am especially eager to join the NotaryCam team to help industry players realize the benefits of remote online notarization and remote online closings and look forward to working directly with NotaryCam's clients and partners in realizing the full potential of the eClose360 platform," Purcell said.

About NotaryCam:

After pioneering the world's first remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam in 2012, and shortly thereafter, the company completed the first remote online closing (ROC) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states. The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

Twitter: @NotaryCam #ROC #RON #digitalmortgage #emortgage #eclosing #enotary

NotaryCam, leader in online notarization and the original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that the company has hired digital mortgage specialist Kelly Purcell as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.

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

DocMagic and NotaryCam Integrate to Eliminate Reliance on In-Person Notarizations for Paperless eClosings

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, and NotaryCam(R), the leader in online notarization solutions, announced an integration that eliminates the need to wet-sign loan documents in the physical presence of a notary by allowing loan documents to be quickly and compliantly eNotarized online.

The integration works inside Total eClose(TM), DocMagic's comprehensive end-to-end eClosing solution. It allows customers to initiate eNotarizations using NotaryCam's remote service with just a few clicks, thus extending the convenience of a fully online eClosing experience through notarization - the final step in loan closing - without any hard stops or papering out.

"More and more states are permitting remote online notarization and as they do, we can expect to see consumer demand and expectation for remote eNotarizations to grow," said Dominic Iannitti, president and CEO of DocMagic. "This integration allows DocMagic customers to meet consumer demand without any delays, which is a big part of our value proposition for all DocMagic products."

The Mortgage Bankers Association has been collaborating with the American Land Title Association (ALTA) to prepare model legislation that would provide a framework for any state to adopt remote online notarization processes.

"Mortgage eClosings have progressed incrementally, and both DocMagic and NotaryCam have been pioneers and champions in the adoption the industry has achieved-so this integration is a natural fit," said Rick Triola, founder and CEO of NotaryCam. "Our companies are very similar in what we deliver: the industry's most flexible and customer-friendly experiences, backed by unfaltering accuracy, data integrity and compliance. We are looking forward to moving the industry forward, together."

Prior to the addition of NotaryCam, DocMagic's Total eClose solution supported eNotarizations by leveraging in-person notaries equipped with electronic notary signing technology, which it will continue to offer in addition to remote online notarizations, where permitted. Both DocMagic and NotaryCam are approved eMortgage technology vendors with the GSEs, having passed an extensive approval process.

About NotaryCam:

NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions. After pioneering the world's first entirely online mortgage closing in 2012, career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam in 2014. NotaryCam has since helped hundreds of thousands of customers get documents notarized online from anywhere in the world while maintaining the industry's highest customer satisfaction rating. NotaryCam's patented eClose360 platform facilitates 100%-online mortgage closings and provides unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

About DocMagic:

DocMagic, Inc. is the leading provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions for the mortgage industry. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Torrance, Calif., DocMagic, Inc. develops software, mobile apps, processes and web-based systems for the production and delivery of compliant loan document packages. The company's compliance experts and in-house legal staff consistently monitor legal and regulatory changes at both the federal and state levels to ensure accuracy. For more information on DocMagic, visit https://www.docmagic.com.

DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, and NotaryCam(R), the leader in online notarization solutions, announced an integration that eliminates the need to wet-sign loan documents in the physical presence of a notary by allowing loan documents to be quickly and compliantly eNotarized online.

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

NotaryCam’s Rick Triola Named a Finalist for Orange County Business Journal’s ‘Innovator of the Year’ Award

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), leader in online notarization and the original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Founder and CEO Rick Triola was named a finalist for the Orange County Business Journal's 'Innovator of the Year' award. Triola's accomplishment was celebrated at an awards luncheon held September 20 at Hotel Irvine.

Now in its fourth year, the OCBJ's Innovator of the Year program celebrates individuals and organizations based in Orange County, California, who are creating game-changing products and services and who demonstrate brilliance and leadership in innovation.

Triola was recognized for his significant contributions to business innovation in Orange County and nationwide. Originally from Brooklyn, he cut his teeth as an Oppenheimer investment banker on Wall Street before moving into commercial real estate in New York and California. He later served as an executive at one of California's largest independent escrow companies, which he helped expand into Orange County. Triola went on to found two Orange County-based tech companies, Settileware Secure Services and NotaryCam, the first venture-backed, on-demand notary service in the world.

NotaryCam is changing the way documents get notarized with its virtual signing room, which allows parties to legally and securely execute and notarize documents on demand over the internet.The company's eClose360 platform allows entire real estate/mortgage closing ceremonies to take place online, removing the stress and cost of having to attend closings physically. To date, NotaryCam has facilitated well over 100,000 legally-binding notarizations in all 50 U.S. states and more than 70 countries.

"NotaryCam is ushering in the future of real estate closings for consumers in Orange County and around the world," said Triola. "It's an honor to remove the stress and cost from the closing ceremony, and it's likewise an honor to be recognized for the work about which we are so passionate."

Triola was profiled in the business book Game Changers (2010). In 2017, Triola received the Tech All-Star Award for career contributions to mortgage technology from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the nation's largest trade organization representing residential and commercial real estate finance professionals. He has been featured in publications from HousingWire to The New York Times and on National Public Radio.

About NotaryCam:

NotaryCam is the leader in online notarization and mortgage eClosing solutions. After pioneering the world's first entirely online mortgage closing in 2012, career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam in 2014. NotaryCam has since helped hundreds of thousands of customers get documents notarized online from anywhere in the world while maintaining the industry's highest customer satisfaction rating. NotaryCam's patented eClose360 platform facilitates 100%-online mortgage closings and provides unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

NotaryCam(R), leader in online notarization and the original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Founder and CEO Rick Triola was named a finalist for the Orange County Business Journal's 'Innovator of the Year' award. Triola's accomplishment was celebrated at an awards luncheon held September 20 at Hotel Irvine.

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

NotaryCam’s David Kressel and Henry Smith Honored by HousingWire as Mortgage Industry ‘Insiders’

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R) today announced that its Vice President of Finance and Operations, David Kressel, and Director of Notary Operations, Henry Smith, were each named to HousingWire's 2018 HW Insiders Award(TM) list of the mortgage industry's unsung heroes.

Kressel's operational expertise, entrepreneurial spirit and passion for innovation have helped define NotaryCam as a company and enabled many of its successes. For instance, Kressel spearheaded the launch of eClose360(R), NotaryCam's eClosing platform that remotely brings together closing agents, attorneys, home buyers and real estate agents with a certified notary signing agent to perform mortgage closings. He also helped grow NotaryCam's footprint to serve customers in all 50 U.S. states and over 70 international countries.

Smith was recognized for leading the expansion of NotaryCam's network of eNotaries, the world's largest. He launched NotaryCam Academy, the company's formal program for training, graduating and onboarding professionally certified eNotaries, in 2014. Smith continues to oversee the training of NotaryCam's notary team and manages its ongoing performance to ensure fast, friendly, compliant and consistent service delivery.

Now in its third year, the HW Insiders Award program recognizes "operational all-stars" working across all sectors of the U.S. housing economy, including residential mortgage lending, servicing, investments and real estate. Nominees were selected by HousingWire's editorial staff and judged based on "tangible evidence of significant impact within their individual company, primarily focused upon the past 12 months."

"Excellent customer service is one of NotaryCam's defining values and key differentiators," said Rick Triola, founder and CEO of NotaryCam. "David and Henry lead a culture of outstanding quality and consistency, which has greatly contributed to NotaryCam's 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating and sky-high Net Promoter Score - the best in the industry. I congratulate them both for this achievement."

"This year's group of Insiders exemplify what it means to get the job done and done right," said HousingWire Online Editor Caroline Basile. "Each of the mortgage and housing professionals we honored made incredible contributions to their companies' successes, and we're excited to recognize their achievements."

To view the full list of award honorees, visit https://www.housingwire.com/articles/46713-hw-insiders-2018.

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 40,000 newsletter subscribers daily and over 4 million unique visitors each year. Its audience of mortgage, real estate, financial services and fintech professionals relies on HousingWire to "Move Markets Forward." Visit https://www.housingwire.com to learn more.

About NotaryCam:

NotaryCam is the pioneering leader in online notarization and mortgage closing solutions. NotaryCam has helped over 100,000 customers get documents notarized online from anywhere in the world and maintains the industry's highest customer satisfaction rating. NotaryCam's patented eClose360 platform helps mortgage and settlement partners facilitate 100 percent-online mortgage closings while providing unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

NotaryCam(R) today announced that its Vice President of Finance and Operations, David Kressel, and Director of Notary Operations, Henry Smith, were each named to HousingWire's 2018 HW Insiders Award(TM) list of the mortgage industry's unsung heroes.

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

NotaryCam Applauds Treasury Recommendations to Remove Barriers to Remote Online Notarization and ‘Fully Digital Mortgage’

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Rick Triola, founder and CEO of the industry's most popular remote online notarization solution, NotaryCam, calls the Department of Treasury's recommendations in its July 31 report to the President: A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Nonbank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation "a cure to the persistent drags on real estate transactions that have prevented the consumer from experiencing the benefits now possible with digital technologies."

Specifically Triola cites the positive impact of recommendations in the report's section Electronic Closing and Recording (p. 107 - 110), in advancing the industry's adoption of remote online notarization:

Treasury recommends that states yet to authorize electronic and remote online notarization pursue legislation to explicitly permit the application of this technology and the interstate recognition of remotely notarized documents. Treasury recommends that states align laws and regulations to further standardize notarization practices. Treasury further recommends that Congress consider legislation to provide a minimum uniform national standard for electronic and remote online notarizations. Such legislation would facilitate, but not require, this component of a fully digital mortgage process and would provide a greater degree of legal certainty across the country.

"The key phrase here is 'legal certainty,' which, if achieved, knocks down any barriers for a lender or a title company or other industry participant to offer the convenience and security of doing these transactions online," Triola said. "Consumers are asking for this. Consumers are tech savvy and they want the convenience of tech-enabled financial transactions."

"In my opinion, the biggest problem with technology innovation in our industry is that it never gets to the end user because so many barriers to adoption are created. Consumers don't even know the technology exists to allow remote online notarization that they can complete from anywhere, at any time. This option should be available to any consumer who wants it.

"It allows the lenders and the title companies to move forward and to offer this convenience to all stakeholders including the end user. And that's exciting," he said.

Triola also sees promise for the industry's drive to a more fully digital mortgage transaction, citing the following from the report:

"Getting to a full complete electronic real estate mortgage transaction has been an achievable goal for years, but the laws were not on the books that allowed for this to happen," Triola said.

While the Treasury's recommendations are a great and necessary start, encouraging all states to get on board, Triola thinks national legislation will be needed.

"What is needed is to give title underwriters, lenders, and investors comfort that the e-transaction is not going to be challenged by a foreclosure judge or a bankruptcy judge. Those concerns hang out there now because there's no case law to solidify support for the current legislation in Virginia or Montana, for example.

"Obviously," Triola said, "they had extensive conversations with MBA and ALTA to understand the barriers for adoption and they've addressed them, so it's very exciting."

A pioneer of electronic and remote online notarizations, NotaryCam brings individuals and businesses together from anywhere in the world to securely sign and notarize documents in the virtual presence of a licensed notary public. To date, NotaryCam has completed more than 100,000 remote online notarizations. The company holds the industry's highest Net Promoter Score and a customer satisfaction rating of 99.8 percent.

NotaryCam's virtual signing room supports the signing and notarization of all real estate closing documents and enables title agents and notary signing agents to organize, review, deliver and securely return recorded loan documents to lenders.

About NotaryCam:

NotaryCam is the pioneering leader in online notarization and mortgage closing solutions. NotaryCam has helped over 100,000 customers get documents notarized online from anywhere in the world and maintains the industry's highest customer satisfaction rating. NotaryCam's patented eClose360 platform helps mortgage and settlement partners facilitate 100%-online mortgage closings while providing unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

Rick Triola, founder and CEO of the industry's most popular remote online notarization solution, NotaryCam, calls the Department of Treasury's recommendations in its July 31 report to the President: A Financial System That Creates Economic Opportunities: Nonbank Financials, Fintech, and Innovation "a cure to the persistent drags on real estate transactions that have prevented the consumer from experiencing the benefits now possible with digital technologies."

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

Cloudvirga’s Josephine Yen Named to MPA Magazine’s 2018 Elite Women in Mortgage

IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), today announced that senior vice president of product management Josephine Yen has been named one of Mortgage Professional America magazine's 2018 Elite Women in Mortgage.

Yen was recognized for leveraging data and workflow automation to help Cloudvirga introduce a number of groundbreaking capabilities not found in any other digital mortgage platform. Noteworthy innovations introduced under Yen's leadership include simultaneous submission of loan files to both Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's automated underwriting systems and the 4.0 release of the Cloudvirga Enterprise POS, which raised the digital mortgage bar with unprecedented workflow automation for the broadest selection of loan products available in any POS system.

"Josephine has been a driving force behind Cloudvirga's momentum as the industry's fastest growing and most disruptive digital mortgage technology," said Cloudvirga Co-founder Kyle Kamrooz. "She takes a diagnostic approach to mortgage automation and excels at spearheading the development of very complex product features. We all hold Josephine in very high regard and congratulate her on this well deserved honor."

"The hundreds of nominations that flooded in this year for MPA's annual Elite Women list made it clear that women have been making their voices heard in what was once a male-dominated field," said the magazine in its special report. "These 70 women are shaping a new future for America's mortgage industry."

This is the fifth year that Mortgage Professional America's Elite Women in Mortgage list has honored women who are changing the face of the U.S. mortgage industry. To view the complete list of honorees, visit https://www.mpamag.com/contents/e-magazine.aspx?id=107049.

About Mortgage Professional America:

A publication of Key Media, Mortgage Professional America (MPA) delivers news, opinion and analysis to mortgage, real estate and finance industry professionals through its bi-monthly magazine and daily email newsletter. For more information, visit http://www.mpamag.com/.

About Cloudvirga(TM):

Cloudvirga's digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software, powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), uniquely combines a world-class borrower experience with a truly automated lender workflow that radically cuts overall loan costs, increases transparency and reduces the time to close a loan. Founded by top fintech veterans with a track record of building successful mortgage technologies, Cloudvirga's customer base includes eight of the top 40 non-bank mortgage originators. To date, Cloudvirga has raised over $77 million from some of the country's top lenders and private-equity firms.

For more information, visit http://www.cloudvirga.com or follow Cloudvirga on LinkedIn.

Cloudvirga, a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform, today announced that senior vice president of product management Josephine Yen has been named one of Mortgage Professional America magazine's 2018 Elite Women in Mortgage.

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

SureCoat Systems’ New SureCoat and SureSet Repair Kits Now Available on Amazon

ANAHEIM, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SureCoat Systems today announced that the launch of their newest gallon and half-gallon SureCoat and SureSet Repair Kits are now available on Amazon. As a result, thousands of contractors and DIY-ers across the country will now have access to these repair kits.

These easy-to-use repair kits have everything needed to complete a permanent roof repair over any existing roof system in a matter of minutes.

"Every property has a roof that needs attention and repairs, but not every property needs a new roof," says SureCoat Systems founder and formulator, Jesse Martinson. "I'm also a contractor and since we launched SureCoat Systems, I've always kept our roofing system supplies on my truck.

"This sparked the idea for repair kits in the first place - grab, install and go. And when we finally launched our online store, we realized our approved contractors were doing the same thing - keeping these kits on their trucks to complete customer repairs right on the spot."

He adds, "With the increased demand for our kits, we wanted to ensure that contractors and DIY customers everywhere have access to the ease and convenience of being able to fix small repairs without even thinking twice about it."

Designed as a permanent waterproofing repair solution, our user-friendly and easy-to-install liquid single ply kit offers users a cost-effective way to extend the life of their current roof system. Everything they will need comes in the kit and installation is as simple as brush or roll on and go.

The kits include:

* A half-gallon of SureCoat or SureSet - covers 12 square feet (one ponding area or two to three penetrations).
* One gallon SureCoat or SureSet - covers 25 square feet (large ponding area; drain area; and penetrations or seams).
* The gallon or half-gallon kits also include:
o One 24-ounce bottle of SureSkrub with a cap and spray nozzle
o One 2-inch brush
o One 10-foot roll of 6-inch poly-mesh and 6 feet of 42-inch poly-mesh
o One scrub pad
o Installation instruction flyer.

The instruction guide provides the user with exclusive access to SureCoat Systems' short installation videos that seamlessly demonstrate how to install the product in a matter of minutes.

The 1-gallon SureCoat and SureSet kits are available for $129, and the half-gallon SureCoat and SureSet kits are available for $99.

For more information, visit the product page on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CX61KMF/

HOW-TO VIDEOS:
For more about the installation process of the SureCoat repair kit visit:
https://youtu.be/LR313CcGTdQ

For more about the installation of the SureSet repair kit visit:
https://youtu.be/_5L7-CFG-bg

About SureCoat Systems:

SureCoat Systems was founded from a desire to offer sustainable products and permanent roof and wall solutions to meet the needs and demands of the building industry and property owners. SureCoat Systems' products are backed by more than 30 years of chemical designing, engineering and manufacturing of polymeric hybrid, specialty coatings for the marine and construction industry.

SureCoat Systems offers high quality, sustainable, environmentally advanced waterproofing and energy saving coating solutions to the professional building industry with product warranties that express our confidence of quality and superior performance.

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

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SureCoat Systems today announced that the launch of their newest gallon and half-gallon SureCoat and SureSet Repair Kits are now available on Amazon. As a result, thousands of contractors and DIY-ers across the country will now have access to these repair kits.

Related link: https://surecoatsystems.com/

Accurate Group Enhances Its NotaryWorks Complete Notary Solution with Remote Online Notarization from NotaryCam

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam today announced that it has partnered with Accurate Group, a leading provider of technology-driven real estate appraisal, title and compliance services, to provide remote online notarization services for NotaryWorks(TM), Accurate Group's complete notary solution.

A pioneer of electronic and remote online notarizations, NotaryCam brings individuals and businesses together from anywhere in the world to securely sign and notarize documents in the virtual presence of a licensed notary public. To date, NotaryCam has completed more than 100,000 remote online notarizations. The company holds the industry's highest Net Promoter Score and a customer satisfaction rating of 99.8 percent.

NotaryWorks by Accurate Group enables lenders to offer a range of real estate e-closing options that accelerate loan closings and better serve borrower needs. It offers remote online notarization powered by NotaryCam as well as mobile notaries for borrowers who prefer a more traditional approach. All notaries are certified and pre-screened by Accurate Group.

"Lenders are ready to embrace electronic notarization in full force," said Dave Samson, vice president of NotaryWorks Signing Solutions at Accurate Group. "Our NotaryWorks solution, powered in part by NotaryCam, provides us the scale to meet the growing demand for this service and ensures that all types of notarizations are delivered with an outstanding customer experience."

"Supporting more than 100,000 transactions has given NotaryCam the deep expertise necessary to execute flawless online real estate closings," said NotaryCam Founder Rick Triola. "We are experts with mortgage and escrow documents, and we understand the emotional aspect of buying a home. It's the most important transaction in many consumers' lives, so it's essential to make it professional, personable and perfect."

"Consumers consistently tell us their NotaryCam closing was the easiest real estate closing they've ever done," added Triola. "We're proud to partner with Accurate Group to bring a more convenient, modern and secure closing experience to our mutual customers."

NotaryCam's virtual signing room supports the signing and notarization of all real estate closing documents and enables title agents and notary signing agents to organize, review, deliver and securely return recorded loan documents to lenders.

About Accurate Group:

Accurate Group is a leading provider of technology-driven real estate appraisals, title data, analytics and compliance. Accurate Group combines exceptional service, innovative technology and its proprietary AccurateAudit(TM) compliance foundation to provide banks, credit unions, servicers, non-bank lenders and capital markets firms with the best combination of speed, quality, regulatory compliance and price. With Accurate Group, lenders, consumers and capital markets firms benefit from market-leading solutions that improve accuracy, lower costs and improve compliance across all types of real estate loans, mortgage-related assets and real estate portfolios.

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

About NotaryCam:

NotaryCam, Inc. (NotaryCam) is a pioneer and leader in remote, online notarization and identity verification solutions. NotaryCam's enterprise-grade platform has helped thousands of companies and individuals get documents notarized online from anywhere in the world, at any time, by a network of certified, licensed notaries. NotaryCam's technology provides the highest level of identity verification, security and fraud prevention as well as unmatched customer convenience.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

NotaryCam today announced that it has partnered with Accurate Group, a leading provider of technology-driven real estate appraisal, title and compliance services, to provide remote online notarization services for NotaryWorks(TM), Accurate Group's complete notary solution.

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

Cloudvirga Named One of North America’s Top 100 Tech Firms by Red Herring

IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(r), was honored today with Red Herring's Top 100 North America award.

Cloudvirga was selected from a pool of over 1,200 firms across North America and was evaluated on 20 quantitative and qualitative criteria, including its disruptive impact, financial performance and technology innovation.

"This year was rewarding beyond all expectations," said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. "There are many great companies generating innovative and disruptive products in North America. We had a difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. We know that the 2018 crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact."

"It's an honor to be named one of North America's top tech firms by Red Herring, which for more than two decades has recognized emerging tech companies that have gone on to become household names. This award validates that Cloudvirga is not only a leading innovator in mortgage technology, but also one of the continent's most disruptive tech companies," said Cloudvirga co-founder Kyle Kamrooz, who presented his company's winning strategy at the Red Herring North America Forum in Marina Del Rey earlier this week.

About Cloudvirga(TM):

Cloudvirga's digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software, powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), uniquely combines a world-class borrower experience with a truly automated lender workflow that radically cuts overall loan costs, increases transparency and reduces the time to close a loan. Founded by top fintech veterans with a track record of building successful mortgage technologies, Cloudvirga's customer base includes eight of the top 40 non-bank mortgage originators. To date, Cloudvirga has raised over $77 million from some of the country's top lenders and private-equity firms.

For more information, visit http://www.cloudvirga.com or follow Cloudvirga on LinkedIn.

Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(r), was honored today with Red Herring's Top 100 North America award.

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

Cloudvirga Founder Kyle Kamrooz Accepted into Forbes Finance Council

IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), today announced that company co-founder Kyle Kamrooz has been accepted into the Forbes Finance Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level finance executives.

Kamrooz joins other hand-selected Forbes Finance Council members in becoming part of a curated network of successful peers with access to a variety of exclusive benefits and resources.

Forbes Councils combine an innovative, high-touch approach to community management with the extensive resources and global reach of Forbes. As a result, Forbes Council members get access to the people, benefits and expertise they need to grow their businesses - and a dedicated member concierge who acts as an extension of their own team, providing personalized one-on-one support.

"It's an honor to join Forbes Finance Council's esteemed community of financial services leaders and innovators," said Kamrooz. "Cloudvirga is redefining the world's understanding of what a 'digital mortgage' should be. We look forward to exchanging ideas with the top minds in finance and helping readers of Forbes, the most-read business magazine in the United States, understand what the digital mortgage revolution means for consumers."

Said Forbes Councils founder Scott Gerber, "We are honored to welcome Kyle into the community. Our mission with Forbes Councils is to curate successful professionals from every industry, creating a vetted, social capital-driven network that helps every member make an even greater impact on the business world."

Kamrooz has nearly 20 years' senior management experience in residential mortgage lending. While EVP at Skyline Home Loans, he developed the digital mortgage platform that would become Cloudvirga. Since 2016, Kamrooz has attracted multiple rounds of investment funding, set the vision for Cloudvirga's flagship POS systems and signed eight of the nation's top 40 non-bank mortgage lenders as clients.

Kamrooz serves on Fannie Mae's Technology Advisory Board and is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association. His commentary has been featured in TechCrunch and Huffington Post. He is a HousingWire Vanguard Award winner and one of Entrepreneur magazine's inspiring tech entrepreneurs under 40.

About Cloudvirga(TM):

Cloudvirga's digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software, powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), uniquely combines a world-class borrower experience with a truly automated lender workflow that radically cuts overall loan costs, increases transparency and reduces the time to close a loan. Founded by top fintech veterans with a track record of building successful mortgage technologies, Cloudvirga's customer base includes eight of the top 40 non-bank mortgage originators. To date, Cloudvirga has raised over $77 million from some of the country's top lenders and private-equity firms.

For more information, visit http://www.cloudvirga.com or follow Cloudvirga on LinkedIn.

About Forbes Councils:

Forbes partnered with the founders of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) to launch Forbes Councils, invitation-only communities for world-class business professionals in a variety of industries. Members, who are hand-selected by each Council's community team, receive personalized introductions to each other based on their specific needs and gain access to a wide range of business benefits and services, including best-in-class concierge teams, personalized connections, peer-to-peer learning, a business services marketplace, and the opportunity to share thought leadership content on Forbes.com.

For more information about Forbes Finance Council, visit https://forbesfinancecouncil.com/. To learn more about Forbes Councils, visit https://forbescouncils.com/.

Cloudvirga, a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale (POS) software whose enterprise technology is powered by the intelligent Mortgage Platform(R), today announced that company co-founder Kyle Kamrooz has been accepted into the Forbes Finance Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level finance executives.

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

United Fidelity Funding West Hires Victoria Dunn as National Wholesale Account Executive

IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- United Fidelity Funding West (UFFWest), a rapidly growing national mortgage banker, announced that it added Victoria Dunn to its wholesale lending team of account executives.

Ms. Dunn comes to UFF West from AAG Reverse Mortgage, a respected and trusted leader in the reverse mortgage segment. While at AAG, she ensured superior levels of customer satisfaction assisting seniors in attaining the best solution for their specific financial goals. She developed a very successful track record of building strong relationships and consistently securing referral business via happy customers, effectively demonstrating the value and benefits in partnering with AAG.

"We are pleased to have been able to recruit someone with Victoria's proven background of successful execution and solution-oriented sales skill sets," stated John Bell, principal at UFFWest. "UFFWest is expanding operations and adding talent to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the purchase market business. There is no doubt that Victoria will quickly add value and work well with our tight-knit team of mortgage professionals."

Ms. Dunn possesses a demonstrated history in negotiation, business development, account management, direct sales, product marketing, technology, and essentially all facets of mortgage lending.

"I am excited to join the team at UFFWest and look forward to forging new relationships and expanding the business," said Dunn. "One of the things that attracted me to come on board was UFFWest's commitment to providing excellence in customer service to it originator partners, extensive product line, and great pricing. In addition, UFFWest's ethics, integrity and utilization of technology in order to make doing business with originators easy, quick and efficient are highly regarded within the industry."

About United Fidelity Funding West:

Based in Irvine, Calif., United Fidelity Funding West (UFFWest) is comprised of a highly experienced team of mortgage banking professionals who are focused on the wholesale lending channel. UFFWest utilizes the very best in wholesale mortgage technology and is laser-focused on providing brokers and their borrowers with the highest level of service on every single loan, every single time. UFFWest prides itself on creating personalized relationships with its partners.

The company offers partners individualized, hands-on service from the point of submission all the way through funding by having a dedicated team of employees ready to assists at every milestone of the lending process, ensuring a very smooth and easy transaction. The core team at UFFWest has been working closely together for more than 10 years, and has a companywide mantra of "Lending at a Higher Level."

For more information, visit https://uffwest.com/.

United Fidelity Funding West (UFFWest), a rapidly growing national mortgage banker, announced that it added Victoria Dunn to its wholesale lending team of account executives. Ms. Dunn possesses a demonstrated history in negotiation, business development, account management, direct sales, product marketing, technology, and essentially all facets of mortgage lending.

Related link: https://uffwest.com/