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FICO Joins CapitalW Collective as Corporate Development Partner, Reinforcing Commitment to Industry Education and Innovation

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 17, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces FICO® (NYSE:FICO), as a Corporate Development Partner – CapitalW Collective’s highest support tier. The partnership reinforces a shared mission to educate, elevate, and empower current and future leaders within mortgage.

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United for Knowledge and Advancement

As creator of the most powerful and predictive FICO® Score ever, FICO® Score 10T, the global analytics software leader has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to capital markets education.

“FICO believes that advancing mortgage capital markets requires not only cutting-edge analytics, but also strong, values-driven partnerships that elevate the entire industry,” said Julie May, vice president and general manager of B2B Scores at FICO. “This partnership is especially meaningful to me, as I’m deeply passionate about helping women thrive and lead in financial services. We look forward to working closely with CapitalW Collective to inspire and support the next generation of leaders in mortgage finance.”

CapitalW Collective is excited to tap into FICO’s expertise and established network.

“The FICO Mortgage and Capital Markets team is already jumping in, sharing their experience across different sectors and extensive capital markets knowledge,” said Leslie Winick, CapitalW Co-Founder and Board Member. “Additionally, FICO has built trusted relationships with colleges and universities and operates a successful summer internship program. We share the goal of exposing younger generations to a rewarding career in mortgage, including capital markets,” added Winick.

About CapitalW Collective

CapitalW Collective is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit comprised of female mortgage capital markets professionals and their allies that fosters an environment of learning, growth, recognition, and achievement. The organization is dedicated to supporting mortgage professionals through a range of programs designed to enhance content expertise and leadership skills, as well as provide networking opportunities.

For more information, visit https://capitalwcollective.org/.

About FICO :

FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 200 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 80 countries do everything from protecting four billion payment cards from fraud, to improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top US lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the US and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency. Learn more at https://www.fico.com/en.

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CapitalW Collective Collaborates with Citizens to Advance Women in Mortgage Capital Markets

SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 19, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CapitalW Collective, a leading non-profit dedicated to increasing the representation of women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Citizens as a Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to fostering a more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets industry by providing education, mentorship, and leadership opportunities, particularly for underrepresented professionals.

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A Partnership for Progress

Citizens joins CapitalW Collective in its mission to equip women and their allies with the resources, networks, and support needed to succeed in mortgage capital markets. This partnership comes at a pivotal time of demographic asymmetry in key leadership and technical roles by women within the industry.

“We are honored to welcome Citizens as a corporate sponsor and collaborator to create greater awareness of career opportunities within mortgage capital markets through an emphasis on education to drive meaningful change,” said Amy Creason, CMB, co-founder, and Board Secretary at CapitalW Collective. “Citizens’ leadership and dedication to inclusion make them an invaluable partner in our mission to build a stronger, more representative industry.”

Building a More Inclusive Future

As a Diamond-level corporate sponsor and ally, Citizens will actively contribute to CapitalW Collective’s educational, networking, and mentorship initiatives designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in mortgage capital markets. Additionally, teammates from Citizens will lend their expertise to share industry insights and best practices to help CapitalW Collective’s participants learn and grow in mortgage capital markets.

Deb Jones, CMB, Senior Vice President, and Director of Capital Markets at Citizens shared: “It is a great honor to support CapitalW Collective’s mission to educate, elevate, and empower. As a Board Member of CapitalW Collective, I have the privilege to “pay it forward” through the free programs we’re offering. Being involved in CapitalW Collective provides an outlet to give back to others what my mentors – both men and women – have given to me over my career and fill a development gap in the mortgage industry. I am proud that Citizens has joined an impressive team of sponsors, and I hope more lenders follow suit as a way to invest in their colleagues and grow organizational talent.”

About CapitalW Collective

CapitalW Collective is a 501(c)(3) non-profit comprised of female capital markets professionals and their allies that fosters an environment of learning, growth, recognition, and achievement. The organization is dedicated to supporting women in mortgage capital markets through a range of programs designed to foster leadership, professional development, and networking opportunities.

About Citizens Financial Group

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $217.5 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Citizens helps its customers reach their potential by listening to them and by understanding their needs in order to offer tailored advice, ideas and solutions. In Consumer Banking, Citizens provides an integrated experience that includes mobile and online banking, a full-service customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,100 ATMs and approximately 1,000 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Consumer Banking products and services include a full range of banking, lending, savings, wealth management and small business offerings. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers a broad complement of financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as loan syndication, corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and debt and equity capital markets capabilities. More information is available https://www.citizensbank.com/ or visit us on X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn or Facebook.

For more information, visit https://capitalwcollective.org/.

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Polly and CapitalW Collective Align to Support Women in Mortgage Capital Markets

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Polly as its first product and pricing engine (PPE) Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This alliance underscores CapitalW Collective’s mission “to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time.”

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United for Industry Transformation

Polly, a leading provider of innovative mortgage capital markets technology and operator of the industry’s first and only cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine (PPE), shares CapitalW Collective’s commitment to educating, elevating, and empowering underrepresented groups within the mortgage capital markets vertical.

“We are ecstatic to welcome Polly as a corporate sponsor and partner,” said Amy Creason, Co-founder and Board Member of CapitalW Collective. “As a true pioneer in mortgage capital markets, Polly has been instrumental in transforming analysis, accuracy, and automation within mortgage technology. Their support of CapitalW Collective’s efforts to encourage more women to explore this important segment of the mortgage industry and champion the development of underrepresented groups is inspiring.”

Empowering Through Support

As a Diamond-level corporate sponsor and ally, Polly will offer impactful support with educational resources and broaden platforms that unite advocates throughout the industry. Additionally, Polly’s expertise will enrich CapitalW Collective’s initiatives to drive significant industry-wide progress.

Adam Carmel, Founder and CEO of Polly, shared: “It is a great honor to partner with and support CapitalW Collective’s mission to educate, elevate, and empower. It is powerful and important.” As part of the collaboration, Polly leaders Cheryl Messner, Drew Martinez, Jackie Studdert, Melanie (Simmer) Power, and Samantha MacKendrick will be advocates for CapitalW Collective’s initiative, participating in educational webinars, supporting career development and mentorship opportunities, and more.

About CapitalW Collective

For more information, visit https://capitalwcollective.org/.

NEWS SOURCE: CapitalW Collective

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Katten and CapitalW Collective Align to Support Women in Mortgage Capital Markets

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 11, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CapitalW Collective, the glass shattering 501(c)(3) benefiting women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, today announced Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP as a new corporate sponsor. This strategic collaboration marks a significant step forward in CapitalW Collective’s mission “to create more inclusive mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time.”

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A Shared Vision for Progress

Katten, a full-service law firm with approximately 700 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai, shares CapitalW Collective’s commitment to educating, elevating, and empowering underrepresented groups within mortgage capital markets.

“We are thrilled to welcome Katten as a corporate sponsor,” said Leslie Winick, co-founder and Board member of CapitalW Collective. “They have a long and distinguished reputation not only as experts in their field, but in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within their own corporate culture and across the financial services sector.”

Support That Makes a Difference

As a corporate sponsor, Katten will provide critical financial resources to be used to create educational content and develop an expansive platform to connect with advocates across the industry. Katten will also share its expertise through CapitalW Collective programming.

“Katten is proud to partner with CapitalW Collective in this organization’s important mission to support and celebrate women in the finance industry,” said Katten Partner and Broker-Dealer Regulation practice Co-Chair Susan Light, who coordinated the sponsorship. “Our firm is dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where women are supported, recognized, and empowered to reach their full potential and thrive in their careers. We look forward to working together to inspire the current and next generation of women leaders.”

About CapitalW Collective:

For more information, visit https://capitalwcollective.org/.

NEWS SOURCE: CapitalW Collective

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CapitalW Collective: Educating, Elevating, and Empowering Women in Mortgage Capital Markets

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- CapitalW Collective (CapitalW), the glass shattering non-profit benefiting women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, today announced its successful debut within the mortgage industry. Officially launched on May 1, 2024, CapitalW made its first appearance at the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York May 19-21.

"We are truly energized by the positive feedback from colleagues, partners, and new acquaintances at the MBA Secondary on our purpose, mission, and ideas for bringing a new generation of leaders into mortgage capital markets," said Amy Creason, Co-Founder and Board Member.

CapitalW was formed by industry veterans who saw a need to amplify current achievement and ensure future success for more diverse participants.

"CapitalW is singular in its scope. We're the only mortgage non-profit that is specifically focused on women in capital markets," stated Leslie Winick, Co-Founder and Board Member. "Capital markets is a broad term and includes the entire loan lifecycle - pricing, locking, hedging, servicing, sales, securitization - there's room for so many skill sets and varied backgrounds. We welcome all under the CapitalW banner."

"While in New York, we met with leading industry associations and companies to explore collaborative educational programming, outreach, and networking support. Sponsorships were secured to assist in the delivery of CapitalW endeavors, and more are in process," commented Patricia Peters, Co-Founder and Board Member.

During 2024, the organization will focus on virtual learning and engagement. CapitalW will also curate a "speakers bureau" for easy search and identification of female capital markets experts for panel and roundtable participation, media inquiries, and more. In the years ahead, CapitalW is planning to host content-rich, in-person events that will showcase talent, promote knowledge sharing, and expand professional networks.

Offering visibility and support to women doesn't just help level the playing field - it provides affirmation and further opportunity to the people who are actively transforming the mortgage industry of today and tomorrow.

"Our mission is to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time. Sure, we have work to do, but it's an achievable goal," said Ms. Creason.

For additional information and to learn how you can get involved or become a sponsor, visit https://capitalwcollective.org/.

Supporters can also follow CapitalW on Linkedin.

About CapitalW Collective:

CapitalW Collective ("CapitalW") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit comprised of female capital markets professionals and their allies that fosters an environment of learning, growth, recognition, and achievement. CapitalW is working to ensure that more women are present, seen, and heard in mortgage capital markets.

CapitalW Collective (CapitalW), the glass shattering non-profit benefiting women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, today announced its successful debut within the mortgage industry. Officially launched on May 1, 2024, CapitalW made its first appearance at the Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York May 19-21.

Related link: https://capitalwcollective.org/

iEmergent’s Laird Nossuli honored with National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s 2023 Women of Inspiration award

DES MOINES, Iowa /ScoopCloud/ -- iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that its CEO Laird Nossuli was recognized by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) as one of its 2023 Women of Inspiration. The awards program highlights female visionaries who are paving the way for the next generation of women in mortgage lending.

Driven by her passion for closing the racial homeownership gap and increasing homeownership across the board, Nossuli oversees iEmergent projects that empower lenders to meet the home financing needs of historically underserved minority markets. She is best known for guiding the development of Mortgage MarketSmart, the industry's only market intelligence and forecasting platform specifically designed to map the movement and growth of diverse communities.

Nossuli's extensive experience helping lenders meet the needs of underserved homebuyers has made her a respected thought leader in the fields of housing diversity and affordable lending. One of her most notable achievements in the past year was hosting and moderating a free special purpose credit program (SPCP) workshop that educated attendees about SPCP development and qualified for credit toward the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation.

"As a mother and wife, as well as a fintech leader, I'm well aware of the unique challenges women face in the male-dominated mortgage industry," said Nossuli. "For that reason, I am deeply passionate about helping my fellow women and the industry as a whole succeed with tools that help overlooked families build wealth through homeownership."

The 2023 Women of Inspiration are featured in the March 2023 issue of NMP Magazine and online at https://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/.

About iEmergent:

Founded in 2000, iEmergent provides mortgage lending forecasts and analytics to the lending, housing and real estate industries. The company offers an extensive variety of forecast and market intelligence products, including Mortgage MarketSmart, a visualization tool that helps lenders quantify how mortgage markets will change.

For more information, visit https://www.iemergent.com.

iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that its CEO Laird Nossuli was recognized by National Mortgage Professional (NMP) as one of its 2023 Women of Inspiration. The awards program highlights female visionaries who are paving the way for the next generation of women in mortgage lending.

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

Housing Finance Strategies Announces #HousingDC21

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that the firm will host a 100% virtual housing summit on September 20-21, 2021.

"With focus today, we set our sights on delivering the nation's premier housing policy conference next fall. The event will include a robust discussion on the Biden Administration's housing agenda," said Faith Schwartz.

In planning #HousingDC21, and to ensure quality content and focus, Housing Finance Strategies has enlisted the venerable Washington, DC trade association Women in Housing & Finance (WHF) as a key sponsor and the related Women in Housing & Finance Foundation (WHFF) as a benefactor.

Suzanne Garwood, President of WHFF, commented on the opportunity to join Housing Finance Strategies in offering #HousingDC21: "Aligning with Housing Finance Strategies promotes opportunities for women in mortgage and supports our philanthropic mission."

Schwartz has a lengthy pedigree in putting together housing symposiums, think-tank lectures and national conferences and is a leading executive and sought-after speaker. Sponsors to-date of #HousingDC21 include FormFree, Caliber Home Loans, Freedom Mortgage, Black Knight Financial Services, First American Financial Solutions, Genworth, RiskSpan, Class Valuation, Mortgage Connect, USMI and ReverseVision.

Fintech innovator and direct-source data pioneer Brent Chandler, CEO of FormFree, said of #HousingDC21: "Faith Schwartz is an industry stalwart whose leadership has seen us through challenging markets and whose focus on mortgage modernization is helping chart a course for the future. We can't wait for #HousingDC21, and I encourage my peers to take advantage of complimentary registration and save their seats now."

With a focus on women executives in housing finance - but open to all who wish to attend, registration is now available by clicking here: https://www.housingdc21.com/

About Housing Finance Strategies

Housing Finance Strategies was established by Faith Schwartz in 2016 as a professional services and advisory firm specializing in mortgage modernization, housing policy and legislative and regulatory affairs. Schwartz serves on a number of bank and fintech boards and has a lengthy record of hosting and moderating housing industry events. Since 2019, Schwartz has partnered in creating and delivering multiple housing events and two national housing policy conferences. Learn more at: https://housingfinancestrategies.com/.

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Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that the firm will host a 100% virtual housing summit on September 20-21, 2021.

Related link: https://housingfinancestrategies.com/

DepthPR Founder Kerri Milam Named Among Mortgage Industry’s Most Influential Women

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Depth Public Relations (DepthPR), a leading provider of consultative marketing, public relations and reputation management services for the mortgage lending and residential finance industries, today announced company Founder and President Kerri S. Milam is a recipient of the Powerhouse Award recognizing influential female leaders in the mortgage sphere. New this year, the Powerhouse Awards are sponsored by NEXT Mortgage Events (NEXT), creator of the NEXT women's executive mortgage summit and NEXTMortgageNews.com.

Milam was recognized for her career contributions to the residential finance industry and passionate advocacy of local, state and national economic development initiatives including affordable housing, technology growth initiatives and community development. A public relations and marketing veteran of more than 30 years, Milam has held executive and senior management positions at such leading PR firms as Ketchum and Porter Novelli, both part of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC). Early career highlights include serving as a regional marketing manager for global business consulting firm KPMG in the mid-1990s and a three-year term as public affairs manager for the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority.

In 2006, Milam founded DepthPR, a leading provider of consultative marketing, public relations and reputation management services that represents more than a dozen innovative technology vendors in the mortgage lending and financial services industries. She guides DepthPR with the understanding that the financial services industry is an essential contributor to economic development strategies that ensure national and global prosperity.

"It is a privilege to be among the inaugural NEXT Powerhouse Awards honorees," said Milam, who presented Skid Row Housing Trust CEO Lee Raagas with NEXT's inaugural Excellence in Leadership award last November at the #NEXTDC19 women's executive summit. "My experience has been that our housing finance industry is powered by dedicated, highly intelligent and resourceful women, whose guidance I value and friendships I cherish."

"NEXT's mission has always been to showcase the women who are the backbone of the mortgage industry - this award is part of that mission," said NEXT Co-Founder Jeri Yoshida. "We'll honor these top performers throughout #NEXTSUMMER20. Since this year's event is free and available online, we expect record-breaking attendance. We're thrilled that so many people in the mortgage industry will get to know these overachievers and acknowledge their role in their companies' success."

An in-depth profile of Milam's career and industry contributions can be read at https://nextmortgagenews.com/winner-profile/kerri-milam/.

About DepthPR:

Depth Public Relations (DepthPR) is a leading provider of consultative marketing, public relations and reputation management services for the mortgage lending and residential finance industries. Since 2006, the firm has represented a clientele of established and emerging brands serving mortgage lenders, real estate professionals and appraisers. DepthPR is committed to serving the cause of digital innovation and to practicing the pay-it-forward principle alongside The Golden Rule. DepthPR is a member and supporter of the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, the California Mortgage Bankers Association and The Mortgage Collaborative. For more information, visit https://www.DepthPR.com/.

About NEXT Mortgage Events LLC:

In January 2018, NEXT Mortgage Events broke the mortgage industry's unspoken barriers that limit women's access to competitive intel and networking-based information exchange, when it introduced NEXT, the mortgage technology summit for women. NEXT is a two-day, tech-focused symposium based on lenders sharing competitive intel with other lending executives. A boutique gathering, each NEXT event is limited to 200 attendees, and targets a select group of decision-making executives. Roughly 85-90% of lender attendees hold a title of VP or higher and approximately 85% of attendees are women. NEXT is held twice a year, in winter and summer. For more information visit https://nextmortgagenews.com/, follow @NEXTmtgEvents or email info@NEXTmortgageEvents.com.

Depth Public Relations (DepthPR), a leading provider of consultative marketing, public relations and reputation management services for the mortgage lending and residential finance industries, today announced company Founder and President Kerri S. Milam is a recipient of the Powerhouse Award recognizing influential female leaders in the mortgage sphere.

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

NEXT™ Team Adds Staff to Expand Digital Footprint

EDMOND, Okla. /ScoopCloud/ -- NEXT Mortgage Events LLC (NEXT™), creator of NEXT women's executive mortgage summit and NEXTMortgageNews.com, has announced that it has added two key positions to support the expansion of its digital footprint. Renee Stanzione, NEXT's director of digital communications, is responsible for developing the infrastructure to grow NEXT's virtual community and expand its reach among mortgage industry executives. Amilda Dymi, NEXT's news director, is responsible for creating and overseeing the majority of content for Up NEXT daily intel feed.

NEXT has been expanding into digital content since 2019, when it began publishing profiles on top women executives on its website, NEXTMortgageNews.com. In January 2020, NEXT launched Up NEXT, its daily intel feed delivered via email to thousands of top mortgage industry executives.

Ms. Stanzione brings nearly a decade of communications experience to her post. Prior to joining NEXT, she was public relations manager at AIME, the Association of Independent Mortgage Experts, where she increased brand awareness for the nonprofit by 192% from the previous year via organic media placements. Her career also includes work with companies that include Brownstein Group, Slice Communications and Freeman Public Relations where she secured media coverage in local and national outlets that include CNN Business, Yahoo! Finance, The Washington Post, Apartment Therapy, FOX29, CBS Philly, NBC10 and PHL17.

Ms. Dymi is a veteran journalist with decades of experience covering the mortgage and financial markets and is also a marketing consultant specializing in startup enterprises. Throughout her career, Dymi has held a wide range of editorial roles at outlets that include Debtwire, American Banker, Mortgage Servicing News and National Mortgage News. She was formerly a radio correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation, also known as the BBC.

About NEXT Mortgage Events LLC

In January 2018, NEXT Mortgage Events broke the mortgage industry's unspoken barriers that limit women's access to competitive intel and networking-based information exchange, when it introduced NEXT, the mortgage technology summit for women. NEXT is a two-day, tech-focused symposium based on lenders sharing competitive intel with other lending executives. A boutique gathering, each NEXT event is limited to 200 attendees, and targets a select group of decision making executives. Roughly 85-90% of lender attendees hold a title of VP or higher and approximately 85% of attendees are women. NEXT is held twice a year, in winter and summer. For more information visit https://nextmortgagenews.com/, follow @NEXTmtgEvents or email info@NEXTmortgageEvents.com.

NEXT Mortgage Events LLC (NEXT™), creator of NEXT women's executive mortgage summit and NEXTMortgageNews.com, has announced that it has added two key positions to support the expansion of its digital footprint.

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

FormFree Returns as Anchor Sponsor of NEXTWINTER20 Women’s Executive Mortgage Summit

ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- FormFree® today announced its anchor sponsorship of NEXT's upcoming event, #NEXTWINTER20, being held February 23-25 at the Ritz Carlton in Dallas.

On Monday, February 24, FormFree's Cindy Snow will join Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz and Quicken Loans VP of Public Policy Nicole Booth for a morning session titled "DC Update: Housing Policy in an Election Year." Snow, who serves as FormFree's product and integrations lead, will help attendees interpret pending legislation and other public policy developments through a technology lens.

Later Monday afternoon, FormFree Director of Partner Relationships Christy Moss will moderate "Growing through Partnerships," a panel that examines how lenders can leverage business-to-business partnerships to grow revenue. Speakers include Tawn Kelley, president of Taylor Morrison Home Funding, and Daniela Bigali, SVP of sales and marketing for Homestead Funding.

On Tuesday, FormFree will take the stage to demo the latest capabilities of its Passport all-in-one verification service as part of a technology showcase that includes Agent Find, DocMagic, Ellie Mae, EXOS Technologies, Global DMS, MCT Capital Trading, Mortgage Cadence, ReverseVision, Roostify and Snapdocs.

"FormFree made the decision to become a premier sponsor of NEXT mortgage events last year, and we have never looked back," said FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler. "Since launching in 2018, NEXT has quickly become one of the most relevant and value-adding event series in the mortgage industry. The thoughtful content, intimate environment and careful curation of attendees attracts the highest level of senior executive and decision makers."

NEXT hosts lender-centric events three times each year. Its flagship winter and summer events deliver experience-based intel on topics relevant to today's top mortgage executives. NEXTDC, held in the fall and produced in partnership with Housing Finance Strategies, focuses on housing policy and fintech.

For more information or to register for #NEXTWINTER20, visit https://nextmortgagenews.com/nextwinter20/.

About FormFree®

FormFree® is a market-leading fintech company whose revolutionary products AccountChek® and Passport(tm) are changing the credit decisioning landscape and encouraging lenders nationwide to incorporate a more holistic view of each borrower's financial DNA. To date, thousands of U.S. lenders and brokers have ordered millions of FormFree's patented verification reports representing over a trillion dollars in loan verifications. FormFree delights borrowers and lenders with a paperless experience, reduces origination timelines by up to 20 days and offers automated analysis and standardized delivery to lenders and investors using a secure ReIssueKey(tm). A HousingWire TECH100(tm) company for four consecutive years, FormFree is based in Athens, Georgia.

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

Twitter: @RealFormFree #NEXTWINTER20

FormFree® today announced its anchor sponsorship of NEXT's upcoming event, #NEXTWINTER20, being held February 23-25, 2020 at the Ritz Carlton in Dallas.

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

NEXT and Housing Finance Strategies Announce #NEXTDC20

WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- Capitalizing on the success of their recent executive summit in Washington D.C., NEXT Mortgage Events and Housing Finance Strategies announced #NEXTDC20, their second annual event to be held shortly after the November 2020 election in Washington, D.C.

The #NEXTDC event series consists of annual executive summits that focus on delivering housing, policy and tech intel to women executives. Each event brings together the most influential housing policy leaders, mortgage lenders and fintech firms in an intimate, boutique setting to share intel, exchange ideas, and build and strengthen alliances with top executives from each of these overlapping segments. #NEXTDC events are produced in partnership by NEXT Mortgage Events and Housing Finance Strategies.

The inaugural #NEXTDC event was held on November 18-19, 2019 at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Washington, D.C.

"Executives in all three segments-policy, mortgage lending and fintech-raved about the value they got from meeting both peers and constituents at our inaugural event," said Faith Schwartz, founder of Housing Finance Strategies. "They were urging us to host an event in 2020 because in addition to quality intel, they got access to a cross-segment mix of high caliber influencers they can't find anywhere else."

"The numbers speak for themselves," said Jeri Yoshida, co-founder of NEXT. "#NEXTDC19 exceeded our goals and expectations in feedback, quality and reach. We're looking forward to making #NEXTDC20 even better than our wildly successful 2019 event."

"With our post-election timing for #NEXTDC20, we anticipate an even better turnout than we saw for our first #NEXTDC event," said Molly Dowdy, co-founder of NEXT. "We're already planning ways to maximize the exchange of ideas, solutions and partnerships."

Persons interested in keeping apprised of #NEXTDC20 sessions, speakers and other information can follow NEXT Mortgage Events on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

About NEXT Mortgage Events LLC

In January 2018, NEXT Mortgage Events broke the mortgage industry's unspoken barriers that limit women's access to competitive intel and information exchange by introducing NEXT, the mortgage technology summit for women. NEXT is a two-day, tech-focused symposium for senior lending executives to gather and exchange competitive intel with their high-ranking professional peers. A boutique gathering, each NEXT event hosts roughly 200 attendees. Roughly 85-90% of lender attendees hold a title of VP or higher and approximately 85% of attendees are women. NEXT hosts its flagship events twice a year, in winter and summer, and partners with Housing Finance Strategies on a policy and fintech summit in Washington DC each fall.

For more information visit NEXTMortgageNews.com, follow @NEXTmtgEvents or email info@NEXTmortgageEvents.com.

About Housing Finance Strategies

Housing Finance Strategies is a small woman-owned business founded in 2016 to provide Strategic Advisory Services, Government and Industry Relations, Public Policy Expertise, Roundtable and Event Management and Professional Speaking Services. The firm brings 25+ years of expertise to the forefront of mortgage, including leading fintech change, advising on GSE reform and ensuring non-bank readiness for regulatory oversight.

For more information, visit http://www.housingfinancestrategies.com/, follow @HousingFinanceStrategies or email admin@housingfinancestrategies.com.

Capitalizing on the success of their recent executive summit in Washington D.C., NEXT Mortgage Events and Housing Finance Strategies announced #NEXTDC20, their second annual event to be held shortly after the November 2020 election in Washington, D.C.

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

Elizabeth Karwowski, CEO, Get Credit Healthy, Selected Woman With Vision Award Winner

SUNRISE, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Fin-tech company, Get Credit Healthy, Inc., (a subsidiary of Beta Music Group Inc. OTC PINK: BEMG) announces CEO Elizabeth Karwowski, has been selected as a winner of the Women With Vision Award, to be presented live, during the Vision Summit on September 25 in Tampa, Florida.

Sponsored by 20/20 Vision for Success Coaching and Mortgage Women Magazine, the award recognizes women in the mortgage industry who have helped others by sharing their vision and displaying professional and personal development that is inspiring, as well as leading the way amongst peers and colleagues.

Karwowski has been at the helm of Get Credit Healthy, a technology company that has developed a platform and cultivated a network of non-profit partners, with the goal of transforming unqualified applicants into creditworthy borrowers. Through Karwowski's leadership since 2009, the company has evolved from a credit education and remediation business into an innovative fin-tech enterprise that helps lenders access a previously untapped market. Get Credit Healthy has recently gained traction and industry recognition while maintaining its mission to leave no lead behind and simultaneously help consumers achieve financial success.

Karwowski joins an elite group of 50 women who will be honored at the summit.

About Get Credit Healthy:

Get Credit Healthy (https://getcredithealthy.com/about/) utilizes its proprietary processes, platform, and software to integrate with lenders to make it easier to recapture leads. Developed for and by those with extensive mortgage industry experience, Get Credit Healthy's platform has facilitated millions of dollars in new loan opportunity. It is working to increase its network of partners and is looking forward to a very promising future.

For information on its parent company, please visit https://betamusicgroup.net/.

Additional financial information can be found at https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BEMG/profile.

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Fintech company, Get Credit Healthy, Inc., (a subsidiary of Beta Music Group Inc. OTC PINK: BEMG) announces CEO Elizabeth Karwowski, has been selected as a winner of the Women With Vision Award, to be presented live, during the Vision Summit on September 25 in Tampa, Florida.

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NEXT Mortgage Conference Announces Summer Dates: Aug. 26-27, 2019

EDMOND, Okla. /ScoopCloud/ -- NEXT Mortgage Events LLC, creator of the NEXT women's mortgage tech summit, has announced its summer 2019 event dates. The event, hashtagged #NEXTSummer19, will take place Aug. 26-27, 2019 at The Gwen Hotel in Chicago. Registration will open to the public in April 2019.

NEXT is a biannual technology summit for senior executives in mortgage lending. It features lender-centric educational content, with sessions that cover topics such as compliance, production, sales, corporate culture, marketing and operations, among others. In addition to educational content, each NEXT event includes technology showcases and meetings where lender executives can learn about new products and services, and numerous networking events.

The event is held twice a year to accommodate its growing demographic and attendee base, while maintaining the intimate, boutique size that is conducive to its unique networking footprint.

"Hosting NEXT in a luxe new venue in a world class city adds to the many factors that make NEXT such a hit with our attendees," said Jeri Yoshida, co-founder of NEXT. "Already nearly two dozen lenders have pre-registered to attend NEXT in Chicago this August."

Priority pre-registration is currently open. NEXT is encouraging its VIP attendees to reserve their spaces before registration goes on sale to the general public, as it anticipates the event will reach capacity well in advance of the August dates.

About NEXT Mortgage Events LLC:
In January 2018, NEXT Mortgage Events broke the mortgage industry's unspoken barriers that limit women's access to competitive intel and networking-based information exchange, when it introduced NEXT, the mortgage technology summit for women. NEXT is a two-day, tech-focused symposium based on lenders sharing competitive intel with other lending executives.

A boutique gathering, each NEXT event is limited to 200 attendees, and targets a select group of decision-making executives. Roughly 85-90 percent of lender attendees hold a title of VP or higher and approximately 85 percent of attendees are women. NEXT is held twice a year, in winter and summer. For more information visit https://www.nextmortgageconference.com/, follow @NEXTmtgEvents or email info@NEXTmortgageEvents.com.

NEXT Mortgage Events LLC, creator of the NEXT women's mortgage tech summit, has announced its summer 2019 event dates. The event, hashtagged #NEXTSummer19, will take place Aug. 26-27, 2019 at The Gwen Hotel in Chicago. Registration will open to the public in April 2019.

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

ReverseVision Voted ‘Best in Show’ by Attendees of NEXT Women’s Mortgage Event in February

EDMOND, Okla. /ScoopCloud/ -- NEXT Mortgage Events LLC, a creator of events for women mortgage executives, has announced that ReverseVision has been voted Best in Show for the live technology showcase at its February 2019 technology conference. This distinction is awarded to the technology showcase participant that presented the most compelling solution, as determined by attendee vote.

Seven technology providers participated in the live technology showcase. ReverseVision's VP of sales and marketing, Wendy Peel and her colleague, product manager Jason Price, participated by presenting the company's RV Sales Accelerator (RVSA). RVSA is the only calculator in lending that compares how a HECM (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage) performs against traditional mortgage products (fixed, variable, HELOC), based on a borrower's unique financial circumstances.

Designed to help senior borrowers, RVSA enables the lender to quickly and easily evaluate which loan product best suits the borrower's current and future financial goals.

Nearly 200 women executives attended the February NEXT mortgage event, which was held on February 7-8, 2019 at Hotel ZaZa in Dallas, Texas. Voting took place through the event's official mobile application.

"A lot of executives come to NEXT specifically to discover new technology," said Molly Dowdy, co-founder of NEXT. "ReverseVision showed how their technology can help open new revenue opportunities for mortgage lenders, and as the vote indicates, that really seemed to resonate with attendees. We congratulate the entire team at ReverseVision."

About NEXT Mortgage Events LLC:
In January 2018, NEXT Mortgage Events broke the mortgage industry's unspoken barriers that limit women's access to competitive intel and networking-based information exchange, when it introduced NEXT, the mortgage technology summit for women. NEXT is a two-day, tech-focused symposium based on lenders sharing competitive intel with other lending executives. A boutique gathering, each NEXT event is limited to 165 attendees, and targets a select group of decision making executives. Approximately 85-90 percent of lender attendees hold a title of VP or higher and roughly 85 percent of attendees are women. NEXT is held twice a year, in winter and summer.

For more information visit https://www.nextmortgageconference.com/ and follow @NEXTmtgEvents or email info@NEXTmortgageEvents.com.

NEXT Mortgage Events LLC, a creator of events for women mortgage executives, has announced that ReverseVision has been voted Best in Show for the live technology showcase at its February 2019 technology conference. This distinction is awarded to the technology showcase participant that presented the most compelling solution, as determined by attendee vote.

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