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LBA Ware Publishes Findings of Top-10 Lender’s Compensation Automation Cost-Benefit Analysis

MACON, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- LBA Ware(TM), a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence software solutions for the mortgage industry, today released the findings of a cost-benefit analysis quantifying one mortgage lender's expected return on investment after implementing CompenSafe(TM).

Built for the mortgage industry, CompenSafe is an automated ICM platform that bridges the gap between lenders' loan origination and payroll systems to eliminate manual data entry and provide actionable insight into staff performance and profitability.

Conducted by a top-10 U.S. mortgage lender, the comprehensive ROI analysis spanned five phases: (1) quantifying the company's current costs related to managing incentive compensation; (2) identifying opportunities for process improvement; (3) defining system requirements for compensation automation; (4) weighing the pros and cons of building an in-house solution against available off-the-shelf software; and (5) estimating the cost savings provided by the chosen solution, CompenSafe(TM).

The lender found it was spending $346,000 a year in labor costs directly attributable to the manual calculation of incentive compensation. In addition, the compensation team was spending untold hours each month answering employee questions, setting up new plans and preparing payroll files. The lender also estimated it was spending between $500,000 to $1 million per year in overpayments caused by manual errors in calculating incentive compensation. According to the lender's analysis, implementing CompenSafe will allow it to recoup an estimated $900,000 in annualized savings by automating manual tasks, eliminating redundant processes and reducing overpayments.

The full case study is available for download here.

About LBA Ware(TM):

LBA Ware is a leading provider of cloud-based software for mortgage lenders. Since 2008, LBA Ware has been on a mission to help mortgage companies reach new heights with software that integrates data, incentivizes performance and inspires results. Today, lenders of all sizes, including some of the nation's top producing mortgage companies, use LBA Ware's award-winning technology to enhance lender experiences and maximize the human potential within their organizations. A 2019 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company, LBA Ware is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.

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

LBA Ware, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence software solutions for the mortgage industry, today released the findings of a cost-benefit analysis quantifying one mortgage lender's expected return on investment after implementing CompenSafe.

Related link: https://go.lbaware.com/

New Touchless Hot Desk and Meeting Room Management Version Helps Better Workplace Safety for the Post-Pandemic Return to Work

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- To meet the changing work dynamic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ResourceXpress Inc. has announced a major upgrade to its flagship ResourceXpress Workspace and Conference Room booking solution to enable touchless booking, social distancing and support for safety restrictions in office hot desk or hoteling workspaces and conference rooms.

The pandemic has created pressure to implement socially-distanced office workspace and meeting room environments, reducing the density and capacity of existing real-estate and requiring organizations to better utilize the space they have. In many cases, employees will no longer have permanent desks, they will book hot desk usage for when they are in the office location.

Gartner Group suggests nearly three in four CFOs plan to shift at least 5% of previously on-site employees to remote positions. Similarly, a recent Osterman Research publication reported over 50% of organizations will increase their work-from-home policies.

Touchless Devices and Mobile First for Safety

To address the new office environment, Version 5 of ResourceXpress introduces hands free use of its Aura LED meeting room screens and QUBI3 desk screens to the workspace. This leverages built-in RFID technology to touchlessly read security badges to book, check-in and extend the use of a workspace.

Additionally, a QR code can be embedded into a meeting room screen display so the employee can use their mobile phone to scan the QR code and book the space directly from their phone. The kiosk capability of ResourceXpress allows a user to use their mobile device or a regularly sanitized touch-screen kiosk to view a floorplan map showing room and hot desk availability and out-of-service status.

Social Distancing and Safety Restrictions

ResourceXpress V5 introduces an automatic cleandown extension to a booking to allow cleaning staff to decontaminate a workspace before the next person uses it.

The new "ringfencing" feature restricts contiguous workspace usage, so if an employee books a space, the related workspaces are automatically put into an "out-of-service" color-coded status so they cannot be booked.

And by capturing data about when employees book hot desks and attend meetings, ResourceXpress can assist in contact tracing procedures.

ResourceXpress' Broadcast feature allows room screens to display policy reminders to employees on the use of workspaces.

ResourceXpress integrates with most enterprise calendaring and workplace management systems including Office365, Google, Accruent (EMS) and FM:Systems (Resource Scheduler). It can be installed in a SaaS cloud environment or in the customer's data center.

V5 of ResourceXpress will be available in June 2020.

Clive Horton, CEO of ReSoft International in New York City, the master reseller for ResourceXpress in North America, comments "The pandemic is bringing about enormous change to work practices and technologies like ResourceXpress will help in providing a safe, secure environment for employees".

Andy Fisher, Business Development Manager for ResourceXpress Inc. adds "We have listened closely to our customers and are committed to introducing a range of additional features which reflect new ways of working to ensure the workplace is a safer place."

More information is at http://www.re-soft.com/datasheets/ResourceXpress%20and%20COVID19v1.pdf

Contacts:
North America: Clive Horton 203 972 8462 clive.horton@re-soft.com

Europe/ROW: Andy Fisher +44 (0) 1934 836 960 andy.fisher@qedas.com

ABOUT RESOURCEXPRESS

ResourceXpress is provided by ResourceXpress Inc. based in Northvale, New Jersey with parent company QED Advanced Systems based in the United Kingdom. Established for over 30 years, QED is a manufacturer/integrator of room and desk booking hardware solutions. They are a software developer with an open connectivity policy which links our application and devices to a wide range of booking systems. They have a truly global presence, with ResourceXpress now being used in over 40 different countries.

Learn more: http://www.resourcexpress.com

ABOUT RESOFT INTERNATIONAL LLC

ReSoft International LLC is a recognized authority to hundreds of clients in Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal, Government, Industrial and Services. Formed in 1994 and headquartered in New York City, ReSoft specializes in addressing the challenges surrounding workspace management, space utilization and system availability.

Learn more: http://www.re-soft.com

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To meet the changing work dynamic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ResourceXpress Inc. has announced a major upgrade to its flagship ResourceXpress Workspace and Conference Room booking solution to enable touchless booking, social distancing and support for safety restrictions in office hot desk or hoteling workspaces and conference rooms.

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

Global DMS offers unique Compliance Guarantee Program for EVO Appraisal Management Software

LANSDALE, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has launched a new Compliance Guarantee Program for those that utilize its EVO-Res appraisal management platform, which covers all fines in the event that a client is found out of compliance, but is using the software's Best Practice Configuration.

Those that utilize EVO-Res(TM) to manage their valuation operations will be protected by Global DMS' Compliance Guarantee Program as it pertains to Appraisal Independence Requirements, appraiser licensing, borrow receipt of the appraisal, and report and delivery to both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Global DMS' new program allows institutions concerned with appraisal compliance to effectively remove appraisal risk from the equation, while ensuring they comply with Dodd-Frank's Section 1471, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act's (ECOA) Regulation B, the Truth In Lending Act's (TILA) Regulation Z, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), and both the GSEs and FHA's seller guides.

All EVO-Res users will be eligible for this new program, provided they're following Global DMS' Best Practice Configuration within the system, which promotes appraisal compliance through automation - such as automated license validation, vendor assignment, appraisal reviews, UCDP and EAD submissions, and more.

Implementing an automated valuation process through the use of status-driven triggers ensures compliance by eliminating manual touch-points that lead to human error and oversight. With EVO-Res, this automation not only covers the entire process, it's 100% configurable - allowing lenders and AMCs to customize and run their specific workflows as needed, no development intervention required.

"The appraisal industry is always in flux, and it's imperative for all participants to quickly adapt to the drastic changes introduced by federal regulation, state legislation, public policy, and lending guidelines," said Global DMS(R) COO, Jody Collup. "The key to being compliant and efficient is having an all-encompassing platform that supports dynamic change, as well as an intuitive interface that doesn't require expensive, time-consuming custom development work."

For more information on EVO-Res' Compliance Guarantee Program, contact Global DMS at evoinfo@globaldms.com or 877-866-2747 (option 2).

How compliant are your appraisal operations? Find out by downloading our Ultimate Compliance Checklist here: http://go.globaldms.com/compliance.

About Global DMS:

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, Global DMS is a leading provider of cloud-based commercial and residential real estate valuation solutions. The company's solution set is cost effectively delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) transactional basis that ensures compliance adherence, reduces costs, increases efficiencies and expedites the entire real estate appraisal process. Global DMS solutions include its new EVO-Residential(TM) (EVO-Res) platform for residential lending, EVO-Commercial(TM) (EVO-C) platform for commercial lending, eTrac(R) Enterprise valuation management platform for residential lending, SnapVal(TM) appraisal pricing solution, eTrac WebForms, Global Kinex(R), AVMs, the MISMO Appraisal Review System (MARS(R)), ATOM (Appraisal Tracking on Mobile).

For more information, visit https://www.globaldms.com/ or call (877) 866-2747.

Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has launched a new Compliance Guarantee Program for those that utilize its EVO-Res appraisal management platform, which covers all fines in the event that a client is found out of compliance, but is using the software's Best Practice Configuration.

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

ARMCO Expands Integrated Third-Party Vendor Offerings Within ACES Audit Technology

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the lending industry, announced several major enhancements to its ACES Audit Technology platform to aid lenders' loan defect categorization and post-closing quality control efforts.

"Loan quality is a moving target, and to ensure our clients are always hitting the mark, ARMCO is continually refining ACES as users' needs and regulatory directives change," ARMCO CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "This recent slate of system updates is further evidence of our commitment to customer satisfaction, user choice and industry partnerships with best-of-breed providers that support our clients' loan quality initiatives."

Included in the enhancements are additions to the suite of integrated third-party verification providers available within ACES. Users can now order, track and receive credit reports from Data Facts and field reviews from Service1st without leaving the ACES system, which streamlines the quality control audit process and eliminates the unnecessary, time-consuming and error-prone task of rekeying data.

"Data Facts is hyper-focused on helping lenders address fraud and compliance, which makes our partnership with ARMCO such a natural fit," said Lisa May, senior vice president of strategic solutions at Data Facts. "Not only is this integration a win-win for our mutual customers, but it also provides all ACES users with a choice for credit reporting services, and we look forward to delivering to ACES users the same high-touch, high-level customer service that our existing clients have come to expect from Data Facts."

"Many appraisal management companies list appraisal reviews as product offerings, but, in reality, this often takes a back seat to their main business of origination appraisals. That is not the case for Service 1st," said Joe Chappell, executive vice president and business leader for partner integrations at Covius, which owns Service1st. "We have a 25-year track-record of providing appraisal reviews to the QC community and are known for our service, the quality of our valuations, our commitment to communications and our competitive pricing. Our integration with ARMCO brings together two of the industry's leading QC service providers to accelerate the overall appraisal review process, create greater efficiencies for our joint clients and reduce the risk of human error."

In addition to expanding users' options for third-party verification providers, ARMCO also announced its updates to the loan defect taxonomies for Fannie Mae and FHA included within ACES. These updates reflect the changes announced by Fannie Mae in late Q3 2019 and FHA in early Q1 2020 and were made available to ACES users in December 2019 and January 2020, respectively.

"The loan defect taxonomies established by Fannie Mae and FHA enable lenders to standardize their categorization of loan defects, which, in turn, helps facilitate historical trending and benchmarking activities so that lenders have a more fulsome understanding of their loan quality both over time and as compared to their peers," said Gauthier. "As a best practice, the ACES software is updated immediately with these changes to ensure our clients are compliant and utilizing the latest standard from their prudential regulators to effectively manage their loan quality and risk."

About Data Facts

For over three decades, Data Facts' full-circle portfolio of solutions has helped lending professionals make sound lending decisions and maximize efficiencies. Employees are 100% U.S. based and data is never off-shored. By utilizing innovative technology, seamless LOS integrations, and their ability to create customized, flexible solutions, they help clients close more loans faster and easier. Data Facts is certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) as a 100% woman-owned business. To read more about Data Facts, visit their website at https://www.datafacts.com.

About Service1st

Service1st, a Covius solution, provides technology-enabled appraisal risk management solutions and specializes in quality control providers. Service1st also delivers risk management solutions for residential and commercial mortgage origination, servicing, default, REO and due diligence. Covius is a trusted provider of services, insight and technology to leading financial companies. Covius' technology-enabled solutions deliver operational efficiencies, mitigate risk and empower compliant decisions and borrower interactions.

Covius businesses are recognized leaders in credit and verification services, HOA and tax tracking, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, compliant document services, comprehensive settlement services, lien and title curative solutions, REO asset management and auction services, capital markets due diligence and oversight as well as rapid-development, customizable cloud-based business process solutions. The company was named a 2020 HousingWire Tech100 winner. For more information about the company and its services, visit https://covius.com.

About ARMCO

ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. More than half of the top 25 mortgage lenders, a third of the top 150 lenders and servicers and two of the top five U.S. commercial banks rely on ACES Audit Technology(TM) to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs. Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ARMCO clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment.

For more information, visit https://www.armco.us/ or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the lending industry, announced several major enhancements to its ACES Audit Technology platform to aid lenders' loan defect categorization and post-closing quality control efforts.

Related link: https://www.armco.us/

SimpleNexus advances initial release of Closing Portal to help lenders meet urgent consumer demand for mobile mortgage closing solutions

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced the release of the SimpleNexus Closing Portal, a new feature that enables lenders to securely collaborate with settlement service providers for streamlined closing package delivery and will pave the way for hybrid mortgage closings.

With SimpleNexus Disclosures, introduced last year, lenders can distribute individual closing packages to settlement partners for online retrieval. The new SimpleNexus Closing Portal gives settlement service providers access to all their SimpleNexus closing packages in a personal dashboard secured with multi-factor authentication. While both solutions offer push notifications and real-time tracking that integrates seamlessly with the lender's loan origination system, only the SimpleNexus Closing Portal will enable mortgage closing teams to conduct hybrid closings that keep physical closing appointments to a minimum.

In a hybrid closing, borrowers electronically sign (eSign) home loan documents that do not require notarization before meeting with a settlement agent or notary to finalize the closing. As a result, the closing appointment involves signing only a handful of documents and takes only a few minutes instead of an hour or more.

"Consumer demand for options that minimize how much of the mortgage transaction is done face-to-face has never been greater. To help lenders meet that demand, we have advanced the initial release of our highly anticipated SimpleNexus Closing Portal," said SimpleNexus Senior Product Manager Tyler Prows. "With today's release, lenders can prepare to fulfill hybrid closings within the SimpleNexus experience borrowers and originators know and love."

Additional features, including document markup and real-time chat between mortgage closing teams and settlement service providers, will be made available in a future release of the SimpleNexus Closing Portal.

Since the February 2019 introduction of SimpleNexus Disclosures, more and more lenders have come to rely on SimpleNexus to deliver digital mortgage disclosures that borrowers and loan originators can eSign via mobile app or web dashboard. In April 2020 alone, SimpleNexus delivered more than 114,000 digital disclosures packages, and that figure continues to grow as borrowers and lenders embrace mobile mortgage solutions.

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers and real estate agents to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

Twitter: @SimpleNexus #digitalmortgage #mortgageclosing

SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced the release of the SimpleNexus Closing Portal, a new feature that enables lenders to securely collaborate with settlement service providers for streamlined closing package delivery and will pave the way for hybrid mortgage closings.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

Veteran B2B Sales Leader Nick Belenky Joins Top of Mind as EVP of Sales

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has hired veteran business-to-business sales leader Nick Belenky as executive vice president of sales. In this role, Belenky will direct Top of Mind's sales operations with a focus on client success and new customer acquisition.

Belenky joins Top of Mind from CardinalCommerce, a Visa (NYSE: V) company and global leader in authenticating digital transactions. As director of sales for the company's consumer authentication group, he oversaw new merchant sales and channel partnerships across North America and globally and led his team to triple-digit sales growth for four years running. Prior to that, Belenky was inside sales and solutions architect manager for 1 EDI Source, a leading provider of electronic data interchange (EDI) solutions and business visibility software.

"Nick's strategic, data-driven approach to growing sales revenue has helped shape the success of small companies and global tech providers alike," said Top of Mind CEO Bill Hayes. "He brings not only deep experience in business-to-business technology sales, but also a genuine enthusiasm for understanding and exceeding the needs of clients, which is a cornerstone of our company culture. We are proud to welcome Nick to the Top of Mind team."

"I cannot say enough about the mortgage marketing knowledge and professionalism of my sales team as well as the deep industry and functional experience our leadership team brings," Belenky said. "Top of Mind helps thousands of borrowers find a lending partner every day and I am proud to be a part of that."

Belenky's 13-year career in sales also includes management roles at CEIA USA, a global manufacturer of security equipment, and Edgerton Corporation, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for the materials handling industry. He began his career in the healthcare technology field, where he worked as a test engineering project manager for medical imaging product provider Codonics and as a computer programmer for EDI outsourcing provider Interactive Payer Network (later acquired by Emdeon, now Change Healthcare (NASDAQ: CHNG)). Belenky is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University with a degree in computer engineering.

About Top of Mind Networks:

Founded in 2003, Atlanta-based Top of Mind Networks (https://www.topofmind.com) started as a bootstrapped direct-mail marketing company. Today, the company is recognized as the mortgage industry's most-relied-upon provider of marketing automation and creative content solutions. From individuals to enterprise lenders, Top of Mind's SurefireCRM helps thousands of mortgage professionals win new business, earn repeat business and deserve referral business. With intuitive, "set it and forget it" workflows and award-winning content, mortgage professionals are able to effortlessly maintain and deepen their emotional connections with clients.

@mortgagecrm #peoplemovers #industrymoves

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Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, has hired veteran business-to-business sales leader Nick Belenky as executive vice president of sales. In this role, Belenky will direct Top of Mind's sales operations with a focus on client success and new customer acquisition.

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

Digital Mortgage Provider Maxwell Extends Product Offering with New Fulfillment Platform

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Digital mortgage provider Maxwell today announced a new way for small and midsize lenders to scale processing capacity to meet market needs through the launch of the Maxwell Fulfillment Platform.

As an extension to Maxwell's digital mortgage platform, the Maxwell Fulfillment Platform is a complete technology and outsourced solution to enable lenders to scale their business with access to teams of on-shore processors at off-shore prices. In an unpredictable market, small to midsize lenders who have difficulty scaling their business to accommodate market demands can seamlessly incorporate a team of seasoned processors with an average of 15 years of experience, all located in the United States. Driven by machine learning and AI technology, the Maxwell Fulfillment Platform ensures a flexible, efficient and high-quality processing experience.

"At Maxwell, our customers see us as true partners and often look to us for solutions beyond the POS solution we're best known for. We created the Fulfillment Platform as the next extension of our product because we recognized their need to scale without an enterprise-sized budget," said John Paasonen, co-founder and CEO of Maxwell. "Yes, we're a point-of-sale, but our technology now allows us to leverage the power of our community of lenders to offer access to value previously only accessible by the largest lenders. Loan processing, powered by our technology, is one example of the ways we help them compete in the marketplace and continue to deliver a superb experience."

Services delivered through the Maxwell Fulfillment Platform will be available on a white-label basis, with processors functioning as part of a lender's operations team. Lenders can add processors as needed to accommodate the ebbs and flows of market dynamics, while maintaining full ownership of customer data and delivering a fully branded, streamlined loan experience to borrowers. Qualifying lenders can apply for early access to the Fulfillment Platform beginning today.

"In the midst of market uncertainty, agile lenders must rethink their operational flexibility. The Maxwell Fulfillment Platform enables lenders to better predict and control labor costs while maintaining quality, security and compliance," said Brian Simons, who leads the Fulfillment Platform as president. "I've spent the last 10 years in third-party fulfillment and now - with the power of Maxwell's technology - we plug directly into our lender's systems, offering highly skilled processing talent, a better borrower experience, pipeline management and reporting through our POS."

Maxwell's Fulfillment Platform is licensed and SAFE Act compliant, ensuring full compliance with state regulations, and features bank-grade security and privacy measures that exceed market standards.

The Maxwell Fulfillment Platform was built to support both processors that work for partners in addition to the processors that Maxwell employs itself. Maxwell is also accepting discussions with other fulfillment partners to join the platform as it grows.

To learn more about the Maxwell Fulfillment Platform, click here - https://himaxwell.com/services

ABOUT MAXWELL

Maxwell empowers mortgage lenders to be more connected, productive and successful by intelligently automating their workflow with homebuyers and real estate agents. A four-time HW Tech 100 winner, Maxwell's digital mortgage platform leverages proprietary algorithms built on its network of data across hundreds of thousands of loans to enable lenders to accelerate the mortgage lending process from application to underwriting. Today, hundreds of lenders across the United States use Maxwell's point-of-sale to originate $5 billion in mortgage loans each month at a cycle time 45 percent faster than the national average. Founded in 2015, Maxwell is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and a preferred partner of The Mortgage Collaborative. The company is proud to be built in Denver, Colorado.

Connect with Maxwell:
* https://himaxwell.com/
* https://www.facebook.com/maxwellHQ
* https://twitter.com/ilovemaxwell

Digital mortgage provider Maxwell today announced a new way for small and midsize lenders to scale processing capacity to meet market needs through the launch of the Maxwell Fulfillment Platform.

Related link: https://himaxwell.com/

TeamSnap Appoints Tech Leaders to Executive Team

BOULDER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- TeamSnap CEO and co-founder Dave DuPont announced today new additions to its executive team. Global tech leader Woody Hartman joins TeamSnap as President and Head of Product, overseeing business operations for the industry-leading sports platform. Partnership executive Alex Underwood has been named General Manager of Advertising and Commerce.

Overall, TeamSnap supports nearly 23 million users, 3 million unique teams and 19,000 clubs across 100 different sports.

"As we all look forward to getting back to play, TeamSnap's commitment to supporting sports teams, clubs and leagues remains as strong ever," said DuPont. "Bolstering our leadership team with Woody and Alex fortifies our foundation for growth and long-term success. They will help ensure TeamSnap takes a leading role in helping all youth and recreational sports rebound from the shutdown as soon as possible."

Woody Hartman - President and Head of Product

Woody Hartman joins TeamSnap as the company's President and Head of Product. Reporting directly to DuPont, Hartman is leading TeamSnap's global business operations and product strategy. In the newly created role, Hartman is managing product development, platform expansion, growth and marketing with a focus on providing solutions and tools for teams and sports organizations.

Hartman brings TeamSnap a wealth of tech experience, most recently as Vice President of Global Operations at Lyft. As an early leader of the popular ridesharing service, Hartman oversaw business operations through an exciting period of expansion, success, and change that ultimately included managing 1,000+ employees, and millions of drivers around the world.

Hartman is also an avid mountain climber who summited Mount Everest and the highest peak on every continent last year.

"TeamSnap is a passionate and tech-savvy company with a big heart and an unwavering commitment to sports," said Hartman. "I am thrilled to be working with Dave to lead such an innovative team. This is a pivotal time for amateur sports in the United States and around the world. TeamSnap is incredibly well-positioned to provide the technology and infrastructure required for sports communities to continue playing, growing and having fun."

Alex Underwood - General Manager of Advertising and Commerce

Underwood is charged with growing TeamSnap's advertising and ecommerce business. This includes building strategic partnerships that connect like-minded brands to the millions of sports families on the platform every day. TeamSnap is expanding its brand integration opportunities and curating dynamic new content that provides customers with valued-added offers and experiences.

Underwood joins TeamSnap from Spotify where he was the Vice President and Global Head of Strategic Partnerships and Verticals, playing a key role in driving revenue to well over $500 million. His accomplishments include launching and scaling Spotify's successful global sales unit, including the global agency, global vertical, trading and audience solutions teams.

"TeamSnap has a stellar reputation as a trusted platform that connects family decision-makers and athletes to brands in an authentic way, which remains more important than ever," said Underwood. "Adding to this authenticity is the rich contextual nature of the platform. I am looking forward to working with the creative team here to help our partners develop innovative ways to engage and support our network of busy parents and families."

@TeamSnap #YouthSports #SportTech

About TeamSnap

Since our formation in 2009, TeamSnap has been single-mindedly focused on taking the work out of play. Over 22 million coaches, administrators, players and parents rely on TeamSnap's powerful and easy-to-use tools for communication, scheduling, payment collection and registration, organizing every sport and group activity in the world. For more information, visit: https://www.teamsnap.com/

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*Caption: Global tech leader Woody Hartman joins TeamSnap as President and Head of Product, overseeing business operations for the industry-leading sports platform. Partnership executive Alex Underwood has been named General Manager of Advertising and Commerce.

TeamSnap CEO and co-founder Dave DuPont announced today new additions to its executive team. Global tech leader Woody Hartman joins TeamSnap as President and Head of Product, overseeing business operations for the industry-leading sports platform. Partnership executive Alex Underwood has been named General Manager of Advertising and Commerce.

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

ARMCO Launches ACESXPRESS for Early Payment Defaults

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the lending industry, announced the release of ACESXPRESS(TM) for Early Payment Defaults (EPDs) to bolster lenders' existing audit programs in light of the recent increases in required monthly EPD audit volume.

"With unemployment figures on the rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is bracing itself for a sharp increase in the number of EPDs on recently originated loans. Furthermore, EPDs are one of the strongest indicators of possible mortgage fraud, the likelihood of which also increases as borrowers feel a greater sense of urgency to secure financing for their home purchase," ARMCO CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "ACESXPRESS for EPDs provides a turnkey platform for managing sudden volume spikes in EPD audits while maintaining compliance with audit requirements. Because the system can be implemented within a week, ACESXPRESS for EPDs also minimizes the burden typically placed on existing staff when onboarding a new system, thus enabling lenders to begin realizing its benefits sooner."

Originally launched in 2016, ACESXPRESS delivers the power of the ACES Audit Technology(TM) platform in an easy-to-implement format for small and mid-sized lenders. Recognizing the need for a similar platform designed specifically for EPD audits, ARMCO refined the functionality of ACESXPRESS to deliver needed EPD audit support with a streamlined implementation timeframe. ACESXPRESS for EPDs includes:

* Minimal setup requirements and the ability to configure within a week;
* Full product support from ARMCO;
* Pre-configured audits, including ACES IQ for conducting EPD reviews; and
* A library of standard report templates.

"Responsiveness is key to managing loan quality," said Gauthier. "As economic and market conditions change, ARMCO is committed to delivering technology that supports lenders' audit needs and helps mitigate lending risk."

About ARMCO

ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. More than half of the top 25 mortgage lenders, a third of the top 150 lenders and servicers and two of the top five U.S. commercial banks rely on ACES Audit Technology(TM) to improve audit throughput and quality while controlling costs. Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ARMCO clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment.

For more information, visit www.armco.us or call 1-800-858-1598.

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ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the lending industry, announced the release of ACESXPRESS for Early Payment Defaults (EPDs) to bolster lenders' existing audit programs in light of the recent increases in required monthly EPD audit volume.

Related link: https://www.armco.us/

Altavera Founder Brian Simons joins Maxwell executive team

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Digital mortgage leader Maxwell has announced Altavera Mortgage Services founder and former CEO Brian Simons has joined the company as president.

Simons comes to Maxwell with 23 years of experience in the mortgage industry, including capital markets, loan origination and default management. His deep understanding of the mortgage market further heightens Maxwell's capacity to build mortgage software that is tailored to meet the technology needs of its hundreds of small and midsize lender customers.

"We're thrilled to have Brian join the Maxwell team," said John Paasonen, co-founder and CEO of Maxwell. "Brian brings deep expertise in the mortgage industry and experience in organizational development acquired over an impressive career. He will be a huge asset as we enter our next phase of growth and extend our mission to empower lenders to make mortgages simpler and more accessible."

Prior to Maxwell, Brian was the CEO of Credit Risk Solutions at Computershare, which acquired Altavera Mortgage Services, a Denver-based company providing third-party origination, quality control and due diligence services to the mortgage community. Prior to Computershare, Simons founded and built Altavera to be a national service provider that catered to each client's unique outsourcing needs while fostering an environment of diversity and opportunity. Brian's career in the mortgage industry began on Wall Street with Credit Suisse and JPMorgan before becoming a founding executive of Urban Lending Solutions.

"I've spent the last ten years leading operational efficiency in mortgage originations, and it's become clear to me that technology is the key to that efficiency," said Brian Simons. "So many technology providers aim to eliminate humans, but there's nothing more personal than helping someone finance their American Dream. The Maxwell team shares my belief that the crucial benefit of mortgage technology lies in its ability to empower employees to deliver an unparalleled borrower experience. I'm excited to join Maxwell and pursue our common goal to elevate the human relationships at the heart of the mortgage transaction."

Recently named a winner of HW's Tech 100 for the fourth straight year, Maxwell's digital mortgage platform leverages proprietary algorithms built on its network of data across hundreds of thousands of loans to enable lenders to accelerate the mortgage lending process from application to underwriting. This allows lending teams to focus on the human relationship at the center of the mortgage journey. Today, hundreds of lenders across the United States use Maxwell's point-of-sale to originate $5 billion in mortgage loans each month at a cycle time 45 percent faster than the national average.

ABOUT MAXWELL

Maxwell empowers mortgage lenders to be more connected, productive and successful by intelligently automating their workflow with homebuyers and real estate agents. The platform is used by hundreds of mortgage lenders, community banks and credit unions nationwide to serve their homebuyers and real estate agent partners every day. Founded in 2015, Maxwell is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and a preferred partner of The Mortgage Collaborative. The company is proud to be built in Denver, Colorado.

Connect with Maxwell:
- https://himaxwell.com/
- https://www.facebook.com/maxwellHQ
- https://twitter.com/ilovemaxwell

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Digital mortgage leader Maxwell has announced Altavera Mortgage Services founder and former CEO Brian Simons has joined the company as president. Simons comes to Maxwell with 23 years of experience in the mortgage industry, including capital markets, loan origination and default management.

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Global DMS Integrates eTrac Valuation Management Software with ProxyPics, Allowing Clients to Complete Real Estate Appraisals Remotely

LANSDALE, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has integrated its eTrac valuation management platform with ProxyPics - a patented, secure mobile app that provides a method of facilitating the delivery of photographs of a subject property when access to the property is unavailable.

Through this integration, lenders, AMCs, and appraisers who utilize eTrac(R) can automatically request and receive high quality pictures of both the interior and exterior of a subject property directly from the homeowner, providing them with an immediate solution for completing their real estate appraisals remotely and within social distancing guidelines.

"Our goal for this integration is to help promote business as usual during these very unusual times," said Global DMS(R) COO, Jody Collup. "With eTrac and ProxyPics, our clients can do just that - providing timely, cost-effective, and accurate values for all loan types without ever leaving their desk."

The entire process is automated, secure, protects against fraud, and requires no additional work or oversight from those using eTrac - who never have to leave the platform. It's also simple for homeowners, who utilize the ProxyPics mobile app to easily take the required photos, answer pre-set questions about the quality, condition, and unique characteristics of their home, and submit the information back to eTrac.

Not only does this promote safe social distancing, it ensures eTrac users have the vital information they need for completing accurate valuations that are in full compliance with the temporary appraisal guidelines that were recently enacted by the GSEs and others in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

"As COVID-19 continues to prohibit in-person interactions, the use of innovative technologies has become critical in many lines of business, including real estate appraisals," said Luke Tomaszewski, CEO of ProxyPics. "eTrac and ProxyPics provides lenders, AMCs, and appraisers with this innovative technology, allowing them to collect the necessary photos and property information directly from the homeowner without setting foot on the property."

Though it was developed in direct response to COVID-19 and its many restrictions, eTrac's integration with ProxyPics will continue to serve Global DMS' clientele into the future by providing a simple method for securing the primary photos of a subject property as quickly as possible - helping to streamline their appraisal process and decrease turn-times.

For more information, please visit: https://www.globaldms.com/etrac-and-proxypics

About Global DMS:

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, Global DMS is a leading provider of cloud-based commercial and residential real estate valuation solutions. The company's solution set is cost effectively delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) transactional basis that ensures compliance adherence, reduces costs, increases efficiencies and expedites the entire real estate appraisal process.

Global DMS solutions include its new EVO-Residential(tm) (EVO-Res) platform for residential lending, EVO-Commercial(tm) (EVO-C) platform for commercial lending, eTrac(R) Enterprise valuation management platform for residential lending, SnapVal(tm) appraisal pricing solution, eTrac WebForms, Global Kinex(R), AVMs, the MISMO Appraisal Review System (MARS(R)), ATOM (Appraisal Tracking on Mobile).

For more information, visit https://www.globaldms.com/ or call (877) 866-2747.

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Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has integrated its eTrac valuation management platform with ProxyPics - a patented, secure mobile app that provides a method of facilitating the delivery of photographs of a subject property when access to the property is unavailable.

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

Perkiomen Valley School District in PA Selects Synergy Education Platform

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) has selected the industry-leading Synergy(R) Education Platform by Edupoint(R) Educational Systems for its K-12 student information management needs. The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy Student Information System, Synergy Online Registration, and Synergy Special Education. PVSD serves over 5,500 students in the Philadelphia region.

With Synergy Education Platform, PVSD will get a comprehensive student data management ecosystem in which the SIS and all core student data management solutions talk to each other by design, sharing data in real time from a single database for a seamless user experience.

District leaders at PVSD became interested in Synergy after attending a demo at a neighboring school district. The SIS selection committee then evaluated Synergy against several other student information systems, involving as many as 60 participants from every stakeholder group. The committee selected Synergy from four finalists after a round of full-day demos.

Key considerations in Perkiomen Valley's selection of Synergy included the platform's overall flexibility, the ease of transition for special education, the robust suite of role-based mobile apps, and the partner relationship the district would have with Edupoint.

"From a technical perspective, a smooth implementation is critical, and the references we spoke to put my mind at ease about working with Edupoint," said Karthik Ganesh, Chief Information Officer at Perkiomen Valley. "Our special education team is pleased because Edupoint will be doing the heavy lifting on moving our documents over. Synergy will also help us improve our scheduling efficiency to recoup a significant amount of time for our scheduling staff, and we'll have the ability to provide real-time information to families through the parent portal."

"Perkiomen Valley School District can be expected to see many improvements with their migration to Synergy," said Bob Weathers, Founder and CEO of Edupoint, "from extensive Google integration in the gradebook to greater overall efficiency and ease of use. We are pleased to have PVSD come on board and look forward to continuing to serve additional districts in Pennsylvania."

Learn more about the Synergy Education Platform at: https://www.edupoint.com/Products/Synergy-Education-Platform

About Edupoint Educational Systems

For over 35 years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems has provided well-designed, technologically advanced student data management systems that empower K-12 stakeholders to improve student achievement. Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint is an industry-leading student data management ecosystem built to fit the way educators already work, with seamlessly integrated student information management, learning management, MTSS, assessment, special education management, and analytics. Synergy is unique among K-12 student data management solutions in providing an array of role-based mobile apps designed to give all stakeholders access to the tools they need when and where they need them. Thousands of schools nationwide choose the Synergy Education Platform to support 4.5 million students in 21 states.

Learn more at: https://www.edupoint.com/.

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Perkiomen Valley School District (PVSD) has selected the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint(r) Educational Systems for its K-12 student information management needs. The district's Synergy solution will include Synergy Student Information System, Synergy Online Registration, and Synergy Special Education. PVSD serves over 5,500 students in the Philadelphia region.

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

Top of Mind enhances ‘Client for Life’ Workflow to help lenders retain 2020’s record-breaking influx of refi customers

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced enhancements to its "Client for Life" Workflow. Available to users of SurefireCRM, the Client for Life Workflow helps lenders protect market share by creating over 100 distinct opportunities to stay connected with borrowers over a five-year period.

"Lenders can expect to face fierce competition for a significantly diminished pool of purchase loan applicants in the future. Protecting today's market share - including holding on to a huge wave of recently acquired refi customers - will be a business imperative," said Top of Mind Chief Creative Officer Sherwood Lawrence. "SurefireCRM's Client for Life Workflow makes it effortless for originators to stay 'top of mind' with borrowers by delivering a steady stream of value-adding content through a carefully selected mix of communication channels, which now includes our exclusive Power Calls and Power Messaging features."

The Client for Life workflow leverages multiple communication channels to ensure lender messages resonate with customers no matter their individual communication preferences. For purchase customers, the workflow kicks off with a closing gift delivered to the customer's new home. Over the next 60 months, customers receive a carefully curated mix of high-impact emails, direct-mail marketing, personalized voice recordings powered by Surefire Power Calls and dynamic text messages leveraging Surefire Power Messaging.

Surefire Creative Content has earned a combined 16 gold and platinum trophies from the Hermes Creative Awards and AVA Digital Awards since the beginning of the year. Top of Mind's in-house marketing team leverages decades of marketing and mortgage industry experience to engage customers' curiosity, excitement and sense of humor, creating emotional connections that make a lasting impression. Unique, personalized outreach is generated for each customer based on individual milestones, from birthdays to loan closing anniversaries to refi opportunities. Lenders can customize the Client for Life Workflow by adding links to their own marketing collateral.

To learn more about SurefireCRM's Client for Life Workflow, please visit https://www.topofmind.com/

About Top of Mind Networks:

Founded in 2003, Atlanta-based Top of Mind Networks (https://www.topofmind.com/) started as a bootstrapped direct-mail marketing company. Today, the company is recognized as the mortgage industry's most-relied-upon provider of marketing automation and creative content solutions. From individuals to enterprise lenders, Top of Mind's SurefireCRM helps thousands of mortgage professionals win new business, earn repeat business and deserve referral business. With intuitive, "set it and forget it" workflows and award-winning content, mortgage professionals are able to effortlessly maintain and deepen their emotional connections with clients.

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Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced enhancements to its "Client for Life" Workflow. Available to users of SurefireCRM, the Client for Life Workflow helps lenders protect market share by creating over 100 distinct opportunities to stay connected with borrowers over a five-year period.

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

Wente Vineyards offers the First Ever Voice App Wine Tasting Experience

LIVERMORE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Wente Vineyards, the longest continuously owned and operated family winery, and a company of many firsts throughout its 137-year history, nationally launches today an interactive home wine tasting feature with both Alexa and Google home devices. A wine industry first, this ability to experience a guided wine tasting with one's smart device will bring the wine country experience straight to the home. Wente Vineyards has always thought in terms of bringing the family together through cookbooks, concerts, restaurants, tasting rooms and this opportunity is next level.

Wente Vineyards has a portfolio of "go to" wines accessible for a many wine lovers, which offers a unique position to bring the pleasure of learning about wine to many households. Particularly at time when education and e-learning are at an all-time high with online offerings of workouts, cooking, academia...a guided home wine tasting is an opportunity to make time for wine, connection, and learning.

Interested wine lovers can order wines by visiting https://wentevineyards.com/ or the experience landing page and receive a trio or six pack of current releases of Morning Fog Chardonnay, Riva Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay and Southern Hills Cabernet Sauvignon delivered to their home. Later in May, orders through Instacart and Drizly! can be activated using the smart home devices so that buying wine becomes a 1-step process. The experience includes a brief history of this storied winery along with tasting notes and a pacing that can be dictated by listeners.

The Wente family is known for an exceptional hospitality experience at their home vineyard in the historic Livermore Valley, and through experiencing this virtual tasting, one can taste and learn from the comfort and safety of one's own kitchen, dining room or living room. Since the onset of the COVID crisis, 73 percent of consumers have turned more to their streaming devices, social channels and television to manage their boredom during social distancing (Note1), and since many are home cooks for the first time, learning about wine is complementary.

To learn more about the ease of the interface, simply click here for more details: https://wentevineyards.com/wente-vineyards-virtual-tasting.

Pricing is $60 plus tax for a trio of wines and a discounted $100 for six bottles, two of each designation representing a 20 percent discount along with a flat $10 rate for shipping. A great way to get the adults in the home learning and interacting, this experience can be dialed at one's leisure.

Wente Vineyards Vice President of Marketing and Head Storyteller Lisa Kalfus states, "The winery has had a historic set of firsts, first to varietally label wines in the 1930s, first to cultivate and distribute Chardonnay around the state at the turn of the century, first to bring enriching hospitality experiences to the winery visit, among the first to pilot a statewide sustainability certification, so offering a tasting via a technology that is in so many homes, makes complete sense as a next level evolution for us."

Brand Manager and 5th generation family member, Aly Wente jumped at the chance to reach out more to her demographic as well as those of all generations who enjoy the smart devices in their homes. She states, "We are also finding ways to engage with wine lovers - most recently with our weekly Wine Wednesday experiences - and now we're excited to bring the Wente wine tasting experiences to life in homes across the country through the app on Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. This is also a natural extension of our #MakeTime movement that stands for what we care about in life and sharing the core belief of my family with wine lovers." More about #MakeTime here - https://maketime.wentevineyards.com/.

Participants can tag @wente in their posts about their wine tasting experience on their social channels.

About Wente Family Estates

Founded in 1883, Wente Vineyards has been resoundingly celebrated for its industry-wide contributions to innovation as the longest continuously-operated, family-owned winery in the country, now owned and managed by the fourth and fifth generations of the Wente family.  The company portfolio is comprised of Wente Vineyards, Murrieta's Well, Hayes Ranch, Ravel & Stitch, entwine and Angel's Ink brands. The winery draws from certified sustainable estate vineyards in the Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay and Arroyo Seco, Monterey appellations to create an outstanding array of fine wines that are distributed in all 50 states and in over 70 countries worldwide.  

In 2010, it joined the top 4 percent of  California wineries who meet all three tiers within the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing codes & designation. In 2011, Wente Family Estates was named American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast and is among the top 30 wineries in the United States according to Wine Business Monthly, (February 2020). 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the Wente family bringing Chardonnay cuttings to California from France. Today, the Wente clones of Chardonnay are the most widely planted in California.
 
Located just east of San Francisco in the historic Livermore Valley, Wente Vineyards is recognized as one of California's premier wine country destinations. In 2018, the winery took a leadership role in its longstanding mission to inspire employees and guests to make time for what really matters, as realized through Wente Vineyards' best practices, outstanding wines and wine country experiences.

The property features wine tasting, world-class concerts, award-winning fine dining and championship golf. Wente Vineyards is also proud to have 100% estate grown wines and have the Certified Sustainable designations across their vineyards and winery through California Certified Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.

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

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* Note 1: State of the Consumer, Part Three, Research study by Suzy April 2020

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Wente Vineyards, the longest continuously owned and operated family winery, and a company of many firsts throughout its 137-year history, nationally launches today an interactive home wine tasting feature with both Alexa and Google home devices. A wine industry first, this ability to experience a guided wine tasting with one's smart device will bring the wine country experience straight to the home.

Related link: https://wentevineyards.com/

Certain Lending Launches Major Survey of Real Estate Investors

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Certain Lending released a national survey of real estate investors. A majority of real estate investors expect COVID-19 will cause home prices to decline up to 20%.

The survey of 569 real estate investors across the U.S., conducted between April 20 and 24, is the first of its kind to report how real estate investors believe COVID-19 will impact the U.S. economy, housing markets, and mortgage credit. The full survey is available at https://medium.com/certainlending.

"Non-institutional real estate investors own and make a living from $7 trillion of real estate. They are an untapped source of insight about how events and forces shape the U.S. economy and housing market," said Shreyas Vijaykumar, cofounder and chief technology officer for Certain Lending. "We are excited to engage the community and report insightful findings about COVID-19's expected impacts."

The survey finds that relative to the 2009 recession, known as the U.S. housing crisis, half of real estate investors believe the impact of COVID-19 will be more severe for the U.S. national economy. Three quarters of real estate investors expect COVID-19 will cause home prices to decline, but the magnitude will be less severe than during the U.S. housing crisis. A majority expect home prices will decline up to 20% because of COVID-19.

According to the survey, approximately half of real estate investors expect it will be a good time to buy properties over the next six months with about as many planning to increase their personal investment in real estate over the time period. 90% of real estate investors believe the U.S. economy will rebound within 18 months.

With the weak economy and real estate cooling, a majority of real estate investors expect supply to increase across online realtor listings, off market channels, short sales, foreclosures, and distressed-property auction websites.

The survey finds 38% of real estate investors think it will be harder to get a loan, and 32% don't know if financing will be easier or harder in the next six months.

Added Charles McKinney, cofounder and chief executive officer of Certain, "With anxiety about the economy, freezing of the capital markets, and many commercial lenders pulling back, traditional ways of getting a loan has become more expensive and less likely. For lenders with the credit sophistication and software to efficiently underwrite and originate loans in the COVID-19 economy, there's a huge opportunity to consolidate market share."

About Certain Lending:

Certain Lending is a FinTech startup cofounded by Freddie Mac and Palantir Technologies alumni and backed by Founders Fund, 8VC, Goldcrest, XYZ, Village Global, and the LeFrak organization. With Certain Lending, real estate investors get tailored financing offers in one place and close loans in days, not weeks. For financial institutions, Certain creates favorable yield from business purpose mortgages fully underwritten, originated, and monitored by our software.

For more information about the company, visit https://www.certainlending.com/.

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Certain Lending released a national survey of real estate investors. A majority of real estate investors expect COVID-19 will cause home prices to decline up to 20%. The survey of 569 real estate investors across the U.S., conducted between April 20 and 24, is the first of its kind.

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

IDS Expands eClosing Platform to Include eNotes, Rebrands as Solitude Solution

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it has expanded the capabilities of its eClose platform to include eNotes. Recently branded as Solitude Solution, the platform's eClosing capabilities allow lenders and borrowers to execute loans digitally.

"IDS has always taken pride in our ability to anticipate our clients' needs, and our response to their urgent need for eClosing and eMortgage technology in the current climate has been no different," said IDS Vice President and General Manager Mark Mackey. "Our customers are already familiar with our easy-to-use eSign platform, and with our eNote capabilities, customers have the ability to digitally deliver a mortgage. As the mortgage industry strives to continue offering borrowers the ability to move forward in the loan process throughout these troubled times, IDS is proud to be part of the solution."

Solitude Solution offers midnight automation capabilities, allowing documents to be sent to the borrowers early for review and automatically become active for eSign on the closing date. Additionally, Solitude Solution is built to deliver documents to the appropriate parties, ensuring that borrowers and settlement agents only see the documents they are required to acknowledge, sign, or review.

The platform also includes access to IDS' user-friendly eSign Room, where document signers can review their documents, find the appropriate highlighted signature line and click to sign. The eSign Room also allows borrowers or settlement agents who prefer to ink sign the note to print, ink sign and upload the completed documents into the eSign Room, enabling lenders to maintain digitally-driven loan origination and closing processes.

"With so many variances regarding digital mortgage acceptance across investors, state regulators and other levels, flexibility is a crucial element to any digital mortgage platform," Mackey added. "Solitude Solution was built to ensure that lenders have the latitude to execute their loans as digitally as possible so that they may reap the benefits of a digitally-driven process and provide consistent, reliable service to their borrowers and closing partners."

About IDS, Inc.

IDS, a Reynolds and Reynolds company, was founded in 1986 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a nationwide provider of mortgage documents and compliance. IDS services include eSignatures, closing documents, initial disclosures, document fulfillment and integration with leading loan origination systems and eClosing platforms. The IDS flagship doc prep solution, idsDoc, is recognized in the industry for its ability to be customized to meet specific lender needs, particularly in regard to major industry compliance changes. Learn more: https://info.idsdoc.com/.

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Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it has expanded the capabilities of its eClose platform to include eNotes. Recently branded as Solitude Solution, the platform's eClosing capabilities allow lenders and borrowers to execute loans digitally.

Related link: https://info.idsdoc.com/

Technology Breaks the Distance Learning Barrier for Disabled Students

MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today Pneuma Solutions launched a free service that redefines the way students with special needs are provided instructional materials. Based on Pneuma's Augmented Document Remediation technology, Scribe for Education allows teachers in K-12 to upload image files to a secure cloud service that provides near real time conversion to a variety of text and audio formats like Braille, large print, and MP3 for use by disabled students. The service fills an essential gap as school districts flip from traditional classrooms to distance learning programs.

"Students with disabilities have trouble accessing printed school materials in a timely manner under the best of circumstances," says Mike Calvo, founder and CEO of Pneuma Solutions. "With so many of us teaching from home during the pandemic, technologies that convert documents into special formats need to be available with no need for complicated training. I want to use our technology in a way that ensures students with disabilities are not left behind no matter who is educating them."

Themselves blind individuals and trainers of the print impaired, Calvo and lead developer, Matt Campbell, understand the challenges teachers face in accommodating students with disabilities. Under this initiative, teachers and parents can trust the strength of the company's commercial product to help students with special needs keep pace in a way that is free, reliable, and intuitive using nothing more than a web browser.

"To the average person, access to the printed word is taken for granted," says Campbell. "By providing teachers direct access to our cloud-based tools, specially formatted materials can be reproduced, by the teacher or parent, for disabled students at the same time as their nondisabled peers. Scribe for Education can redefine the way they learn."

About Pneuma Solutions

Pneuma Solutions provides access to information for consumers with print disabilities. Using machine learning to render quality results, Pneuma Solutions delivers a package that is affordable and intuitive. With just a few clicks, organizations like educational facilities, municipalities, and businesses large and small across the globe can provide encrypted, accessible information to their print impaired employees and end users without human intervention.

Learn more: https://pneumasolutions.com/

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Today Pneuma Solutions launched a free service that redefines the way students with special needs are provided instructional materials. Based on Pneuma's Augmented Document Remediation technology, Scribe for Education allows teachers in K-12 to upload image files to a secure cloud service that provides near real time conversion.

Related link: https://pneumasolutions.com/

What are the top features of Wondershare Video Repair?

VANCOUVER, British Columbia /ScoopCloud/ -- Videos usually serve as a means for people to conserve memories that they count as precious to them, says Wondershare. Anyone could decide to record the video of a childbirth, birthday, graduation or just about any special event. Our videos are pretty important.

Due to this, it is painful when someone loses a video that is filled with memories. There are a variety of ways and reasons why a video can be lost from a device. It could be through personal error, device malfunctions or the video becomes a corrupted file. Regardless of how we lose our videos, there's always the urge to try and get them back.

When a video gets missing from a personal device, most people usually scamper online to look for different means to help them recover what has been lost. There are a lot of options to choose from online but which of them actually works to do what you want from them. It's too often that popular software online is incompatible with all video types or can't function properly on all devices. This usually left a void for most users to fill and the search for quality continues.

The Wondershare Video Repair is the answer to all your demands. In terms of effectiveness, Wondershare Video Repair ranks high when compared with other video recovery tools. This repair tool is designed to work with a variety of video formats and be compatible with numerous devices. It's the answer to what many users are looking for.

A Wondershare Video Repair is a tool used in video recovery Windows & Mac. This tool is a powerful one used by over 5 million users around the world and in over 160 countries. It was designed by recovery experts who have an extended record till 2003. Due to this, users can trust the quality of what they are being offered and recover all their favorite videos. It can be used to repair all types of corrupt or nonfunctional videos. This video repair tool has been touted as the best around the world because it is capable of fixing videos of a variety of formats including MOV, MP4, M4V, M2TS, MKV, MTS, 3GP, AVI and FLV. It doesn't matter if the video got corrupted during shooting, recording, transferring, editing, converting or processing; Wondershare can help you restore its contents. The versatility of the video repair tool is exactly what makes it so good. It can be used with a variety of devices and requires only a simple process to get it done.

The greatest thing about this tool is any video can be repaired in 3 simple steps;

Select - Choose the corrupt video(s) which you'll like to recover with the tool. Users may decide to choose one or more videos for recovery. There's no limit to the number of videos that can be chosen here.

Repair - Let the video repair tool do its work and repair the video(s) which you have selected. It can repair videos up to seven different formats.

Export - Preview the content of the repaired video and save it to the desired location. This feature can be useful to help confirm the contents of the video before saving it.

Learn more at: https://recoverit.wondershare.com/video-repair-tool.html

What are the features of the Wondershare Video Repair?

The Wondershare Video Repair tool is designed to have the following features;

* Capable of repairing corrupt videos on Windows such as MOV, MP4, M4V, 3G2, 3GP, WMV, ASF and FLV files.
* Capable of repairing corrupt videos on a Mac PC such as MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI and FLV files.
* Capable of repairing videos from any popular storage device such as cameras, GoPro, DJI Drones.
* Users enjoy a free preview of the file being recovered before it is saved permanently in the desired location.
* Can work on videos of any size or any number of videos i.e. no limitations by size or number.
* Capable of repairing Standard Definition, full HD and 4k resolution files.
* Can handle videos corrupted due to errors related to camera, errors when handling videos and other corruption cases.

What users are saying?

There are millions of people in different corners of the world who have used Wondershare to recover their favorite videos. Everyone usually has different reasons for using Wthe ondershare video repair tool but the end results are usually the same - quality video recovery. There are a variety of positive reviews on the use of the app and it seems like people can't just enough of it. The video repair tool truly offers quality. Let's take a look at reviews from other users.

Jack St. Pierre

Super easy to get all of my files back. Also really fast. I tried another program and it took three hours and had zero image previews. This made it so I could see what I wanted to recover and get my images back quickly and easily. definitely recommend!

Robert Farah

I had two HDD in RAW format and after I purchased the software it was easy to install as well as easy to recover all of my lost data. Great product and highly recommended to anyone who lost their data.

Akmam Nm

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ARMCO Launches ACES Consumer™ Quality Management Platform for Financial Institutions

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the lending industry, announced the official release of ACES Consumer, the next iteration of its ACES Audit Technology(TM) platform designed specifically for financial institutions. The new solution provides both consumer banks and credit unions with a single platform to improve loan quality and gain valuable insights across all consumer lending channels.

"Traditionally, financial institutions have taken a siloed approach to quality control in lending. As a result, organizations may have a different process or platform for managing loan quality in each of their consumer product lines, thereby duplicating efforts and increasing the cost to comply," ARMCO CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "As the leader in quality control audit software for the mortgage industry, ARMCO has amassed a wealth of knowledge on best practices for managing QC and compliance, which we have leveraged in the development of ACES Consumer to provide all financial institutions with a single platform capable of ensuring loan quality and mitigating risk across their entire enterprise."

ACES Consumer is a web-based, user-definable platform that enables financial institutions to easily configure audits across their entire consumer lending portfolio to help reduce audit times by up to 40% and eliminate manual processes. Backed by a dedicated Client Success team, the platform includes automated loan sampling functionality, advanced reporting and dashboarding capabilities and a secure communication portal to streamline the quality control process.

ACES Consumer also uses pre-built questionnaires to ensure compliance with federal consumer regulations covering, but not limited to:
* Consumer direct and indirect lending;
* Truth in Lending Act (TILA);
* Loan applications;
* Branch audits;
* New deposit open end credit;
* Consumer loan servicing;
* Consumer leasing;
* Marketing; and
* Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).

"Many financial institutions have been forced to rely on spreadsheets, email and manual processes to power their quality control audits. As organizations grow, these methods quickly become inadequate to the task, which exponentially increases the number of manhours required to complete this mission-critical function. Furthermore, these methods are ill-suited to a remote work environment, as they add unneeded complexity to the process and create multiple opportunities for data to become lost or corrupted," Gauthier said.

"With ACES Consumer, financial institutions can harness the power of web-based automation to streamline the quality control process, thereby ensuring that they have a scalable process in place for managing loan quality and mitigating risk, regardless of their operational circumstances."

For more information, visit https://www.armco.us/products/aces-consumer.

About ARMCO

ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) is the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry. More than half of the top 25 mortgage lenders, a third of the top 150 lenders and servicers and two of the top five U.S. commercial banks rely on ACES Audit Technology(TM) to improve audit throughput and quality, while controlling costs. Unlike other quality control platforms, only ACES delivers Flexible Audit Technology, which gives independent mortgage lenders and financial institutions the ability to easily manage and customize ACES to meet their business needs without having to rely on IT or other outside resources. Using a customer-centric approach, ARMCO clients get responsive support and access to our experts to maximize their investment. For more information, visit www.armco.us or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the lending industry, announced the official release of ACES Consumer, the next iteration of its ACES Audit Technology platform designed specifically for financial institutions.

Related link: https://www.armco.us/

FormFree and Ocrolus Partner for Comprehensive Borrower Income Verification Program

ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- FormFree(R), a leading fintech provider of credit decisioning services, today announced a partnership with Ocrolus, a leading fintech infrastructure company that transforms documents into actionable data with over 99% accuracy. FormFree's Passport(tm) all-in-one asset, employment and income verification service now includes API calls to Ocrolus for paystub and W-2 tax form collection and data verification.

Each day, Passport helps tens of thousands of loan originators assess the ability of loan applicants to repay loans. FormFree's partnership with Ocrolus enables Passport to ingest data from paystubs submitted in PDF or cell phone photo format. Passport can also pull income data directly from payroll providers with a consumer's permission.

"Income verification is a critical factor in assessing a borrower's ability to repay a loan," said FormFree CEO Brent Chandler. "Enabling lenders to corroborate images of paystubs against digital data sources allows them to make credit decisions with a high level of confidence."

As Ocrolus digitizes data from submitted paystubs and W-2 documents, Passport corroborates that data against public and proprietary sources to validate that the stated employer is a real company with whom the loan applicant has a verifiable connection. Next, the program compares the paystub data against consumer asset data to calculate annual net pay and gross income. The verified asset, income and employment data points are then instantaneously pushed to the lender systems such as point-of-sale (POS) platforms, loan origination software (LOS) and automated underwriting systems (AUS).

"We developed Ocrolus to analyze documents of any format or quality with over 99% accuracy," said Sam Bobley, CEO of Ocrolus. "FormFree is a leading fintech that we are proud to partner with; incorporating our capabilities within Passport provides lenders with precisely accurate data for financial decisioning."

Paystub and W-2 document submissions are currently supported and available to FormFree customers. Ocrolus and FormFree are also developing integrations for additional financial documents including bank statements.

About Ocrolus:

Ocrolus is a fintech infrastructure company that transforms documents into actionable data with over 99% accuracy. Powered by artificial intelligence and a unique, human-in-the-loop data validation process, Ocrolus plugs directly into customer workflows via API, eliminating the need for manual data work. The solution includes built-in fraud detection and analytics, enabling customers to make smarter and faster business decisions with unprecedented scalability and precision.

Use cases include mortgage, small business, auto and personal loan underwriting, credit account openings and other document-intensive processes. Ocrolus has raised over $30 million in venture capital backed by Oak HC/FT, FinTech Collective, Bullpen Capital and QED Investors, among others. Visit https://www.ocrolus.com/ to learn more.

About FormFree:

FormFree is a market-leading fintech company whose revolutionary products AccountChek and Passport 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). For more information, visit https://www.formfree.com/ or follow FormFree on LinkedIn.

FormFree, a leading fintech provider of credit decisioning services, today announced a partnership with Ocrolus, a leading fintech infrastructure company that transforms documents into actionable data with over 99% accuracy.

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

SimpleNexus app breezes past 2 million borrower downloads as more consumers and loan originators adapt to mobile mortgage origination

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced that more than two million consumers have downloaded its award-winning mobile app. The milestone marks a 53.8% increase in consumer downloads of the SimpleNexus app since the beginning of the year.

With 42 out of 50 U.S. states responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing stay-at-home orders, more consumers than ever are seeking tools that allow them to collaborate with real estate agents and mortgage originators without meeting face-to-face.

SimpleNexus, which earned global recognition last month as Fintech Breakthrough's 'Best Digital Mortgage Platform' of 2020, serves as a common hub where borrowers, real estate agents and mortgage originators can collaborate on loan applications, upload documents and share real-time status updates. To date, SimpleNexus has connected 2,040,724 consumers with more than 24,000 active loan originators and 98,000 real estate agents nationwide.

"SimpleNexus is dead simple to use. It gives borrowers both the latitude to work independently and immediate access to expert guidance when it's needed," said SimpleNexus Founder and CEO Matt Hansen. "The combination of ease-of-use and transparency is resonating strongly with originators and loan applicants alike in this time of economic uncertainty and personal upheaval. We are delighted to see this level of market enthusiasm for SimpleNexus and are responding by doubling down on our commitment to ongoing product enhancement."

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers and real estate agents to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced that more than two million consumers have downloaded its award-winning mobile app.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

New Technology Connects Homeowners and Property Appraisers

RED DEER, Alberta /ScoopCloud/ -- Everyone has been economically impacted by COVID-19 in one way or another and property appraisers are no exception. However, Anow, an appraisal management software developer, is excited to announce the launch of Anow Walkthrough, a sophisticated, but straightforward homeowner inspection product designed to help appraisers when they can't get inside a property. It enables true "virtual tours" with multiple fraud preventions built-in and empowers appraisers to work again.

Anow simplifies the way real estate appraisers manage their businesses and was recently recognized by Housing Wire in their TECH100 list for 2020. It streamlines a wide range of everyday appraisal processes while offering unmatched business insights that help appraisers to better compete in today's digital environment.

And now, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with global limitations on social interaction and contact, carrying out walkthroughs to appraise properties is a significant challenge. Anow's innovative solution is this complementary product: Anow Walkthrough.

"Since the pandemic started, we've only done exterior inspections and are avoiding going into all properties," Mark Matkowski, Soderquist Appraisals, says. "Anow Walkthrough has been a game-changer. It gives us everything we need to confidently do full appraisals, puts no one at risk and keeps my income up too."

Anow Walkthrough offers a step-by-step guide for homeowners and realtors to capture photos and necessary information pertaining to property interiors and exteriors. It also allows homeowners to share unique home details without needing to download an app. It's simple and convenient. Multiple rules are in place, including date, time and geolocation of photographs, plus public records and artificial intelligence validates homeowner data and photos.

For appraisers, they can collect compliant information remotely and safely, mainly because they come in contact with clients daily during inspections. Appraisers can walk a homeowner through the process, or they can do it on their own time.

"The possibilities are endless, and appraisers will continue to adopt Walkthrough, even after the COVID-19 crisis, as a value-added service," Marty Haldane, CEO, Anow, says.

Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs) and lenders are seeing many benefits too. They're already empowering their network of appraisers to keep appraising during these challenging times.

"We wanted to not just empathize with our customers, but provide a solution to this complex challenge," Haldane says. "Everyday, more restrictions are being put into place, and we want to ensure that appraisers can still appraise and make a living. Walkthrough has been used on thousands of appraisals and AMCs and lenders have also been prompted to jump on board to help their appraiser panels. The response we've received from appraisers, lenders and AMCs has been absolutely overwhelming, and it just shows how we are all in this together to help each other out. It's really great to see."

Existing Anow customers will receive a free upgrade of the Anow platform to include Anow Walkthrough. New customers will receive access to Anow Walkthrough along with a complimentary one-on-one guide on how best to use the Anow platform for their appraisal business.

To learn more: https://anow.com/walkthrough/

About Anow

Launched in 2011 by multi-generational appraisal professional Marty Haldane, Anow is designed for today's digital environment. It has robust order tracking, job assignment, collaboration and scheduling tools that allow appraisers and administrative staff to save time, assign appraisals more efficiently and deliver exceptional service to clients and mortgage lenders from any web-enabled device. Advanced reporting enables business owners to manage fee competition and turn times with ease.

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veryone has been economically impacted by COVID-19 in one way or another and property appraisers are no exception. However, Anow, an appraisal management software developer, is excited to announce the launch of Anow Walkthrough a sophisticated, but straightforward homeowner inspection product.

Related link: https://anow.com/

iConnect Launches Remote Technology Systems for Companies to Take Employee Temperatures and to Handle Bill of Lading Process to Combat COVID-19

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. /ScoopCloud/ -- iConnect, a technology company that creates tracking systems for data collection, has developed two programs that will help mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The PIP-ILI System (Possibly Infected Person-Identify, Locate, Isolate) was created to assist companies in taking proactive and preventative measures to protect their employees, as well as the public, from COVID-19, with two products: TrackYourText and NoTouchBOL.

Both products are able to identify when a "Possibly Infected Person," (PIP) is showing symptoms of COVID-19 or has a persistent fever.

TrackYourText was developed for employers to take the temperatures of their employees from their mobile phones, collecting that information, as well as their location data, which is then displayed on a PIP-ILI map, per state, in order to track and monitor possibly infected persons. Each day, companies are able to send bulk text messages, simultaneously, to each of their employees, with a link, where they input their temperature, in addition to their location, if required by the company.

TrackYourText also returns data without the use of a GPS tracking app. While this monitoring system might be mandated by companies and considered a crucial step towards protecting their staff, employees should be informed that TrackYourText does not install any tracking tools on their phones, and they have the right to choose whether they will respond to or share their private information with this voluntary technology.

NoTouchBOL is a logistics system that prevents carriers from having direct contact with shipping personnel that are required to sign bill of ladings. NoTouchBOL also captures the location of carriers, tracks their route, monitoring if they have had direct contact with previous freights they have picked up and delivered. This information is then displayed on a PIP-ILI map, per state, tracing their exact route. The map can be used to show if an employee, from another company, who might have come into direct contact with the carrier, is diagnosed with COVID symptoms, and when and where possible infection might have occurred. Both the carrier and employee can then immediately be identified as possibly infected persons.

Learn more about solutions at: http://textingondemand.com/ and https://notouchbol.com/

About iConnect

iConnect is a technology company, based in Indianapolis and Dallas, that provides tracking products with a data collection system for corporations. Learn more at: http://www.iconnectamc.com/

iConnect, a technology company that creates tracking systems for data collection, has developed two programs that will help mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The PIP-ILI System (Possibly Infected Person-Identify, Locate, Isolate) was created to assist companies in taking proactive and preventative measures to protect their employees.

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

Technology Firm NAG, Inc. Develops a Scientific Approach to Managing the Coronavirus

CLAREMONT, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NAG, Inc., has developed a web solution that will improve the management of coronavirus. The application will have widespread impact on restricting spread of the virus mainly due to narrowing lockdown measures to focus on specific impacted areas which account for a fraction of each jurisdiction, leaving most of the jurisdiction's citizens and economy to function normally.

The world is on lockdown, resulting in the mass incarceration of people in home confinement and completely shutting down the economy, resulting in what is likely to be a global recession. These measures are a gut reaction to panic about the virus, and not a studied decision based on real and evolving information.

These widespread global measures covering entire jurisdictions (ignoring actual pockets of infection) are extremely inefficient, wasting scarce resources and destroying the economy.

Scientific analysis starts by investigating individual cases of infection to determine the extent of actual spread, then gradually widening the net to include all areas under real threat of infection spread. Narrowing the problem to precisely those areas that need focused attention achieves the most efficient and productive allocation of resources. This avoids a diffused response over large areas that may not need any intervention at all.

Mathematical models input point data, for example geolocated cases of confirmed infection determined by RNA tests. These, along with patient contact tracing, allow us to precisely identify areas directly under threat. In the absence of widespread testing (as is the case in the U.S.), NAG conducts household surveys to broaden the scope of detection of the virus.

Implementing these procedures continuously in real time, changes in the progress of the disease can be tracked as the situation evolves over time.

Scarce resources can then be focused on solving the problem within these finite areas instead of being wasted on areas not under threat. For example, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies would be more than adequate to meet the needs of hospitals located within an area under threat (colored in red, yellow, green and blue on the maps) if they are not wasted on uninfected areas. All of the uncolored areas on the map can revert back to normal, avoiding lockdown and closure of businesses. If a new case is detected, it will immediately appear as infected on the map, and can be treated accordingly. Data is updated in real time as information changes with the evolving situation.

About NAG, Inc.

Founded in 1991, NAG, Inc. is a technology-consulting firm specialized in data visualization solutions to federal, state, regional and local government agencies in space exploration, transportation, administrative services, economic development, community development, public utilities and public safety. NAG leverages the latest real-time sharing technologies to process complex data and improve the speed, access, accuracy and overall management of data.

Learn more at: http://nagincorporated.com

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NAG, Inc., has developed a web solution that will improve the management of coronavirus. The application will have widespread impact on restricting spread of the virus mainly due to narrowing lockdown measures to focus on specific impacted areas which account for a fraction of each jurisdiction, leaving most of the jurisdiction's citizens and economy to function normally.

Related link: https://www.naginc.net/

Spice Homes Cures Real Estate Blues with Video Calls Built into Property Listings

ST. GEORGE, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- The real estate market, with its reliance on in person contact, is struggling as a result of social distancing. To help solve this challenge, Shimmer Media LLC today announced the latest Homes edition of its Spice mobile app. Spice Homes puts owners back in touch with buyers by integrating live video calls directly into each real estate property listing.

Each listing contains a video call button, which a visitor may use to call the listing agent or owner. To ensure calls are only received when the listing owner is ready, availability is controlled by an easy-to-use calendar. Calls cannot be placed outside of the calendared times.

In addition to this on-demand calling, an agent or owner can send a private video call invitation by way of email or text message. To prevent video call hacking, the invitation can only be used by a single recipient. The invitation also includes an expiration date, after which it may not be used to place a call. The recipient places the video call to the agent or owner simply by clicking the link in the email or text message.

Spice Homes supports properties for sale and rent, as well as short-term and vacation rentals. A new listing can be created in just a few minutes using photos and video on the mobile device.

Property listings are created with a concise set of features, including price, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, square footage and amenities. Spice visitors can filter on any of these features when searching homes for sale, rent or short-term occupancy.

For short term rentals Spice Homes also provides an availability calendar. Availability can be specified up to six months in advance, and the listing owner can mark off dates as they are booked. Visitors to the listing readily see when the property is available. Short term rentals can also be filtered on the Spice Homes map by arrival and departure date.

A free Spice business starter account includes up to 5 listings. Each listing includes a video calling, a description and photo, an address with a map location, and an optional one-minute HD streaming on-demand video.

Spice Homes edition is now available for iPhones and Android devices in the Apple app store and Google Play store.

For more information, and to download the app, visit https://spice.video.

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The real estate market, with its reliance on in person contact, is struggling as a result of social distancing. To help solve this challenge, Shimmer Media LLC today announced the latest Homes edition of its Spice mobile app. Spice Homes puts owners back in touch with buyers by integrating live video calls directly into each real estate property listing.

Related link: https://spice.video

CIENCE Debuts at #31 in The Financial Times Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2020

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Financial Times announced the inaugural listing of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in the Americas, and lead generation company CIENCE Technologies placed No. 31 out of 500 companies measured. This ranking of the fastest-growing companies signifies a unique look at the most successful companies at a perilous and unpredictable time.

In these unprecedented times where there is so much economic uncertainty, risk, and pain, the ability to generate new business is arguably more important than ever before.

"The timing is interesting here, but the biggest takeaway is that our ability to help clients grow gives us the opportunity to receive this prestigious recognition by the FT," said Eric Quanstrom, CMO of CIENCE. "Our own rapid growth is proof that our Orchestrated Outbound model works. We help our client companies grow, we grow too - it's a virtuous circle."

FT Americas Fastest 500 List

The Financial Times list was compiled with the research company Statista, and ranks entrants from across the Americas by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in revenue between 2015 and 2018.

The companies on this list show remarkable rates of growth across all industries in the Americas. Between 2015 and 2018, these 500 private companies had a median growth rate of 250 percent.

Interestingly, CIENCE Technologies embodies both of the top two most represented sectors - Technology (25 percent) and Support Services (9 percent). The CIENCE 'Machine-Powered, Human-Driven' approach to lead generation offers the best of both worlds.

Despite the coronavirus, unemployment, and the current recessionary environment, CIENCE also continues to grow, including adding jobs and new customers.

"We continue to find opportunities for ourselves and our clients because that's what we do," said Quanstrom. "We believe that businesses will lead the recovery process out of the current cataclysm. It's our job to connect buyers and sellers... Regardless of headwinds. Continuing to grow, off the strong foundation the FT has recognized here, is key."

About CIENCE

CIENCE is a People-as-a-Service company, offering a unique blend of managed services and software to scale fast-growth sales organizations. Using our proven Orchestrated Outbound techniques - highly-targeted sales research and multi-channel outreach - CIENCE has delivered results for B2B customers in 135+ industries since our founding in 2015.

CIENCE is a global business, with headquarters in San Diego, CA and global offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Connect with us online at https://cience.com/ on LinkedIn, Twitter (@CIENCEcom) or on Facebook.

CONTACT: Christina Pigol, christina.pigol@cience.com

More about FT and the Top 500 Methodology

The FT Americas' Fastest Growing Companies 2020 is a list of the top 500 companies in the Americas that have achieved the highest growth in revenues between 2015 and 2018.

The ranking was created through a complex procedure. Although the search was very extensive, the ranking does not claim to be complete, as some companies did not want to make their figures public or did not participate for other reasons.

The project was advertised online and in print, allowing all eligible companies to register via the websites created by Statista and the Financial Times.

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The Financial Times announced the inaugural listing of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in the Americas, and lead generation company CIENCE Technologies placed No. 31 out of 500 companies measured.

Related link: https://cience.com/

Global DMS Receives Innovations Award from PROGRESS in Lending for EVO Appraisal Management Software

LANSDALE, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has been selected by PROGRESS in Lending for its "Innovations Award," which recognizes companies that have come together to create something truly game-changing for the mortgage space.

As part of its selection process, PROGRESS in Lending scored each applicant's innovation on a weighted scale, looking at its overall industry significance, originality, the positive change it made possible, the intangible efficiencies it now allows, and the hard cost and time savings it enables industry participants to achieve.

Global DMS(R) was recognized for the successful development and roll-out of EVO-Res(TM) - the industry's next-generation appraisal management technology for residential lenders, AMCs, and appraisers. Unlike other platforms on the market, EVO-Res offers state-of-the-art technological advances that shatter the constraints of yesteryear software designs by allowing users to work the way they need to work.

EVO-Res was built with the end-user in mind to provide a customized experience that's roll-based, which includes separate dashboards and task lists to help drive optimal performance. The platform is also 100% configurable down to the field level, allowing clients to tailor all aspects of the software and its functionality to their exact needs in real-time - no development intervention needed.

EVO-Res' numerous features-including its digital forms, custom reporting, and robust appraisal reviews-combined with its powerful workflow automation mean users no longer have to operate additional modules or other software in conjunction with their appraisal management software - thus achieving a streamlined process that saves time and money.

"Through its ease-of-use, configurable design, and unique automation capabilities, EVO-Res provides a significant boost in efficiency through every phase of the appraisal process," said Global DMS COO, Jody Collup. "Global DMS is proud to be recognized for this effort by PROGRESS in Lending and will continue to push the boundaries on appraisal management technology, as we've done for 21 years."

For the complete list of PROGRESS in Lending's Innovations Award winners, please visit: https://mymortgagemindset.com/the-2020-innovations-award-winners-are/

About Global DMS:

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, Global DMS is a leading provider of cloud-based commercial and residential real estate valuation solutions. The company's solution set is cost effectively delivered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) transactional basis that ensures compliance adherence, reduces costs, increases efficiencies and expedites the entire real estate appraisal process.

Global DMS solutions include its new EVO-Residential(TM) (EVO-Res) platform for residential lending, EVO-Commercial(TM) (EVO-C) platform for commercial lending, eTrac(R) Enterprise valuation management platform for residential lending, SnapVal(TM) appraisal pricing solution, eTrac WebForms, Global Kinex(R), AVMs, the MISMO Appraisal Review System (MARS(R)), ATOM (Appraisal Tracking on Mobile).

For more information, visit https://www.globaldms.com/ or call (877) 866-2747.

Global DMS, a leading provider of cloud-based appraisal management software, announced that it has been selected by PROGRESS in Lending for its "Innovations Award," which recognizes companies that have come together to create something truly game-changing for the mortgage space.

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

SimpleNexus Appoints Decorated SaaS Sales Executive Cathleen Schreiner Gates to Board of Directors

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced the election of senior sales executive Cathleen Schreiner Gates to its board of directors.

Schreiner Gates has been driving accelerated growth at early stage and global software-as-a-service (SaaS) organizations for 35 years. From 2015 to 2019, she served as EVP of sales and marketing at cloud-based mortgage finance technology provider Ellie Mae (NYSE: ELLI). During her tenure, Ellie Mae spent six consecutive years on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and negotiated a $3.7-billion purchase by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo. Schreiner Gates is CEO of independent consulting firm Trifecta, which she founded in 2009.

"Cathleen's experience helping innovative companies establish leadership positions in their markets makes her an indispensable addition to SimpleNexus' board of directors," said SimpleNexus President and COO Ben Miller. "She brings with her a trove of invaluable operational insights that will play an important role in SimpleNexus' ability to deliver increased value to our partners."

"SimpleNexus has established itself as a forward-thinking digital mortgage firm whose innovations are catapulting technology advancements across the mortgage industry," said Schreiner Gates. "I look forward to helping the success of a company that is changing the future of lending."

Schreiner Gates' accomplishments in the mortgage industry have been recognized by HousingWire magazine, which honored her with its Vanguard and Women of Influence awards, and by Mortgage Professional America, which named her an Elite Woman in Mortgage. She has also been recognized by the Sales Lead Management Association as one of '20 Women Leaders in Business.' Schreiner Gates holds a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and computer technology from Rutgers University.

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers and real estate agents to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

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SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers and real estate agents, today announced the election of senior sales executive Cathleen Schreiner Gates to its board of directors.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

Mira and the National Foundation for Cancer Research to expand COVID Care and tackle health disparities

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Mira, a healthcare company based in NYC, is partnering with the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) to provide COVID Care to cancer patients and caregivers, bringing healthcare closer to those who need it the most.

NFCR is a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing scientists in the lab the research funding they need to make game-changing discoveries in cancer treatments, detection and, ultimately, a cure for all types of cancer.

Mira is a platform for individuals without insurance to get affordable copays for everyday healthcare. Mira's COVID Care program helps take the pressure off of the local health systems by allowing patients to manage symptoms at home instead of seeking testing at emergency departments.

Together, NFCR and Mira will also create a Prevention and Wellness Access Program to bring affordable healthcare to the U.S.'s uninsured and underinsured population, which totaled 60 million before the coronavirus outbreak and has been increasing rapidly due to the high unemployment rates caused by the pandemic.

Bringing Healthcare Closer to Those Who Need It The Most

According to the latest news, COVID-19 is hitting underserved communities disproportionately harder than the rest. As cases of COVID-19 rise in the United States, health systems are stretching their capacity to take in high-risk patients--creating a vacuum for those who live in zip codes with a history of health disparities.

"The National Foundation for Cancer Research has a long history of funding not only high-risk and high-impact cancer research projects to advance life-saving new diagnosis and treatment breakthroughs, we have also dedicated tremendous efforts toward public education and cancer prevention for the general public," said Sujuan Ba, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of NFCR. "Before cures are found, early prevention and healthy lifestyle choices remain the best defense against cancer."

"Using health technology innovation to help cancer patients and their loved ones access affordable healthcare options is an important public service that NFCR promotes," continued Dr. Ba.

Mira created one of the first end-to-end care delivery solutions to help individuals screen and manage symptoms at home instead of seeking testing at emergency departments. Now, Mira is partnering with the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) to expand its program to help one of the most at-risk populations--cancer patients and their caregivers.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mira has developed a 1-minute assessment to screen for COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors, based on the guidelines and protocols as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It provides reliable, timely information to patients and community members. This free, easy-to-use tool is accessible 24/7, offers a symptom checker, as well as provides options for a virtual visit and information on sheltering-in-place.

Based on the results, you will have an opportunity to connect with a resource center to determine the best next steps--whether it be home care, getting a virtual consultation or getting tested. The whole process could happen in less than 5 minutes.

"NFCR is very entrepreneurial in terms of advancing innovations," stated Khang Vuong, Founder and CEO of Mira. "Working with NFCR, we will have an opportunity to help more people identify symptoms of COVID-19, stay at home and flatten the curve."

Reaching more people will ultimately lead to less cases and starving out the virus. Many people who come to Mira have recently lost their jobs and have to choose between putting food on the table or getting healthcare.

About National Foundation for Cancer Research

NFCR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides scientists in the lab the funding they need to make game-changing discoveries in cancer treatments, detection, prevention and, ultimately, a cure. NFCR has distinguished itself in the cancer research sector by emphasizing long-term, transformative research often overlooked by other major funding sources. With COVID-19 on the rise in the United States, they are looking now, more than ever, to serve those without healthcare, as well as high-risk patients. Learn more at: https://www.nfcr.org/

About Mira

Mira helps uninsured and underinsured get affordable healthcare. Besides COVID-19, members can also get affordable copays for preventive care, urgent care, mental health, lab tests, and prescriptions--services that are equally needed but inaccessible to those without insurance in this time of crisis. Learn more at: https://www.talktomira.com/

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Mira, a healthcare company based in NYC, is partnering with the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) to provide COVID Care to cancer patients and caregivers, bringing healthcare closer to those who need it the most.

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

Tapcheck and PRO Resources Inc. Partner to Bring More U.S. Companies Early Wage Access

TARZANA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Financial solutions company, Tapcheck, has announced its latest partnership with PRO Resources - a multi-state Professional Employer Group with over 30 years of experience.

PRO Resources is always searching for innovative ways to evolve its service offerings and add value to its employer groups. Mike Brodsho, CEO, of PRO Resources, says, "Tapcheck's benefit was appealing to us because it's highly impactful for employees, it does not increase the employer's cost, it's easily deployable across multiple states, and it seamlessly integrates with our core HR and Payroll software."

Tapcheck works with professional employer groups and payroll providers across the country to bring employees immediate access to their earned wages. Once a business enrolls with Tapcheck and shares its payroll/time tracking information, employees can sign up to request earnings through the Tapcheck mobile app. Access to on-demand wages offers employees more financial flexibility, which is designed to particularly help the many American Workers (78%) who live paycheck to paycheck.

"Tapcheck gives employees the freedom to pay bills on time, avoid non-sufficient funds fees, reduce the need for high-interest payday loans, and access money between paydays," says Susie Kendall, President at Tapcheck.

Together, the partnership between the Tapcheck and PRO Resources will bring this financial wellness benefit to more employers and employees across the multiple U.S. states PRO Resources operates in. The aim is to help employers attract more job seekers, improve employee retention, and create a happier workforce while giving employees more financial flexibility to improve their overall state of wellness

"The world is always changing and we believe bringing continuous development is key to serving our customers," says Susie Kendall of Tapcheck.

PRO Resources Inc.
Home Office:
1271 Hwy 10 W
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Tapcheck Inc.
18757 Burbank Blvd. Ste. 109
Tarzana, CA 91356

About Tapcheck

Tapcheck, established in 2018, is the provider of a financial wellness benefit that grants employees early wage access through a digital platform. The service enables greater financial flexibility for employees while offering employers a no-cost benefit to improve productivity, enrich company culture and drive employee retention. Learn more: https://www.tapcheck.com/

About PRO Resources Inc.

PRO Resources Corporation is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), established in 1991, that designs and implements human resource solutions for clients in small and mid-sized markets.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients to develop creative solutions that increase productivity, improve the focus on core operations and maximize the return on their human capital investment.

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Financial solutions company, Tapcheck, has announced its latest partnership with PRO Resources - a multi-state Professional Employer Group with over 30 years of experience.

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

Remote Online Notarization Taking Hold in Florida, NotaryCam Reports

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam(R), the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, announced it has observed a significant increase in remote online notarization (RON) adoption and utilization for real estate transactions in Florida over the past three months. Since January 1, which is the date Florida's RON law went into effect, the company has experienced a 100% month-over-month increase in RON closings.

"With such a high concentration of property transactions being executed by out-of-state residents, Florida represents a great use case for RON," said NotaryCam Founder and CEO Rick Triola. "Our volume of Florida RON closings is doubling almost every other day, and we have signed hundreds of new partners in the past three months. We're thankful that Florida real estate professionals have embraced RON quickly and whole-heartedly to enable their clients' transactions to proceed faster and smoother than ever before."

According to the Florida Realtors(R) association, international buyers accounted for 36,400 of all existing home sales in the state between August 2018 and July 2019, which represents $16 billion in volume. The association also estimates that the vacation/rental-home business accounted for $27.4 billion in sales within the state in 2018. In addition, Florida also has four out of the top 10 cities on the U.S. News & World Report "Best Places to Retire" list for 202), including Fort Myers at No. 1, Sarasota and No. 2, Port St. Lucie at No. 5 and Jacksonville at No. 6.

For Florida-based real estate closing attorney and NotaryCam client Jordan Lulich of Lulich Attorneys and Consultants, the availability of user-friendly technology has made RON a popular option with clients across all demographics.

"We have started offering digital real estate closings to Florida sellers and buyers. I thought this would only be popular among younger clients. However, to my surprise, even older clients have been able to successfully complete the closings through NotaryCam," Lulich said. "The technological support and guidance that is offered is really top notch, and I have only heard positive feedback from the real estate agents and clients that I work with. We continue to push all of our clients to close digitally as it makes the process easier for everyone."

"I have been part of many closings where I've had clients close in other states or areas, but never live," said Robenson Juste, a broker associate at EXP Realty and based in Indian River County, Fla., which includes Vero Beach. "Mr. Lulich was able to do an online closing with the seller. This process with Mr. Lulich was very smooth and effortless. It created a unique digital experience where we all shared the joy together even though we were all in different places, creating one happy seller experience."

"I have had on two different occasions clients who were not able to attend the in-person closings at our office," said Michael Salazar, a Miami-based broker with Luxury Property Realty. "Rather than stress about ensuring the mobile notary would be able to accommodate a mail away closing, we scheduled an online closing through NotaryCam. I was nervous at first because I can be old school in terms of having in-person closings. However, to my surprise, the process was so smooth, and even my elderly clients seemed to enjoy it. Now, whenever we get the chance, I always try to do an online closing because I enjoyed it so much"

Additionally, according to Lulich, the increase in RON activity was especially pronounced during March and into April with in-state buyers and sellers due to concerns and regulations surrounding COVID-19.

"For the past six months, I have been passionately talking about RON closings only to be faced with skepticism and reluctancy," Lulich explained. "However, now clients, customers and vendors are flocking to have their closings completed digitally. RON closings will be extremely useful and more popular in the coming weeks in light of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' stay-at-home order issued on April 1."

On March 18, U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced Senate Bill 3533, also known as the SECURE Notarization Act, which would legalize RON nationwide. The bill was introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted several states and municipalities to issue "shelter-in-place" or "stay-at-home" orders and individuals to practice social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the disease. In addition, many states have also issued temporary RON provisions to address the challenges of conducting in-person notarization transactions during the pandemic.

"Given the current climate, in-person closings simply are not an option for the foreseeable future," Triola added. "As Florida has demonstrated, the ability to conduct real estate closings remotely is critical to preventing this sector from grinding to a complete halt. NotaryCam applauds all efforts to make RON an option in all 50 states."

About NotaryCam

After pioneering the world's first multi-party/multi-state remote online notarization (RON), career real estate executive Rick Triola founded NotaryCam and 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 and more than 146 countries. The company's patented eClose360(R) platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction and supports all eClosing scenarios - RON, IPEN or Hybrids - 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.

NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, announced it has observed a significant increase in remote online notarization (RON) adoption and utilization for real estate transactions in Florida over the past three months.

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

Smart Hive is providing its premium HIVE platform free to State and Local Governments allowing them to defend as one

BOSTON, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Smart Hive has announced that it will be offering the premium version of its platform for free, allowing state and local government to team up and defend as one. What Waze does for traffic Smart Hive does for cybersecurity.

While local governments are busy with COVID-19 response, cyber attacks on their infrastructure have gone up dramatically. Threat actors have realized that resources have been stretched thin during these challenging times. Smart Hive is seeing attacks on local governments as high as 20x compared to before COVID-19.

Everyone is doing their part to help in these challenging times, and Smart Hive wants to contribute by allowing any local or State government or agency to join its HIVE platform for free to start defending against threat actors together. In the HIVE, an attack on one is defense for all.

Join the HIVE for free to defend as one. Local and State governments can signup at https://www.govsecure.io/together.

"While you secure our friends and family from COVID-19. Let us work with you and your peers to secure America," said Sanjay Patel, CEO of Smart Hive.

More Information: https://www.govsecure.io/together

About Smart Hive:

The HIVE platform enables members to learn from each other in realtime. An attack on one is a defense for all in the HIVE. In less than 90 seconds, State and local governments can learn about attacks their peers have stopped and apply the appropriate defense before the attack reaches them. Protection against what's happening now and not what happened yesterday, we call this "The Power of Now." The entire process is fully automated, and it takes less than 15 minutes to join the HIVE.

Join the HIVE for free to defend as one. Access to Smart Hive's premium platform will be available for qualified organizations for at least six months or as long as the crisis last.

Local and State governments can signup at https://www.govsecure.io/together

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Smart Hive has announced that it will be offering the premium version of its platform for free, allowing state and local government to team up and defend as one. What Waze does for traffic Smart Hive does for cybersecurity.

Related link: https://www.smarthive.io/

ARMCO Updates ACES IQ to Provide Guidance on Regulatory Changes Made in Response to COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration

DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise financial risk mitigation solutions, announced it has created a new question set category within its ACES Intelligent Questionnaire (ACES IQ) functionality to house all temporary regulatory provisions issued by state and federal agencies and the GSEs in response to the COVID-19 national emergency declaration. The new category provides ACES users with a centralized repository inside ACES Audit Technology to ensure audits are conducted using the most up-to-date compliance standards.

"With new information and guidance being issued seemingly by the minute at all supervisory levels, the task of collecting and tracking these changes can overwhelm even the most robust compliance department," ARMCO CEO Trevor Gauthier said. "In these challenging times, it is more important than ever for ARMCO to support its customers in their compliance, quality control and risk management efforts, and our team is dedicated to staying on top of these temporary provisions to ensure our clients are always working with the most current information available."

To help the industry at large stay informed of these changes as they arise, ARMCO is also tracking compliance news related to COVID-19 in its Compliance NewsHub, a free credit and compliance research library curated by ARMCO's in-house compliance team covering updates from regulators and investors. Readers can search for all COVID-19 compliance updates and news within the "Disaster News" category. In addition, ARMCO's compliance team has added all current dates for temporary compliance provisions related to COVID-19 on the Compliance Calendar, ARMCO's searchable roundup of compliance dates and deadlines, under the tag "COVID-19."

To subscribe to the Compliance NewsHub Weekly Roundup and Compliance Calendar, visit https://www.armco.us/compliance-newshub/subscribe.

About ARMCO

ARMCO is the leading provider of loan quality enterprise software, services, data and analytics for financial institutions and independent mortgage lenders. Its flagship product, ACES Audit Technology(tm), has set the bar for user definability in its category and is used at virtually every point in the mortgage lifecycle, as well as for a wide range of risk-prone business operations across the consumer lending spectrum. Over half of the top 25 mortgage lenders and 33% of the top 150 lenders and servicers combined choose ARMCO. ARMCO's consultative approach to customer relationships leverages 25 years of risk intel, ensuring that its clients are using the most effective risk mitigation strategies and the fastest, most reliable, most efficient means for preventing risk-related loss. ARMCO distributes the ARMCO Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report, a free quarterly analysis of industry-wide mortgage loan quality.

For more information, visit www.armco.us or call 1-800-858-1598.

ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), the leading provider of enterprise financial risk mitigation solutions, announced it has created a new question set category within its ACES Intelligent Questionnaire (ACES IQ) functionality to house all temporary regulatory provisions issued by state and federal agencies and the GSEs in response to the COVID-19 national emergency declaration.

Related link: https://www.armco.us/

Top of Mind gives loan originators must-have text messaging capabilities with SurefireCRM Power Messaging

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced the release of Power Messaging, a feature that enables SurefireCRM users to deliver high-touch text communication to consumers at scale.

Power Messaging makes it easy for loan originators (LOs) to engage prospects and customers with personal and timely text message communications. LOs control when, to whom and under which circumstances messages are sent. For instance, text messages may be sent to individual recipients or to groups of contacts; they may be deployed on a one-off or recurring basis; and they can be pushed immediately or scheduled for future deployment. LOs can even automate text communication with conditional rules and advanced workflows.

Power Messaging enables delivery of long-form messages with rich content. For instance, text messages can be customized with dynamic content, multimedia and external links. Power Messaging does not require recipients to download any apps, subscribe to a cellular data plan or acquire new technology skills. LOs can receive and respond to text messages from a dedicated chat window within the SurefireCRM platform.

"The ability to communicate with consumers on a personal level, on their preferred device, is just as critical to loan officers as being able to reach broad audiences through social media and email," said Top of Mind Chief Creative Officer Sherwood Lawrence. "At Top of Mind, we take people personally. Power Messaging is not a chat bot. What we've done is scale the person behind the process, so that loan officers can meaningfully engage consumers while growing and managing their sales pipelines."

About Top of Mind Networks:

Founded in 2003, Atlanta-based Top of Mind Networks (https://www.topofmind.com) has grown from a bootstrapped post-close, follow-up solution into the leading CRM/marketing automation firm in the mortgage industry. Their Surefire platform is widely regarded as the gold standard in enterprise CRM, automating best practice throughout a borrower's prospect-to-repeat-customer lifecycle.

Twitter: @mortgagecrm #PowerMessaging #mortgagemarketing

Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced the release of Power Messaging, a feature that enables SurefireCRM users to deliver high-touch text communication to consumers at scale.

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

FormFree Expands Partnership with American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia in Celebration of 2020 Red Cross Month

ATHENS, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- FormFree® today announced it is celebrating Red Cross Month by expanding its long-held partnership with the American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia. FormFree will support the Northeast Georgia chapter's mission of alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies by giving fiscal contributions and engaging in monthly acts of service throughout 2020.

In April, FormFree will kick off its expanded partnership by donating life-saving blood to help hospitals maintain a continuous supply during the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to a recent statement released by the Red Cross, which collects 40 percent of the U.S. blood supply, more than 12,000 blood drives have been canceled across the country as of March 30, leading to an estimated 325,000 fewer blood donations. The resulting blood supply shortage could affect the ability of victims of physical trauma, surgery patients and cancer patients to get the care they need.

"The Red Cross' mission of alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies resonates powerfully with FormFree's culture of empathy, service and generosity," said FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler. "Although we've long been a partner of the American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia, in today's uncertain environment we feel especially compelled to give back to this vital institution supporting our community."

Chartered in 1917, the American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia provides direct service to 23 Georgia counties by supporting the collection, testing and distribution of blood and blood components in the region, providing emergency resources for military families, facilitating lifesaving training in first aid, CPR and use an AED and helping people and communities impacted by disasters. Red Cross Month is a nationwide tradition begun by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943.

"FormFree shares our passion for serving our nation's veterans and communities in need," said Marlon Trone, executive director of the American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia. "We thank them for their continual generosity and look forward to working alongside them for the betterment of our community for years to come."

FormFree has participated in numerous community awareness and service events hosted with the Red Cross of Northeast Georgia since the company's founding in 2008. Brent Chandler joined the Red Cross of Northeast Georgia's board of directors in 2017.

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.

About the American Red Cross

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit https://www.redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

Twitter: @RealFormFree @RedCross @NEGAARC #RedCrossMonth

FormFree® today announced it is celebrating Red Cross Month by expanding its long-held partnership with the American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia. FormFree will support the Northeast Georgia chapter's mission of alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies by giving fiscal contributions and engaging in monthly acts of service throughout 2020.

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