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Valerie Gotten

Valerie Gotten
Valerie G has been an editor with California Newswire for several years, is a gifted theremin player, can quote copious lines from 'Red Dwarf' and also knows where her towel is. Oddly, she does not drive, nor does she take the bus. She identifies as both human and democrat.

Credit Unions Increase Use of Outsourced Mortgage Services by 30 Percent in Q3-16, According to Altavera

DENVER, Colo., Dec. 7, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Altavera Mortgage Services (Altavera), a leading provider of SAFE Act-compliant outsourced residential mortgage origination services, reported a 30 percent increase in credit union demand for its outsourced mortgage origination services in the third quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter.

SecuGen to Feature New UN20 Bluetooth Fingerprint Sensor at CES Las Vegas

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be demonstrating the UN20 Bluetooth, a Bluetooth enabled OEM fingerprint sensor that is FAP 20 certified, small, rugged, and affordable.

WSAC Selects Regent Education to Automate its WASFA Process for DREAMers

FREDERICK, Md., Nov. 30, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) has selected Regent Education's Electronic Application for State Financial Aid (e-ASFA) to automate its Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) process for all participating schools within the state of Washington. For students who are ineligible for federal financial aid due to immigration status, the WASFA provides a chance to apply for state financial aid including: State Need Grant, the College Bound Scholarship, State Work Study and the Passport to College Promise Scholarship.

Wondershare Data Recovery Software Specializes in Windows 10 Doc, Photo, Video, Music Archive Recovery

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 29, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wondershare Technology is a key member of the National Planning Software Enterprises of China and a global leader in application software development. They have recently announced the Wondershare Data Recovery software which specializes in Doc, Photo, Video, Music, and Archive recovery.

DocMagic Total eClose Enables Industry’s First Completely Paperless Digital Closing – Start to Finish

TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that it has successfully completed the mortgage industry's first comprehensive eClosing in Massachusetts, which included both lender and closing/settlement agent documentation, for radius financial group, inc.

Utelogy Corporation Continues Building Tech Team with New Hire to Augment Support and Integration

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Utelogy Corporation, creator of software for control and management of audiovisual systems for business and education, continues to hire as a result of growth and a desire to build a strong team of developers and technical experts.

Corporate Partner Geoffrey Perusse joins VLP Law Group Team

PALO ALTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that Geoffrey Perusse has joined the firm's Corporate Practice Group as a partner based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Perusse will chair the firm's Private Funds and Investment Management Group.

Cogensia Named to CIOReview 2016 ’20 Most Promising Data Integration Solution Providers’

FREMONT, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Cogensia, LLC, the premier provider of breakthrough data-driven marketing strategies and solutions, has earned a spot in the 2016 edition of CIOReview's 20 Most Promising Data Integration Solution Providers. Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., Cogensia is a privately owned Marketing and Advertising company founded in 2002.

New Book, ‘The Adventures of Steamo The Wonder Crab’ announced by Pyramid Press

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Pyramid Press announces the release of their newest book, "The Adventures of Steamo The Wonder Crab" (ISBN: 978-0989901796) by well-known educator and former college professor Michael Miller, M.Ed., M.S. "Steamo" is illustrated by Jeffrey Vernon and art director Minhee Choe.

MostFit and Power Systems partner in Exclusive Product Distribution Arrangement

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- MostFit has joined forces with leading fitness product provider, Power Systems, in an exclusive distribution arrangement. Starting December 1, 2016 sales of all MostFit products will run through Power Systems.

FilmSnobbery Survey of Cinema Experts names Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room’ as Worst Film Ever

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- With Thanksgiving in just a couple of days, FilmSnobbery decided to serve up another type of turkey: in this case, the cinematic variety, with a seasonal celebration of the worst films of all time. And in a survey of approximately 100 filmmakers, critics, historians and performers, the choice for the worst film of all time went to Tommy Wiseau's utterly astonishing 2003 production "The Room."

David G. Kittle, CMB, appointed President at The Mortgage Collaborative

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent mortgage lending cooperative, today announced the appointment of David G. Kittle, CMB as its President said John M. Robbins, CMB, the corporation's Chairman.

USPTO Ruling Affirms Patent Claim for Paragon BioTeck R-Phenylephrine Hydrochloride

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Paragon BioTeck, Inc. (Paragon), announces a monumental ruling handed down by the United States Patent and Trademark Office affirming claims made by Paragon in the patent for its R-phenylephrine hydrochloride formulation. Paragon is a privately held pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in the development and commercialization of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, devices and therapies.

Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform Presents Paper at GSA’s 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Christina L. Selder, Principal Investigator and co-founder of CARR (Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform) presented in the Assisted Living Issues of Quality and Translations to Nursing Homes session of the Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting being held November 16 - 20, 2016 in New Orleans, La.

Mortgage Capital Trading’s Enhancements to Industry-Leading Services Extends its Market Share

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), an industry leading hedge advisory firm and developer of MCTlive!(TM), the award-winning secondary marketing software suite, announced that it has added a number of new features to its best execution service offering. The enhancements outpace existing competitor offerings and position MCT to capture additional business among lenders.

NCUA awards iFOS LLC a Multi-Year Travel Management Support Services Contract

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 8, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Fiscal Optimal Solutions(R) (iFOS) received a contract award under its General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Support Services (PSS) Schedule GS-23F-0102X to provide Travel Management Support Services for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The contract award is for a base period with five (5) option years.

Best Free Photo Editing App: Picas Offers Most Remarkable Photo Editing Effects

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Picas Inc. recently updated its flagship product Picas to 1.0.3 for iOS and 1.0.4 for Android OS. This free photo editor app can turn your photos into artworks with more than 50 filter effects, and each week Picas adds 1-3 new art filters. Due to its good performance, Play Store featured this photo editing app from Sep. 30 as editors' choice, which brought more than 300,000 downloads and 4.5 average ratings just in a week.

Move for Hunger Teams with Crunch Fitness locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles for Holiday Food Drive

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Crunch Fitness is partnering with Move For Hunger, a national non-profit organization, to host a mega Thanksgiving food drive from November 1-18, 2016 at locations across the country. Nearly 50 million people, including 1 in 5 children, in the United States face hunger.

Residents Medical Prepares its Roster for 2016-17 National Resident Matching Program

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Interview season is here and medical residents are gearing up to navigate the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). They're also trying to locate a medical residency that's ACGME accredited. Thousands of residency applicants will get rejections this season because they are weak candidates and lack the proper experience for residency consideration. Residents Medical (RM) can help.

ReverseVision Exchange RVX Now Offers Integrated Flood Determination from ServiceLink

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- ReverseVision, the leading provider of software and technology for the reverse mortgage industry, announced it has completed an integration with ServiceLink Flood (ServiceLink) that enables users of RV Exchange (RVX) loan origination software (LOS) to order a "life of loan" flood certification from ServiceLInk without ever leaving the RVX system. ServiceLink flood products can be ordered from within RVX as of the system's 6.2 update.

SothinkMedia Halloween Deals for 2016: 30% off All the Bundles and Single Products

BEIJING, China, Oct. 20, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SothinkMedia Software, the famous multimedia software developer specializing in the field of DVD, Blu-ray and video backup technology, has just launched its Halloween Special Deals for this year's Halloween season, offering a storewide 30 percent deep discount on all its single products and bundles. The special deals start right today and run till November 10, 2016.

MetaSource Partners with ComplianceEase, will Provide Automated Compliance Testing

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 20, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MetaSource, the leading provider of mortgage quality control (QC) compliance advisory and workflow automation solutions, announced it has partnered with ComplianceEase? to provide automated compliance testing for loans submitted to MetaSource for review.

Utelogy Corporation Completes Series A Private Equity Offering to Enhance Education and Enterprise Tech

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Utelogy Corporation, creator of enterprise audio/visual control, management, services and analytics software for use in higher education and enterprises announced that it has successfully closed a fully-subscribed, private equity offering with a small group of private Accredited Investors at an undisclosed value. Funds from this offering will support the company's current growth trajectory including software developers and additional support staff.

Lender Price Investor Glenn Stearns Appearing at 2016 MBA Convention in Boston

PASADENA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Lender Price, the emerging leader in real-time, competitive mortgage analytics and product pricing and eligibility (PPE) solutions complete with full mobile functionality and advanced business intelligence, today announced that its investor Glenn Stearns will appear at its 2016 MBA Annual Convention exhibit in Boston on October 23 - 26.

For NY’s Castle Cadillac Restorations, Some Things Are Better the Second Time Around

WAPPINGER FALLS, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Some things are worth celebrating twice, says Frank Nicodemus of Castle Cadillac Restorations in Wappinger Falls, New York. Like a hole in one at a PGA course. Or the time you scratched off that lottery ticket and - BINGO. One of those rare days when two cars prepared by the same local restorer, win their "senior badge" at the Antique Automobile Club of America at the same time.

MReport Names Melanie Feliciano of DocMagic to 2016 ‘Leading Ladies’ List in Mortgage and Housing

TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced that its chief legal officer, Melanie Feliciano, Esq., has earned a spot on the MReport's 2016 "Leading Ladies" in Mortgage and Housing list for the second year.

East Coast Hot Rod Earns First Place Win in 2016 AMSOIL America Adventure Road Rally

WILLIAMSON, N.Y., Oct. 12, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- East Coast Hot Rod, a family oriented producer of car shows and car enthusiasts gatherings, today announced a milestone first place overall win for the East Coast Hot Rod road rally race team while competing in the annual AMSOIL America Adventure Road Rally.

2016 Neurotech Leaders Forum welcomes Key Startups and Industry Figures in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Several promising neurotechnology firms and key industry figures will present at the 2016 Neurotech Leaders Forum. The 16th annual event will take place October 24-25 in San Francisco, presented by Neurotech Reports. Keynote speaker at this year's event on October 24 will be Doug Weber, who serves as program manager for DARPA's Biological Technologies Office.

Aidan RoosEvans named Rookie of the Year at the 12th annual Meents Memorial Victory Race at POWRi Speedway Motors

O'FALLON, Ill., Oct. 10, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- 12-year-old Aidan RoosEvans was awarded "Rookie of the Year" at the 12th annual Meents Memorial Victory Race at POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro series on October 1, 2016, sponsor FRA Financial Group announced today. He is eighth in the country.

Lender Price Welcomes its Investor Kevin Costner Appearing at 2016 MBA Annual Convention in Boston

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 10, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lender Price, the emerging leader in real-time, competitive mortgage analytics and product pricing & eligibility (PPE) solutions complete with full mobile functionality and advanced business intelligence, today announced that its original investor, Best Picture Oscar winning director and Emmy Award winning actor Kevin Costner, will appear at its 2016 MBA Annual Convention exhibit in Boston on October 23-26.

Uproar Entertainment announces new comedy CD ‘Orally Challenged’ by Jen Murphy

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Uproar Entertainment is excited to announce the release of "Orally Challenged" by Jen Murphy. Recorded in front of a live audience at The Comedy Underground in Seattle Washington this CD showcases Jen Murphy - who fearlessly goes where few female comics have gone before.

Regent Education Announces Version 3.5 of Regent 8 with Full Support for Prior-Prior Year and Significant Enhancements

FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 4, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Regent Education recently has enhanced the functionality of its Regent 8 Financial Aid Management Solution with the upgrade to Release 3.5. This release provides support for the 2017-2018 Prior-Prior Year (PPY) ISIR processing, development of select overrides and data view capabilities, and State fund application processing and submission of e-ASFA (similar to the FAFSA).

Yuzu Ramen & Broffee Launch 3 New Dishes for Bay Area Ramen Foodies

EMERYVILLE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Yuzu Ramen & Broffee, an authentic Japanese restaurant in the Bay area, announced they have added 5 new ramen dishes to their menu now offering 8 varieties in total. The new additions include a spicy tonkotsu, spicy gyukotsu, spicy veggie, cheesy tonkotsu, and a cheesy gyukotsu.

Lender Price Launches Real-Time, Competitive Analytics and Pricing Platform at 2016 MBA Convention Boston

PASADENA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Lender Price, the emerging leader in real-time, competitive mortgage analytics and product pricing & eligibility (PPE) solutions complete with full mobile functionality and advanced business intelligence, today announced its upcoming launch at the 2016 MBA Annual Convention in Boston, October 23 - 26.

Ready for Internet of Everything, Utelogy Corp Joins the Cisco Solution Partner Program

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Utelogy Corporation announced that it has joined the Cisco(R) Solution Partner Program as a Solution Partner. The Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to bring together people, processes, data and things to enhance the relevancy of network connections. As a member of the Cisco Solution Partner Program, Utelogy is able to quickly create and deploy solutions to enhance the capabilities, performance and management of the network to capture value in the IoE.

Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) Implements DocMagic’s Total eClose Mortgage Solution

TORRANCE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced that Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS), a title and settlement services company, has successfully implemented DocMagic's Total eClose(TM) solution. As a result, CSS can offer a completely new customer experience, gain a competitive advantage, and remain 100 percent TRID compliant at all times.

eAgile Inc. partners with Heinlein Plastik to bring its eSeal RFID Tech to Europe

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 29, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- eAgile Inc., a global leader in radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, announces a partnership with Heinlein Plastik-Technik GmbH to bring RFID smart packaging solutions to the European cap and closure marketplace. eSeal is the first turnkey solution engineered to integrate the benefits of RFID into the billions of caps and closures consumed by the over-the-counter pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and chemical manufacturers.

MetaSource Launches Web-based QReview for Mortgage Pre-Funding QC

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 29, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MetaSource, the leading provider of mortgage quality control (QC) compliance advisory and workflow automation solutions, announced it has launched QReview, a web-based platform for pre-funding quality control (QC) audits. QReview is designed to streamline and automate pre-funding QC review for lenders who execute this function in-house with existing staff.

Undecided Voter? Donald Lowe Says he has 52 Percent Chance of Winning 2016 Electoral College

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Sept. 28, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Donald Eugene Lowe started working on his presidential campaign in 2013. To date, he has spent less than $20,000 and he's not about to give up now. In fact, he says he's just getting started. "It's possible," Lowe says. "There are many voters who do not like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump and that puts me in a very good position. According to my calculations, I have a 52 percent chance of winning."

Join Brandy Vaughan of LearnTheRisk for an Important Event ‘Is Your Health For Sale?’ in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Join Brandy Vaughan, former Merck pharmaceutical rep and founder of Learn The Risk, a campaign of the Council for Vaccine Safety, for a FREE talk on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at 1 p.m. in San Francisco - "Is Your Health For $ale?" - as she exposes the dark side of today's 'health'care system and explains how we can stay healthy in a system that wants to keep us sick.

Mortgage Capital Trading makes Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the Sixth Year in a Row

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leader in mortgage risk management providing pipeline hedging, best-execution loan sales and centralized lock desk services, announced that the company has earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth straight year. MCT had a three-year growth rate of 62 percent and annual revenue of $11.4 million for 2015.

Edupoint Student Information System selected by Elk Grove Unified School District

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Edupoint(R) Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy(R) Education Platform for K-12 student information, learning management and assessment, has been selected by Elk Grove Unified School District to implement the company's Synergy Student Information System (SIS). The district required a state-of-the-art SIS that could comply with increasingly demanding external mandates.

Avoid iPhone 7 Upgrade Doom! Troubleshoot iOS 10 Data Loss and Other Problems, with iMobie’s Tutorial

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Although many users believe their Apple iPhones are 100 percent safe for iOS 10 update, thousands of iOS data disasters occur everyday and countless vital data are missing forever. To minimize the risk and cost of such miseries, iMobie content team prepared a full range of iPhone Data Recovery solutions (covering up to 12 categories of iOS data) for smoothing the way of iOS 10 / iPhone 7 Upgrade.

Reverse Mortgage Tech Leader, ReverseVision to Host UserCon 2017 Feb. 8-10 in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- ReverseVision, the leading provider of software and technology for the reverse mortgage industry, today announced it will host its second annual user conference Feb. 8-10, 2017, at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa in San Diego, Calif. ReverseVision UserCon 2017 will deliver three days of educational programming, financial product sales training, networking opportunities and vendor exhibits tailored for industry newcomers as well as seasoned reverse mortgage loan originators and operations personnel.

Atlanta Sept. 20: C Diff Foundation’s 4th Annual International Raising C.diff. Awareness Conference and Health EXPO

ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 13, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- C Diff Foundation's 4th Annual International Raising C.diff. Awareness Conference and Health EXPO will be hosted in Atlanta, Ga. on Sept. 20, 2016. With C. difficile infection prevention being declared a national priority - researchers, public health officials, infectious disease specialists, and others continue to research more effective ways to prevent, treat, and combat this microbe.

Michael C. Perry’s ‘Empty Box of Wine’ wins Best Animation at Action on Film International Film Festival

PASADENA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Chart-topping musical artist and Los Angeles-based filmmaker Michael C. Perry today announced that his film "Empty Box of Wine" has won first prize in the category "Best Animation" in the 12th Annual Action on Film International Film Festival. Perry is the lead singer in Jour Majesty, who last year rose to #2 on the indie folk charts; his entry into the film festival accompanies the upcoming Jour Majesty album, "Empty Box of Wine."

Adorn Beauty Enhancements is Raising Awareness of Alopecia Areata in Atlanta, GA

ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 12, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- September marks two special occasions for beauty consultant and hair specialist, Archia Hall-Owens, better known as ChiChi Owens, the owner of Adorn Beauty Enhancements. Hall is not only celebrating her three-year anniversary in business, but she is also bringing heightened appreciation to Alopecia Areata Awareness Month.

TriWest Healthcare Alliance Proudly Salutes the VA #BeThere Campaign for Veterans

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 12, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In September, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched its Be There campaign on its website to educate Veterans, Service members and those who care about them, of the vital role they play in preventing suicide. The campaign aims to raise awareness about behavioral health issues concerning our nation's Veterans, and encourages loved ones to Be There.

VLP Law Group LLP Welcomes Executive Compensation Partner Mark Bradford to Team

PALO ALTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that Mark Bradford has joined the firm as a partner in its Executive Compensation Practice Group. Mr. Bradford brings over 16 years of experience as an executive compensation and employee benefits attorney.

The Mortgage Collaborative and Roostify Partner to Provide Mortgage Process Automation

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Roostify, a provider of automated mortgage transaction technology, today announced that the company has joined the Preferred Partner Network for The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent mortgage lending network of small, mid-sized and community-based lenders, in order to provide network members with access to Roostify's mortgage technology platform.