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ProNotary Expands Remote Online Notarization Services to Five New States | National News
DALLAS, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- ProNotary today announced the expansion of its Remote Online Notarization (RON) platform into five new states: Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. This milestone allows ProNotary to offer its streamlined, secure digital notarization services to more professionals across the country.
Cloudvirga enhances mortgage lending efficiency with Encompass Docs Solution integration
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Cloudvirga, a Stewart-owned provider of digital point-of-sale platforms for lenders, today announced a new integration using the latest API framework for mortgage technology from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure. Available via the Marketplace in the ICE digital lending platform, the integration expands the document provider options available to Cloudvirga customers and enhances lender efficiency and compliance by streamlining the generation, delivery and management of initial and revised disclosures.
Argyle launches new integration, bringing real-time income and employment verification to Byte LOS customers | National News
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Argyle, a platform providing automated income and employment verifications for some of the largest lenders in the United States, today announced a new integration with Byte Software's loan origination system (LOS). The integration enables lenders to access Argyle's real-time verification of income and employment (VOIE) services directly within the Byte platform, ensuring verification happens when and where it's needed to improve loan quality and keep loans moving forward.
Optimal Blue Releases Executive-Level AI Insights Tool, Ask Obi, to Clients | National News
PLANO, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- Optimal Blue today announced that Ask Obi, an AI-powered assistant designed to help mortgage lending executives extract real-time insights from across Optimal Blue's capital markets platform, is now generally available to all PPE clients. Introduced at the company's inaugural user conference in February and refined through beta testing with select clients, Ask Obi provides executives with fast answers to complex profitability questions at no additional cost.
Informative Research Integrates AccountChek® with Halcyon to Automate Income Validation | National News
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Informative Research, a premier technology provider delivering data-driven credit and verification solutions to the lending community, today announced a strategic integration with Halcyon, a fintech innovator revolutionizing income verification through real-time access to IRS tax transcript data. This integration delivers verification of employment and income (VOE/I) reports-including payroll and paystub data-directly into Halcyon's income calculator, enabling faster, more automated income assessments.
Argyle debuts integration with Encompass Consumer Connect, upgrades existing integration with Encompass from ICE Mortgage Technology | National News
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Argyle, a service provider automating income and employment verifications for some of the largest lenders in the United States, today announced the debut of its integration with Encompass® Consumer Connect™, a digital mortgage point-of-sale solution from ICE Mortgage Technology®, part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). In addition, Argyle announced the release of significant upgrades to its existing integration with ICE Mortgage Technology's flagship Encompass® loan origination system.
Argyle integrates with Tidalwave to deliver embedded, real-time verification of income and employment | National News
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Argyle, a service provider automating income and employment verifications for some of the largest lenders in the United States, today announced its integration with Tidalwave, an agentic AI mortgage point-of-sale (POS) platform. The integration embeds Argyle's verification of income and employment (VOIE) solution directly into Tidalwave's borrower workflow, eliminating manual steps and accelerating loan origination as lenders prepare for a more active housing market.
IRS Solutions Announces New Discrepancy Report Feature: Helps Tax, Financial, and Legal Pros
VALENCIA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- IRS Solutions®, the trusted name in tax resolution software, announces the launch of its latest innovation, the Discrepancy Report. This cutting-edge feature is designed to simplify the detection of discrepancies between filed tax returns and income data reported to the IRS by third parties. This will empower tax professionals to prevent audits while delivering exceptional service to their clients proactively.
Cloudvirga launches Tropos, a modern borrower portal built for the future of digital lending | National News
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Cloudvirga, a Stewart-owned provider of digital point-of-sale platforms for lenders, today announced the launch of Tropos, a next-generation borrower portal that will empower lenders to deliver personalized, intuitive digital experiences from initial application through clear-to-close. Designed with the flexibility to support a variety of consumer lending products, Tropos enhances Cloudvirga's POS ecosystem with a modular, customer-first solution that helps lenders drive engagement, reduce time to close and establish lasting borrower relationships.
Envoy Mortgage expands down payment assistance reach with Down Payment Resource partnership after successful pilot | National News
ATLANTA, Ga. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading provider of technology that connects homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced that Envoy Mortgage (Envoy) will implement DPR's suite of software tools across its national footprint. The move follows a successful pilot and reflects Envoy's commitment to expanding down payment assistance (DPA) offerings while maintaining operational efficiency and reducing repurchase risk.
Victorian Finance Switches to LiteSpeed by LenderLogix for Point-of-Sale | National News
BUFFALO, N.Y. /California Newswire - National News/ -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage point-of-sale and automation software for banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks, and brokers, today announced that Victorian Finance, an independent mortgage lending company, has implemented LiteSpeed™ to replace its legacy point-of-sale (POS) system. Victorian Finance will use LiteSpeed to provide borrowers with an automated, digital-first mortgage experience.
Dark Matter launches Developer Portal, opening the Empower LOS to external innovation | National News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today unveiled a new Developer Portal during its second annual Horizon user conference. The Developer Portal marks a significant evolution for the Empower® loan origination system (LOS), moving from API access to a fully open API ecosystem.
Friday Harbor raises $6M to help community mortgage lenders match the speed and efficiency of industry giants | National News
SEATTLE, Wash. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Friday Harbor, an AI-powered platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced the completion of a $6 million seed round. The round was led by Abstract Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture firm with $1.5 billion in assets under management and a track record of backing breakout companies including Rippling, xAI, Hebbia, Brigit and Hippo (NYSE: HIPO) and Mischief, an early-stage VC fund co-founded by Plaid CEO Zach Perret.
Class Valuation appoints Chris Flynn as chief data officer to accelerate innovation and data strategy | National News
TROY, Mich. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Class Valuation, a leading real estate appraisal management company (AMC), announced today that Chris Flynn has joined its leadership team as chief data officer effective April 1. In his new role, Flynn will lead Class Valuation's enterprise data strategy, overseeing the development of scalable analytics, AI capabilities and automation to improve valuation accuracy, speed and transparency.
Tidewater Mortgage Services Replaces Legacy POS with LiteSpeed from LenderLogix | National News
BUFFALO, N.Y. /California Newswire - National News/ -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage point-of-sale and automation software for banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks, and brokers, today announced Tidewater Mortgage Services (Tidewater), a retail mortgage lending company, has replaced its legacy point-of-sale (POS) technology with LiteSpeed, thus expanding its partnership with the company. In addition to Fee Chaser™, Tidewater will now use LiteSpeed as the point-of-sale to automate mortgage processes and provide borrowers with a digital-first experience.
MMI Strengthens Mortgage Tech Leadership in Q1 2025 with MonitorBase Acquisition and Major Platform Enhancements | National News
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /California Newswire - National News/ -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), the industry's leading mortgage and real estate data solutions provider, announces major Q1 2025 platform enhancements alongside its strategic acquisition of borrower monitoring and predictive analytics leader, MonitorBase. These initiatives solidify MMI's position as The Ultimate Lead-to-Loan Growth Platform(tm), providing mortgage professionals with unparalleled data intelligence, automation, and borrower engagement tools.
Floify’s Maggie Zielinski Swanson named to HousingWire’s 2025 Rising Stars list | National News
BOULDER, Colo. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced that Enterprise Account Executive/Sales Engineer Maggie Zielinski Swanson has been named to HousingWire's prestigious Rising Stars list for 2025. Swanson, 29, joined Floify in 2021 as a skilled sales professional and has quickly become an indispensable force in the company's collaborative culture and growth.
Optimal Blue Establishes Alliance with Cotality to Expand the Reach of Its Mortgage Origination and Pricing Data | National News
PLANO, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- Optimal Blue today announced a strategic alliance with Cotality™ (formerly CoreLogic®) that expands access to its mortgage origination and pricing data. Through this collaboration, Cotality will offer Optimal Blue's data to a broader audience, including hedge funds, capital markets participants, and investment firms seeking insights into the mortgage markets.
Secured Signing Integrates with NetDocuments to Revolutionize Legal Document Signing in U.S.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Secured Signing, a global leader in digital signatures and Remote Online Notarization (RON) solutions, proudly announces its seamless integration with NetDocuments, the premier cloud-based document management system (DMS) tailored for legal, financial, and professional services firms. This collaboration empowers users to efficiently handle eSignatures and online notarizations without leaving the NetDocuments platform, revolutionizing workflows while bolstering security and ensuring compliance.
Dark Matter Technologies completes migration to AWS to enhance computing speed, performance and scalability | National News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the successful completion of its IT infrastructure migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This strategic move enhances Dark Matter's ability to deliver superior performance, scalability and reliability to mortgage industry clients
Collaboration Between MCT and Fannie Mae to Improve Pricing for Mortgage Sellers on Select Loans
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, announced their integration with Fannie Mae's new Loan Pricing API. By combining various price factors and utilizing a broader set of data found in bid tapes, the new API provides greater price transparency on certain loans. This is the latest in a series of recent collaborations between MCT and Fannie Mae intended to provide additional benefit and value to mortgage secondary market participants.
Vice Capital Markets Integrates with Fannie Mae’s New Loan Pricing API to Streamline Mortgage Loan Pricing and Commitment | National News
NOVI, Mich. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today it is the first to integrate Fannie Mae's new Loan Pricing application programming interface (API) into its trading portal. The API consolidates multiple APIs into one, simplifying the loan pricing process and enhancing pricing and commitments.
The Mortgage Collaborative 3.16.25 Mortgage Tech Day Presents Five Startups to Compete in Dallas Pitch Event | National News
DALLAS, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- The future of mortgage technology is set to take the spotlight in Dallas as The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network serving the mortgage industry, and the TMC Emerging Technology Fund LP present the seventh Mortgage Tech Day (MTD).
IRS Solutions Named as an American Society of Tax Problem Solvers (ASTPS) Partner
VALENCIA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- IRS Solutions, a company offering innovative tax resolution software explicitly designed for tax professionals, announces that it has been named an industry partner by the prestigious American Society of Tax Problem Solvers (ASTPS).
Cloudvirga completes an enhanced integration with ICE Mortgage Technology
IRVINE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Cloudvirga, a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale platforms, today announced Cloudvirga's Horizon Retail POS integration using Encompass Partner Connect, the latest API framework for mortgage technology from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). This modern framework enables industry participants to integrate to ICE solutions and provide their services to loan originators and servicers through secure API-enabled technology.
Floify introduces Dynamic Apps so lenders can tailor applications by loan type while supporting regulatory compliance | National News
BOULDER, Colo. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced Dynamic Apps, a no-code feature that lets lenders tailor loan applications based on loan type. By eliminating irrelevant questions, Dynamic Apps shapes the home financing journey to borrowers' unique goals while helping lenders accelerate approvals, improve application completion rates and maintain regulatory compliance.
MCT Introduces Atlas, a new Generative AI Advisor for Mortgage Capital Markets
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, today announced the release of Atlas, an artificial intelligence (AI) advisor now available within the MCTlive! platform. Atlas serves as a virtual capital markets expert and high-quality educational resource for MCT's mortgage lender clients. With this launch, effective February 10, 2025, MCT continues its tradition of innovation in secondary marketing technology.
ProNotary to Exhibit at American Bar Association Tech Show 2025, Showcasing Cutting-Edge Remote Online Notarization Technology | National News
DALLAS, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- ProNotary, a leader in remote online notarization (RON) technology, is pleased to announce its participation in the ABA Tech Show 2025, taking place April 2-5, 2025, in Chicago. The event, a premier legal technology conference, will bring together industry leaders, law firms, and tech innovators to explore the latest advancements in legal tech.
Informative Research’s AccountChek expands payroll provider network for mortgage lenders assessing income through Freddie Mac’s AIM | National News
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Informative Research, a premier technology provider delivering data-driven credit and verification solutions to the lending community, announced an enhancement to its integration with Freddie Mac's Loan Product Advisor® (LPASM) asset and income modeler (AIM). This enhancement enables LPA to assess income and employment for eligibility of representation and warranty relief for lenders using AccountChek® for automated verification of income and employment (VOIE) across a broad range of supported payroll providers.
MMI Announces Strategic Acquisition of MonitorBase, a Borrower Monitoring and Predictive Analytics Platform | National News
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /California Newswire - National News/ -- Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, has acquired MonitorBase, a borrower monitoring and predictive analytics platform. This acquisition, following MMI's recent addition of Bonzo, a CRM and conversation platform, unites data intelligence, borrower monitoring, and automated engagement into a seamless, end-to-end system for mortgage professionals.
ProNotary launches comprehensive training program to help businesses seamlessly integrate remote notarization into their operations | National News
DALLAS, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- ProNotary, a leading provider of remote online notarization (RON) technology, has launched a new comprehensive training program designed to help businesses seamlessly integrate remote notarization into their operations. This initiative aims to streamline onboarding, reduce knowledge loss due to turnover, and make RON adoption more accessible than ever.
Informative Research Integrates with Thomas & Co, Expanding Mortgage Verification Platform Connectivity
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Informative Research, a premier technology provider delivering data-driven credit and verification solutions to the lending community, today announced its integration with Thomas & Company, a leading provider of value-added employer services and innovative solutions to support employee relations programs. The integration adds Thomas & Company's Wage and Employment Verification service to Informative Research's verification platform.
Argyle launches fully embedded VOIE for mortgage lenders through nCino integration | National News
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Argyle, a service provider automating income and employment verifications for some of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States, today announced significant enhancements to its integration with nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO), the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions.
Optimal Blue Releases Ask Obi, its New AI Assistant, Providing Mortgage Lending Execs with Realtime Business Insights
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire / -- Optimal Blue today announced Ask Obi, an AI assistant designed to provide mortgage lending executives with instant, actionable insights from their Optimal Blue products and data. Unveiled during Optimal Blue's inaugural Summit user conference in San Diego, Ask Obi gives lenders the power to view their operations holistically with data aggregation across Optimal Blue's comprehensive capital markets platform.
Dark Matter Technologies breaks into the servicing market | National News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced its expansion into the servicing market with the launch of a Dark Matter servicing platform. This strategic move positions Dark Matter as a comprehensive provider of mortgage solutions by aligning the scalable, easy-to-configure servicing platform alongside the company's loan origination systems (LOSs) and artificial intelligence productivity assistants.
iEmergent launches shareable market intelligence dashboards to help lenders unlock mortgage growth opportunities | National News
DES MOINES, Iowa /California Newswire - National News/ -- iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced the release of four new market intelligence dashboards that make it easy for lenders to slice, visualize, export and share historical and forecasted loan production, real estate listing and demographic data.
NotaryCam Drives Digital Transformation with Record Growth in 2024 | National News
HOUSTON, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and leading remote online notarization (RON) provider for real estate and legal transactions, announced a milestone year in 2024, having completed more than 154,000 RON transactions. The company also experienced a 26% increase in loss mitigation-related RON transactions through its real estate vertical, reflecting its ability to address lenders' needs for efficient borrower support.
Mortgage Capital Trading (MCT) Unveils MSRlive! 4.0 – Offering Ground-Breaking Enhancements to MSR Reporting and Transparency | National News
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading (MCT), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, today announced the release of MSRlive! 4.0, a groundbreaking enhancement to its mortgage servicing rights (MSR) valuation platform. The latest version offers mortgage servicers an unprecedented level of transparency and business intelligence, equipping portfolio managers with powerful new tools to assess and optimize their
Hopdox Enters into a Joint eRecording Services Agreement with Harris Recording Solutions to Bring Seamless eRecording to Counties Nationwide | National...
ALPINE, Utah /California Newswire - National News/ -- Hopdox, the leading innovator in eRecording, is excited to announce that it has entered a joint eRecording services agreement with Harris Recording Solutions to integrate Hopdox's cutting-edge eRecording platform with Harris Recording Solutions' land record management systems. This collaboration marks a major milestone in delivering more efficient, modern recording capabilities to counties nationwide.
Hopdox Successfully Completes Inaugural eRecording in Clark County, Nevada | National News
ALPINE, Utah /California Newswire - National News/ -- Hopdox, the leading innovator in eRecording, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its first eRecording in Clark County, Nevada. This milestone marks the inauguration of Hopdox's services, enabling seamless and efficient document recording for the nation's title companies, banks, and attorneys.
ACES Increases Financial Services QC Audit Volume by 15% in 2024, Expands New Client Acquisition by 66% | National News
DENVER, Colo. /California Newswire - National News/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has sought to support its customers through turbulent market conditions by providing critical technology innovations to its quality control audit suite.
CapitalW Collective Aligns with Polly to Support Women in Mortgage Capital Markets
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire -- CapitalW Collective, a trailblazing non-profit dedicated to advancing women and their allies in mortgage capital markets, proudly announces Polly as its first product and pricing engine (PPE) Diamond-level corporate sponsor. This alliance underscores CapitalW Collective's mission "to create more inclusive and dynamic mortgage capital markets, one woman and ally at a time."
Mortgage Machine Services Fully Integrates AI-Powered Pricing Engine into Proprietary LOS | National News
ADDISON, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- Mortgage Machine Services (Mortgage Machine), an industry leader in digital origination technology to residential mortgage lenders, announced that it now offers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pricing engine. The pricing engine ingests and updates pricing for a lender's investors and aggregators automatically.
Empowering Businesses and Notaries to Expand Their Reach with Cutting-Edge RON Technology | National News
DALLAS, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- ProNotary, a pioneering force in the remote online notarization (RON) industry, today announced its expansion into Montana, Iowa, and Missouri. This milestone marks a significant step in ProNotary's mission to provide seamless and secure notarization solutions across the United States, enabling notaries and businesses in these states to connect with clients anywhere in the world.
Vice Capital Markets signs 50th Investor Partner to ViceEx mortgage whole loan trading platform | National News
NOVI, Mich. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Vice Capital Markets, a leading mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced today the addition of its 50th investor to its all-inclusive whole loan trading platform Vice Execution Portal™ (ViceEx™). This addition enhances the platform's ability to deliver unmatched market access and execution flexibility for clients selling mandatory, including all agency executions.
Optimal Blue Announces Tony Hawk, Housing Industry Leaders to Headline Inaugural User Conference | National News
PLANO, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- Optimal Blue today announced the speaker lineup for its inaugural user conference, the Optimal Blue Summit 2025. Legendary skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk will headline the event. The conference will also feature sessions led by Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Business Development Michael Fratantoni, Ph.D., MBA Associate Vice President of Secondary and Capital Markets Sasha Hewlett, AMP, HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler, and representatives from Microsoft.
Secured Signing books 30% month-over-month growth in demand for its Remote Online Notarizations Platform
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. /CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE/ -- Secured Signing, a leading provider of digital signing and Remote Online Notarization (RON) solutions, is excited to unveil a series of powerful enhancements to its platform. These updates solidify its leadership in the digital notarization industry by optimizing workflow efficiency, increasing transparency, and enhancing user control.
Shore United Bank inks contract with Dark Matter Technologies for its mortgage business with the Empower LOS and AIVA AI virtual...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /California Newswire - National News/ -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology backed by time-tested loan origination software and leadership, announced today that Shore United Bank (Shore United), a community bank founded in 1876, has selected the Empower® LOS and select AIVA® AI virtual assistants from Dark Matter to streamline its mortgage lending operations and offer additional support for integrations.
Mortgage Machine awarded SOC 2 Compliance Status – AICPA-guided examination shows LOS operates as promised | National News
ADDISON, Texas /California Newswire - National News/ -- Mortgage Machine™ (MMS), the loan origination system of record for digital mortgage pioneer Click n' Close (formerly known as Mid America Mortgage), has achieved SOC 2® compliance.
ACES Quality Management now supplies audit technology to six of the top 20 largest U.S. credit unions | National News
DENVER, Colo. /California Newswire/ -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the addition of 10 credit unions to its growing customer base. These organizations leverage ACES Quality Management & Control Software® to improve quality and mitigate risk across multiple internal areas, including mortgage lending, consumer lending, deposit accounts and more.