LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CitizenWire) — The United States Global Entrepreneurs Association (USGEA) is proud to announce that one of its corporate members, Vickers Financial Group, a leading Venture Capital firm emerged a winner on October 5th at the Inaugural Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) Annual Awards Gala Dinner held at the Shangri-La […]
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International Document Services added to Wells Fargo’s List of E-Delivery-Approved Mortgage Doc Providers
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CitizenWire) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has been approved by Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to provide mortgage documents via e-delivery to loan applicants. The approval covers e-delivery for all mortgage documents, but typically, initial and pre-disclosures are the primary documents submitted to loan applicants electronically.
2010 MBA Annual Conference: DataTrac Announces LOS Integration with Fannie Mae EarlyCheck
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions has completed the integration of its rules-based workflow automation platform DataTrac with Fannie Mae’s EarlyCheck(TM) service. This EarlyCheck integration is included in DataTrac release 9.3R3, available for mortgage lender implementation beginning October 28, 2010.
New Jersey’s FastUpFront Expands Small Biz Financing Programs
CLIFTON, N.J. (CitizenWire) — In an effort to expand small business financing to businesses previously ignored by business cash advance companies, FastUpFront has changed its financing qualifications and removed its funding limit.
Comergence Insurance Services announces fidelity and professional indemnity insurance to TPOs
ORANGE, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Comergence Insurance Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of third-party originator (TPO) risk management solutions provider Comergence Compliance Monitoring, announced it now offers fidelity and professional indemnity insurance to TPOs – the first of its kind within the industry.
Financial Advisor Paul Granito Among ‘Best of Best’ at Barron’s Summit
PARAMUS, N.J. (CitizenWire) — Paul Granito, First Vice President, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was one of approximately 500 financial advisors who were selected by their firms to attend the sixth-annual Barron’s Winner’s Circle Top Advisors Summit, hosted by Barron’s magazine to promote best practices in the industry and the value of advice […]
Jeff Koch, senior loan officer of Preferred Mortgage Corporation, announced this week that Manhattan mortgage rates are at record lows
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Jeff Koch, senior loan officer of Preferred Mortgage Corporation, announced this week that Manhattan mortgage rates are at record lows. This information is based on a survey released by Freddie Mac, the second largest mortgage finance company. It reported that 30 and 15-year Manhattan mortgage rates either tied or reached […]
Benefit for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity During MBA 97th Annual Conference
ATLANTA, Ga. (CitizenWire) — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, and Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, one of the top producers of affordable home ownership opportunities among U.S. Habitat affiliates, have teamed up to challenge attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo to raise $10,000 for Atlanta […]
Chartered Financial Analyst designation earned by White Horse Advisors CEO Stephen Griner
ATLANTA, Ga. (CitizenWire) — White Horse Advisors, LLC, an independently-owned provider of financial advisory services to owners of closely-held businesses and retirement plan sponsors, announces that Stephen Griner, COO of White Horse Advisors, has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Griner was one of only 42 percent of investment professionals to pass the June […]
Rob Katz of Del Mar DataTrac to Moderate 2010 MBA Conference Panel: Growing Market Share in a Down Market
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Rob Katz, president of Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions is moderating a panel discussion entitled ‘Growing Market Share in a Down Market’ at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 97th Annual Conference on October 25 at 11:00 a.m.
Calyx Software and Loan-Score Decisioning Systems partner for integrated underwriting solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Calyx Software, the preferred mortgage solution provider for banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers and brokers, and Loan-Score Decisioning Systems, an enterprise-class pricing and automated underwriting provider, announced that the two companies have integrated their respective loan origination system and automated underwriting system.
New Record for Mortgage Document Package Preparation in August set by IDS Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (CitizenWire) — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, experienced another high-volume month in August and hit a new single-day record on August 26 due to record low mortgage rates and an increase in new clients.
Former NHL Player Ron Greschner Joins Trinity Financial Advisory Board
WALL, N.J. — Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Company, Atlantic Avenue, announced that former NHL New York Ranger hockey player Ron Greschner has joined the company’s advisory board.
Opinion: Curt Doman of IDS Foresees APR Calculation Challenges in Reg Z Updates
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, warns interim change to Regulation Z, also known as the Truth in Lending Act (R-1366), could make it more difficult for lenders to accurately calculate an APR for closed end real property transactions.
iGlobal Worldwide wants to end financial exploitation of Central Valley California workers
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Changing the entire landscape to protect Latino laborers’ payroll is the mission of the new iGlobal Prepaid Visa Card and its initial launch in the Central Valley of California. According to founder, Robert Acosta, whose parents worked the citrus fields of Southern California, ‘The exploitation of Latino workers … is over.’
Taycor Financial Beats Other Equipment Leasing Companies for Small Business Equipment Financing
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — ‘Many business owners don’t realize that funding is still available for equipment purchases, even if the banks are turning them down,’ says Bob Skibinski, CEO of Taycor Financial. ‘Unlike other equipment leasing companies, here at Taycor, we are getting deals done for our clients every day; which means you are going […]
SmartStops Historical Performance Calculator Reveals Shortcomings of Buy & Hold
PALO ALTO, Calif. — SmartStops announced today the launch of the performance comparison calculator. The calculator analyzes the historical performance of equities comparing a buy and hold approach to one following a risk mitigation strategy. In addition to total return, risk exposure and opportunity costs are also quantified and the results presented in simple visual […]
West Coast’s premier lender to consumers, The MagniFund Group, adds Jay Lacny as CSO
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — The MagniFund Group is pleased to announce the addition of Jay Lacny to its organization, as its Chief Strategy Officer. This is an important advancement in the company’s desire to aid customers and clients in meeting all of their financial needs and continuing our strategy of becoming one of the West […]
Mortgage Technology Top 25 Tech-Savvy List: Four IDS Lenders Included in 2010
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, would like to recognize and congratulate four IDS lenders for appearing on Mortgage Technology Magazine’s 2010 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders list.
Enterprise IRD System to Print Image Replacement Documents selected by Symcor
MANCHESTER, Vt. — CONIX Systems Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry, was selected by Symcor Inc., a leading North American financial processing company, to provide its Enterprise IRD (EIRD) solution – a system designed to print IRD documents from X9.37 files.
Inlanta Mortgage Named Finalist for 2010 Mortgage Technology Award
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, congratulates Inlanta Mortgage for being named a finalist in the Customer-Focused Lender category for the 2010 Mortgage Technology Awards.
Housing Finance Agency Loan Review Process by Titan Lenders Corp and ComplianceEase Named Finalist for Mortgage Technology Synergy Award
DENVER, Colo. — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC), and ComplianceEase, the nation’s leading provider of regulatory compliance and risk management solutions, have been named one of three finalists for the coveted 2010 Synergy Award from Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine. The pair was nominated for their proprietary automated loan review process […]
Trinity Financial Advisory Board adds former NY Giant David Tyree
WALL, N.J. — Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Company, Atlantic Avenue, announced that Super Bowl XLII hero and former New York Giant David Tyree has joined the company’s advisory board.
Mortgage Technology magazine names Del Mar DataTrac a 2010 Top 50 Service Provider
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, document imaging and management, and loan process workflow tools, is among the 2010 Top 50 Service Providers listed by Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine.
Stearns Lending Grows Business with Loan-Score Decisioning Systems’ SaaS
IRVINE, Calif. — Loan-Score Decisioning Systems, an enterprise-class pricing and automated underwriting provider, announced that Stearns Lending, Inc., a national wholesale and retail mortgage banker, has grown its business by more than 65 percent since going live with its solution in early 2009. Stearns utilizes Loan-Score’s platform to automate pricing and underwriting for each of […]
IDS reaches a corporate milestone in June: an all-time record volume of document packages processed in a single month
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, reached a corporate milestone in June – an all-time record volume of document packages processed in a single month.
Realm Professional Edition 2.2 Product Suite announced by Comergence Compliance Monitoring
ORANGE, Calif. — Comergence Compliance Monitoring (CCM), a leading provider of third-party originator (TPO) risk management solutions and SaaS, announces the release of Realm Professional Edition 2.2 Product Suite. Realm 2.2 creates a more holistic TPO management system that enables wholesale, correspondent and reverse mortgage lenders to oversee and execute all TPO communication and administrative […]
Navix is a 14-Step Process for Business Value Creation and Exit Planning
ATLANTA, Ga. — White Horse Advisors, LLC, an independently-owned provider of financial advisory services to owners of closely-held businesses and retirement plan sponsors, announces the launch of Navix, a 14-step process for business value creation and exit planning.
Helm Analytics makes Mortgage Technology magazine’s 2010 Top 50 Mortgage Technology Service Providers List
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — HELM Analytics, a business intelligence and analytics company, announced that it has earned a spot on Mortgage Technology magazine’s 2010 Top 50 Mortgage Technology Service Providers. The company has gained rapid momentum since launching operations in early 2009.
PROGRESS In Lending: New Mortgage Industry Association Invites Thought Leadership and Active Innovation
WILTON, Conn. — Key mortgage technology developers and business services providers have launched PROGRESS In Lending Association (PROGRESS), to provide a collaborative forum and content platform for mortgage lending business process innovation. Created to fill an under-served mortgage industry segment and purpose, PROGRESS is lead by an all-volunteer executive team comprised of high-profile mortgage professionals […]
CCMC and Del Mar DataTrac Partner for Loan Data Bridge for Mortgage Bankers
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions, and CCMC, Inc., the financial industry’s premier technology interface provider, have released the DMDBridge, a connectivity tool that automatically moves loan data from a lender’s third-party origination system to the DataTrac mortgage banking system of record.
CONIX Systems’ Frank Stokes Affirms Need to Stem Improper Payments by Government, Points to Banking Industry Exception Items Processing
MANCHESTER, Vt. — Franks Stokes, president of technology for CONIX Systems, Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry and pioneer in the acceleration of exception processing, agrees with the Obama Administration that reducing systemic drains on the Federal budget by better policing benefits and other types of payments […]
Arizona, California, Florida and Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Select Titan Lenders Corp for Back Office and Fulfillment Outsource Services in Q2 2010
DENVER, Colo. — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC) signed nine mortgage banker clients in the second quarter of 2010. TLC, a U.S.-based domestic mortgage fulfillment outsource operation, offers a parallel and variable cost alternative solution to lenders that maintain back office and warehouse line management operations.
Conix Announces Five Bank Members Have Joined the Xcept Steering Committee
MANCHESTER, Vt. — The Xcept Steering Committee, organized in the first quarter of 2010 by CONIX Systems, Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry and a pioneer in the creation of post-Check 21 exception management tools, has added five members representing the Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of the […]
International Document Services Completes RESPA Disclosure Updates, Evaluates Lender and Settlement Agent Satisfaction
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents, has completed RESPA-related disclosures updates to its idsDoc doc prep platform to accommodate changes in the GFE and HUD-1, and evaluated responses from its Q2 customer survey.
SecuGen Hamster IV Fingerprint Reader Delivered to Kenya’s Largest Retail Bank
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — SecuGen, the world’s leading optical fingerprint device vendor, is pleased to announce that CompuLynx, of Nairobi Kenya, has successfully integrated the SecuGen Hamster(TM) IV into the Account Holder Biometric Authentication and Identification System for one of the largest retail banks in Kenya.
BusinessCashAdvance.com Offers Alternative Financing to SBA Business Loans
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — On April 15, President Barack Obama signed legislation to add $80 million to the Small Business Association (SBA) business loan programs, and effectively extend stimulus benefits through the end of May. But a recent study suggests that a significant majority of small business owners will remain uninterested. Instead, many are seeking […]
Titan Lenders Corp Posts Periodic Table of Mortgage Industry Acronyms for Lenders, Media, and Consumer Advocates
DENVER, Colo. — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC) has assembled and developed a glossary of mortgage industry terms in the format of a periodic table of acronyms posted to its Website. The page where the glossary is posted requires no user registration and the information is provided as an educational service […]
100 Mortgage Bankers View DataTrac 9.3 Product Suite and Loan Process Automation Development at DMD Client Conference
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, document imaging and management, and loan process workflow tools unveiled its DataTrac 9.3 Product Suite to more than 100 mortgage bankers and vendor partners at its annual client conference […]
White Horse Advisors Completes Conversion to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registered Investment Advisor
ATLANTA, Ga. — White Horse Advisors, LLC, an independently-owned provider of financial advisory services to owners of closely-held businesses and retirement plan sponsors, is an SEC-registered investment advisor (RIA) as of March 9, 2010. White Horse Advisors joins a growing number of financial advisory representatives nationwide that are registering independently of broker-dealers.