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DocMagic Teams with Several Southern California Non-Profit Groups and Organizations in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

TORRANCE, Calif. -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that it has donated a shipment of its popular custom-made pink bunny slippers, which will be handed out at a blood drive event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Twenty percent of all donated blood will be given to cancer treatment and research.

The upcoming event is being hosted by Golden Heart LA, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children who suffer from life-threatening diseases or disabilities, and IET Capital, a real estate financing firm. Hundreds of the soft, fuzzy slippers will be on hand; anyone who participates in the event is welcome to a pair as part of the fun spirited giveaway.

Founded in 1987 by Dominic Iannitti, DocMagic has had a long-time mascot named "Doc," a bunny that has become a recognizable part of DocMagic's brand within the mortgage industry. In 2016, the bunny slippers were officially introduced and handed out at a mortgage technology convention where they ended up being in surprisingly high demand. Over the years the slippers have grown in popularity.

"I was at a mortgage trade show and was asked by a cancer survivor if she could have a pair for a friend going through chemo and that's what spawned the idea to donate them to worthy causes," stated Margaret Wendt, a strategic business advisor and consultant for DocMagic. "Given that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to offer participants, donors and volunteers at this important blood drive something fun to take home. If the pink slippers bring a simple smile to someone's face, then it's a win in our book."

Incidentally, IET Capital, a sponsor of the event, happens to be a mortgage originator and an actual end user of DocMagic's loan document preparation software, which is a widely utilized technology in the mortgage banking industry.

Event Details:
* What: a dual-purpose event to support Breast Cancer Awareness month and donate blood
* When: Saturday, October 13
* Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. PDT
* Location: 8056 Telegraph Road, Suite A in Downey, CA 90240 - inside the Bloodmobile.

LifeStream says that it is proud to join local and national organizations to increase breast cancer awareness. To make a contribution or donate blood, people can show up at the event or contact LifeStream to make an appointment at 800-879-4484 or visit their website https://www.lstream.org/expresspass. For financial contributions, go to https://www.lstream.org/financial-gifts/.

To learn more about breast cancer, visit https://www.breastcancer.org/, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer.
Golden Heart LA can be found on Instagram @goldenheartla and IET Capital's website is https://ietcapital.com/.

About DocMagic:
DocMagic, Inc. is the leading provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions for the mortgage industry. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Torrance, Calif., DocMagic, Inc. develops software, mobile apps, processes and web-based systems for the production and delivery of compliant loan document packages. The company's compliance experts and in-house legal staff consistently monitor legal and regulatory changes at both the federal and state levels to ensure accuracy. For more information on DocMagic, visit https://www.docmagic.com/.

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Innovative Solutions to ‘Windows 10 (1809) October 2018 Update Deleting Files’ Error by EaseUS Software

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Microsoft has pulled the mass rollout of Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update after a bug hitting users, causing file deletion on Windows PC. EaseUS Software is providing innovative solutions to fix this issue.

According to Microsoft, "We're empowering a new era of personal productivity. We've focused on helping people across their and personal lives by offering tools for whole life experiences and...."

Although Microsoft spoke highly of this new update of Windows 10 1809, the Windows 10 October Update has caused people's files to disappear. Some users even complained that the 'Documents' folder appeared to have been deleted, with no way to resolve this issue. Fortunately, EaseUS Software has gathered complete solutions to thoroughly resolve Windows 10 October 2018 Update deletes files error and restore all lost files.

Microsoft rolled-out Windows 10 October 2018 Update on 3 October 2018 and immediately pulled Windows 10 1809 update after receiving reports of 'documents being deleted' on 6 October 2018. During these three days, a major bug has hit some Windows 10 users, deleting their 'Documents' folder, overwriting files without asking.

It's not clear about the exact number of Windows 10 users have been affected by this problem, but even if it's a small percentage, it's still a troublesome problem for most ordinary users. Fortunately, Microsoft made a fast response without delay to halt the mass rollout. As for those users who have installed the latest October 2018 Update of Windows 10 and lost files, Microsoft also presented official solutions. And EaseUS Software also innovates some tricks here to help.

Official solutions from Microsoft
* For Windows users who have checked for this update and are experiencing a file missing issue:

Please contact Microsoft directly at +1-800-MICROSOFT or find a local number in your area for help.

If another computer can be accessed, please contact Microsoft at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus/ (link will vary according to country of origin).

* For those who have installed this update but haven't losing any files:

Please stop using the PC immediately to prevent further data loss. And to create a backup of useful files is also necessary.

* For users who haven't installed this update:

If the Windows 10 October 2018 Update installation media has been manually downloaded, please don't install it and wait until the new media is available.

Besides, a new update will be available and resumed to roll out to customers, promised by Microsoft. (But the date is still unknown.)

Innovative fixes provided by EaseUS Software

Besides Microsoft's official resolutions, EaseUS Software also provides great Windows users with innovative solutions to fix 'Windows 10 1809 deleting files' error and restore all deleted files by this update.

* For those users who have already installed the latest Windows 10 update:

If the 'Documents' folder files or other file gets deleted, a third-party piece of data recovery software will get back files deleted by Windows 10 October 2018 Update.

EaseUS data recovery - Data Recovery Wizard with its 'Specify a location' feature supports to specify an exact location and scan all lost files such as 'Documents' folder deleted by Windows 10 1809 Update.

If no file loss issue exists under Windows 10 October 2018 Update on Windows PC, to create a frequent backup of essential files is highly recommended.

EaseUS Windows backup and recovery software - Todo Backup with its schedule backup feature will save Windows user a lot of time and energy with a scheduled backup.

* For those Windows users who are planning to install Windows 10 October 2018 Update:

Please wait and do not rush!

Microsoft has committed to resume a new version of Windows 10 October 2018 update after resolving the 'deleting bug'. When the new version of Windows 10 1809 is available online with a mass rollout, install and enjoy the new features by then.

For further help to resolve other complex Windows 10 update issues such as Black Screen or Blue Screen death error, please refer to this page: https://www.easeus.com/solutions/windows-10-update-tips.html.

About EaseUS Software:
EaseUS(R) provides professional IT solutions for home, education and SMB users, service providers in data recovery, backup, system optimization and partition manager on both Windows and Mac platforms. Founded in 2004, EaseUS has established itself as a fast-growing international company with over 100 million wonderful users worldwide.

For more information, please visit https://www.easeus.com/.

EaseUS(R) is registered trademark of CHENGDU Yiwo Tech Development Co., Ltd.

Microsoft(R), Windows(R) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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LBA Ware’s Lori Brewer to Moderate Panel on Data-Driven Best Practices for Mortgage Lender Staffing at MBA Annual 2018

MACON, Ga. -- LBA Ware(TM), the leading provider of automated compensation software and systems integration solutions for mortgage lenders, today announced that company Founder and CEO Lori Brewer will moderate a panel on the science of staffing a mortgage business at the 2018 Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Annual Convention and Expo, which takes place October 14-17 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Brewer's panel, "Staffing for 2019 and Beyond," will take place on Monday, October 15, at 3:45 p.m. in Room 207 of the convention center. Speakers Loretta Salzano, president of law firm Franzen and Salzano, and Renee Zabel, vice president of human resources at mortgage lender American Financial Resources, will also participate.

The session will present mortgage leaders with best practices for managing staffing challenges in the current mortgage market. Session topics will include:
* Identifying and retaining top talent
* Sourcing new talent for today's evolving staff roles
* Right-sizing staff in a time of declining margins and industry consolidation/M&A activity
* Navigating legal and regulatory requirements for staffing and loan originator compensation
* Preparing for anticipated regulatory policy changes.

"With rising loan production costs continuing to eat into profit margins, more and more lenders are re-evaluating the efficiency and productivity of their staffing strategy," said Brewer. "I look forward to moderating a practical examination of staffing best practices and sharing actionable insights from LBA Ware's newly published research on loan originator performance trends."

"We are delighted to have expert speakers like Lori Brewer at the MBA's premier national event, which hosts 4,000 mortgage leaders in our home city of Washington, D.C.," said MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis Marina Walsh. "As part of our Business and Technology track, this session will provide actionable advice for organizational leaders. We also offer tracks on Market Opportunities and Policy Priorities as well as high-profile guest appearances by Dr. Janet Yellen, Magic Johnson and Kelly Clarkson."

About LBA Ware

Founded in 2008, LBA Ware's mission is to inspire opportunity by delivering solutions that are essential to the way mortgage companies operate. We are a trusted partner and play a key role in our clients' success by enabling them to motivate, incentivize and better leverage the human potential within their organization. Our applications automate traditionally manual business processes for which an existing software solution does not exist, empowering lenders to create an integrated software environment that maximizes their productivity and operational efficiency.

For more information about LBA Ware and our software solutions, visit https://lbaware.com.

Twitter: @LBAWare #MBAAnnual18 #mortgagebanking

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Imagine John Lennon at 78, Helping to End Hunger, One License Plate at a Time

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Today would have marked the 78th birthday of John Lennon, and his legacy is still helping to "Imagine there's no hunger," in California, Florida and throughout the United States. Yoko Ono Lennon has kindly authorized the use of the iconic self-portrait image to help the California Association of Food Banks and Feeding Florida in their ongoing fight to end hunger.

Yoko states "Imagine is a great word to spread around and I was happy to do this because it is helping a very important charity."

The John Lennon iconic self-portrait image provides a powerful symbol of his humanitarian legacy, raising awareness to the need to address hunger and providing an image that will promote significant funding to help end hunger in America. With the newly restored "Imagine" movie and box set, a whole new generation of Lennon fans are also emerging.

The "Imagine No Hunger" license plate is available for pre-order at https://californiaimagine.com/. 7,500 have to be pre-purchased before the California DMV will proceed with creating the plate for availability to all California drivers.

In Florida, the 'Imagine' license plate has already raised close to $4 million dollars for programs to help end hunger in Florida and can be purchased online at https://www.imaginefeedingflorida.com/order.html

Each year, the member food banks of Feeding Florida provide food to the 3.3 million Floridians facing hunger, including 1.1 million children and 700,000 seniors.

Every day in California, nearly 1 in 8 households face food insecurity. For the 6.5 million Californians struggling with food insecurity, hard choices must be made between buying food and meeting such basic needs as housing, medicine, transportation, or childcare. It is estimated that hunger in California could be eliminated with an investment of $300-500 million dollars annually. If 10 million California drivers purchased the "Imagine No Hunger" specialty plate - hunger would be eliminated from the state.

"These Imagine license plates will bring vital awareness to a critical problem in our state," says Michael Flood, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (https://www.lafoodbank.org/).

VIDEO: "Imagine there's no hunger":
https://youtu.be/0SiIQjjZlRE


Visit CaliforniaImagine.com to pre-order the Imagine No Hunger license plate and help end hunger in California.

Visit ImagineFeedingFlorida.com to order the Imagine specialty license plate and help end hunger in Florida.

For more information about the California Association of Food Banks, visit: http://www.cafoodbanks.org/

Twitter: #ImagineCA @CAFoodBanks @FeedingFlorida

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Holistic Practitioner Desiree Arnold Presents ‘Women’s Midlife Revolution Summit 2018’ a Free Teleconference

TRINIDAD -- With society continuing to place great emphasis on youthfulness, for many women, aging presents its own unique midlife crisis. Desiree Arnold understands firsthand the emotional and physical toil on women upon reaching their 40's and beyond. A holistic practitioner, naturopath and the founder of Lifely Up, a web portal dedicated to menopausal transition, Arnold wanted to nurture women through a passage that she feels should be celebrated not vilified.

She took it upon herself to consult female experts from around the world for their insight and advice and the "Women's Midlife Revolution Summit" is the result of her efforts.

A free online conference set to launch October 23 through November 2, 2018 the "Women's Midlife Revolution Summit 2018" is available at https://womensmidliferevolutionsummit.com/.

Shifting the perception of aging, midlife and menopausal transition from a negative outlook to an exciting journey is a rapidly emerging concept in this new day of women reclaiming their power. Older women in particular are garnering media attention for feats no longer just designated to a younger generation.

The "Women's Midlife Revolution Summit 2018" presents a wonderful opportunity for women to learn, bond and share in the privacy of their homes as Arnold interviews 22 professionals, releasing two new interviews per day over a 11-day period. Female nutritionists, doctors, herbalists, holistic therapists, authors, life coaches, entrepreneurs, hormone experts, and physical trainers have all been gathered to lend credence to the joy of seasoned womanhood.

"Living decades beyond midlife is still a newfangled phenomenon that many of us are now embracing. But for many of us, the thought of living beyond 50 for another 30, 40, or more years is shaded by fears of chronic disease, high medical bills and even living alone. Menopausal transition prepares the body, mind, and soul for that third stage in our lives where we actually can become masters of life as empresses and goddesses. The 'Women's Midlife Revolution Summit 2018' presents the opportunity to take action now and learn to understand and treat ourselves in ways that favor long healthy meaningful years and decades, to which we can gracefully look forward to," explains Arnold, who was born and grew up in Switzerland and has lived for the past 23 years on the island state of Trinidad and Tobago.

Some of the topics to be covered over the 11-day period include understanding of the physical, emotional, energetical and spiritual changes during midlife; how hormonal changes affect us; nutrition for the midlife cycle; preventing chronic disease; resurrection of the female archetype and inspiration and motivation to get moving with joy.

Some of the professionals who weigh in with their wisdom include Dr. Judith Boice, ND, LAc, FABNO, naturopathic doctor, licensed acupuncturist, and Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology; Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph, CPC, ELI-MP Managing Director of Conec Professional Life Coaching Services Ltd; Susun Weed, author of the Wise Woman Herbal series and the voice of the Wise Woman Tradition; Meiling, the tour de force behind her premier Caribbean fashion house; Yvonne Heath, author of "Love Your Life to Death"; and Makeda Smith, veteran entertainment industry publicist and creator of the FlyingOver50 dance movement brand.

For registration and information about "Women's Midlife Revolution Summit 2018" go to https://womensmidliferevolutionsummit.com now!

Learn more about Lifely Up at: https://lifelyup.com/

Media Contact:
Makeda Smith
Jazzmyne Public Relations
makeda@jazzmynepr.com
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Eight Exceptional Charities Selected to Receive 2018 JL Simmons Non-profit PR Grant Awards

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Neotrope, a marketing, branding, entertainment, publishing and technology firm founded in 1983, today announced the eight U.S. 501(c)(3) charities selected for its annual J.L. Simmons Nonprofit PR Grants program for 2018/19. With this year's Grant, each charity will receive up to $2400 in services including PR, marketing and social media promotion.

"For nearly 20 years, since we first launched this grant program, our goal has been to help worthy causes raise their visibility," said Neotrope co-founder and CEO, Christopher Laird Simmons. "Again this year, we had hundreds of applicants, and we've chosen some really amazing charities to work with and donate our time and expertise."

The J.L. Simmons Nonprofit PR Grant(R) (aka "Non-Profit PR Grants") program was originally launched in 2000 to help assist worthy causes to raise awareness, attract halo sponsors, and better connect with donors and volunteers. As part of this in-kind grant program, Neotrope is providing news dissemination through its Send2Press(R) Newswire service, and social media marketing for the charities selected this year.

PR Grant recipients are selected by Neotrope staff based on qualified applications filled out and submitted by nonprofit organizations. Choices for grant recipients are both subjective, and based on overall activities and actual need, as well as best fit for support from the marketing team.

Additional information regarding the Neotrope PR Grant program for U.S. charitable nonprofits and grant recipients can be found at: https://prgrants.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NonProfitPRGrants.

Congratulations to all the charities selected for this year's PR Grant program (alphabetical):

Brainy Camps Association

Brainy Camps Association provides residential summer camps, retreat programs and services for children, teenagers and young adults with chronic health conditions. Its mission is to create healthy communities where partnerships between patients and healthcare providers are promoted, independence and self-management are nurtured, education is offered and social connections are supported. Brainy Camps is a subsidiary of Children's National Health System.

Based in Washington, D.C. and established 1994.
Learn more: https://www.brainycamps.com/

Byte Back, Inc.

Byte Back connects communities with inclusive tech training and pathways into living-wage careers. In the last 16 years, 28 million low-tech jobs in the U.S. have disappeared. Byte Back trains adults with low tech skills and helps them move up from beginners' courses into recognized tech certifications and jobs in less than a year. Other wraparound and career services help adult learners overcome barriers and launch life-changing careers in the digital economy.

Based in Washington, D.C. and established 1997.
Learn more: https://byteback.org/

Center Stage Studios - DBA Arts Detroit; Outvisible Theatre Company

Center Stage Studios was formed in 2010 with the mission to provide professional and educational opportunities within the performing arts. Since its inception, Center Stage has grown exponentially, and after transitioning into a storefront location in 2016, began operating as two functional arms: 1) Arts Detroit, the educational component, providing music, acting, and as of late 2018, dance education, primarily to school-aged children, and 2) Outvisible Theatre Company, the first professional theatre company in the area to offer contracts to union actors, which focuses on socially-minded, thought-provoking performance.

Based in Allen Park and Plymouth, Michigan, and established 2010.
Learn more: https://www.artsdetroit.org/ and https://www.outvisibletheatre.com/

C Diff Foundation

The C Diff Foundation comprises 100-percent volunteering professionals dedicated at supporting public health through education and advocacy. The Foundation's mission is to reach out to communities from villages to cities, to medical practitioners, medical students, C. diff. survivors, caregivers, and the patients combating a C. difficile infection (CDI) while providing the general public important information on prevention, treatments available, and EPA registered products available for environmental safety.

Based in New Port Richey, Fla. and established 2012. Learn more: https://cdifffoundation.org/

Food Finders

Food Finders is a multi-regional food rescue organization serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California. In its almost 30 years of operation Food Finders has rescued over 139 million pounds of food, provided over 115 million meals and diverted over 74 million pounds of C02 from landfills. Food is picked up 7 days a week through a network of volunteers and 2 staff drivers.

Based in Lakewood, Calif. and established 1989.
Learn more: http://www.foodfinders.org/

Hands-On Science Center

The Hands-On Science Center (HOSC) is a small facility with the mission to encourage the love and understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) to the 30,000+ students it serves each year. HOSC strives to create an appreciation of, and interest in, math and science among children, their teachers, and their parents. HOSC serves students both on-site and off-site via its "traveling" programs to schools, libraries, and birthday parties.

Based in Tullahoma, Tenn. and established 1995.
Learn more: http://www.hosc.org/

Move For Hunger

Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization that mobilizes the relocation industry to fight hunger and reduce food waste. In addition to collecting food from people who are moving to new homes, Move For Hunger helps companies and individuals across the United States and Canada organize successful food drives. To date, they have collected more than 11 million pounds of food.

Based in Red Bank, N.J. and established 2009.
Learn more: https://www.moveforhunger.org/

Prancing Ponies Foundation

Prancing Ponies Foundation's mission is to develop young women's core competencies required for advancing to and succeeding in leadership roles in college and later in their careers in engineering or the automotive industry. Prancing Ponies Foundation's goal is to serve 1,000 girls nationwide by 2020. We offer two programs that support our mission and provide the optimal leadership learning experience for girls: the Prancing Ponies Online Leadership Academy provided to high-school girls from low-income backgrounds and the Prancing Ponies Leadership-Abroad Academy geared toward 3rd year (junior) University girls in either engineering or automotive programs.

Based in Mill Valley, Calif. and established 2015.
Learn more: https://prancingponies.org/

About Neotrope:
Since 1983 Neotrope(R) has delivered services to raise organization awareness including brand identity, marketing, public relations (PR), and social media services. Based in Torrance, California, Neotrope is also an entertainment publishing company involved in books, music, software, sound design, video and more. The company has been a consistent leader in new technologies including direct marketing, digital design, ecommerce, multimedia, SEO and e-marketing for 35 years. Neotrope was an Inc. 5000 company in 2009, has a 20-year A+ rating with the BBB, and is a member of GS1. Neotrope.com (2019 website revamp coming soon).

Twitter: @prgrants @ArtsDetroitPAS @BrainyCamps @ByteBackDC @cdiffFoundation @FoodFindersLBC @HandsOnScience1 @MoveForHunger @OutvisibleThCo @SupporthePonies #nonprofitgrant #PRgrants2018 @neotrope

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FormFree to Host James Deitch Book Signing at 2018 MBA Annual Convention

ATHENS, Ga. -- Automated verification provider FormFree(R) and co-sponsors LexisNexis Risk Solutions, LoanBeam, SingleSource and Teraverde will host a book signing and networking event featuring James Deitch, CPA, CMB, at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Annual Convention & Expo being held October 14-17 in downtown Washington, D.C. Free to registered convention attendees, the signing will take place Tuesday, October 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. in room 101 of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

FormFree's event will offer attendees a chance to hear Deitch speak and obtain a signed copy of his newest book, "Strategically Transforming the Mortgage Banking Industry," while networking with industry peers over cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres. All proceeds will benefit the MBA's Opens Doors Foundation, a nonprofit that grants mortgage and rental assistance to parents and guardians with critically ill or injured children.

Deitch, a 25-plus-year mortgage lending veteran, is co-founder and CEO of Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based consulting firm Teraverde Management Advisors. His first book, "Digitally Transforming the Mortgage Banking Industry," was a number-one best seller.

"We see MBA Annual as our opportunity each year to give back to the industry that has done so much for us," said FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler. "This year, we are thrilled to team up with LexisNexis, LoanBeam, SingleSource and Teraverde to present Jim Deitch, a powerful author whose new book shines a light on the industry's need for transformation that is not just technologically advanced, but strategically sound - all while raising money for the MBA Opens Doors Foundation."

MBA convention attendees can RSVP for this event at https://events.blackbirdrsvp.com/formfree-mbaannual.

About FormFree(R)

FormFree is a fintech company whose market-leading AccountChek(R) Asset Reports are used by lenders nationwide to verify borrower assets, employment and income in minutes. To date, more than 1,000 U.S. lenders have ordered over 1.25 million AccountChek Asset Reports, delighting their customers with a paperless experience and reducing origination timelines by up to 20 days. FormFree offers automated analysis and standardized delivery to lenders and their 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.

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The Mortgage Collaborative Expands Benchmark, Collaboration Labs and Working Group Member Engagement Initiatives

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's only independent mortgage cooperative, today announced that they have added and expanded upon several of their member benefits. With the continued growth of their national lender member network, TMC has increased the size and scope of their engagement programs to offer even more opportunities for their members to network and collaborate.

"We're extremely pleased to have welcomed over 30 new lender members to the TMC network since the start of this year," said Rich Swerbinsky, Chief Operating Officer of The Mortgage Collaborative. "Learning from one another has never been more important to mortgage lenders, and the expansion of our engagement programs provide our members an opportune way to do that."

Earlier this year, TMC released their newly enhanced TMC Benchmark platform, a free monthly solution that collects the 45 production, operating, and performance metrics deemed most vital by their members and offers a dashboard report. The dashboard displays their data alongside a summary comparison for other members in the network, enabling a member to see how they stack up against others in the industry, as well as their peer group within it.

Participating members can see their data broken down by retail, wholesale, and correspondent channels (if applicable), giving TMC members access to the mortgage industry's only monthly data benchmarking solution as part of membership.

TMC's Collaboration Labs have continued to expand since the spring of 2017. The "deep-dive" networking sessions with peers of similar size and scope are immensely popular among TMC lender members. Participants discuss strategic initiatives important to each participating firm. Member interest has driven the expansion of existing Labs to include additional members. Over 40 percent of TMC lender members have participated in a Collaboration Lab thus far in 2018 and more are planned in Q4.

Additionally, TMC's Working Groups, an initiative that connects like professionals within the network, has also seen tremendous growth. TMC members meet via regular conference calls and at industry events to connect and collaborate on the important issues facing the mortgage industry. The initiative currently includes a CRA Working Group, Women's Networking Group, Servicing Professionals Working Group and Marketing Working Group, with plans for a Capital Markets Working Group to start later this year.

"Our member engagement programs are designed to address the needs of our members," said Jim Park, CEO of The Mortgage Collaborative. "Many are a direct result of conversations we've had with our members. It's their needs that drive our strategy and the growth of these programs is a testament to TMC's commitment to serve them."

For more information on any of the programs above or the other benefits of membership within The Mortgage Collaborative, contact TMC COO Rich Swerbinsky at rswerbinsky@mtgcoop.com.

About The Mortgage Collaborative:

Based in San Diego, The Mortgage Collaborative was founded in 2013 to empower mortgage lenders across the country with better financial execution, reduced costs, enhanced expertise, improved compliance, and to help its members access the dynamic and changing consumer base in America.

The association is managed by its founding members: John Robbins, CMB; David Kittle, CMB; Gary Acosta, CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP); and Jim Park, former chair of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA). Robbins and Kittle are former chairmen of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA).

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

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This innovative solution will help cities from drowning in cardboard waste

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NEXT Future Transportation Inc. ("NEXT"), The world's leading automated transportation innovator for Smart and Connected Cities is responding to and initiating its own response to the global single-use e-Commerce packaging waste challenge.

Online retail is only going to get bigger. The world's largest online retailer sold 100 million products last year. Online retail grew by 16 percent last year in the U.S., while all retail rose 3.8 percent. E-Commerce companies use USD $20 billion worth of corrugated materials per year and the market for e-commerce packaging is forecasted to grow at an annual rate of 14.3 percent through 2022.

According to Fast Company, about 165 billion packages are shipped in the U.S. each year, with the cardboard used roughly equating to more than 1 billion trees. At the same time, retailers want to ensure that goods arrive in perfect condition and that results in over-packaging. Consequently both shoppers and retailers are starting to wake up to the packaging issue. Consumers are sharing feelings of guilt, frustration and sheer embarrassment of recycling all those boxes as part of the "cardboard economy".

Left without any alternatives, e-commerce companies were forced to use cardboard inefficiently, and most transferred the recycling responsibility to customers. Meanwhile, the recycling industry is sending an unprecedented amount of e-commerce packaging materials to landfills.

"Before the e-commerce era, most of the product packaging was collected in a centralized way by retailers, however, today we're experiencing a 40 percent increase in corrugated containers in the U.S. curbside recycling system," said Tommaso Gecchelin, Co-Founder and CTO of NEXT.

Brand-owners, retailers and consumers alike all need to take responsibility for reducing the packaging impact on the environment.

NEXT's groundbreaking Modular Mobile Locker solution currently offers the only solution to the e-commerce industry's growing packaging quandary. Built on NEXT's patented modular transportation platform, the last mile e-commerce delivery solution is an automated electric vehicle system that is designed to be customizable and scalable for a wide range of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) applications.

'It's expected that the online trade's decentralization will drive more packaging out to consumers. However, that shouldn't mean that we should choking on waste," said Emmanuele Spera, CEO of NEXT. "Our patented Modular Mobile Locker delivery solution will allow e-commerce companies to deliver their parcels to customers without additional cardboard packaging," said Spera.

NEXT's "Package Free Shopping" distribution solution will empower e-commerce customers who are supporting the reduction of waste, pollution and the overall environmental impact.

"E-commerce is a relatively new delivery method, and with all its new systems it takes time to work out the challenges and opportunities. Therefore, opportunities to capitalize on further development of the packaging supply chain for e-commerce and subsequently omni-commerce solutions will come only through industry collaboration and transparency," said Sven Hackmann, EVP at NEXT.

NEXT Future Transportation aims to reduce environmental and social impacts of the global e-commerce industry, while focusing on its own ability to deliver quality products to consumers in cities around the globe.

Video: https://youtu.be/DZ7QeZAIoOM

ABOUT NEXT:

NEXT Future Transportation, Inc. is a mass transportation and goods movement startup that is developing a patented modular, autonomous, electric vehicle fleet and the supporting operating system required to bring the systems and services to market at scale. NEXT received seed funding from DP World, the world's largest owner-operator of marine and inland ports. Learn more: http://Get-Next.com/.

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New Advanced Mold Prevention Product Line Launched by Miami Mold Specialists

MIAMI, Fla. -- South Florida based indoor environmental services and mold removal company, Miami Mold Specialists, releases innovative line of aerosol based mold removal, mold inhibiting, and mold preventative products.

Miami Mold Specialist has released a brand new line of aerosol based mold removal and prevention products. This new product is an aerosol based product that utilizes the latest in bio technological scientific breakthroughs to prevent and combat toxic mold. Miami Mold Specialists proprietary aerosol mold removal and mold prevention products effectively eliminate mold by dissolving mold at its base while simultaneously leaving behind an invisible anti-fungal coating, assisting with future mold and mildew growth prevention.

This unique industry disruptive technology is now utilized on all of Miami Mold Specialists projects. It is also available for retail sale for homeowners, home improvement contractors, kitchen and bathroom remodeling companies, general contractors, mold removal and mold remediation companies, water damage restoration companies, and boat, yacht, and ship builders that are in need of a powerful mold removal and mold prevention solution.

According to Miami Mold Specialists website, "Miami Mold Specialist's new line of aerosol based mold removal and mold prevention products offer the latest bio-technological advancements to safely and effectively eliminate toxic mold, prevent mold growth, inhibit future potential mold and mildew outbreaks, and mitigates that musty odor smell typically associated with poor ventilation, mildew, and mold growth."

Miami Mold Specialists new proprietary line of aerosol mold removal and mold prevention solutions use an advanced atomizing delivery system to get into tight spaces and is made with no harmful compounds, VOCs, or poisonous chemicals.

Some of Miami Mold Specialist's other exclusive mold removal and mold prevention products, solutions, and systems:
* Aseptic+ - Multi-purpose, hospital grade disinfectant solution.
* New proprietary next generation HVAC coil and evaporator self-cleaning solution - https://www.miamimoldspecialists.com/new-hvac-coil-evaporator-cleaners
* Airbiotics - https://www.miamimoldspecialists.com/airbiotics-health
* Anti-Fungal Coatings for Large Projects and Commercial use - https://www.miamimoldspecialists.com/exclusive-fungal-coating
* plus, a wide range of specialized solutions for mold removal, mold prevention, disinfecting, odor removal, static removal, and solar powered attic and soffit fans.

For more information about Miami Mold Specialists industry disruptive,proprietary line of aerosol mold removal and prevention products, please visit- https://www.miamimoldspecialists.com/anti-fungal-mold-prevention-spray.

About Miami Mold Specialist:
South Florida's Premier Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Services, and Mold Removal Service Provider- Miami Mold Specialist: High Tech and Eco Friendly Indoor Air Quality, Mold Assessments and Environmental Consulting, 3rd Party "Conflict Free" Mold Testing, Mold Removal and Mold Remediation, Mold Prevention, Radon Testing, Water Damage Control, and Water Protection and Purification Services by Miami Mold Specialist.

Multi Certified, Licensed, Bonded, and Insured. Over 30 Years Experience!

Call: 1-305-763-8070
http://www.miamimoldspecialists.com

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