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Business, chief AI officer, mortgage AI, Software

Dark Matter acquires House Numbers’ agentic AI platform for home lending, names Jeff Levinsohn chief AI officer

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.

Business, Friday Harbor, mortgage AI, Software

Friday Harbor expands AI appraisal review to support UAD 3.6 ahead of GSE mandate

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SEATTLE, Wash. — Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced that it has expanded its AI appraisal review capability to support Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 reports. The expansion enables lenders to apply Friday Harbor’s automated appraisal review to the redesigned reporting format, with more than 350 checks that culminate in a concise summary of what has been validated and what requires attention.

Business, Friday Harbor, mortgage AI, Product Launches

Friday Harbor launches Safe Harbor QC with insurance-backed warranty from an A+ rated global insurer

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CHICAGO, Ill. — Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced Safe Harbor QC, a new pre-closing quality control solution that combines a comprehensive loan review with a warranty backed by a global insurer rated A+ (Superior) by AM Best with the agency’s highest financial size category (XV).

Business, Mezzo, mortgage AI, Software

Vesta Customers Gain Access to Mezzo’s One-to-Many Operating Architecture

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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Mezzo, creator of the mortgage industry’s first one-to-many operating architecture for third-party services, today announced an integration with Vesta, the AI-native loan origination system (LOS) and agent platform built to automate and accelerate mortgage operations. Mezzo launches with a single gateway across verification providers.

Business, Friday Harbor, mortgage AI, Software

Friday Harbor’s AI pre-underwriting platform integrates to the Freddie Mac Income Calculator API

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SEATTLE, Wash. — Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced its integration to the Freddie Mac Income Calculator API. Lenders can now determine calculated monthly income for wage earners, including borrowers with variable income, in minutes while helping preserve eligibility for certain representation and warranty (R&W) relief tied to the income calculation.

Alliances and Partnerships, Argyle, Business, mortgage AI, Software

Argyle expands Tidalwave integration to unify income, employment and asset verification with real-time operability to Encompass

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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Argyle, the leading consumer-permissioned verification platform, today announced an expanded integration with Tidalwave, an agentic AI platform that automates the full U.S. mortgage lifecycle from application through closing. Argyle and Tidalwave partnered in 2025 to embed Argyle’s verification of income and employment (VOIE) solution into Tidalwave’s borrower workflow through payroll connectivity.

Business, Friday Harbor, mortgage AI, Software

Friday Harbor brings AI pre-underwriting to complex loans as non-QM volume reaches record highs

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SEATTLE, Wash. — Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced expanded support for non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) and other non-agency lending programs, enabling lenders to evaluate a broader range of complex borrower scenarios against investor-specific guidelines before underwriting.

Business, mortgage AI, Optimal Blue, Product Launches, Software

Optimal Blue Continues AI Innovation Leadership with Expanded Access to Virtual Economist and Launch of AI Labs

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PLANO, Texas — Optimal Blue today announced the general availability of Virtual Economist, the first on-demand forecasting tool for mortgage capital markets leaders powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). Revealed in beta at the annual Optimal Blue Summit in February 2026, Virtual Economist is now available to all Optimal Blue Product, Pricing, and Eligibility (PPE) Engine and CompassEdge clients at no added cost.

Awards and Honors, Business, JazzX AI, mortgage AI

Head of AI Platform and Products Kunal Patel named to HousingWire’s 2026 Insiders list

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LOS ALTOS, Calif. — JazzX AI, an enterprise AI company purpose-built for the mortgage industry, today announced that Kunal Patel, head of AI platform and products, has been named to HousingWire’s Insiders list for 2026. The annual Insiders award recognizes the behind-the-scenes operational leaders who are vital to their organizations’ success and driving innovation across mortgage and real estate.

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