Finance
Click n’ Close Appoints Mortgage Wholesale Veteran Tony Catanese as Regional Sales Manager to Lead East Coast Expansion
ADDISON, Texas — Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender and innovator in third-party origination (TPO), announced Thursday that Tony Catanese has joined the company as regional sales manager. In this role, Catanese will lead the company’s wholesale and non-delegated expansion across the East Coast, focusing on building and developing a high-performing sales team….
Friday Harbor unveils AI-powered condition engine to deliver faster, cleaner, audit-ready mortgage files
SEATTLE, Wash. — Friday Harbor, an AI-powered platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced the launch of a retooled condition engine that automatically generates actionable underwriting conditions based on borrower source documents and loan guidelines….
The Big Picture’s June conversations go deep on homeownership access, growth and market risk
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Top mortgage industry webcast The Big Picture, broadcast live every Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, has unveiled its June guest lineup featuring four standout leaders whose insights are redefining housing access, real estate strategy and economic understanding. Co-hosted by mortgage business consultant and executive coach Rich Swerbinsky and capital markets authority Rob Chrisman, author of the widely read Chrisman Commentary newsletter, the webcast delivers timely, thought-provoking conversations with mortgage professionals, innovators and thought leaders….
Secured Signing Gains Official Approval as Registered Remote Notary Technology Vendor in Indiana
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Secured Signing, a leading provider of secure digital signing and online notarization solutions, announced its official registration as a Remote Notary Technology Vendor in the state of Indiana. This significant milestone allows Indiana notaries public to leverage Secured Signing’s robust and user-friendly Remote Online Notarization (RON) platform to conduct secure and legally compliant online notarizations for individuals and businesses across the state….
SESLOC Credit Union Partners with Dovenmuehle to Enhance Mortgage Servicing for Members
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. — Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (DMI), a leading mortgage subservicing company, today announced a partnership with SESLOC Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving central and coastal California communities. Under the agreement, DMI will subservice SESLOC’s mortgage loan portfolio, supporting the credit union’s expansion into government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) lending and servicing, allowing it to scale mortgage operations efficiently while preserving superior member service….
ProNotary Expands Remote Online Notarization Services to Five New States
DALLAS, Texas — 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….
Argyle launches new integration, bringing real-time income and employment verification to Byte LOS customers
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — 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….
Cloudvirga enhances lending efficiency with Encompass Docs Solution integration
IRVINE, Calif. — 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….
Optimal Blue Releases Executive-Level AI Insights Tool, Ask Obi, to Clients
PLANO, Texas — 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
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — 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….