Georgia Business
HBCU Green Fund Atlanta University Fellows Spend Spring Break Planting Trees in a Rural African Village to Fight Climate Change
ATLANTA, Ga. — A group of HBCU Green Fund Fellows from Atlanta University Center recently dedicated their spring break embedded in an African village on the border of Senegal and Mauritania building a tree shelter, planting trees and digging a well in their ongoing efforts to help the vulnerable communities that are most impacted by the effects of climate change, but contribute the least….
Rob Chrane of Down Payment Resource honored as a 2023 Tech All-Star by Mortgage Bankers Association
ATLANTA, Ga. — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, announced today that its founder and CEO Rob Chrane has been named a 2023 MBA NewsLink Tech All-Star by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA is the leading professional group for the mortgage industry with more than 2,100 member companies….
IndiSoft partners with FormFree to streamline the delivery of housing counseling services to underserved consumers
ATHENS, Ga. — FormFree® today announced that developer of collaborative solutions for the housing finance industry, IndiSoft, is leveraging FormFree’s Passport® to enable HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (HCAs) to provide more effective and expeditious consumer counseling….
78.9% of metro Atlanta residential housing inventory is eligible for down payment assistance – offsetting price and interest rate impact for aspiring homeowners
ATLANTA, Ga. — As metro Atlanta homebuyers encounter the challenging trifecta of sharply rising home prices, elevated interest rates and institutional investor depletion of starter home inventory, Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting home buyers with homebuyer assistance programs, released a comprehensive report on the 46 active metro Atlanta homebuyer assistance programs….
GreenLyne adopts FormFree’s Residual Income Knowledge Index to unlock greater inclusivity in mortgage lending
ATHENS, Ga. — FormFree® today announced that Inclusive-Finance-as-a-Service platform GreenLyne has enhanced its ability to help lenders identify home financing opportunities for underserved consumers with its adoption of FormFree’s Residual Income Knowledge Index™ (RIKI™)….
FormFree selected to HousingWire Tech100 for the ninth year
ATHENS, Ga. — FormFree® today announced its inclusion in HousingWire’s (HW’s) annual Tech100 list for the ninth year. The HW Tech100 Mortgage Awards recognize the U.S. housing economy’s most innovative and influential fintech companies and solutions….
Stack Sports Inks New Partnership with The Coaching Manual to Inspire and Educate Coaches and Players Around the World
ATLANTA, Ga. — Stack Sports has announced a new multi-year partnership with The Coaching Manual, the world’s premier digital soccer coaching platform, to further its mission of inspiring soccer coaches and players around the world through innovative technology partnerships….
FormFree sharpens focus on decentralizing and democratizing consumer access to credit with strategic divestiture of AccountChek
ATHENS, Ga., — Founder and CEO Brent Chandler today heralded a new era for FormFree® following its strategic divestiture of asset-verification service AccountChek®. Moving forward, the fintech will focus on products that advance its mission to decentralize and democratize the way consumers understand their financial data and access credit opportunities. Eric Lapin, who joined FormFree in 2022 as chief strategy officer, will guide the company’s next chapter as president….
HomeScout partners with Down Payment Resource to capture consumer demand for homebuyer assistance program information
ATLANTA, Ga. — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting home buyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced that it has partnered with HomeScout LLC to help mortgage lenders generate and convert more leads by meeting heightened consumer demand for information about affordable pathways to homeownership….
Lawyer Eric J. Hertz, P.C. Files Four Cases Against Sterigenics on Behalf of Cobb County Homeowners
ATLANTA, Ga. — Eric J. Hertz, P.C. Trial Attorneys in Atlanta, recently filed four additional property damage cases against Sterigenics. The firm is representing homeowners within a close radius of the plant that were adversely affected. The home values in this area were adversely affected due excessive emissions of a dangerous, cancer-causing chemical called Ethylene Oxide (EtO)….