Industry Briefs, Aug. 4, 2025
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ICE Adds New Options to Servicing Portal
ICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, announced new integrations between its origination and servicing solutions that allow homeowners to apply for home equity loans, home equity lines of credit and refinance loans from their ICE-supported mortgage servicing portal.
The options are available to lender-servicers who are using the MSP servicing system and Encompass loan origination system.
When homeowners access Servicing Digital, they can apply for a refinance, HEL or HELOC loan with an application that has been prefilled with borrower data from MSP. Then, loan applications are processed by Encompass and borrowers receive status updates via Servicing Digital.
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Halcyon, Finastra Announce Integration
Halcyon, Fort Worth, Texas, and Finastra, Lake Mary, Fla., announced an integration to enable digital management of IRS Form 8821 authorizations within Finastra’s Mortgagebot solution to retrieve and manage tax transcript data for income verification.
The Halcyon 8821 solution enables lenders to collect borrower authorization for IRS tax transcripts digitally, then retrieves the verified income data directly from the IRS.
By integrating directly into Mortgagebot workflows, it eliminates manual steps and reduces processing time. Borrowers don’t need to manually upload documents, for instance.
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Ncontracts Seeks Information About Compliance and Risk Management Trends, Challenges
Ncontracts, Brentwood, Tenn., is surveying financial institutions about compliance and risk management.
Survey responses will help identify emerging trends, challenges and opportunities in compliance and risk management.
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Servion Group Implements WaterfallCalc+
Servion Group, Grand Rapids, Mich., has implemented WaterfallCalc+, the borrower-facing version of the loss mitigation analysis tool.
It allows homeowners to securely apply for loss mitigation assistance through their phone, tablet or computer. It adapts to each loan’s investor or insurer and guides borrowers through the application process.
WaterfallCalc+ integrates directly into the WaterfallCalc platform. Servion has been a WaterfallCalc client since 2022.
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A&D Mortgage Rolls Out ADvantage Partner Status Program
A&D Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced its new ADvantage Partner Status Program, a production-driven rewards system for partner companies.
It’s structured around five statuses–core, classic, premier, elite and ultimate. It evaluates the level of partnership quarterly based on funded loan volume and submission quality.
The perks include welcome bonus points, increased processing speed, free lock extensions, loyalty rewards and training opportunities, among others.
Partners that achieve the highest status levels also get access to ADvocate VIP Partner Support and A Hosted Experience with A&D Leadership.
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Class Valuation’s Elite Appraiser Panel Doubles
Class Valuation, Troy, Mich., announced its Elite Appraiser Panel has doubled in size over the past year. It’s invitation-only and now includes hundreds of appraisers nationwide.
It offers benefits to support and elevate top-performing appraisers. Participants can receive priority work assignments, expedited payment processing and educational discounts.
Class Valuation seeks appraisers who demonstrate superior report quality, good communication, market knowledge and a track record of reliability and consistent performance.
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