Industry Briefs, Feb. 9, 2026
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Selene Finance Introduces Selene Cares+
Selene Finance, Dallas, has launched Selene Cares+, a new borrower assistance campaign designed to simplify communication and increase clarity.
The initial phase of the program focuses on enhanced digital outbound communications, providing educational and informational content that borrowers can access anytime. This will allow borrowers to consume it at their own pace.
Each outreach includes customized microsites and content designed to guide borrowers through relevant topics.
Future phases will expand content and personalization, among other updates.
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Arrive Home Launches Down Payment Assistance Program for Manufactured Homes
Arrive Home, Sandy, Utah, has launched New Foundations DPA, a down payment assistance program designed to accommodate borrowers purchasing manufactured homes. It includes single-wide homes.
New Foundations DPA provides 3.5% down payment assistance on the purchase price of a single- or double-wide manufactured home on a permanent foundation. It pairs with a 30-year FHA loan and has a 1% fixed interest rate below the first mortgage.
It’s available in all states, except for New York, and is not limited to first-time buyers.
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Asurity Sponsors MISMO Compliance Dataset Workgroup
Asurity, Dallas, announced its sponsorship of the Mortgage Compliance Dataset Workgroup under MISMO.
The sponsorship will support the continued development, adoption and expansion of standardized compliance data frameworks in collaboration with regulators, lenders and technology providers.
The dataset initiative represents a coordinated, industrywide effort to standardize regulatory examination compliance data and transaction standards. It was developed in partnership with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and is maintained by the MISMO MCD Workgroup.
MCD Version 2.0 is now available via MISMO.org. Since the release, MISMO and the MCD Workgroup have continued to focus on education, collaboration and practical adoption across lenders, regulators and technology providers.
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Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. Teams With FinCEN Real Estate Report
Westcor Land Title Insurance Co., Maitland Fla., has announced a partnership with FinCEN Real Estate Report to help title agents navigate and comply with the new FinCEN regulations going into effect on March 1.
The upcoming FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering regulation will create new requirements and responsibility for the title industry.
Prior to March 1, Westcor will provide agents with a full overview of the partner solution, including a 20% discount for Westcor agents, training opportunities and live walkthroughs and implementation timelines ahead of the upcoming deadlines.
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ATTOM Expands Offerings
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., has launched the ATTOM MCP Server, a new AI-native access and integration layer that securely connects AI applications to ATTOM property data.
It supports emerging agentic AI use cases, in which AI systems and agents can autonomously discover, retrieve and use structured property data as part of multi-step workflows.
ATTOM also now offers Databricks delivery, a cloud-based data delivery option built on Databricks Delta Sharing. Databricks delivery removes the need for file transfers, ingestion pipelines or ETL processes. ATTOM manages ongoing data updates, maintenance and quality, to ensure customers are working with current, query-ready datasets.
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Embrace Home Loans to Provide Loans to Amalgamated Bank’s Customers
Embrace Home Loans, Middletown, R.I., announced an agreement with Amalgamated Bank, New York, to provide residential mortgage financing for its customers.
Amalgamated Bank will direct customers seeking residential mortgages to Embrace, which will originate and service mortgage loans through a platform designed for the bank’s customers.
Embrace will be able to offer to the bank’s customers an expanded range of home finance products, such as the Approved to Close program, and dedicated lending support.
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Dovenmuehle Maintains FHA Tier 1 Rating
Dovenmuehle, Lake Zurich, Ill., announced it maintained a Tier 1 Rating from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development throughout last year.
It was awarded for Dovenmuehle’s Federal Housing Administration servicing performance under HUD’s Tier Ranking System II.
The designation indicates Dovenmuehle’s success in meeting FHA standards for delinquent loan servicing, foreclosure prevention, loss mitigation and reporting requirements. Contributing to the rating was its 100% Loss Mitigation Engagement score.
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Dark Matter’s Elevate Announces Updates
Dark Matter Technologies, Jacksonville, Fla., announced a tighter integration with its Elevate Loan Servicing Solution and Empower LOS. Additionally, it noted a multiyear renewal with Arbor Bank and a new client signing with Covey Financial.
Elevate is designed to help servicers’ efficiency by automating high-effort and time-sensitive servicing activities. It includes a native, web-based consumer portal that supports common self-service activities and is designed to support a broad range of loans.
Although it’s LOS-agnostic, the tighter integration between the Empower LOS and the Elevate platform supports a more streamlined transition from closing to onboarding and servicing.
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STRATMOR Group Insights Report Tackles AI Execution
STRATMOR Group, Denver, has released its latest Insights Report, including the article “Prepare for Takeoff: AI and the Fight for Mortgage Lending Efficiency.”
In it, STRATMOR Senior Partners Garth Graham and Michael Grad note that while lender interest in AI continues to grow, many organizations continue to experiment rather than utilize the technology with a clearly defined strategy.
Director of Customer Experience Mike Seminari has also authored “Future-Proofing CX Before Volume Returns.”
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