Industry Briefs Aug. 28, 2020

SimpleNexus, Lehi, Utah, enhanced its integration with MobilityRE with new features that improve the home search experience for borrowers and enable lenders and realtors to respond more swiftly to borrower requests.

Industry Briefs Aug. 20, 2020

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J., and RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., Charlotte, N.C. completed their previously announced merger. RoundPoint is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Mortgage, a full-service mortgage company and provider of VA and government-insured lending.

Industry Briefs Aug. 19, 2020

Freedom Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J., and RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., Charlotte, N.C. completed their previously announced merger. RoundPoint is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Mortgage, a full-service mortgage company and provider of VA and government-insured lending.

Industry Briefs Aug.14, 2020

Inlanta Mortgage, Pewaukee, Wis., announced it launched the OptifiNow CRM and automated marketing platform to improve its branch development and recruiting efforts.

Industry Briefs June 30, 2020

Roostify, San Francisco, announced a partnership with Factual Data as part of an expansion that will allow loan officers to run borrower credit and view findings within the Roostify platform.

Industry Briefs June 16, 2020

To help limited English proficiency borrowers who are experiencing mortgage-related difficulties due to the coronavirus national emergency, the Federal Housing Finance Agency added new translations to the Mortgage Translations website. Site visitors can now choose English, Spanish, traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, or Tagalog when accessing scripts that servicers use when discussing COVID-19 forbearance with borrowers.

Industry Briefs June 10, 2020

HUD issued a news release this month marking National Homeownership Month, recognizing the importance of homeownership and its impact upon the lives of American families, local neighborhoods and the national economy.

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Essent Guaranty Inc., Radnor, Pa., and Cloudvirga, Irvine, Calif., announced an integration in which Cloudvirga will offer Essent’s products and services.

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NewDay USA, Fulton, Md., said veterans and servicemembers can now sign mortgage closing documents without having a notary signing agent enter their home.

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Appraisal Logistics, Annapolis, Md., launched Property Vision, an appraisal inspection tool to provide appraisers with consumer-provided photographic data.