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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 17, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) has hired Daniel Miller as vice president of business development. With nearly 20 years' experience in sales, Miller will be responsible for overseeing IDS's various partner integrations and new customer implementations, in addition to managing and growing IDS's Western sales region.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging, outsourced lock desk and risk management services, announced that it relocated its corporate headquarters to a larger facility. The move provides MCT with the necessary infrastructure to accommodate its increasing growth and the capacity to continue delivering elevated support to clients.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision, Inc. today announced the addition of appraisal services from Landmark Network to the ReverseVision Reverse Loan Origination System (RLOS) platform. ReverseVision's RLOS offers a library of tightly integrated services that streamline the reverse lending process.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 9, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has acquired The McCart Group of Atlanta, Ga.

TROY, Mich., Dec. 27, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), one of the nation's fastest growing wholesale lenders, has become the number one wholesale lender in the country in origination volume as ranked by Mortgagestats for Q3 2013. UWM has been growing at a rapid rate over the past several years and has now achieved the top slot for the first time ever.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Interpreters Unlimited, Inc. announced this week that it has recently acquired Albors and Alnet, a language and medical transportation company. The Bank of Southern California was instrumental in providing the financing for the acquisition.

PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DrivenBI and Return on Efficiency announced their partnership today, empowering customers to achieve operational insights in entirely new ways. SRK simply replaces spreadsheets for analysis, delivering self-service capability for reporting and Operational Dashboards demanded by the insurance industry. SRK unifies, analyzes and presents data from insurance operations and systems in shareable and actionable report snapshots and intuitive dashboard creation.

TROY, Mich., Dec. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), one of the largest wholesale mortgage lenders in the nation, announced that it has designed a new program that provides originators with the option for borrowers to select the amortization term that works best for their financial situation.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it has completed the final phase of its planned major Dodd-Frank Act changes to its flagship document preparation system idsDoc by its self-imposed deadline of Nov. 15.

FREDERICK, Md., Dec. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Regent Education announced today the launch of Regent Review, the industry's first fully-automated student verification solution. Regent Review leverages the advanced technology of Regent's SNAP and Regent 8 solutions to fully automate student verification and C-code processing. The robust capabilities of Review help schools reduce: the time needed to perform verification, processing costs, and compliance risk, all while improving the student experience.

PALM DESERT, Calif., Dec. 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Southern California (FBBN) today announced that Irwin Golds, long time Coachella Valley banking and business executive has been appointed to the company's board of directors.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., and COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- TaxReturnVerifications.com and LendingQB announced today the release of an interface to order and receive tax returns seamlessly within the LendingQB loan origination system. TaxReturnVerifications, a service of CIC Mortgage Credit, Inc., hails the integration as a partnership between two companies to help lenders reduce costs and shorten the loan approval process.

MARSHALL, Mo., Nov. 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Missouri Valley Community Action Agency is pleased to announce the fifth annual MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition. This year's event will be launched by MVCAA and the Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 13, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- At the National LTC Network's recent Annual Shareholders Meeting in Dallas, Thomas J. McInerney, President and CEO of Genworth Financial, Inc., shared his thoughts - engaging the group in a robust discussion on the future of the long term care (LTC) insurance industry.

COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software (LOS), announced that it has officially launched its Lean Lending methodology for the mortgage industry. Lean Lending is a technology strategy that enables lending entities to streamline processes, ensure compliance, and drive continuous organizational improvement.

FREDERICK, Md., Nov. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Educational institutions considering Competency Based Learning (CBL) and Direct Assessment models are grappling with the challenges of effectively managing Title IV financial aid. Today, Regent Education is proud to announce that Regent 8, their flagship financial aid management solution, is the first-and only-system designed specifically to accommodate those challenges.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Oct., 31, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, announced that it has become a technology partner of Amazon's Web Services Partner Network (APN). Joining APN underscores the investment and commitment that Quandis has made to utilize Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud computing.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct. 29, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wondering if you should get long-term care insurance? Or if you can qualify? Or afford it? Stop worrying, advises LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of America's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies. Today the company announces a bold shift from its traditional focus on LTC insurance to a broad, balanced focus on multiple ways to pay for care.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 28, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- IDS, a nationwide provider of mortgage documents and compliance, announced today an integration of its mortgage document preparation system, idsDoc(TM) with OpenClose's LenderAssist(TM) Web-based, mortgage banking and loan origination software (LOS).

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 28, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced it has completed the first two phases of its planned changes to its flagship document preparation system idsDoc in preparation for the Dodd-Frank changes set to be implemented by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in January 2014.

TROY, Mich., Oct. 25, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the fourth largest wholesale mortgage lender in the nation, announced that it has custom developed an Income Calculator for brokers to accurately determine a borrower's wages on the 1003 application.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), has been named a finalist for Mortgage Technology's 2013 Lenders' Choice Award. IDS was the winner of the 2012 Lenders' Choice Award.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that is has been chosen as one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in San Diego, California by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ).

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 19, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Leading mortgage compliance services provider The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG) offers third party services management, including management of appraisal management companies (AMCs) for mortgage bankers, and the mortgage lending operations of community banks and credit unions.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), and end-to-end loan origination system provider LendingQB announced the development of a joint interface designed to create a fluid integration between the LendingQB LOS and idsDoc.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Sept. 10, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Venta Financial Group, Inc. (Venta), a wholesale and retail mortgage banker, announced that it hired Mark Ciolfi as executive vice president (EVP). As EVP, Ciolfi's primary focus will be to help Venta increase its production on a national level.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- US enterprises are expected to spend more than $49 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. Ethernet metro area and wide area services are ubiquitous, available from all major data service providers, including cable/MSOs, who are building a formidable base around Ethernet services in the small to mid-sized business market.

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- HeartIT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today that it has received a $2.5M grant from the NIH in order to develop the 'Cloud Based Corelab of the Future.'

COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that Venta Financial Group, Inc. (Venta), a wholesale and retail mortgage banker, has experienced stellar results since implementing its browser-based end-to-end loan origination system (LOS).

PETAULUMA, Calif., Aug. 22, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that the North Bay Business Journal has named the company a 2013 'Best Place to Work.'

DENVER, Colo., Aug. 20, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Silver Bullet Consulting, LLC announced this week the launch of BoostCredit101.com, a business that provides its clients with the ability to improve credit scores by up to 150 points.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that it has been named to the San Diego Business Journal's (SDBJ) 2013 Top 100 annual fastest-growing private companies list, with a specific ranking of 24. Organizations that earned a spot on the list were honored at a recent awards ceremony held at the Paradise Point Resort and in San Diego, California.

TROY, Mich., Aug. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Shore Financial Services (USFS), one of the nation's largest and fastest growing mortgage lenders, announced that its founder and chairman, Jeff Ishbia, won Ernst & Young's 2013 Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Award for the Michigan and Northwest Ohio region. The winners were recently honored at a black tie gala event held at the MGM Grand in Detroit, Michigan. USFS is the parent company of United Wholesale Mortgage, Shore Mortgage and Capital Mortgage Funding.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 22, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- National University is the second-largest private, non-profit university in California and the 12th largest in the United States. With more than 23,000 students it was imperative to find a financial aid management solution that would drive automation and support their complex packaging and repackaging needs. Regent 8 was selected based on its advanced packaging and automation capabilities, as well as its unique ability to support all enrollment models.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- VLP Law Group is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its East Coast corporate practice with the addition of Conrad Everhard, who joins as a partner in New York. Mr. Everhard is a senior corporate and transactional attorney with over twenty years of private practice experience and three years as General Counsel.

TROY, Mich., July 2, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the fourth largest wholesale mortgage lender in the nation, announced that it rolled out a new program that gives brokers the option to waive escrows up to 90 percent LTV, with no M.I., on all conventional products in all states.

TROY, Mich., June 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Shore Financial Services (USFS), one of the nation's largest and fastest growing mortgage lenders, announced that Mark Hammond will be joining the company as co-chairman. Hammond will work closely with Jeff Ishbia, current chairman and founder of USFS, in leading the 27-year-old company. USFS operates three brands: United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the fourth largest wholesale mortgage lender in the country; Shore Mortgage; and Capital Mortgage Funding.

ONTARIO, Calif., June 5, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Joe Cotugna as a property and casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire Division. Cotugna brings 23 years of experience in risk management, with a focus on the food industry and construction to EPIC.

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- VLP Law Group LLP is very pleased to announce that Patrick Lawler and Jacob Dy-Johnson have joined the firm's Commercial Lending Practice. Mr. Lawler joins VLP as a partner from the Corporate Finance group of the Los Angeles office of O'Melveny and Myers. Mr. Dy-Johnson joins VLP as counsel (he was previously in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati).

DENVER, Colo., June 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Capital Solutions (TCS), a wholly owned correspondent lending subsidiary of mortgage outsource services provider Titan Lenders Corp., has announced the addition of Mike Eberl to the TCS sales team as correspondent regional sales director. Eberl brings more than 35 years' mortgage sales experience to his new role at TCS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today a partnership with Dowling Capital Partners (DCP) and Premier Insurance Services, focusing on the personal insurance needs of the Hispanic market in the West and Southwest regions of the United States.

TROY, Mich., May 31, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Shore Financial Services (USFS), one of the nation's leading independent mortgage lenders, announced that Mat Ishbia will be appointed to the position of chief executive officer for the company. Ishbia currently serves as both president of USFS and also its successful wholesale operation, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), which under his leadership has now become the fourth largest wholesale mortgage lender in the country.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., May 23, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management mortgage technology solutions, announced that Bankers Asset Management (BAM), an established outsourcer of REO asset management valuation services, is successfully utilizing its valuation system to streamline the company's entire broker price opinion (BPO) process within BAM's valuations division.

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LeaseAccelerator announced today that it has published a new lease accounting whitepaper for lessees that explains the new 2013 FASB Exposure Draft, which the FASB is expected to release later this week. Lessees can download it for free from LeaseAccelerator's publishing arm. The official title is 'How to Prepare Now for the Coming Lease Accounting Changes.'

FREDERICK, Md., May 13, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mid-America Christian University (MACU) has selected Regent Education to assist them in transitioning to a non-term enrollment model and serve their growing online population. MACU needed a financial aid management system that would support non-term and borrower based academic year (BBAY) models. They selected Regent Education's Regent 8 financial aid management system - the only financial aid management solution to offer complete support for non-term, BBAY, and standard academic models.

MIAMI, Fla., May 13, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Biscayne Bay, an international broker headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced its intention to expand its real estate activity to include Palm Beach County, starting today.

DALLAS, Texas, May 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Texas law firm, Farris Law Group, PLLC, has brought on three new team members to focus on the growth and expansion that the company is experiencing, especially in the mortgage document preparation department.

LANSDALE, Pa., May 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, the leading provider of enterprise-class Web-based appraisal management software, announced that it has been named to Mortgage Technology magazine's Top 50 Service Providers list for the fifth year in a row.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For two consecutive years, Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company has received a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, a financial analysis firm specializing in evaluating the financial stability of regional and specialty insurers.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), a leading mortgage compliance services provider, is pleased and privileged to announce that the California Mortgage Bankers Association has recently named its CEO and president Annemaria Allen a director.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that it has been designated to Mortgage Technology magazine's Top 50 Service provider's list for the first time. The company attributes the value that its new loan origination system (LOS) is delivering to lending organizations as a key reason it made this year's list.

LANSDALE, Pa. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software for the mortgage industry, announced that it has been named one of five finalists in the state of Pennsylvania's inaugural 'Governor's Impact Awards' in the category of small business impact within its region.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), a leading mortgage compliance services provider, has hired sales veteran Nicole Delzer as national sales director. Delzer's responsibilities will include new business development, as well as managing TCG's national sales pipeline and internal sales team.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its corporate practice with the addition of Marcus Wilkinson, who joins as a partner based in Connecticut. Marcus Wilkinson handles angel investments, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate matters.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Wed., April 10, Dr. Barry Eichengreen will be the Guest Expert on 'Market Wrap with Moe Ansari,' a nationally syndicated radio show that analyzes Wall Street news and provides insight into the complexities of the stock market.

TROY, Mich. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the fourth largest wholesale mortgage lender in the nation, today announced it has launched a free Web portal that enables brokers they work with to produce customized flyers, with options geared towards also marketing to borrowers and REALTORS(R). The system offers an easy-to-use interface by which to tailor marketing pieces, thus promoting the growth of their businesses and personal brands.

WALL, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Peter Grandich, managing member of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Co., LLC, announced that the company has committed major marketing support to the New Jersey Harness Racing Industry. As part of his support, members of the Trinity Financial Corporate Advisory Board will soon begin making appearances at the Meadowlands Race Track in an effort to provide added value to fans who patronize the races.

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Prevail Consulting, Inc., a leading insurance technology and services provider, and MFX, a leading provider of hosted IT applications and outsourcing solutions for the Property and Casualty insurance industry, today announced an agreement whereby MFX will provide the Prevail Reinsurance System as a component of MFX's Integrated Insurance Platform, a comprehensive, on-demand, end-to-end solution suite for the Property and Casualty industry.

BOONTON, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The $35 billion U.S. private line services market is expected to decline one percent annually over the next five years, as the shift to packet-based services offsets demand for higher bandwidth private lines, says a market analysis study from Insight Research.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, saw an unprecedented period of record month-over-month volume in 2012. In addition, the firm also experienced increased demand for its initial disclosure services.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- After more than two years of leasing their La Quinta office, Bank of Southern California announced that they have acquired the space permanently from the FDIC. At the end of 2010, Bank of Southern California began leasing the space, as well as another location in Palm Springs, when it acquired the two branch offices from Palm Desert National Bank.

MARSHALL, Mo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Missouri Valley Community Action Agency is pleased to announce the fourth MADE in Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition. The 2013 competition encourages new and aspiring business through a competitive, educational and technical business development process. Grants are awarded to competition winners for startup costs or operating capital.