The Financial Foundation Group’s Loveland staff met up at the Larimer Humane Society in jeans, paint shirts, and sneakers to spruce up what the Humane Society affectionately calls the MYM room or the Meet Your Match room. This is where animals are taken to spend some time with prospective owners to see if they are a good match for each other.

The Larimer Humane Society was founded in 1969 and is an independent, non-profit organization. Because it is Northern Colorado’s only open-door animal care facility, it provides shelter and medical treatment to almost 12,000 lost, injured, ill, abused, abandoned, and orphaned wild and domestic animals on a yearly basis.

Because of their quality adoptions and lost and found services, the Larimer Humane Society places more than 3,500 companion animals into new homes per year and reconnects just over 2,100 stray animals with their thankful owners.

“I am reminded at every volunteer project just how much heart and passion each of our staff members have when it comes to just simply helping out. They spent time mopping up dust and dirt, painting, organizing, and pretty much whatever was needed…just to help,” says Aryn Goldman, Partner and Executive Director at FFG.

The Financial Foundation Group’s mission is to become a nationwide leader in the financial services industry one town at a time. They have experienced a phenomenal growth rate over the past few years and plan to continue the trend. The knowledgeable staff at FFG has access to a wide array of investment products and can provide assistance with providing life insurance choices and wealth building strategies to suit each individual client’s needs.

Currently, the Loveland office is offering employment opportunities to motivated individuals looking to advance rapidly through their management trainee program to help further expand the company.

The company’s web site – www.FinancialFoundationGroup.com – has current market information and summaries for clients to review.

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Initially, BridgeWare interface solutions will provide an automated connection to all major loan servicing systems with future plans to act as middleware to other lending services. All BridgeWare interfaces are delivered with ongoing support for required updates and a comprehensive implementation process, to ensure the interface is configured to each client’s unique business practices.

LoanQuest was designed using the most modern technology available and provides extensive user configuration flexibility as well as comprehensive tools for additional system tailoring. The robust technology platform puts lenders in complete control of their system functionality. The process efficiencies gained with the CCMC interface partnership include a reduction of human error and redundant data entries.

MortgageFlex chose to partner with CCMC due to their industry experience, strong customer support and the data agility the interface will provide to their customers. CCMC’s BridgeWare acts a data conduit between LoanQuest and the designated application and is driven by lender designed business rules.

“We believe our new partnership with CCMC will give our customers a competitive edge with a single interface that can send and receive from multiple end point applications,” said Craig Bechtle, MortgageFlex’s Chief Operating Officer. “CCMC excels in this area of technology and has established industry leading interfaces. We look forward to offering our clients this innovative solution coupled with CCMC’s unparalleled reputation,” he concluded.

“Improving end to end loan management with dependable technology and user friendly processes is key to the success of financial institutions,” explained Brad Willis, Vice President of Marketing and Sales Operations for CCMC. “We are excited about adding interface product offerings for MortgageFlex to our existing BridgeWare family of solutions.”

About CCMC:

Founded in 1994, CCMC is the financial industry’s leading independent provider of interface software designed to streamline the flow of information. CCMC’s BridgeWare products connect loan origination systems to a full array of service providers including internet based systems, marketing systems, and all the major loan servicing systems. “We Build Interfaces!”

For more information, visit www.ccmcinc.com or call 407.788.7557.

About MortgageFlex Systems:

MortgageFlex Systems, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1980, provides innovative loan origination and servicing software solutions to the lending industry. Developed entirely in Microsoft .NET, the LoanQuest product platform supports evolving business processes as well as government compliance requirements with business rules, intuitive workflow and an embedded product and pricing engine.

For information about products and services, please call 800-326-3539 or visit www.mortgageflex.com .

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“Since founding Quandis in 2003, we have steadily grown our business, but since 2008 we have enjoyed an explosive growth rate, and 2011 proved to be the best year in company history,” said Scott Stoddard, CEO of Quandis.

“We anticipated a wave of new business coming before the mortgage meltdown occurred. As such, we began strategically positioning ourselves to add clients at a healthy rate in an effort to avoid the growing pains that many organizations experience when operating in a growth phase. This has allowed us to maintain excellence in service and support to our client base.”

Some of Quandis’ notable accomplishments in 2011 include:
* Relocated and expanded corporate headquarters to accommodate more staff;
* Expanded workforce by 22 percent, adding developers, project managers, business analysts and support personnel;
* Increased client base by 31 percent, adding several marquee clients, major servicers, mega lenders, banks and law firms;
* Increased transaction revenues by 26 percent;
* Developed and launched 5 new, enterprise-class applications;
* Completed 15 new enhancement releases and product integrations;
* Named a Top 50 Service provider by Mortgage Technology magazine for the first time;

Company officials at Quandis say they expect 2012 will be another banner year with significant growth, continued innovation and development of new solutions.

About Quandis:

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, Quandis is a default management software provider specializing in Web-based solutions for the lending industry. Quandis’ solutions include foreclosure process automation, short sale portals, skip tracing systems, a valuations hub, military search services, bankruptcy status searches, collection solutions, as well custom application development. The company’s clients range from lenders to banks, servicers, foreclosure attorneys, outsourced service providers, and agents and brokers. For more information, please visit www.quandis.com or call (949) 525-9000.

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Mr. Rasori’s portion of the presentation will address the primary characteristics to look for in a risk management and hedging advisory firm such as track record, training programs, support services, reporting capabilities, technology integrations, secondary/lock desk communications and more. Attendees will leave the session with information to consider when selecting a firm that is right for their specific secondary marketing strategy. Panelists will field questions from the audience during and after the presentation.

Session Moderator:
* Andy Schell, Mortgage Banking Solutions.

Session Panelists:
* Philip Rasori, MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT).
* Don Brown, Secondary Interactive.
* Bob Gundel, Compass Analytics, LLC.

Session Information:
Topic: Risk Management Advisors.
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time.
Location: Marriott Woodlands Waterway Hotel.

MCT will be holding meetings with interested lenders while at the conference. Contact the company to arrange a discussion time at (619) 543-5111 or via e-mail tfarmer@mctrade.net .

About MCT Trading:

MCT Trading, Inc. is a risk management and advisory services company providing independent analysis, training, hedging strategy and loan sale execution support to clients engaged in the secondary mortgage market. Founded in San Diego, CA in May 2001, the company has expanded to include field sales and support offices in Philadelphia, PA; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; and San Francisco, CA. MCT is recognized as a leading provider of mortgage pipeline hedging service and currently supports more than 70 clients on the HALO (Hedging And Loan sales Optimization) Program. For more information, please visit www.mct-trading.com or call (619) 543-5111.

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“2011 was a phenomenal year for UWM in terms of our growth and the impressive talent we acquired,” said Mat Ishbia, president of UWM. “Everything that we do revolves around providing top-notch service to our brokers and correspondents. Brokers can utilize our industry-leading technology, which helps them gain more market share in their territory, and in turn significantly increases our volume. We have earned a reputation for offering the highest quality of customer service, exceptional products and the ease to close loans quickly. As we move into 2012, we are looking to take our business to the next level by offering a full spectrum of mortgage products and warehouse lines to our broker network.”

Notable UWM products released in 2011 include:

* Introduced a rare $2.5 million dollar jumbo loan product, dubbed “The Big & Easy”;
* Among one of the first lenders to implement and roll out the changes to HARP 2.0;
* Launched the Pay Advantage loan – a Conventional product up to 97% LTV with no monthly M.I.;
* One of the few Lenders to offer Conventional Split M.I. products up to 97% LTV;
* Instant M.I. Certification on Conventional loans;
* The Patriot Plus VA IRRL.

Notable UWM accomplishments in 2011 include:

* Implemented EQ (Easy Qualifier), a proprietary product engine, which allows brokers to qualify and price a borrower on up to 10 products at once;
* Named to Mortgage Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders List;
* Completely paperless process that embraces e-consent for borrowers;
* Hired hundreds of sales, operations and executive management staff;
* Launched an outside sales force to complement our inside division.

Company officials at UWM say they plan to double its number of employees and move to a new 100,000 square foot facility in the next 12 months.

About United Wholesale Mortgage:

Headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan, United Wholesale Mortgage underwrites and provides closing documentation for residential mortgage loans originated by mortgage Brokers, banks, credit unions and correspondents. UWM provides unparalleled service with its deep understanding of the mortgage process using its talented team of account executives, underwriters, closers and funders, who have years of experience with intricate knowledge in wholesale. UWM’s positive teamwork and dedication to exceptional customer service has resulted in continued success and growth that has spawned expansion. For more information, visit www.uwm.com or call 800-981-8898.

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“Most banks offer the same types of services to help their business customers get their money into the bank faster but they all start to look the same and offer no real competitive advantage,” said e2b software President Lynne Henslee. “None of these solutions address the real problem – collecting the cash in the first place. Most businesses write-off 4 percent of receivables annually and the longer an invoice goes unpaid – the less likely it will ever be paid. Banks offering true cash flow solutions to help their customers manage their receivables will see an increase in deposits, improved credit worthiness for increased lending, and the money will be in the bank 12 days faster. It’s a win-win for the business and the bank.”

When sharing the concept of a private-label version of Anytime Collect with bank executives attending the 16th Annual Small Banking Conference, banking professionals were enthusiastic about the opportunity to help their business banking customers better manage their collections and receivables but also the ability to provide a private-label version of Anytime Collect to their business banking customers as a part of their own product and service offering to differentiate themselves from competitors.

Private label licensing for Anytime Collect is immediately available for banks interested in expanding their product and service portfolio for business customers to include cash flow management solutions.

e2b software (www.e2bsoft.com) develops, sells, and supports Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud-based business applications including Anytime Collect (www.anytimecollect.com) credit and collections management software. Anytime Collect integrates with popular accounting software enabling finance professionals to reduce outstanding receivables, track collections activities, automate communications, forecast payments, and effectively manage disputes.

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MCT received Medallion recognition in the small company category of less than 149 employees, specifically for its commitment to staff retention. Companies in each category move through several rounds of an application process whereby a panel of judges ultimately evaluates and scores their workplace excellence practices.

“Since day one, MCT has focused heavily on investing in our employees by creating an innovative and open environment where they are both challenged and feel valued,” said Curtis Richins, president of MCT. “We strongly believe the culture MCT has developed directly translates into the superior service our customers receive, and it’s an honor to be recognized with the San Diego SHRM Medallion award.”

Founded in 2001, MCT boasts nearly a 100 percent retention rate for both its employees and customers. In 2011, MCT expanded its San Diego-based headquarters and its San Francisco office, and opened new offices in Philadelphia and North Carolina. The company was named to Inc. 5000′s 2011 fastest-growing private companies list with a rank of 39 in the financial services category and an overall rank of 776. MCT has an impressive three-year sales growth rate of 405 percent and it consecutively doubled annual corporate revenue in 2010, and again in 2011. The company recently celebrated its ten year anniversary.

About MCT Trading:

MCT Trading, Inc. is a risk management and advisory services company providing independent analysis, training, hedging strategy and loan sale execution support to clients engaged in the secondary mortgage market. Founded in San Diego, CA in May 2001, the company has expanded to include field sales and support offices in Philadelphia, PA; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; and San Francisco, CA. MCT is recognized as a leading provider of mortgage pipeline hedging service and currently supports more than 70 clients on the HALO (Hedging And Loan sales Optimization) Program. For more information, please visit www.mct-trading.com or call (619) 543-5111.

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This strategic relationship will give PHH Mortgage’s correspondent lenders direct access to Titan’s back-office fulfillment services, which include closing, funding, post-closing and investor loan review services.

“As a top-five residential mortgage investor, PHH Mortgage prides itself on providing best-in-class mortgage solutions,” said Mary Kladde, Titan Lenders Corp. president and co-founder. “Over the past year, PHH has seen an increase in broker to banker and transitioning depository clients. This transition comes with a unique set of growing pains. Our goal is to assist PHH’s correspondent lenders by providing education, back-office risk mitigation and the compliance tools needed to produce zero-defect, salable loans.”

Titan’s proprietary Cerberyx software offers an unparalleled option for lenders to have 24/7 access to file-flow management tools and electronic compliance safety checks, which are designed to reduce risk and errors. Titan’s variable-cost solution and ability to help clients no matter what their size make Titan’s services a good fit for lenders of all sizes looking for cost savings.

“Loan-by-loan flexibility with superior customer service – that is the promises we make to our correspondent lenders,” said Norm Fitzgerald, senior vice president at PHH Mortgage. “Giving our lenders access to Titan’s back-office fulfillment services is one more way we can help our customers enhance their profitability and grow their mortgage business.”

About PHH Corporation:

Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, PHH Corporation (NYSE: PHH) is a leading provider of business process management services for the mortgage and fleet industries. Its subsidiary, PHH Mortgage, is one of the top five retail originators of residential mortgages in the United States (*See Note 1), and its subsidiary, PHH Arval, is a leading fleet management services provider in the United States and Canada. PHH has more than 5,000 employees dedicated to delivering premier customer service and providing value-added solutions to its clients. For additional information about PHH and its subsidiaries, please visit the company’s website at www.phh.com .

About Titan Lenders Corp.:

Titan Lenders Corp. (www.TitanLendersCorp.com) is one of a specialized few providers of mortgage back office fulfillment services, a not-well-understood facet of mortgage lending that includes closing, funding and post closing services. Community banks, credit unions, mortgage bankers and brokers, and warehouse line lenders use outsource providers strategically to minimize compliance risks in a time-sensitive error-averse environment. Fluctuations in mortgage lending volume also lead some mortgage lenders to outsource their entire back office operation and secure predictable “per transaction” pricing rather than maintaining an inflexible static in house staff.

Titan Lenders Corp.’s patented, proprietary web-based software Cerberyx (CBX) supports a full suite of fulfillment services, including: funding, compliance, closing, post-closing, purchase review for correspondents and warehouse lenders, trailing documents, MERS management, FHA insuring, and document management (imaging). CBX’s flexible rules-based architecture allows Titan clients to define field level decision trees, priorities, checklists and process management specific to an investor product variance or a cross-investor climate.

*NOTE 1: Inside Mortgage Finance, Copyright 2011.

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“When lenders come to IDS with an issue, their issue needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. Our customers’ businesses depend on it,” said Mark Mackey, vice president of IDS. “While our customer service has always been top notch, it is imperative that we do everything we can to ensure it stays that way. With Assistly, IDS will be able to address customers’ concerns even more rapidly than we do now, regardless of the channel through which they contact us.”

Described as “an instant customer-service help desk built for the cloud,” Assistly is designed to enable small- to medium-sized businesses to set up and deliver social customer-service quickly and efficiently. With Assistly, companies can manage service cases and engage with customers in real time over a range of channels – including Facebook, Twitter, Web chats, e-mail and phone – all from one, easy-to-use interface. Assistly also enables IDS customer service agents to pull all conversations, emails and notes into one place, creating a more organized and efficient process.

About Assistly:

Assistly was founded in 2009 by customer-service industry veterans Alex Bard, CEO; Gary Benitt, chief operating officer; Brad Birnbaum, chief technology officer; and Jeremy Suriel, chief architect. Assistly has attracted an impressive roster of well-known advisors, including Kenny Van Zant, angel investor; Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks; David Liu, previously a senior vice president of AOL and now COO of Knewton; and Howard Lindzon, a hedge fund manager and early stage investor. Assistly investors include Bullpen Capital, Index Ventures, Salesforce.com, Social Leverage and True Ventures. New customers can sign up in minutes at http://try.assistly.com/salesforce .

About IDS Inc.

IDS is a nationwide provider of mortgage documents and compliance. IDS services include closing documents, initial disclosures, compliance and fulfillment. IDS’s solution, idsDoc, is recognized in the industry for its ability to be customized to meet specific lender needs. IDS backs the system with unsurpassed customer service, cutting-edge technology, compliance and document guarantees and a solid compliance team. Lenders looking to move forward when it comes to doc prep can visit the IDS website at www.idsdoc.com or call 800.554.1872.

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The Fort Collins Office is spearheaded by the company’s youngest Executive Director, Aryn Goldman. Goldman is a Colorado native and graduated from Colorado State University in 2005. Her focus is to continue developing a family environment at the office that welcomes clients, and hardworking financial executives at the same time.

“With the focus, dedication, and passion the Loveland staff has for their clients, it is not surprising how they keep growing,” Ken C. Perrin, Senior Partner at FFG says. “We are excited to keep expanding in the Northern Colorado area and making a difference in the lives of our clients.”

The Financial Foundation Group has experienced a phenomenal growth rate over the past few years and they plan to continue the trend.

“When you combine excellent customer service with in-depth market knowledge,” Perrin explains, “you have a win-win situation for employees and clients alike.”

The Financial Foundation Group’s mission is to become a nationwide leader in the financial services industry. Due to Financial Foundation Group’s expansion, the Fort Collins office has employment opportunities seeking motivated individuals to advance rapidly through their management trainee program to help continue to grow the company.

As an independent financial services company, FFG’s representatives are able to review each individual client’s needs and offer a wide variety of different financial products to help achieve their clients’ goals.

The knowledgeable staff at FFG has access to a wide array of investment products and can provide a combination of growth linked to the stock market indexes, while ensuring their money from market loss. FFG also assists their clients with tax advantaged wealth building strategies as well as many different options to protect their families through the use of life insurance.

The company’s web site, www.FinancialFoundationGroup.com, has current market information and summaries for clients to review. It also provides breaking financial news and the top Associated Press headlines and stories.

For more company information, visit: www.FinancialFoundationGroup.com .

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