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News: AgingIN and SAS Partner to Help Sustain Nonprofit Skilled Nursing Communities with Comprehensive and Creative Options

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Communities across the country are losing skilled nursing capacity through financial failures, struggling operations or poor management from for-profit companies. All of this results in poor care for older adults. AgingIN and Southern Administrative Services (SAS) today launched a groundbreaking partnership to help nonprofit organizations build and sustain skilled nursing communities to expand capacity and meet growing community needs.

News: Friday Harbor AI now calculates qualifying income and pre-underwrites bank statement and jumbo files against investor-specific guidelines

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced expanded support for non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) and other non-agency lending programs, enabling lenders to evaluate a broader range of complex borrower scenarios against investor-specific guidelines before underwriting.

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News: HLA Protein Technologies’ new NCI license enables powerful new HLA-based tetramer research tools for biopharma

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- HLA Protein Technologies, Inc. (formerly Pure Protein, LLC), a global leader in soluble, natively folded HLA proteins and custom peptide binding services, announced a major step forward for TCR research. The Company has secured an internal use license from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), covering advanced T-cell receptor (TCR) compositions and methods.

News: Optimal Blue report: Rising rates cool July 2026 mortgage activity, but demand remains above year-ago levels

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Optimal Blue today released its July 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that mortgage activity softened as rising rates weighed on both purchase and refinance demand. Total rate-lock volume declined 11% month over month (MoM) but remained 5% above July 2025.

News: FixMold Miami Expands Laboratory-Grade Mold Testing as New CDC Data Show Invasive Mold Infections Are More Severe Than Previously Known

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- A first-of-its-kind study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer found that invasive mold infections may be far more common, and far more dangerous, than doctors previously understood, FixMold Miami announced today.

News: Simpson Launches TechLab Speaker Series 2026 Explores the Future of Aging

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Simpson, a nonprofit senior living organization serving older adults across Pennsylvania, is launching a TechLab Speaker Series at its Jenner's Pond community in West Grove. The public series will help older adults, families and health care professionals explore how artificial intelligence, remote monitoring and emerging technologies are changing the way older adults live and receive care.

News: Calif. Fish and Game Commission Leaves Ferret Legalization Petition Off Final Agenda Before Critical Court Hearing

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The California Fish and Game Commission has released its final agenda for the August 12-13 meeting in Sacramento, and once again Petition 2025-003 - seeking to legalize domestic ferrets as pets in California - is not on the agenda. This meeting represents the Commission's last regularly scheduled public opportunity to consider the petition before "Wright v. California Fish and Game Commission et al." is heard in Sacramento County Superior Court on October 2, 2026, Legalize Ferrets announced today.

News: Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group named a 2026 Hampton Roads Top Workplace

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group LLC (Atlantic Bay) is proud to announce it has been recognized among Hampton Roads' Top Workplaces by the Virginian-Pilot. The annual recognition honors employers that create exceptional workplace experiences, with recipients determined through confidential employee survey feedback.

News: Optimal Blue Continues AI Innovation with Expanded Access to Virtual Economist and Launch of AI Labs

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Optimal Blue today announced the general availability of Virtual Economist, the first on-demand forecasting tool for mortgage capital markets leaders powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). Revealed in beta at the annual Optimal Blue Summit in February 2026, Virtual Economist is now available to all Optimal Blue Product, Pricing, and Eligibility (PPE) Engine and CompassEdge clients at no added cost.

News: HitPaw FotorPea V5.6.0 Released with Smarter AI Image Enhancement System with Intelligent Detection and Advanced Creative Tools

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- HitPaw today announced the release of HitPaw FotorPea V5.6.0, bringing a smarter AI-powered image enhancement experience with new intelligent models and workflow improvements. The latest update introduces Low-Light Enhancement, AI Reflection Removal, AI Reframe, creative text styles, and AI Agent image analysis to help users enhance, edit, and create professional-quality images with less manual effort.

News: Beer Can Collector Launches Website Celebrating More Than 50 Years of Preserving America’s Brewing History

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- What began in 1975 as an 11-year-old boy's fascination with empty beer cans has grown into more than fifty years devoted to preserving a unique piece of American history. Longtime collector Michael Miller has launched Mikes Beer Cans (MikesBeerCans.com), a digital museum and historical archive that chronicles a lifetime spent searching for, collecting, and preserving vintage beer cans, brewery signs, advertising, bottles, and other reminders of America's rich brewing heritage.

News: Dr. Matt Huebner and Natural Transplants Recognized as ‘Best Hair Implant Specialist’ 2026 by Fort Lauderdale Magazine

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Natural Transplants, Hair Restoration Clinic, is proud to announce that Dr. Matt Huebner and Natural Transplants have been recognized as the Best Hair Implant Specialist in Fort Lauderdale Magazine's Best of Fort Lauderdale 2026 awards.

News: The Light Committee Adds a New Time-Based Headshot Session in NY and CA

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Light Committee, a headshot studio with a location in Los Angeles and New York City, has added two new headshot photography sessions that removes restrictions on a set number of looks or content type. Essentially, this lets clients sign up for a session to create whatever content the studio can support rather than specific content, like headshots.

News: Halo Programs Launches Self-Service Mortgage CRM Registration While Preserving White-Glove Service

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Halo Programs, formerly Continuity Programs, today announced the launch of self-service online registration across its industry-specific CRM and relationship marketing platforms serving mortgage lenders, real estate brokerages and residential contractors. Professionals can now activate an account in a few clicks, eliminating the wait for a sales call before getting started.

News: Battlefield of Love: New Book Explores How Ancient Wisdom Can Strengthen Modern Relationships

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Author David Hughes is inviting readers to reconsider how healthy relationships are built in his new book, "Battlefield of Love: Ancient Wisdom for Today's Relationships" (ISBN: 978-1834388557) released by Tellwell Publishing, a guide that combines timeless philosophical principles with practical approaches to communication, conflict, and emotional connection.

News: Ohio’s Zoar View Foundation Hosts 5th Annual Sparks of Giving, Where Every Dollar Goes Back to the Community

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- The Zoar View Foundation will hold its 5th Annual Sparks of Giving Community Celebration and Fundraiser on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Wilkshire Event Center, 474 Jeanne Anne Lane in Bolivar. The gates open at 3:00 p.m. and the night runs until 11:30 p.m., with live music, food, family activities, and a fireworks show that closes out the evening. Every bit of it benefits children and families across Tuscarawas County.

News: Argyle names Daniel Esquibel vice president of mortgage, John Hardesty chief revenue officer

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Argyle, the leading consumer-permissioned verification platform, today announced two executive promotions-longstanding leaders stepping into expanded roles, backed by deep product knowledge built from growing within the company. John Hardesty has been named chief revenue officer and Daniel Esquibel has been promoted to vice president of mortgage.

News: Garry Manley of ACES Quality Management named 2026 HousingWire Insider

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, today announced that Garry Manley, assistant vice president of client success, has been named a 2026 HousingWire Insider. The award recognizes operational leaders across the mortgage, real estate and homebuilding industries whose behind-the-scenes work drives measurable impact within their organizations.

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