Banking and Finance

SAN MARCOS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Leading mortgage compliance services provider The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), now offers services supporting mortgage lenders' adaptation to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) Compliance Management System requirements.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Annemaria Allen, founder and president of leading mortgage compliance services provider The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), encourages mortgage servicers to embrace a 'borrower-adaptive' attitude in light of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) final mortgage servicing rules.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- MCT Trading, Inc., a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that Kevin Miller has joined the company in the capacity of trading analyst. Miller will work on MCT's capital markets trading team to provide clients with independent analysis, training, hedging strategies and loan sale execution services.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that is has recruited Anthony Ianni as vice president of lender services.

MELVILLE, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Matchbox, LLC, a full service advisory and consulting partner to the mortgage banking industry, is proud to announce that its VP Jonathan Yosha was named to National Mortgage Professional magazine's latest 'Top 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professional Under 40' list.

COSTA MESA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that its Web-based loan origination system has been integrated with Mortgage Capital Trading's proprietary HALO (Hedging And Loan sales Optimization) platform. The interface, dubbed HALO-Link, allows for pipeline and trade data to automatically be exchanged from LendingQB's LOS to the HALO platform.

AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- FirstClose, an aggregator of mortgage settlement services, announced that it recruited Dave Widmoyer to manage and grow its Midwest territory. The addition of Widmoyer establishes a regional footprint in the Midwest to offer its settlement services and technology solution to lenders headquartered in that region.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), a top-10 national wholesale mortgage lender, announced that it designed and launched a unique dashboard-level reporting system for brokers. Dubbed Account Success Report (ASR), the proprietary system tracks and analyzes brokers' loan quality, efficiency and production. A monthly report is produced containing key information that gives brokers visibility into their performance and how they can improve their status with UWM.

HOUSTON, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- National Structured Funding announces the launch of its website and services in 50 states. Buyer of structured settlements, fixed annuities, state lotteries, royalty payments, nationwide.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Bank of Southern California N.A., a locally owned community business bank, has been recognized as one of the top small business lenders among medium sized banks for the largest number and dollar volume of 7(a) loans in 2012 in the greater San Diego area according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Bank of Southern California N.A. has announced that Marie Bruning has joined the bank as Vice President, Client Relationship Manager. She is responsible for business development and client relationship management for the company, and will be headquartered in the company's corporate office in Del Mar.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ -- United Fidelity Funding Corp., a national wholesale and retail mortgage banker, announced that it earned a spot on Mortgage Technology magazine's 2012 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders and Servicers list for the third time.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Bank of Southern California N.A. announced today that Robert Marshall was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. In this role, Mr. Marshall will lead the Bank's credit function, overseeing credit risk management, credit approval and credit analysis functions, and ensuring the overall quality of the Bank's lending portfolio is maintained.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that the company has completed its first equipment financing transaction in the Republic of Zambia in Southern Africa. According to World Bank lead economist Praveen Kumar, speaking yesterday in Lukasa, Zambia's capital, Zambia's economy is expected to grow by 7.3 percent this year.

COSTA MESA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that Ohio-based Consumers National Bank is successfully utilizing its Web-based loan origination system (LOS) to operate its entire mortgage lending business. LendingQB was selected specifically to launch the bank's mortgage business in April 2012.

COSTA MESA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced that its president, Binh Dang, will present on a panel session entitled 'Mobile Originations in a Tablet World' at SourceMedia's 14th Annual Mortgage Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida on November 30, 2012.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Leading mortgage compliance services provider, The Compliance Group, Inc. (TCG), is offering mortgage servicers its expert compliance and risk services, including regulatory audit preparation, Servicing QC, enterprise risk management (ERM) QC and servicing risk management.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Laura Winn, vice president, client solutions for CMI, and Steve DiCarlo, vice president of market research, Fidelity Investments, will present 'Honeymoon Period: Three Tips to Evaluate Your Early Customer Lifecycle' at IIR's The Marketing Research Event (TMRE) November 12-14, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., /eNewsChannels/ -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that its COO and Head Trader, Phil Rasori, will present on a panel session at the Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference on November 8 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, today announced that its client, Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS), a servicer of residential mortgage loans, has been designated a 2012 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Servicer by Mortgage Technology magazine.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ -- International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, took home the 2012 Lenders' Choice Mortgage Technology Award at the 13th Annual Mortgage Technology Awards Ceremony on Sunday Oct. 21.

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ -- MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced at the 99th MBA Annual Convention and Exposition that they developed an integrated interface that connects loan origination systems (LOS) with its proprietary HALO (Hedging And Loan sales Optimization) platform(SM).

CHICAGO, Ill. /eNewsChannels/ -- Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management mortgage technology solutions, announced at the 99th MBA Annual Convention and Exposition that it released a Web-based skip trace application to locate individuals that are in default via a centralized platform. The solution can be utilized by mortgage companies to quickly locate, contact and personally engage with borrowers who are in distressed financial situations.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. /eNewsChannels/ -- United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), a national wholesale mortgage lender operating in 49 states, announced that it grew its residential lending volume from $1.245 billion in Q2 to $2.019 billion in Q3, representing a 62 percent increase.

COSTA MESA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- LendingQB, an end-to-end browser-based LOS provider, revealed the results from its Enterprise Process Assessment (EPA) engagements with clients and prospects, which is a workflow evaluation model designed that helps lenders make objective decisions on their technology initiatives.