Technology

PCV Murcor, a California-based real estate valuations provider for lenders, servicers, brokers, and insurers, is now offering its compliant appraisal delivery through Calyx Software's Point loan origination system (LOS), the company announced.

FormFree Holdings Corporation, a company offering verification technology for the mortgage industry, named John Sheppard as president and COO, according to an announcement.

A new survey from the National Association of Realtors found that Realtors spent more than on technology in 2013 than they had in previous years. The survey found that technology that allows work to be done while on the move generated the most interest among Realtors, including smartphones and tablets.

In Pennsylvania, Global DMS announced that national mortgage lender PrimeLending has successfully implemented the software provider's eTrac valuation platform.

In St. Louis, Mortgage Returns recruited marketing and communications professional Kim Goldstone as director of marketing.

NetDirector recently released two new products to further its mission of providing innovative cloud-based data and document exchange services.

In the midst of trying to maintain workflow with a smaller staff, there remains an increasing focus on effective appraisal analysis. Regulatory requirements, investor demands, corporate management, and now disclosure to the borrower have elevated the collateral analysis to the same level of scrutiny as financial analysis. Fortunately, great progress has been made in automated tools and services for appraisal analysis.

In a poll released this month, Gallup reports only 21 percent of consumers put "a lot" of trust in the security efforts taken by companies they regularly do business with. A combined 30 percent have little to no trust at all. While consumers expressed the most trust for banks and credit card companies, that higher confidence could stem from the fact that these businesses are subject to increased regulatory scrutiny as the result of the 2008 financial crisis.

LoanLogics, a company specializing in loan quality management and performance analytics, announced the hiring of Leah Fox, its new SVP of customer success. An expert in technology and ...

Global DMS and Collateral Analytics, two providers of valuation software solutions for real estate professionals, have come together to integrate parts of their products, the companies announced.