Technology

Irvine, California-based online real estate marketplace Auction.com has announced the hiring of former eBay executive Kristine Chin as VP of customer engagement. The duties of the newly-created role of VP of consumer engagement involve spearheading a cohesive, comprehensive, company-wide effort to help Auction.com employees understand the company's customers raise awareness of their needs both now and for the future.

MCS Valuations (MCSV) has announced the closing of its Sandy, Utah, office. The company will move of all of its operations to the Mortgage Contracting Services (MCS) headquarters in Plano, Texas, and MCS offices in Tampa, Florida, and Ruston, Louisiana.

DocMagic, Inc., recently named Gavin T. Ales as its chief compliance officer, according to announcement from the company.

ClosingCorp, Inc., recently announced that its Loan Estimate Service is now integrated with Loan Origination Studio from Savana, Inc. Through this integration, loan officers will be able to produce compliant loan estimates backed by the ClosingCorp Guarantee and provide consumers with the best and most comprehensive information about the total cost of the transaction.

Commentary is an ongoing series on theMReport.com that focuses on opinions, ideas, and insights from experts across mortgage banking. This advisory piece features Sanjeev Dahiwadkar, president and CEO of IndiSoft, LLC, discussing how mortgage lenders and servicers should not solely rely on technology in the mortgage industry to safeguard against potential fraudulent activity.

HUD recently launched their HUD Resource Locator, a mobile app and website to further expand and enhance traditional HUD customer service among consumers.

DocMagic, Inc., will finally release their SmartCLOSE technology August 15, 2015, according to an announcement from the company.

First American Financial Corporation recently announced the launch of its new PredProtect enhancements and schema, along with the availability of its Release Candidate testing site.

ClosingCorp, a provider of residential real estate closing cost data and technology for the mortgage and real estate services industries, recently announced a new partnership with Bills.com, the leading resource for free and personalized money help.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday published the first in a new series of monthly reports that highlight key trends found in the complaints the consumers submit to the Bureau. The monthly reports will provide the public and the marketplace with insight into the hundreds of thousands of complaints the CFPB receives from consumers on financial products and services.