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Local Community Developers Buying At Auction Are The Most Bearish They’ve Been In Five Years

By |2026-04-08T07:52:28-05:00April 8th, 2026|News|0 Comments

Irvine, Calif. — April 8, 2026 — Auction.com, the nation’s leading distressed real estate marketplace, today released its 2026 Buyer Outlook Report, which shows that local community developers — the primary buyers at distressed property auctions — are the most bearish that they’ve been in the last five years when it comes to the U.S. housing market. [...]

By |2026-04-08T07:52:28-05:00April 8th, 2026|News|0 Comments

AAPL Fraud Alert Draws National Coverage from Industry Publication

By |2026-04-07T14:34:59-05:00April 7th, 2026|News|0 Comments

The American Association of Private Lenders’ recent fraud alert on a fabricated borrower profile has drawn coverage from Inside Mortgage Finance through its newsletter, Inside Nonconforming Markets. The report highlights AAPL’s decision to issue a formal, industry-wide alert in response to a coordinated fraud scenario involving a non-agency loan submission. While the IMF article provides [...]

By |2026-04-07T14:34:59-05:00April 7th, 2026|News|0 Comments

RicherValues’ OverSight Report Receives Ratings Agency Approvals; AAPL Announces Partnership to Expand Industry Adoption

By |2026-03-26T10:07:42-05:00March 26th, 2026|Featured, News|0 Comments

Kansas City, MO —3/26/2026— The OverSight Report, an automated appraisal risk analytics solution developed by RicherValues, has received approvals from multiple ratings agencies and third-party review (TPR) firms, enabling its use as a direct replacement for traditional appraisal desk review products in securitized transactions. OverSight analysis of active DSCR loan files since January indicates that approximately [...]

By |2026-03-26T10:07:42-05:00March 26th, 2026|Featured, News|0 Comments

The Mortgage Office Earns G2 Award in Milestone for Private Lending Tech

By |2026-02-19T11:59:50-06:00February 19th, 2026|News|0 Comments

Huntington Beach, CA – February 19, 2026 — The Mortgage Office (TMO) today announced that it has been recognized as a 2026 G2 Best Software Awards winner, ranking #2 for the Best Financial Services Software Products. G2’s annual Best Software Awards ranks the world’s top software companies and products based on reviews from real users. [...]

By |2026-02-19T11:59:50-06:00February 19th, 2026|News|0 Comments

Sitewire Launches BudgetIQ™ and PermitIQ™ to Make Pre-Construction Risk Standardization the Default

By |2025-12-09T08:21:32-06:00December 10th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Lafayette, California — December 10, 2025 — Sitewire, the draw management and inspections platform for construction finance, today announced the launch of BudgetIQ™and PermitIQ™, two products designed to standardize pre-construction risk checks before budgets are locked and money moves. BudgetIQ™ validates borrower budgets line-by-line using regional cost benchmarks, while PermitIQ™ flags permit triggers across more [...]

By |2025-12-09T08:21:32-06:00December 10th, 2025|News|0 Comments

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By |2025-12-15T09:49:08-06:00December 10th, 2025|News|0 Comments

An Unbeatable Partnership in Real Estate Finance Fidelis Investors: Entrepreneurial speed meets institutional strength. When you combine a capital partner with a true capability of balance sheet lending and flexible underwriting, Fidelis's 29+ years of proven leadership in structured capital, yet, get something rare in this industry — certainty you can count on. Competitive pricing. [...]

By |2025-12-15T09:49:08-06:00December 10th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Truepic Introduces Groundbreaking Risk Network for Mitigating and Preventing Fraud Across the Financial Sector

By |2025-09-25T10:37:00-05:00September 25th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Powerful new capabilities within Truepic Vision enable enhanced identification of operational risk across critical systems in real-time. SAN DIEGO, CA, September 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Truepic, the enterprise leader of Visual Risk Intelligence in the AI era, announced its new Truepic Risk Network for shared intelligence within its flagship platform, Truepic Vision. The opt-in [...]

By |2025-09-25T10:37:00-05:00September 25th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Federal Bill Needs Your Support: Accredited Investor Expansion

By |2025-08-20T09:59:22-05:00August 19th, 2025|Advocacy, Featured, News|0 Comments

Private lenders may soon have expanded access to capital via a bipartisan bill that opens a path for more investors to seek accredited status. If passed, H.R.3339, also called the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025, mandates that the Securities and Exchange Commission create an exam to certify passing individuals as accredited investors. [...]

By |2025-08-20T09:59:22-05:00August 19th, 2025|Advocacy, Featured, News|0 Comments

Foreclosure Auction Volume Increases 19 Percent To Two-year High As Demand From Buyers Drops To Mulit-Year Lows

By |2025-07-24T09:49:57-05:00July 24th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Foreclosure Auction Volume Increases 19 Percent To Two-year High As Demand From Buyers Drops To Mulit-Year Lows ·       REO auction volume up 20 percent from a year ago to a more than two-year high, with vacant REOs leading the way ·       VA-insured loans lead foreclosure auction increase, jumping 428 percent annually after moratorium expiration ·       [...]

By |2025-07-24T09:49:57-05:00July 24th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Toorak Capital Partners Reaches $15 Billion Milestone

By |2025-07-14T08:53:33-05:00July 14th, 2025|News|0 Comments

Pioneering Real Estate Lending Platform Has Funded 35,000+ Mortgage Loans Since Inception TAMPA, FL – July 9, 2025 – Toorak Capital Partners, Inc. (“Toorak”), a tech-enabled investment manager of business purpose mortgage loans, announced it has provided more than $15 billion in whole loans since its inception in 2016. “Hitting this $15 billion milestone is [...]

By |2025-07-14T08:53:33-05:00July 14th, 2025|News|0 Comments

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