Acquisition

Optimal Blue has acquired Usherpa, a marketing automation and borrower
relationship engagement platform purpose-built for mortgage
professionals. The acquisition expands Optimal Blue’s ability to help
lenders win more business by bringing borrower engagement capabilities
closer to the product, pricing and eligibility solutions that over
200,000 originators use to identify and convert loan opportunities.

Atlas VMS announced the acquisition of CloseClear.ai, an early-stage platform that continuously monitors active mortgage loan pipelines against live federal disaster data to flag GSE repurchase risk.

Class Valuation has acquired Allstate Appraisal, one of the nation’s longest continuously operating valuation firms. Founded in 1959 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, Allstate Appraisal brings more than six decades of experience delivering credible, compliant and timely valuation and review services to lending institutions, mortgage insurance companies, government entities, law firms and other organizations nationwide.

Atlas VMS has acquired First Appraisal Management (FAM), a leading appraiser-owned residential appraisal management company serving lenders and brokers across Texas.

SettlementOne, a provider of credit reporting, data, and verification solutions for the mortgage industry for more than 25 years, today shared its perspective on the news that Xactus has completed the acquisition of Mortgage Credit Link (MCL) from MeridianLink, rebranding the platform as XedaLink.

Class Valuation has acquired Lauritano Appraisal Services (LAS), a New York-based residential appraisal firm with more than 30 years of experience delivering high-quality valuation services.

PartnerOne, a fastest-growing enterprise software group, has announced the official close of its acquisition of Mortgage Cadence, a provider of cloud-based digital lending solutions.

Novacore, an independent, next-generation specialty insurance provider set to shape the future of specialty insurance, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CP Insurance Associates (CPIA), a Texas-based insurance services agency specializing in lender-placed insurance, investor property and buy here pay here programs, as well as insurance for financial institutions.

ATTOM has acquired key assets of ResiShares, including its analytics platform and proprietary technology. By combining these assets with ATTOM’s national property data, the acquisition strengthens ATTOM’s analytics and technology foundation and reinforces the company’s ongoing investment in data, analytics, and AI-driven innovation for clients across the entire real estate ecosystem.

Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow (“KL/ACE”), a national, attorney-driven settlement services firm, has merged with Pino Law Offices, P.C. (“Pino Law”), a comprehensive real estate settlement services firm serving Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.