Vice Capital Markets, a mortgage hedge advisory firm for independent lenders, banks and credit unions, announced that its capital markets platform now supports the inclusion of VantageScore credit scores on mortgage bid tapes, providing lenders and investors with greater visibility into loan-level credit characteristics during the secondary market execution process.
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a provider of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, released the September 2026 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report. The analysis finds that while insurance costs reached another record high in the second quarter, the pace of growth is beginning to moderate, and homeowners who shopped for coverage found meaningful opportunities to save.
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AppraisalWorks, a provider of collateral management systems, along with Accurate Group, a national appraisal management company (AMC) and provider of technology-enabled real estate solutions, announced a strategic partnership with HomeVision, a provider in AI-powered review of valuation services.
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MISMO announced the addition of three mortgage industry leaders to its Board of Directors: Anthony Hutchinson, Executive Vice President and Head of Public Affairs at VantageScore; Gemma Currier, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Initiatives at Guild Mortgage Company; and Eric Lapin, Vice President, Head of Market Strategy and Intelligence at FICO.
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Mortgage credit availability decreased in August according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI), a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) that analyzes data from ICE Mortgage Technology.
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Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, announced its integration to the Freddie Mac Income Calculator API. Lenders can now determine calculated monthly income for wage earners, including borrowers with variable income, in minutes while helping preserve eligibility for certain representation and warranty (R&W) relief tied to the income calculation.
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Argyle, a consumer-permissioned verification platform, announced an expanded integration with Tidalwave, an agentic AI platform that automates the full U.S. mortgage lifecycle from application through closing. Argyle and Tidalwave partnered in 2025 to embed Argyle’s verification of income and employment (VOIE) solution into Tidalwave’s borrower workflow through payroll connectivity.
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Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter) announced it has expanded its leadership team with two experienced executives: Salvatore Piccola as senior vice president of product strategy and Gil Valera as vice president of professional services. The additions strengthen two areas central to Dark Matter’s growth strategy: innovation focused on using AI to improve customer experience, help lenders realize efficiencies, and drive seamless implementation and adoption of its product capabilities.
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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.
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Click n’ Close, a multi-state mortgage lender, announced that mortgage industry veteran Blake Priest has joined the company as director of whole loan trading. In this role, Priest will lead the company’s scratch and dent purchasing, giving correspondent partners another outlet for loans that fall outside traditional investor guidelines. In addition, he will oversee lead sourcing and pricing assessments, monitor hedging performance and participate in secondary distribution to support continued growth across the correspondent division.
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