Partnership

NEXA Lending announced a strategic investment and phased acquisition agreement with Copper Ridge Ventures (CRV), a holding company for mortgage joint ventures owned by Tim Owens.

MISMO announced a partnership with the California Mortgage Bankers Association (California MBA) to lead two industry workshops at the Mortgage Innovators Conference 2026 (MIC), taking place May 6–7, 2026, in Huntington Beach, California.

BlackFin Group announced a new Preferred Partner relationship with LenderHomePage, a mortgage marketing platform purpose-built to amplify the visibility, conversion, and local market presence of mortgage professionals at scale.

Granite Bank, headquartered in Cold Spring, MN and Champlin, MN, has announced a new partnership with RE/MAX Results, one of the region’s leading real estate brokerages with 23 offices across the area.

The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the national association representing the real estate finance industry, announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to expand advocacy, education and engagement opportunities for their members.

Planet Insurance Agency announced a strategic franchise partnership with Goosehead Insurance, Inc., (NASDAQ: GSHD), a rapidly growing and innovative, independent personal lines insurance agency. The collaboration will deliver a customer-first approach centered on choice, speed, and service.

The MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) announced a partnership with Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami. This partnership will allow the Foundation to grow its mission of providing mortgage and rental assistance to families with critically ill or injured children, ensuring parents and guardians can be by their child’s side during treatment without fear of losing their home.

Rocktop Technologies, a provider of data orchestration and AI-enabled process automation for mortgage investors and servicers, announces a strategic partnership with Bron, Inc., a provider of property registration and compliance services. Working together, the companies will improve a fragmented set of processes that increases servicers’ risks and costs.

Fidelity Direct Mortgage (“FDM”), an independent mortgage lender serving the Northeast, has entered into a strategic partnership with Absolute Home Mortgage Corporation (“Absolute”). This alignment is designed to enhance operational scale, broaden product access, and strengthen the support and resources available to borrowers, employees, and strategic partners across both organizations.

Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners, the largest Real Estate franchise in the state of Georgia announced an exclusive strategic partnership with Southeast Mortgage of Georgia, Inc. (Southeast Mortgage), the largest non-bank mortgage lender in the state. Through this alliance, Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners and Southeast Mortgage will empower AI technology and class-leading service to consolidate the buyer and seller process into one seamless experience eliminating common pain points in the current buyer or seller journey to create a more connected real estate transaction.