Partnership

Blue Sage Solutions, a provider of cloud-native digital mortgage technology, announced a strategic partnership with Kinective, the company delivering intelligent banking to over 4,200 banks and credit unions every day. Blue Sage will leverage Kinective’s connectivity solution, Gateway, to standardize and simplify integration for its Digital Lending Platform with core banking and servicing platforms.

RiskSpan, a provider of data, modeling and analytics solutions for loan and structured finance investors, has collaborated with LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) to deliver next-generation data and pricing across structured finance and related asset classes.

BlackFin Group, a management consulting firm serving the Lending and Mortgage Banking Industry, announced that Default Analytics has become a Preferred Partner.

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.