Partnership

Lower Mortgage, a tech-enabled mortgage lender, announced a strategic national marketing agreement with HomeSmart, the country’s leading 100% commission real estate brokerages. This collaboration is designed to provide HomeSmart’s expansive network of agents with direct access to Lower’s innovative mortgage solutions, creating a seamless experience for agents, buyers, and homeowners nationwide.

NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and provider of remote online notarization (RON) and identity verification/authentication technology for real estate and legal transactions, has partnered with mortgage subservicing leader Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc. and Texas-based law firm RUTH RUHL, P.C. to offer remote online notarization (RON) services for loan modification agreements. This collaboration aims to modernize the loss mitigation process by improving efficiency, reducing cost and friction and enhancing the borrower experience.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) (Pennymac) and Vesta Innovations, Inc. (Vesta) announced a strategic partnership to streamline the mortgage application process and enhance the customer experience.

Canyon Partners (“Canyon”), a $28 billion global alternative investment manager, announced a strategic partnership with A&D Mortgage (“A&D”), a wholesale non-agency lender, and Imperial Fund Asset Management (“Imperial”), an asset manager specializing in residential mortgages.

Mortgage Connect, L.P., an independent mortgage service providers, has partnered with Westcor Land Title Insurance Company and X1 Analytics to develop a product for Fannie Mae’s Title Acceptance program. The pilot is part of an ongoing effort by FHFA and Fannie Mae to modernize the mortgage closing process and reduce costs for consumers and taxpayers.

Cornerstone Capital Bank, a preeminent national provider of residential mortgage finance and loan servicing solutions and consumer, commercial, and institutional banking services, and Tresidio Homes, a premier Treasure Valley home builder, have launched Table Rock Mortgage.

Novaprime, a mortgage technology company dedicated to making homeownership more affordable, announced a collaboration with Tradeweb, a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets.

X5 Home Loans is making home financing more seamless than ever through its strategic partnership with Calque. By integrating Calque’s Buy Before You Sell products into their offerings, X5 Home Loans is redefining the traditional home buying and selling process—giving homeowners more control, confidence, and convenience.

MetroList, Northern California’s largest multiple listing service, reports that its recent partnership with Home Value Lock has resulted in an uptick in interest in the innovative insurance product from real estate and mortgage companies.

Home Value Lock, a market value insurance product for homebuyers, has partnered with Stanford Mortgage to protect more Sacramento-area buyers from a home price drop.