Partnership

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.

WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG), a Williston Financial Group company and national underwriter providing title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, today announced a strategic partnership with Palm Agent, a technology platform built for real estate professionals and trusted by title companies to support their teams and customers.

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.