Written by Nathan Thomas on July 31, 2012
Naples, FL -- a la mode announced today a new strategic integration that allows lenders using mortgage technology provider SharperLending's Appraisal Firewall platform to place appraisal orders with any appraisal management company (AMC) using Mercury Network. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on June 29, 2012
Naples, FL - a la mode, the dominant national provider of real estate and valuation technology solutions, announced today that it has relocated its national headquarters to Naples, Florida. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on June 12, 2012
Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today a new strategic integration that allows lenders using InHouse Inc.'s Connexions platform to place appraisal orders with any appraisal management company (AMC) using Mercury Network. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on May 2, 2012
a la mode announced today a new integration between Mercury Network and Byte Software's popular Byte-Pro loan origination software (LOS). The integration allows users to click a button inside the Byte-Pro system to log into Mercury Network and use the platform to manage their entire appraisal workflow. In addition to the time-saving automation, the interface provides tools that help users comply with all appraisal independence standards and applicable banking regulations. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on April 23, 2012
Phoenix, AZ - DataCourier, a service of a la mode's Mercury Network, was recognized as a Top Innovation of 2011 at an event hosted by the Progress In Lending Association at the Mortgage Bankers Association Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference and Expo. DataCourier makes appraisal delivery fool-proof, compliant, more efficient, and free for all parties involved. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on March 6, 2012
Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today that use of its Mercury Network cloud-based appraisal vendor management platform has doubled appraisal transaction volume from 10,000 appraisal transactions a day to over 20,000 a day in just sixteen months. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on February 16, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - a la mode announced today that its DataCourier service, powered by Mercury Network, has already been used to deliver more than one million appraisal reports since the new UAD requirements went into effect on Sept 1, 2011. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on January 19, 2012
a la mode announced today that Wilson's Computer Applications, Inc. (WCA) has connected their appraisers with Mercury Network via a Mercury Direct plugin. Appraisers using WCA's formfilling software, RealEasy Appraisals™, are now directly connected to the nation's largest lenders and appraisal management companies (AMCs) for streamlined delivery of UAD-compliant Native XML appraisal reports. Appraisers using WCA's software will be able to accept and deliver appraisal orders from Mercury Network's lenders and AMCs, including industry leaders such as ApprasialPort, LSI, CoreLogic, StreetLinks, Axios, Clear Capital, JVI, and more. WCA appraisers will have the same innovative technology as a la mode's appraiser clients, ensuring UAD-compliant appraisal delivery, eliminating delays and errors for lenders and AMCs as they submit loan files to the GSEs. "We're thrilled to welcome WCA appraisers to Mercury Network", said Jennifer Miller, President of a la mode's Mortgage Solutions Division. "WCA's commitment to providing their appraiser clients with the tools to be more profitable and efficient is evident. In fact, we hope other formfilling vendors follow suit by becoming MercuryDirect plugin partners." WCA's president Philip M. Wilson added, "We are pleased to be a part of the a la mode network and provide the MercuryDirect plugin to our customers enabling streamlined, UAD compliant appraisal deliveries. Our plugin with Mercury Network connects our appraisers to the largest appraisal vendor management platform, positioning them to deliver error-free reports to a very large list of the nation's biggest lenders and AMCs. It's clear that the easiest and fastest way to help our appraiser clients get more business is to connect them with Mercury Network." a la mode's Mercury Network is the nation's premiere Vendor Management Platform in the appraisal and BPO industries, offering both interfaceless "black box" MercuryDirect services and APIs, as well as "turn key" MercuryManaged web front ends for use by loan officers and compliance staff. It's used in both capacities by a lengthy roster of the nation's largest lenders and AMCs, as well as by numerous community banks, credit unions, wholesale and correspondent lenders, and mortgage brokers, simplifying full compliance with appraisal independence standards and banking security regulations. It's been used by more than 200,000 mortgage professionals since 2002 to automate the full "round trip" of tens of millions of appraisals. For more information, visit www.MercuryVMP.com. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on January 5, 2012
Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today that its founder and sole shareholder, Dave Biggers, is retiring from the company's day-to-day management, and that a new CEO and Executive Chairman team will be running the company. Read more...
Written by Nathan Thomas on December 14, 2011
Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today that SFREP (Software for Real Estate Professionals) has connected their appraisers to Mercury Network for streamlined, compliant appraisal delivery. With this connection appraisers using SFREP's formfilling software, Appraise-It, are now directly connected to the nation's largest lenders and appraisal management companies (AMCs) for no-hassle delivery of UAD-compliant, Native XML appraisal reports. Read more...