Written by:  Nathan Thomas

a la mode announces Xerox Mortgage Services chose Mercury Network for integrated appraisal management with UMDP compliance

Written by on October 9, 2011

Chicago, IL - From the floor of the MBA's Annual Convention, a la mode announced today that Xerox Mortgage Services will use Mercury Network's DataCourier service to add a new appraisal management service to the BlitzDocs® intelligent collaborative network. Xerox Mortgage Services' clients will now be able to receive and store appraisals in the BlitzDocs electronic loan folder™ (eFolder), submit appraisals to the GSEs in compliance with the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD), and also send the appraisal and all related documents to investors.   Read more...

a la mode releases free UAD Reader to view and manage newly required XML appraisal files

Written by on September 14, 2011

Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode, inc., the dominant market share leader in the appraisal technology sector, announced its "UAD Reader" product today. UADReader is a free desktop tool which allows anyone to open, view, error-check, and manage appraisals in the new "UAD" MISMO 2.6 XML format. It works with any UAD-formatted appraisal, regardless of which software was originally used to create the report.   Read more...

a la mode to release free DataCourier service for lenders and AMCs to submit appraisals to GSEs' UCDP

Written by on June 7, 2011

Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today a new service that will enable any lender or appraisal management company (AMC) to submit Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) compliant appraisals to the GSEs' Uniform Collateral Data Portal℠ (UCDP℠). The new service offered by a la mode, called DataCourier™, is a part of the Mercury Network vendor management platform and will be offered free of charge.   Read more...

a la mode’s WinTOTAL Aurora update brings UAD compliance to the appraiser masses

Written by on May 25, 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY - a la mode, maker of the appraisal industry's most popular formfilling software, last week released an update to its WinTOTAL Aurora software that includes compliance features with the government sponsored enterprises' (GSEs) Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD). The UAD is part of the Uniform Mortgage Data Program (UMDP), requiring a standardized dataset from all appraisers contributing to the GSEs' loan portfolio. With this update, WinTOTAL Aurora joins a la mode's TOTAL 2011 as the only publicly available appraisal formfillers currently able to comply with the UAD guidelines.   Read more...