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...

Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today that StreetLinks Lender Solutions has chosen to launch a MercuryDirect plugin to receive the Native XML appraisal data needed for streamlined compliance with the GSEs' new mandatory UMDP initiative.   Read more...

a la mode announced today that Academy Mortgage Corporation has launched a new MercuryDirect plugin, giving it the Native XML appraisal data needed for streamlined UMDP compliance.   Read more...

Reprinted with permission from MBA NewsLink, August 26th edition.   Read more...

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...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - a la mode announced today that LSI, a division of Lender Processing Services (LPS) has chosen to connect its appraisal ordering and management services with Mercury Network to receive the native XML appraisal data necessary for error-free Uniform Mortgage Data Program (UMDP) compliance.   Read more...

Oklahoma City, OK - a la mode announced today that CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) has chosen to connect their ValuEdge™ platform with Mercury Network for receipt of the Native XML appraisal data needed for streamlined UMDP compliance.   Read more...

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...

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...

a la mode announced today the first in a series of free updates to SureDocs, eDoc and eSignature solution for real estate agents that's currently available in free public beta. Now, when agents receive e-mails with attachments of their disclosures or real estate contracts instead of through SureDocs, they can simply forward everything (including the attachment) in one click to their digital SureDocs file. SureDocs completely circumvents the multi-step, timely process of having to export docs from e-mails, save them, and move them to a specified file folder. Whether docs are forwarded from a desktop computer or mobile device they're all centrally stored and are available the next time an agent opens SureDocs. For example – If an agent is working an open house when an offer is e-mailed to them, they can simply forward the e-mail to SureDocs so it's ready to tag and send to the seller as soon as they're done working the open house. The offer won't get lost in an overflowing inbox, or be forgotten about. "We designed SureDocs to be the simplest, most robust, most straightforward eSignature system specifically for agents," said Matt Krodel, Product Manager at a la mode. "Getting documents into your account by simply forwarding an e-mail is just another way SureDocs surpasses the competition, by giving agents exactly what they need and what works for them." SureDocs has the ability to seamlessly handle electronic, faxed, traditional wet signatures, or any combination. By adding the e-mail forwarding system agents will be able to accept docs signed and submitted any way the client chooses with ease. a la mode is also putting the finishing touches on the SureDocs Signer App for the Apple iPad. With the SureDocs Signer App and SureDocs, all of an agent's docs for each transaction are presented to the signer to read and sign right on the iPad. The SureDocs Signer App will be available for free this summer. For more information about SureDocs or any of a la mode's products, visit www.alamode.com/agent or call 1-800-252-6633.   Read more...