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Narrow Gauge Capital acquires Inco-Check

Housing Wire

Private equity firm Narrow Gauge Capital (NGC) acquired Inco-Check, LLC , a provider of quality control audit mortgage software and fraud prevention services. With NGC’s acquisition of Inco-Check, the company aims to enhance loan quality and prevent fraud in a competitive mortgage and consumer lending market, Inco-Check said.

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Best practices to speed up the appraisal process

Housing Wire

Appraisal turn times have historically been a pain point in the mortgage process and in boom times, when transaction volumes soar, turn times tend to be one of the first casualties. And whenever you increase the supply, you’re going to make the logistics more efficient. Be prepared to leverage it and to leverage these tools.”.

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Appraisal Logistics brings 2 new execs on board

Housing Wire

Appraisal management technology and compliance solutions provider Appraisal Logistics has named Anthony Savala as senior vice president of sales and Nicholas Turansky as national account director. Anthony Savala, SVP at Appraisal Logistics. Nicholas Turansky, national account director at Appraisal Logistics.

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Opinion: Customer service is a lender’s greatest strength

Housing Wire

These days, every week brings a new report, forecast or piece of news reminding us that the mortgage lending market is in uncharted waters. Mortgage demand fell 6% week over week at the end of July. In a field built on risk — like mortgage lending — the lack of control or agency can often feel like the biggest risk of all.

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VA official talks future of partial claims and revamping its reputation

Housing Wire

The perception of VA loans as risky and logistically complicated — even if an outdated view — continues to impact the competitiveness of the borrowers it serves. The program allows appraisers to utilize any tools or resources at their disposal to put together an appraisal and to sign off and certify a house’s value.

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Modernizing Appraisals: Collaborative Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

My frustration centered on the mundane tasks such as setting up files, data entry and getting the data into the analytical tools used to develop and support adjustments. For many years, prior to the mortgage debacle over a decade ago, trainees were used for proxies for appraisers to do site visits to the subject property.

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 SaaS provider WorkWave acquires TaskEasy

Housing Wire

TaskEasy offers API and digital tools for property management to residential and commercial property portfolio owners. WorkWave helps mobile workforce companies, and transportation and logistics industries to estimate jobs, schedule and route mobile workers, and bill customers.

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