FirstClose has introduced a new customer-facing debt consolidation feature to its FirstClose Equity platform that provides a guided, digital experience to help consumers see precisely how much they could save each month by consolidating their current higher interest rate debt with a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or a closed-end second. The new feature, known as the Digital Loan Product Wizard, also shortens the closing process to five to 10 days, compared to the industry average of 45 to 60 days.

Dream Finders Homes, Inc., has announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliant National Title Insurance Company and a related affiliate. Alliant National, based in Longmont, Colorado, is a title insurance underwriter with more than 700 independent agents in 32 states and the District of Columbia.

Rate has unveiled Rate Intelligence, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform automating several underwriting tasks such as income and asset verifications and underwriting checks. According to Rate, the streamlined process results in “unprecedented accuracy” and an average savings of $900 to $1,200 per loan.

Aidium Mortgage CRM has announced the launch of its new AI Feature: Aidium Intelligence. Unlike traditional lead scoring, which assigns simple scores based on basic actions like email opens or single event triggers, Aidium Intelligence uses AI to analyze over 5,000 consumer data points and predict a lead’s readiness to purchase or refinance, so loan officers can prioritize their outreach. 

Uplist has announced the launch of Recapture, a refinance loan monitoring tool is designed to perform a detailed analysis and create presentations for borrowers. The new product integrates with several pricing engines, providing mortgage professionals with automated refinance opportunity alerts and timely, accurate data that identifies optimal refinancing opportunities for their clients.

Motto Mortgage has a new office in Greenville, South Carolina, serving all markets in the state as well as throughout North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The new office was established by licensed loan originator Shatoya Cobb.

Novaprime has launched an AI-powered loan quality platform, which aims to quickly evaluate loan integrity, reducing processing time.

ICE Mortgage Technology has added a six-month grace period after the initially announced Oct. 31, 2025, sunset date for Encompass SDK.