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FundingShield Receives MISMO® Software Certification for Wire Fraud Prevention Technology

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (October 9, 2019) – FundingShield, an industry leading innovator within the mortgage fintech industry, is pleased to announce that its wire fraud prevention software products, Guardian Service and Wire Account Verification Service, have received Premiere Level Certification from MISMO┬«, the mortgage industry’s standards organization. Premiere Level Certification is the highest certification given by MISMO.   “We are delighted to have FundingShield successfully certified MISMO compliant,” said Ike Suri, Chairman and CEO, FundingShield, LLC. “This is an important step towards a better customer experience through safeguarding data, preventing wire fraud, managing risk, and ensuring loan level transaction compliance.”
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FS Newsletter 123: Mortgage “Purchase Market” Drives Closing Agent Stress

The current “purchase mortgage” market is causing mortgage banks across the country to re-examine their in-house closing party review processes as they have less control of closing agent selection. Additionally, this adds stress operationally and increases risk through closing agent review, compliance, risk management and wire fraud prevention if not actively utilized and deployed at the loan transaction level. Mortgage Participants: All Mortgage lenders doing purchase (non-refinance) transactions & any lender that cannot force the use of its preferred closing agents across all closings. Investors or Warehouse lenders concerned about closing agent controls. Problem: The purchase market is causing increased
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Categories: News Letters and Press.

FundingShield Announces Partnership With Pioneer Underwriters and NFP Corporation to privide enhanced crimes policies covering New York State Attorney “Theft of client funds”

PRESS RELEASE: Original release can be found here NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FundingShield is proud to announce its partnership with Pioneer Underwriters (U.K.) and NFP Corporation (a global top insurance brokerage) in deploying FundingShield’s technology based underwriting services allowing for enhanced crimes policies for New York state attorneys. FundingShield was able to leverage its vast data from over $500 billion of mortgage closings that identify closing party document deficiencies, control gaps or potential fraud tactics used by closing agents and attorneys to develop the framework to approve attorneys seeking enhanced coverage. The “FundingShield Endorsement” policy specifically covers theft of clients funds
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Categories: Press Releases.