ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 3, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading affordability intelligence platform, today announced that Angel Romero, housing finance agency relationship manager at DPR, has been named vice chair of the Technology Impact and Enablement (TIE) Community of Practice at the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO®). The community brings together stakeholders from across the mortgage industry to identify, evaluate and advance technology innovations and to assess how emerging technologies affect mortgage processes, data standards and interoperability.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, announced today that Steven Joyce, director of product management, has been named a 2026 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter. The award honors technology leaders who have made an impact on the mortgage and real estate industry by driving innovation.

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Floify, the mortgage industry’s leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced that Senior Product Manager Carl McDonald has been named a 2026 HousingWire Tech Trendsetter. The HousingWire Tech Trendsetters award honors the most impactful and innovative technology leaders serving mortgage and real estate clients across the housing economy.

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., Nov. 2, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. (DMI), the nation’s leading independent mortgage subservicing company, today announced a partnership with HAPO Community Credit Union (HAPO), which holds $3 billion in assets and supports 215,000 members in 25 branches across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Under the agreement, DMI will subservice HAPO’s portfolio loans and provide foundational infrastructure for future strategic growth.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 30, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced it has acquired the AI agent platform and related intellectual property of House Numbers, a venture-backed agentic AI company that builds AI agents for home lending workflows. Alongside the technology, Dark Matter has brought on the team that built it, led by House Numbers co-founder and CEO Jeff Levinsohn, who joins Dark Matter as chief AI officer.

ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 22, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading affordability intelligence platform, today released its Q3 2026 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, identifying 2,833 programs nationwide. The total is up 87 programs, or 3.2%, from 2,746 in Q2 2026, marking a new survey high.

ADDISON, Texas, Oct. 21, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Click n’ Close, a multistate mortgage lender, today announced that it has been named one of Mortgage Women Magazine’s 2026 Top Employers for Women. The annual recognition, featured by Mortgage Women Magazine and National Mortgage Professional, honors mortgage companies that provide women with resources, mentorship and leadership opportunities and maintain women’s representation at every level of their organizations.

ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 20, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading affordability intelligence platform, today announced a partnership with ARMLS® (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service). Founded in 1982 and based in Tempe, Arizona, ARMLS has grown into one of the largest MLSs in the country, serving more than 38,000 subscribers.

BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 20, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Floify, the mortgage industry’s leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced the launch of Verification of Assets (VOA) within Floify Verify, its native verification service powered by Argyle. Lenders using Floify have been able to verify income and employment directly through Floify Verify for some time.

DENVER, Colo., Oct. 20, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced today that PROGRESS in Lending (PIL) has recognized Kyle Kehoe, executive vice president of sales, as one of nine 2026 Lending Luminaries. PIL’s eighth annual Lending Luminary Award recognizes people in the lending industry who inspire or influence others.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 19, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced that CEO Laird Nossuli has been named a finalist for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) inaugural mPower Visionary Awards. Nossuli was honored October 10 in Chicago at mPowering You, the MBA Summit for Women in Real Estate Finance, following a selection process that drew nearly 100 nominees from across the mortgage industry.