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90 FLORIDA Ocwen Partners With Cambridge Credit Counseling Florida-based Ocwen Financial Corp. and Cambridge Credit Counseling, a not- for-profit U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved hous- ing counseling organization, hosted a free mortgage assistance event for Massachusetts homeowners having trouble making their mortgage payments. Homeowners met one-on-one with Oc- wen Home Retention Agents and counsel- ors from Cambridge Credit Counseling to discuss their unique situations and to receive information about potential options to help lower their mortgage payments. "Ocwen is making a real difference across the country in the lives of homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage," said Jill Showell, SVP, Government and Commu- nity Relations at Ocwen. "Local borrower outreach events, such as this one in Mas- sachusetts with Cambridge Credit Counsel- ing, give us the chance to work directly with families in need of a mortgage solution to help them better afford their homes." Since January 1, 2008, Ocwen has com- pleted 18,600 loan modifications for Mas- sachusetts homeowners, which included ap- proximately $535 million in debt forgiveness. Across the nation, Ocwen has completed approximately 787,600 loan modifications and provided billions of dollars in debt forgive- ness. "Cambridge Credit Counseling is com- mitted to working with Massachusetts and Connecticut homeowners facing financial challenges to help them understand poten- tial options available to avoid foreclosure," said Beata Gosselin, Housing Counselor at Cambridge Credit Counseling. "We hope homeowners will take advantage of this opportunity to meet with an experienced housing counselor, and work one-on-one with Ocwen's Home Retention team to find a solution to make their mortgage more manageable." Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization special- izing in simple, safe, financial solutions. It provides national foreclosure intervention and default counseling to consumers strug- gling to keep up with their current mortgage payments. GEORGIA FormFree and Freddie Mac Announce Collaboration FormFree, a Georgia-based fintech company, has been designated a third-party service provider for automated income and asset assessment capabilities with Freddie Mac. e announcement was accompanied by Freddie Mac's unveiling of new enhance- ments to Loan Advisor, Freddie Mac's set of integrated software applications designed to lower costs in the origination process and assist lenders in the acquisition of relief from certain representations and warranties. Freddie Mac's automated asset and income-assessment capabilities are cur- rently available in limited release, and the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) said it plans to make its asset offering available to the public-at-large before the end of 2018. FormFree direct-deposit income-assessment capabilities are expected to debut in early 2019. Both capabilities will be accessible via Loan Product Advisor, itself a part of Loan Advisor. "is is a long-anticipated announcement that should excite lenders who are looking to add efficiency and choice to their origination and secondary market workflows," said Brent Chandler, Founder and CEO of FormFree. "As the industry's original provider of auto- mated asset and income verification, we are a proud partner in Freddie Mac's efforts to rei- magine the mortgage experience and deliver an origination process that is easier and more efficient for lenders and consumers alike." "is partnership with FormFree and Freddie Mac is another step toward realizing the true digital mortgage," said Parvesh Sahi, SVP of Business Development with Ellie Mae. "By offering asset-verification services through our Encompass Lending Platform, we're maximizing efficiency and adding value for our lenders while streamlining the ap- plication process for borrowers." Ellie Mae's Encompass Consumer Con- nect is among the more than 100 mortgage technology platforms that currently integrate FormFree's flagship AccountChek asset-ver- ification service. FormFree's end-to-end inte- gration with Encompass Consumer Connect gives lenders a fully streamlined mortgage application and automated validation of asset and income through Ellie Mae's partnership with Freddie Mac's Loan Product Advisor. NORTH CAROLINA RoundPoint Among Fastest-Growing Companies in Charlotte RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing Cor- poration announced that it has been selected as one of the Charlotte Business Journal 's 2018 Fast 50. e financial records of all nominated companies were reviewed to determine the 50 fastest-growing private companies in the Charlotte region. All winners will be includ- ed in the Fast 50 Special Report published in the December 7 issue of e Charlotte Business Journal. e actual rankings of these 50 companies—which are based on the average percentage of annual growth over a three- year period—will be revealed during the awards program at the Fast 50 Awards Din- ner hosted by e Charlotte Business Journal on December 6, 2018. "We're excited about this achievement as it's a testament to our team's hard work and dedication," said Kevin Brungardt, CEO of RoundPoint. "Many people played a role in helping RoundPoint reach this point and we're grateful that their collective efforts have been recognized in this way. We look forward to continued, disciplined growth as our firm moves forward in 2019 and beyond." Founded in 2007, RoundPoint is a fully licensed agency and nonagency subser- vicer for commercial banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, and hedge funds. As one of the nation's largest nonbank mortgage servicers, it currently services over $80 billion worth of mortgage assets and is authorized Florida Minority Certified Business MIAMI-DADE & BROWARD COUNTIES 786-499-6994 www.REOPitStop.com Luis@ContinentalRealtors.com RESNET ID: 106089 | Equator ID: 272261 Luis F. Guzman Broker/Owner