AnnieMac Division Acquires Florida Funding\nAnnieMac Home Mortgage, Mount Laurel, N.J., has acquired Florida Funding, a Florida mortgage provider. The purchase strengthens AnnieMac’s presence in the state. Several members of the Florida Funding team will transition to AnnieMac’s OVM Financial Division, ensuring the continuity of service for Florida Funding’s clients and partners.\n\nWestcor Land Title Insurance Co. Introduces Westcor Agency Services\nWestcor Land Title Insurance Co. has launched Westcor Agency Services, designed to empower title agents to scale beyond their current footprint. It offers comprehensive licensed and non-licensed state fulfillment services for both residential and commercial transactions. It’s powered by GridBase technology.\n\nICE Rolls Out Integration Between Mortgage Analyzers and Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API\nICE Mortgage Technology, Atlanta, announced the integration of Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API to support AIM for income using employment data with digitized paystubs and W-2s with ICE Mortgage Analyzer. The API uses Loan Product Advisor asset and income modeler independent of an LPA submission, and enables Freddie Mac-approved sellers and third-party originators to get a view of a borrower’s income and employment before submitting a full application to LPA. Sellers using ICE’s Mortgage Analyzers solution can compare income analyses from both AIM Check API and Income Analyzer side-by-side and apply data from either analysis to the loan file. And, the AIM Check API results will be automatically displayed in the Encompass loan file.\n\nArgyle, LenderLogix Team\nArgyle, New York, has announced an integration with LenderLogix, Buffalo, N.Y. Mutual customers can embed verification directly into LenderLogix’s POS. Key integration benefits include embedded verification at the point of sale, automated data flow across systems and improved borrower experience.\n\nOptimal Blue Adds Capability to PPE\nOptimal Blue, Plano, Texas, announced a new capability in its PPE engine that fully automates the process for a lock desk user to execute best efforts locks directly with participating investors via API. The Optimal Blue PPE is the first pricing engine to fully automate the step, the company said in a release. Best efforts lock requests can now be sent directly to an investor via API, reducing the time required from an average of 15 minutes per loan to seconds. Loan data flows securely to the investor and back, keeping the loan origination system record up to date and generating a PDF confirmation that provides a clear audit trail and proof of execution. It’s available at no additional cost to lenders, and more updates are planned, including support for profile updates, extensions and other post-lock changes.\n\nA&D Mortgage Launches Appraisal Center, Prime Jumbo Blue\nA&D Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., launched the new A&D Appraisal. Fully integrated into the AIM Partner Portal, the upgraded Appraisal Center helps brokers close loans faster. The new platform introduces powerful features, including a single sign-on through AIM, the ability to select up to three preferred AMCs with random assignment, and an expanded network of 12 trusted vendors to ensure the best match for every loan. Appraisal reviews now start within just 1–2 days, while auto-filled orders and automated document uploads save valuable time and reduce errors. Revision requests are handled internally by the A&D team, allowing partners to focus on their pipeline rather than paperwork. Both Wholesale and Correspondent partners can now benefit from the same process, A&D said. Additionally, A&D has rolled out Prime Jumbo Blue, a new program designed to offer flexibility for borrowers seeking high-balance loans, including eligibility for investment properties. It offers simplified qualification criteria compared to other jumbo options.\n\nFlyhomes Secures $15M to Expand Wholesale Lending Platform\nFlyhomes, Bellevue, Wash., has secured $15 million in Series D Funding. It will be used to expand Flyhomes’ Buy Before You Sell program nationwide. The program allows homebuyers to purchase a new home without waiting for their existing property to close, and can use the equity in their current home toward the down payment, reducing their overall loan amount. Flyhomes also secured a new warehouse facility with financing capacity up to $200 million, supporting more than $1 billion in annual originations.

Industry Briefs, Aug. 13, 2025

AnnieMac Home Mortgage has acquired Florida Funding, strengthening its presence in Florida, with key team members transitioning to AnnieMac’s OVM Financial Division. Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. has launched Westcor Agency Services, a platform powered by GridBase technology that enables title agents to scale operations through state-level fulfillment services. ICE Mortgage Technology has integrated Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API into its Mortgage Analyzer, allowing sellers and originators to assess borrower income using digitized paystubs and W-2s before full LPA submission, with results automatically displayed in Encompass loan files. Argyle, New York, has partnered with LenderLogix, Buffalo, N.Y., enabling embedded verification at the point of sale through automated data flow. Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, has introduced automation in its PPE engine, allowing lock desk users to send best efforts lock requests directly to investors via API, reducing processing time from 15 minutes to seconds. A&D Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., launched a new Appraisal Center integrated with the AIM Partner Portal, featuring single sign-on, random assignment of preferred AMCs, and expanded vendor network, with appraisal reviews starting in 1–2 days. The company also launched Prime Jumbo Blue, a new jumbo loan program with simplified qualification for high-balance and investment property loans. Flyhomes, Bellevue, Wash., has secured $15 million in Series D funding to expand its Buy Before You Sell program nationwide and obtained a $200 million warehouse facility to support over $1 billion in annual originations.