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KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Why are some middle-aged Americans buying long-term care insurance (LTCi) for their aging parents? It’s partly because Mom and Dad may need help with the tasks of daily living, but can’t afford a policy to pay for it, according to Denise Gott, National Sales Manager of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP).

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that the company has completed its first equipment financing transaction in the Republic of Zambia in Southern Africa.

LANSDALE, Pa., Dec. 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that it will be holding a free webinar on how to utilize technology to maintain an efficient valuation management process and full compliance throughout that process. The webinar will be held on December 12, 2012, at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

LANSDALE, Pa., Dec. 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that Patricia Rauch has joined the company in the position of chief operating officer.

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Accounting software specialist, Massey Consulting will be launching its educational webcast series for CPAs with the session ‘CPAs and Social Media’ presented by marketing strategist Dawn Westerberg. Massey Consulting provides accounting software products and services and works with CPAs in assisting their clients with software selection, implementation and services.

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the addition of Hali Nielson as senior vice president private client services in its Irvine office. Nielson brings 19 years of experience in insurance and risk management for individuals with a high asset base and significant property and liability exposures.

SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 19, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Dolores Glass as a principal in their San Ramon construction practice. Glass brings over 20 years of experience in construction industry risk management and property and casualty insurance to EPIC.

CAMARILLO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AMT Datasouth Corporation (www.AMTdatasouth.com) is pleased to introduce its new Accel 7450 serial-dot-matrix (SDM) printer. The Accel 7450 features the latest technology in motors, drivers and electronics. The Accel 7450 is the successor to the very successful Accel 6300 and 7350 series printers. The Accel 7450 sets a new standard for best-in-class heavy-duty SDM printers.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids with medical needs feel better and get better with tender loving care. So do older family members with disabilities. But human TLC is seldom handy 24/7. That’s where a warm, fuzzy toy animal can make a difference. On Monday, November 12, 250 of them are being donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) (RMHC(R)) of Greater Las Vegas by LTC Financial Partners, LLC.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that its COO and Head Trader, Phil Rasori, will present on a panel session at the Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference on November 8 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Neil Willian as an account executive to their San Francisco construction practice. Willian brings 15 years of experience to EPIC in construction risk, specializing in legal, claims, and insurance risk management.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Nov. 2, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, announced that its client, Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS), a servicer of residential mortgage loans, has been designated a 2012 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Servicer by Mortgage Technology magazine.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Reagan Peralta as a senior account manager in its San Francisco office. Peralta brings more than 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry, working for national insurance carriers as well as Bay Area-based benefits consulting firms.

DENVER, Colo., Nov. 1, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. has been awarded the coveted 2012 Fix-It Award from Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine. Titan Lenders Corp. was selected based upon its development of MinTrak(TM) a solution that enables servicers and MERS(R) Members to meet emerging MERS compliance requirements.

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 31, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has again been recognized as a 2012 ‘Best Place to Work in Insurance’ by Business Insurance Magazine and survey co-sponsor Best Companies Group.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 31, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, took home the 2012 Lenders’ Choice Mortgage Technology Award at the 13th Annual Mortgage Technology Awards Ceremony on Sunday Oct. 21.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 29, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the addition of Cris Nunez as principal in EPIC’s Los Angeles office. Nunez brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial insurance and risk management, with a focus on workers’ compensation.

LANSDALE, Pa., Oct. 26, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of compliant Web-based valuation management software, announced that its client, United Fidelity Funding Corp. (UFF), earned a spot on Mortgage Technology magazine’s 2012 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders and Servicers list. Global DMS’ Web-based appraisal management and valuation solution was cited as a key reason that UFF made the list.

FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Adam Medeiros as an employee benefits consultant in its Fresno office. Medeiros brings his extensive knowledge of group health and welfare benefits, including ERISA, COBRA and HIPAA, to EPIC’s rapidly expanding Fresno team.

CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 22, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced at the 99th MBA Annual Convention and Exposition that they developed an integrated interface that connects loan origination systems (LOS) with its proprietary HALO (Hedging And Loan sales Optimization) platform(SM). The interface enables seamless pipeline and trade data exchange to occur automatically from any supported LOS to the HALO platform.

CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 22, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management mortgage technology solutions, announced at the 99th MBA Annual Convention and Exposition that it released a Web-based skip trace application to locate individuals that are in default via a centralized platform. The solution can be utilized by mortgage companies to quickly locate, contact and personally engage with borrowers who are in distressed financial situations.

CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 22, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced at the 99th MBA Annual Convention and Exposition the official introduction of Global Unity, which seamlessly integrates its solution with leading loan origination systems (LOS). Global Unity provides lenders, banks and credit unions with 100 percent control over their entire collateral valuation process-with zero risk.

DENVER, Colo., Oct. 22, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) announced its entry into the correspondent channel with the creation of Titan Capital Solutions (TCS), a wholly-owned correspondent lending subsidiary. The announcement was made during the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 99th Annual Convention and Expo in Chicago.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Has the government got your back on long-term care (LTC), or not? Are the odds small or great that you or a family member will ever need LTC? How safe is a ‘wait-and-see’ approach to the issue? These key questions are addressed in an online quiz from LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of America’s largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.

FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Joe Dunn as Vice President, Workers Compensation Claims in its Fresno office. Dunn brings eleven years of experience in workers compensation, settlement negotiation, and Medicare sectors to EPIC.

DENVER, Colo., Oct. 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) has signed 24 new customers since August 2011, a 50 percent increase in new business gains over the same period last year. Titan’s lead offerings during the last 12 months include general fulfillment services, MERS QA audit services, warehouse QC services, Mortgage Access Program (MAP) and collateral retention services.

CLARKSVILLE, Md., Oct. 9, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iFOS, as an emerging leader in Federal financial solutions and technology, announced that the firm was awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) base plus 4 option years contract award to support CDFI grant programs. This effort will require iFOS to recruit up to 100 field reviewers that can evaluate CDFI grant applications submitted from start-up organizations as well as large, national scale enterprises.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 4, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, announced it has been named a 2012 finalist for the Mortgage Technology Lenders’ Choice Award.

DENVER, Colo., Oct. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) announced that Titan Capital Solutions’ President Deb Aydelotte will participate in a panel at the 9th Annual Women in Leadership event on Thursday, Oct. 4. The presentation, titled ‘On Transformation,’ will feature keynote speaker Claudine Schneider, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and an Emmy recipient for her work on the ABC News ‘Capital to Capital’ broadcast.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, announced six of its customers were recognized as ‘2012 Top Tech-Savvy Lenders and Servicers’ by Mortgage Technology Magazine in its September issue.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in the Orange County. Led by managing principals, Dan Ryan and Tony D’Asaro, EPIC’s Irvine team has received this honor for the second consecutive year.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the formation of a new division, EPIC Motorsports. Operated by EPIC’s own collectors and racers, this division provides customers with both the highest level of insurance expertise and extensive knowledge of collector cars, racing, and associated industry vendors.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Phylius Press announces the publication of the Professional Edition of its best-selling book ‘How to Protect Your Family’s Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets’ (ISBN-13: 978-0979080173), by attorney K. Gabriel Heiser. The new book, entitled ‘Medicaid Planning: From A to Z’ teaches attorneys, CPAs, financial planners, insurance agents, and other financial advisors all the rules and planning techniques necessary to advise clients how to qualify for Medicaid and get their nursing home expenses paid without going broke.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 18, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announces a straw poll to let people guess the cost of long-term care insurance, immediately learn what others think, and then get actual numbers from an expert by phone. The poll and follow-up information are designed to correct a misconception that may be leaving most Americans unnecessarily unprotected.

DENVER, Colo., Sept. 17, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) is launching a refreshed corporate website, marking the observance of its fifth business anniversary and reflecting its broadened service offerings for mortgage bankers, community banks, investors and servicers.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Data compiled by mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services (IDS) shows that the company has significantly increased its 2012 document preparation volume over the same period in 2011.

DENVER, Colo., Sept. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) has expanded its newest division, Titan Risk Management Services (TRMS) with the addition of Bryan DeShasier as director. DeShasier, who brings more than 18 years of mortgage industry operations, servicing, quality control and business intelligence experience, will also serve as vice president of Titan Capital Solutions.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 12, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that the company has released a new version of LeaseAccelerator that is designed to enable equipment lessees, the users of leased equipment, to transition in the most efficient and effective manner to the expected new lease accounting standard. Ecologic made the announcement at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) 2012 Lease and Finance Accountants Conference in Washington, D.C.

SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 10, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces today that Connie Rowe has been appointed vice president and business development executive in the firm’s San Ramon-based Programs Group. Rowe is an experienced risk management professional with 25 years of client-focused service. In this new role, she will expand her support of EPIC’s highly successful insurance programs for McDonald’s owners and operators to include new business development responsibilities.

DENVER, Colo., Sept. 7, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — To address the confusion and rumors circulating regarding examinations by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Titan Risk Management Services, a division of mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan), will host a webinar on CFPB examination readiness on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. MT.