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International Document Services Bucks Industry Trends, Achieves Substantial Growth in Mortgage Doc Volume in 2010

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to Curt Doman, president of International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, 2010 marked the second year in a row the firm saw significant growth in the number of document packages prepared. In addition to a 23 percent increase in doc volume over 2009, IDS also achieved company record numbers in Q2 and Q3 for the amount of doc packages prepared in a single month.

Allen Amos and Nancy Hahn of EPIC named 2011 ‘Power Brokers’

SAN MATEO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that Allen Amos and Nancy Hahn have been recognized by Risk and Insurance magazine as 2011 property and casualty insurance ‘Power Brokers.’

Mark Morgan Joins Wholesale Trading Co-Op in Atlanta

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that wholesale brokerage industry veteran, Mark Morgan, has joined the firm as vice president/property broker.

Mortgage Expert Barry Habib Joins Trinity Financial Advisory Board

WALL, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports & Entertainment Management Company, Atlantic Avenue, announced today that mortgage industry expert and Broadway Producer Barry Habib, as well as former Deputy Attorney General Robert F. Munoz, have joined the company’s corporate advisory board.

International Document Services Adds Risk-Based Pricing Notices to Mortgage Doc Packages

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, integrated risk-based pricing notices into the idsDoc system on January 1, 2011, per the deadline set in the December 2009 final ruling by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).

MCT Trading to Speak on Panel Session at Eastern Secondary Marketing Conference

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MCT Trading, Inc., a leading hedging and risk management firm, announced that its COO, Philip Rasori, will speak on a panel session that addresses the state of capital markets. The panel is being held by the Mortgage Bankers Association of Florida at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa Bay, Florida on Thursday, February 10, 2011.

EPIC Adds Amenda-Ming Chen as Account Executive

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Amenda-Ming Chen as an employee benefits Account Executive in its San Francisco office. Amenda brings a strong background in employee benefits consulting including benefit plan design, wellness planning, financial analysis, underwriting and benefit plan valuation.

48 Long-Term Care Insurance Agents Make ‘Partner’ in LTC Financial Partners; That Helps Explain Company’s Rapid Growth

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For three years in a row (2008, 2009, and 2010), LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) has been selected by Inc. Magazine as one of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing companies. And among large national agencies specializing in LTC insurance sales, none is growing faster than LTCFP. What accounts for this?

Titan Lenders Corp Gains Eight New Mortgage Lender Clients in Second Half 2010, Doubles 2009 Volume

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In accelerated growth mode throughout the year, Titan Lenders Corp (TLC) added eight mortgage lenders as clients in the second half of 2010, and experienced a twofold 2009 to 2010 volume increase. TLC, a U.S.-based domestic mortgage fulfillment outsource operation, offers a parallel and variable cost alternative solution to lenders that need to maintain back office and warehouse line management operations.

EPIC Launches National Public Entities Practice

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces a major new initiative for public entities nationwide. Recognizing the need for more creative and effective risk management strategies for the public sector, EPIC has organized an integrated team to meet this need.

Marketing Trend Alert: Long-Term Care Insurance Agents Use ‘Electronic Business Cards’ to Build Relationships

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) reveals one of its marketing secrets: ‘electronic business cards’ that supply an agent’s name, address, and phone number, just as old-fashioned business cards do, but with a difference. The electronic variety ‘can’t be misplaced, and they establish credibility by providing helpful, detailed information,’ says Jonas Roeser, LTCFP’s Senior Vice President of Marketing & Operations.

EPIC adds Adam Heher as Vice President in Petaluma – California’s Fastest Growing Insurance Broker Continues Building North Bay Team

PETALUMA, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces the addition of North Bay business professional Adam Heher in the company’s Petaluma, Calif. office. Heher has deep ties to the North Bay, having lived and worked in the community his entire life.

International Document Services Builds New Interface with Del Mar DataTrac’s Software for Mortgage Lenders

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, and Del Mar DataTrac®, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, have rebuilt their partner interface to improve mortgage lenders’ experience with the idsDoc platform and the DataTrac loan origination system of record.

Virtual Law Partners LLP Welcomes Denise Zack to its Commercial Lending Practice

PALO ALTO, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Virtual Law Partners LLP is very pleased to announce that Denise Zack has joined the firm’s Commercial Lending practice. Ms. Zack joins VLP from the Virginia office of Cooley LLP, where she served as special counsel in the Credit Finance and Leasing Finance practice groups and represented both institutional lenders and company borrowers in debt financings.

Supreme Lending Selects International Document Services for Mortgage Closing Documents

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Supreme Lending, a full service mortgage banker, has selected International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage doc prep vendor, as its vendor of record for closing documents. As a full service mortgage banker with multi-state licenses, Supreme is able to provide customers with a wide variety of loan products, lower interest rates and closing costs and faster turnaround time.

IDS President Advises Lenders to Adopt Model Privacy Form Prior to Year’s End to Retain Safe Harbor under Gramm-Leach-Bliley

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, says lenders who have not adopted the Model Privacy Form are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk. Lenders are not required to adopt the Model Form and may, in fact, develop their own form to use.

International Document Services Phases HVCC Out of Mortgage Doc Packages for 2011

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, announced it has begun to phase out the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) in response to an October 15 directive from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stating that the HVCC will no longer be the standard bearer for the protection of the home appraisal process beginning in 2011.

Insurance Leader Praises Obama for Promoting Enhanced Long-Term Care for Alzheimer’s Sufferers

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to the Society of Actuaries, the leading cause of U.S. long-term care claims is Alzheimer’s. Who cares? Evidently President Obama does. ‘We praise the President for his words and the legislation behind them,’ says Jonas Roeser, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Operations for LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation’s most experienced long-term care insurance agencies.

Pundit: Self-Storage is Poster Child for America’s Addiction to Excess

WALL, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Market and economic commentator Peter Grandich has long stated that one of the biggest maladies with the American economy is our obsession with ‘stuff.’ The boom in the self-storage industry, he says, is symbolic of our addiction to excess.

High School Drop-Out Says Market has Peaked

WALL, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Peter Grandich, dubbed the ‘Wall Street Whiz Kid’ on national television for calling the 1987 ‘Black Monday’ market crash, has been making major top and bottom calls for 26 years. Now, Grandich has his bear suit back on, and is calling for a new top.

‘True Cost’ Estimates Now Available for Buyers of Long Term Care Insurance

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) announces the availability of ‘true cost’ estimates for long term care insurance policies from multiple carriers. According to LTCFP, the actual out-of-pocket expense of any LTC policy is usually less than the stated premium. Why?

Be a Pitbull: IRS Tax Resolution Software Allows Tax Pros to Bite Back

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Nov. 17, 2010 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Specifically designed for CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents, PitBullTax.com – a Web-based IRS tax resolution software – gives practitioners the tools, confidence and support to take control of difficult cases. Whether clients owe years of back taxes or have fines and penalties that they cannot pay; PitBullTax is the answer.

Long-Term Care Insurance Has Big Future in Spite of MetLife Exit, Leading LTCI Agency Says

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Reports of the death of long-term care insurance are highly exaggerated, according to LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation’s largest and most experienced LTCI agencies. Last Thursday, when MetLife announced it would stop selling new LTCI coverage, ‘It wasn’t the end of the world,’ says Cameron Truesdell, LTCFP’s CEO.

TAX ALERT: Increased Federal Deductions Make Long-Term Care Insurance More Affordable for Many

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Americans planning to buy long-term care insurance in 2011 may deduct a larger portion of their premiums than ever, thanks to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

International Document Services Cycling Challenge Raises Contribution for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity during Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Conference

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, raised more than $6,000 for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity during the IDS Cycling Challenge at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo in Atlanta. IDS staff members, partners and conference attendees pedaled for a combined total of 202.06 miles over two days.

Soon Many Employees Will Be Asking, ‘Hey, Boss, Which Long-Term Care Policy Should I Get?’

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A new employee benefit is coming for millions of American employees: access to affordable long-term care insurance. So says Dan Cahn, an industry expert. LTCI provides funds for in-home or nursing-home care in case of longer-lasting illnesses or disabilities not covered by regular health insurance. Cahn is Senior Vice President of Business Development for LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP).

Wells Fargo Adds IDS to List of E-Delivery-Approved Mortgage Doc Providers

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has been approved by Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to provide mortgage documents via e-delivery to loan applicants. The approval covers e-delivery for all mortgage documents, but typically, initial and pre-disclosures are the primary documents submitted to loan applicants electronically.

DepthPR Steps Up to IDS Cycling Challenge for ATL Habitat, Welcomes Mortgage Bankers to MBA 97th Annual Conference

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Depth Public Relations (DepthPR), an Atlanta provider of public relations, Internet search visibility, and marketing strategies for the mortgage lending and financial services industries, has pledged its financial support in a fundraising challenge presented by document preparation vendor International Document Services at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo.

IDS Puts Mortgage Industry in Motion to Benefit Atlanta Habitat for Humanity During MBA 97th Annual Conference

ATLANTA, Ga. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, and Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, one of the top producers of affordable home ownership opportunities among U.S. Habitat affiliates, have teamed up to challenge attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo to raise $10,000 for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.

Sign of Jobs Turnaround? One Company Seeks to Fill 300 New Positions

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stagnant economy? Jobs hard to come by? If you’re an employer, jobs too risky to create? One company – LTC Financial Partners LLC – isn’t buying in to the doom and gloom. They’re bucking the trend with bullish expansion plans. ‘We need 300 new people now, in all parts of the country,’ says Denise Gott, LTCFP’s Chairman of the Board.

IDS Sets New Record for Mortgage Document Package Preparation in August

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, experienced another high-volume month in August and hit a new single-day record on August 26 due to record low mortgage rates and an increase in new clients.

NHL’s Ron Greschner Joins Trinity Financial Advisory Board

WALL, N.J. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Management Company, Atlantic Avenue, announced that former NHL New York Ranger hockey player Ron Greschner has joined the company’s advisory board.

LTC Financial Partners Teams with eWomenNetwork to Provide Free Long Term Care Information

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Women have special long term care needs — but not just because they often come down with longer-lasting illnesses and disabilities. When there’s no long term care insurance for a couple or family members, women typically end up as the default, unpaid caregivers. ‘Lack of LTC insurance not only hurts women when they themselves need care,’ says Denise Gott, Chairman of the Board of LTC Financial Partners LLC.

IDS President Foresees APR Calculation Challenges in Reg Z Updates; Calls for Clarification from FRB for Mortgage Lenders

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, warns interim change to Regulation Z, also known as the Truth in Lending Act (R-1366), could make it more difficult for lenders to accurately calculate an APR for closed end real property transactions.

Long Term Care and The CLASS Act: Upcoming Webcast for Human Resource Managers and Benefits Specialists

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — On September 21, HR.com will host a webcast (online seminar) in conjunction with LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) to help companies help their employees plan for long term care following health reform. ‘Millions of Americans will soon be automatically opted in to the new public option for long term care, unless they pro-actively opt out,’ says Mario Sestito, an industry expert who will lead the webcast.

Four IDS Lenders Included in Mortgage Technology Top 25 Tech-Savvy List

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, would like to recognize and congratulate four IDS lenders for appearing on Mortgage Technology Magazine’s 2010 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders list.

For 3rd Year Running, LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP) Makes Inc. Magazine ‘5000 Fastest-Growing’ List

KIRKLAND, Wash. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) continues to expand rapidly in spite of a sluggish economy. This month Inc. Magazine ranks LTCFP No. 2,366 among all companies, and No. 29 among companies in the insurance industry, in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation.

IDS Customer Inlanta Mortgage Named Finalist for 2010 Mortgage Technology Award

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, congratulates Inlanta Mortgage for being named a finalist in the Customer-Focused Lender category for the 2010 Mortgage Technology Awards.

Titan Lenders Corp Receives Women’s Business Enterprise National Certification

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage lending fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC), has received its national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Titan Lenders Corp and ComplianceEase Loan Review Process for MassHousing Named Finalist for Mortgage Technology Synergy Award

DENVER, Colo. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC), and ComplianceEase, the nation’s leading provider of regulatory compliance and risk management solutions, have been named one of three finalists for the coveted 2010 Synergy Award from Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine. The pair was nominated for their proprietary automated loan review process for the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency.