Marketing Exec Courtney Dodd Joins Floify

Mortgage POS company Floify hired Courtney Dodd as its head of marketing, the company announced in a press release. In her new role, Dodd will lead Floify’s marketing team to “reinvigorate” the company’s brand and position it as a leading innovator in the field. “I’m very excited about Floify’s mission to simplify and facilitate the point-of-sale processes to help people feel more confident and comfortable with applying for and following up on their loan,” says Dodd. Dodd brings more than a decade of industry experience to the position. She previously served as Director of Integrated Marketing at SimpleNexus, driving business growth through enhanced brand relationships across audiences. Her other experience includes product marketing manager at Ellie Mae (now ICE Mortgage…

Hawthorn River, BeSmartee Partner Up

Software company Hawthorn River is teaming up with fintech BeSmartee to integrate its financial spreading product, FlashSpread. FlashSpread uses Optical Character Recognition, AI, and proprietary algorithms to transform raw data into a Debt Service Coverage Ratio with the press of a button. This allows lenders to make credit decisions quickly and with confidence. “Hawthorn River is about creating meaningful efficiencies for community banks,” said Jon Rigsby, CEO of Hawthorn River. “Our partnership with BeSmartee and the integration of the FlashSpread product ensures these institutions can focus on their core mission – serving the banking community – by automating and simplifying the financial spreading process.” Lenders can upload scanned tax returns, get instantaneous spreading of financial data with potential errors or…

Reggora Adds New Tools To Appraisal Management Software

Reggora updated its order management platform to embed borrower’s appraisal information into a lender’s POS system, the company announced in a press release. The update improves borrowers’ experience by resolving common issues in the appraisal process. Lenders can collect payments, show appraisal status, and schedule inspections within their POS system. Reggora says the update reduces IT resources required to implement and maintain the integration with a developer-friendly API. “The appraisal is a critical part of the loan process, but, despite all the progress towards a digital mortgage, the appraisal is still done entirely offline,” said Will Denslow, Co-Founder and CTO of Reggora. “There’s a tremendous opportunity for lenders to differentiate by fixing the appraisal experience, and this integration makes it…