Assurity Financial Services and Motivity Solutions Agree to Mortgage Business Technology...
Assurity Financial Services and Motivity Solutions Agree to Mortgage Business Technology Co-Development Venture Mortgage Bank Receiving a Customized Technology Solution at a Fraction of Development Costs While Helping Shape the Next Generation of Mortgage Technology DENVER--(Business Wire)-- Motivity Solutions, a leading provider of technology solutions for the residential mortgage industry, has reached an agreement with Assurity Financial Services, LLC, to co-develop the flagship Movation system, a revolutionary enterprise lending and business management solution built in collaboration with mortgage bankers through the LenderBuilt initiative. Motivity Solutions launched LenderBuilt in December 2007, to identify a select group of lender partners to collaborate in building its next generation enterprise mortgage system. Colorado-headquartered Assurity Financial Services is an FHA licensed lender in 29 states with 2007 volume of more than $505 million. Its more than 500 employees work in offices in Englewood, CO; Tempe, AZ; Las Vegas, NV; and Bellevue, WA. Assurity is poised for continued growth through its Wholesale, Retail, and Outside Loan Officer sales channels with projected volume of more than $1 billion in 2008. Due to its business expansion, Assurity outgrew its off-the-shelf software, and its disparate operating systems caused inefficiencies throughout the organization. Assurity's search for a viable technology solution left them discouraged with the lack of economical software options available to mid-sized mortgage bankers. Assurity sought an unprecedented, and unconventional, solution as a co-development partner under Motivity Solutions' LenderBuilt initiative. "At the end of the day, we have chosen Motivity Solutions for this joint development project because they have the necessary acumen in software development as demonstrated by their experience; and they understand the mortgage business - having actually run a very successful mortgage banking company," said Assurity managing partner Calvin Hamler, "Together we are rethinking the entire lending process and creating a system that is powerful, flexible, and extensible enough to remain viable in the ever changing mortgage lending environment." "Assurity Financial Services is the co-development partner we envisioned when we launched the LenderBuilt concept," said Motivity Solutions CEO Tyler Sherman. "Its focus on high quality, high productivity processes will allow our two firms to accomplish a shared vision for creating the next generation enterprise mortgage lending and business process automation system." Motivity Solutions has dedicated a four-person development team to work with Assurity during the 16 month development of Movation, including modules for business intelligence; 3rd party integration; business rules management; an LOS for wholesale, retail and enterprise processes; compliance and quality control; imaging and content management; CRM and marketing; and products and pricing. Each module will require 45 to 60 days in development and will be implemented as completed. "We'll continue to seek cutting edge mortgage bankers to co-develop Movation in an actual production environment," said Todd Sherman, President and COO of Motivity Solutions. "In exchange for participating with the co-development of Movation, our LenderBuilt partners will receive a truly customized, end-to-end solution at a fraction of the cost." Building Movation in a live environment allows LenderBuilt partners to shape the functionality of the program versus being subject to a programmer's decisions. More importantly, Movation is designed as a platform upon which to integrate a lender's existing systems, extending the utilization of previous technology investments. Motivity Solutions' modular development process and phased implementation approach allow LenderBuilt partners to integrate new technology in stages for quick efficiency gains. "LenderBuilt was launched to revolutionize mortgage lending and business process automation through joint technology development with a top shelf mortgage banker," said Tyler Sherman. "Assurity Financial Services is a vibrant mortgage banking operation poised for amazing success. Our development collaboration will allow the creation of a system that supports and accelerates their growth objectives." About Assurity Financial Services Assurity Financial Services, LLC began as a two person start-up in 2002, founded by managing partners Calvin and Troy Hamler. Government lending is at the heart of Assurity. Having started as an FHA shop, Assurity continues to gain market share as one of the premier government lenders of its size. Common sense risk assessment and conservative management have poised Assurity for profitability and sustained growth. With active retail and wholesale production channels, Assurity has been able to reach more homeowners in need of government loan programs. Sound lending practices, state-of-the-art technology, and great employees have enabled Assurity to extend credit through its multiple business channels with an unprecedented level of consistency. About Motivity Solutions Motivity Solutions was launched in 2006 by the founders of Watermark Financial Partners, a private mortgage banking firm that was the 7th largest FHA lender in the country with closings of almost $1.5 billion per year. Its sale in 2004 was noted as the largest acquisition of a private mortgage banker that year. Watermark's success was credited to its proprietary technology platform and business process automation, which resulted in unmatched productivity and profits. Motivity is building on this proven foundation with its next generation of mortgage technology, Movation, a revolutionary enterprise lending solution for mortgage bankers. About LenderBuilt: Motivity Solutions launched LenderBuilt, a nationwide search to identify leading mortgage bankers to participate in the development of Movation's various modules. LenderBuilt is ideally suited for mid-sized bankers with more than 250 employees, who originate loans through multiple branches and origination channels. Motivity is actively seeking its next Lenderbuilt partner to follow their current development schedule and further enhance each Movation Module after successfully implementing it with Assurity. Participating lenders will work in conjunction with Motivity Solutions and will be able to add custom functionality to a proven product without having to pay for the enhancements. This is a tremendous opportunity for a select lender partner, and they will receive unmatched value in a time where upgrading technology is difficult. For more information about Motivity Solutions and the LenderBuilt co-development initiative, please visit www.LenderBuilt.com, or contact Tyler Sherman, CEO, at Tyler@MotivitySolutions.com. For Motivity Solutions Depth Public Relations, LLC Media Contact: Kerri Milam, 404-378-0850 Copyright Business Wire 2008
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