preferred partner headlines: week of october 20th

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HEADLINES

• MeridianLink Announces Launch of MeridianLink Insight for Mortgage
• Xactus Launches the Xactus Mortgage Intent Index, Redefining How the Mortgage Industry Measures Demand
• Dark Matter Technologies integrates Polly’s advanced PPE engine into its Empower LOS platform
• iEmergent puts HMDA benchmarking, market analysis and broker insights at lenders’ fingertips with newest set of market intelligence dashboards

 
MEDIA

• The Latest in Mortgage Today, with Faith Howard-Mooney featuring Jaime Frederes from New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp
• Mastering Lien Waivers: A Strategic Guide for Construction Lenders and Draw Administration Teams-2 Part Webinar| Land Gorilla
• Byte Software Debuts “Changing Circumstances” Podcast, Welcomes Model Match for Opening Episode

 
BLOG

• The New Rule of Social Proof: Why What Others Say About You Matters More Than Anything You Post Yourself | SocialCoach
• Floify launches Dynamic AI: embedded intelligence that elevates the mortgage POS experience
• Serving older buyers with innovative products beyond reverse | Longbridge/Housingwire

 
PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT

• Total Expert’s founder and CEO, Joe Welu named 2025 Lending Luminary by PROGRESS in Lending Association
• Chenoa Fund named Top Workplace for 2025
• Halcyon welcomes Todd Wood as Director of Business Development

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

• Mortgage manufacturing rates: bending the cost curve with AI |Ocrolus
• Down Payment Assistance Hits Record High in Q3 2025 with 2,694 Programs and Counting | Down Payment Resource
• Insights from the 2025 NextGen Financial Literacy Report |National MI

​EVENTS

• 10/28 The Sip with Jodi Hall, Featuring Reggora’s Brian Zitin
• Don’t miss our upcoming Working Groups: Technology, Encompass, TMC Benchmark, Credit Union Focus Group and Marketing Professionals
• Lodestar exploring watch party for Eagles vs Cowboys in the PA/NJ area-indicate interest here
• TMC will be attending Total Expert’s Accelerate 2025 in Denver, CO 11/4-11/6
• Early Bird for TMC Desert Disruption 2/22-2/24/26 on sale now!