Tavant Selected by Newfi Lending To Provide Next-Generation Digital Platform
Santa Clara, Calif. – August 30, 2017 – Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology provider, today announced that Newfi Lending (“Newfi”), a technology-enabled residential mortgage lender and Warburg Pincus portfolio company, has chosen the Tavant VΞLOX platform to help transform its mortgage process. Founded in 2014 by Steve Abreu, Newfi is focused on leveraging service and technology to transform the way customers shop for and close a mortgage. In July 2017, Newfi announced that it had reached the $1 billion milestone in mortgage originations. Tavant VΞLOX is the industry’s only digital platform that maximizes the use of data-driven processes in the automation of the loan origination lifecycle. It brings true digital disruption to the mortgage industry with a fluid omnichannel experience and high-velocity execution: from home discovery to loan funding. In the first phase, Newfi will deploy Tavant’s FinXperience and FinConnect products from the VΞLOX suite. FinXperience brings a best-in-class fully personalized user experience through any business channel while removing significant costs from the origination process. Several of the nation’s top lenders are deploying FinConnect and FinXperience for their consumer direct, retail, and TPO channels. “Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, Newfi Lending is investing in innovative technology solutions to engineer amazing mortgage products. We are excited to be a part of that journey. This partnership will enable Newfi’s vision of providing a collaborative ecosystem for consumers, realtors, and mortgage brokers,” said Sarvesh Mahesh, CEO of Tavant. “Tavant has deep mortgage industry experience and this partnership will help us provide enhanced service to our customers,” said Steve Abreu, CEO of Newfi. “As we build a premier lending platform that will uniquely drive diverse mortgage products across multiple business channels, Tavant’s VΞLOX suite of products will provide the flexibility, scale and a streamlined customer experience that is essential for our business.” About Newfi Lending Founded in 2014 by industry veterans, Newfi Lending is a national mortgage lender reshaping the borrowing experience through a combination of proprietary technology and product innovation. Newfi delivers a more efficient and transparent process resulting in lower costs and higher levels of customer satisfaction and trust. For more information, visit www.newfilending.com. About Tavant Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Tavant is a digital solutions company that provides impactful results to its customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 2000, the company employs over 2500 people and is a recognized top employer. Tavant is creating an intelligent lending enterprise by reimagining customer experiences, driving operational efficiencies and improving collaboration. Find Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter. Contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant T: +1 408-519-5400 E: [email protected]
2017 Women of Influence: Nida Haji
August 1, 2017 As the director of consumer lending at Tavant Technologies, Nida Haji possesses a deep understanding of the mortgage industry and a vision of the future that is changing the landscape of mortgage technology. Tavant has been growing rapidly and doubled its revenue in the last two years, with plans to add 300 employees across the U.S. this year. Haji led the design and development of voice interaction for Tavant’s VELOX product suite, which is possibly the first in the industry. The unique Alexa voice-based app was selected to be presented at Mortgage Banker Association conferences as well as FinovateSpring 2017. Haji is also a champion of Project Cohete, an industry research and intelligence practice within Tavant that tracks the latest trends, forms recommendations, advises leading mortgage companies and feeds market data to product development. Haji’s wide-ranging accomplishments include spearheading the platform design and development for top mortgage insurance companies in the U.S. and leading Tavant’s expansion in Australia. In addition, Haji is a founding member of Tavant Mortgage University, a learning and development initiative based on MBA’s School of Mortgage Banking to certify engineers and product teams on mortgage. Her leadership helped Tavant build a team of over 1,000 trained mortgage experts. As if that wasn’t enough, Haji also established Tavant’s Business Analyst Center of Excellence in New York and currently heads a team of business analysts working with top lenders. This work has led Haji to mentor new business analysts.
Tavant Selected by Fairway Independent Mortgage To Transform Its Digital Lending Experience
Santa Clara, Calif. – July 19, 2017 – Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology provider, today announced that Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation has chosen the Tavant VΞLOX platform to provide a fluid omni-channel experience to borrowers through a seamless amalgamation of data driven processes and personalized journeys with a suite of portals and companion applications. Tavant’s VΞLOX suite of products optimizes the back office, simplifies middle office and transforms the front-end consumer experience into an efficient digital data flow. The platform will enable Fairway to provide borrowers with personalized journeys and a series of helpful portals to educate and guide them through the online loan application process. “We have been impressed with the deep mortgage industry knowledge that the Tavant team has demonstrated and the maturity of their digital mortgage platform. The FinXperience platform will not only provide an exceptional front-end experience for our new generation borrowers, but also create a true wholly digital transaction by bringing data from third-party and transactional sources and extracting data from documents. We think of it as ‘self-service their way’,” said Bob Orkis, CIO of Fairway. “We are excited to partner with Fairway, a fast-growing lender that considers pioneers of innovation part of its core values. Our VELOX platform will enable Fairway to grow with changing consumer behavior and further improve the general home buying experience for their customers while helping them operationally to reduce turn times for closing a loan,” said Hassan Rashid, Chief Revenue Officer of Tavant. About Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Founded in 1996 by Steve Jacobson, and named by a childhood best friend, colleague and forever member of the Fairway family, Randy Cross, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is a mortgage lender headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin and Carrollton, Texas. Our goal is to act as a trusted advisor, providing highly personalized service and helping clients through every step of the loan process. It’s all designed to exceed expectations, guarantee satisfaction and earn trust. For more information, please visit our website at www.FairwayIndependentMC.com. NMLS #2289. Tavant VΞLOX platform comprises FinXperience, FinCapture, FinConnect, and FinSight. Learn more about Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter. Contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant T: +1 408-519-5400 E: [email protected]
Tavant Selected to Present its Digital Product Suite – Tavant VΞLOX at FinovateSpring
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 26, 2017 – Tavant, America’s leading innovative lending technology provider, today announced that it was selected to present its digital product suite –Tavant VΞLOX at the FinovateSpring 2017 in San Jose. FinovateSpring is a demo-based conference for innovative companies in the fields of banking and financial technology. Held in San Jose, the event offers an insight-packed glimpse of the future of finance via a fast-paced, intimate, and unique format. Tavant will be demonstrating VΞLOX on Thursday, April 27 at 1 p.m. and Tavant experts will be available following the demonstration for questions. Tavant VΞLOX is a digital product suite offering a fluid omnichannel experience and high-velocity execution: from discovery to funding. It transforms labor-intensive, paper-saturated, compliance-laden processes into efficient digital data flows enabling simplified, compliant and completely automated digital lending experience. Tavant VΞLOX product suite offers three components: FinXperience – a suite of portals and companion mobile applications FinCapture – autonomous document ingestion platform FinConnect – modern mortgage data and services hub “Tavant is recognized for its innovative products and deep industry expertise in the lending ecosystem. Tavant VΞLOX is a fine example of a disruptive product that our audience loves to see, and we’re very excited to have them showing how they’re transforming the lending space at FinovateSpring.” said Greg Palmer, Vice President, Finovate. “We are constantly focused on innovative solutions that deliver game-changing results for the financial industry. Every element of the process is now digital with VΞLOX,” said Mohammad Rashid, Vice President, Tavant. Find Tavant Technologies on LinkedIn and on Twitter. Media Contacts: Vibhor Mishra Tavant Technologies 408-519-5400 Email: [email protected]
Tavant CEO to Speak at the Australian Mortgage Innovation Summit
Santa Clara, Calif., and Sydney, Australia, February 22, 2017 – Tavant , Silicon Valley-based innovative mortgage technology company, announced today that it has been invited to speak and exhibit at the seventh annual Australian Mortgage Innovation Summit, February 23 – 24, 2017, Sydney. Tavant will showcase its disruptive digital mortgage solutions that will enable the ‘one-minute mortgage’ experience. Sarvesh Mahesh, Tavant’s CEO, has been invited to speak at the conference. Mahesh will speak during the panel on “Speed to Yes,” providing insights on the digital mortgage landscape. Tavant will provide an exclusive preview of its digital lending platform, Tavant VΞLOX. VΞLOX transforms the labor-intensive, paper saturated, compliance-laden loan fulfillment process into an efficient digital data flow. “We are excited to be in Sydney for one of the largest mortgage conferences in Australia. Tavant is leading the digital transformation wave, and we are happy to bring our 17+ years of expertise to the Australian market,” said Vibhor Mishra, Global Head of Marketing, Tavant. Call +61 1300 137 439 or email [email protected] to schedule a meeting with our experts. About Tavant Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Tavant is a specialized software solutions & services provider that provides impactful results to its customers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 2000, the company employs over 2000 people and is a recognized top employer. As a key solutions provider to the Consumer Lending industry, Tavant has demonstrated expertise in helping mortgage firms convert more leads, cut costs, and retain borrowers. Find Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter Media Contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant +61 1300 137 439 [email protected]
CoreLogic Incorporates Six Products on Tavant FinConnect Data Integration Platform to Enable Digital Mortgage Experience
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced the integration of six key mortgage origination product offerings on the Tavant FinConnect Mortgage Data Integration Platform including credit reports, flood determinations, 4506-T income verification, Automated Valuation Models, LoanSafe Fraud Manager™, and LoanSafe Risk Manager™. “With this launch, mortgage professionals now have a simple way to manage and access key CoreLogic product offerings all from one platform,” said Kevin Mullins, vice president, Business Development for CoreLogic. “This is a big step forward in what we expect to be a great relationship with Tavant.” Tavant FinConnect is an integration platform for mortgage-related data and services, providing secure integrations to value-added 3rd party vendors, including Fannie Mae Day 1 CertaintyTMprogram designated vendors. FinConnect supplies on-demand data directly from the source enabling a simple end-to-end digital mortgage experience for the borrower. FinConnect uses open source components and adheres to MISMO standards across all integration paths in the Mortgage ecosystem. “Tavant FinConnect addresses the inefficiencies in the loan application and fulfillment lifecycle and enables lenders, servicers and their business partners to reimagine the home purchase and refinance experience,” said Mohammad Rashid, vice president, Consumer Lending practice for Tavant. “It provides the lender with the most up-to-date data about the borrower directly from the source, resulting in a borrower experience that is seamless, touchless, transparent, and digital. CoreLogic is a premier source of critical borrower, loan and housing data and an essential component in this reimagined digital experience and we are excited to partner with them.” For more information about the products and services integrated on Tavant FinConnect, visit corelogic.com. About CoreLogic CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) is a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. The company’s combined data from public, contributory and proprietary sources includes over 4.5 billion records spanning more than 50 years, providing detailed coverage of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, consumer credit, tenancy, location, hazard risk and related performance information. The markets CoreLogic serves include real estate and mortgage finance, insurance, capital markets, and the public sector. CoreLogic delivers value to clients through unique data, analytics, workflow technology, advisory and managed services. Clients rely on CoreLogic to help identify and manage growth opportunities, improve performance and mitigate risk. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., CoreLogic operates in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.corelogic.com. CORELOGIC, the CoreLogic logo, LoanSafe Fraud Manager, LoanSafe Risk Manager and LoanSafe Appraisal Manager are trademarks of CoreLogic, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Tavant Participates in 2017 MBA’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference
Santa Clara, Calif., January 23, 2017: Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology provider, announced today that it is participating at MBA’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference, from January 23 – 26, 2017, Palm Springs. At the conference, Tavant will showcase its disruptive digital mortgage solutions that enable their clients to transform the lending experience. “We are excited to participate in the MBA’s Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference. As an industry leader, our solutions and platforms are disrupting the mortgage industry by reducing the cost of loan origination by 40% or more. We continue to be the partner of choice for digital transformation” said Vibhor Mishra, Head of Marketing, Tavant. At the conference, Tavant will showcase its new offering to the mortgage industry – TAVANT VΞLOX. TAVANT VΞLOX transforms the labour-intensive, paper-saturated, compliance-laden loan fulfilment process into an efficient digital data flow. Call +1-866-9-828268 or email [email protected] to schedule a meeting with our experts. Find Tavant Technologies on LinkedIn and Twitter. Media Contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant Technologies Inc. +1 (408) 519-5400 [email protected] tavant.com
Tavant Selected to Present its Suite of Digital Solutions at the Digital Mortgage Conference 2016
Santa Clara, Calif., December 8, 2016: Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology provider, announced today that it will present a live demo at the Digital Mortgage conference on the afternoon of December 8. The demo will showcase how Tavant’s disruptive digital solutions provide a simplified, compliant and digital mortgage experience for lenders. Tavant will launch a Digital Experience (DEX) framework that will assess the digital readiness of lenders based on key performance parameters. The DEX framework will provide companies with a DEX quotient, to help them understand their digital performance and opportunities to improve. “We are excited to be the partner of choice to disrupt the industry with digital. Our presentation will provide an opportunity to the delegates to evaluate innovative digital solutions,” said Vibhor Mishra, Head of Marketing, Tavant. Meet Tavant experts at the exhibit hall of Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Find Tavant on LinkedIn and Twitter. Media Contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant +1 (408) 519-5400 [email protected] tavant.com
Tavant Receives HousingWire’s Second Annual Vanguard Award™
Santa Clara, Calif., December 06, 2016 – Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology provider, today announced that the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Hassan Rashid has been honored with the HousingWire Vanguard Award for 2016. The award is meant to acknowledge leaders who move markets forward. Hassan Rashid is responsible for guiding and supporting Tavant Technologies’ revenue strategy and growth. He has a successful track record of scaling winning businesses by focusing on customer success and aligning offerings based on changing market needs. Tavant Technologies’ rise and position as a thought leader in the mortgage landscape under the leadership of Rashid is notable. He steered the 2×2 (double the revenue in two years) strategy declared in FY2015 and led the exponential growth of the mortgage business for the company. “The HW Vanguards continued to impress going into its second year; the winners are second-to-none and this list represents the finest cross-section of mortgage talent available,” said Jacob Gaffney, HousingWire editor-in-chief. Rashid’s passion for innovation led to quite a few impactful solutions to the mortgage industry such as FinConnect and VELOX that disrupt the way mortgage industry functions. He encourages and incubates ideas within the company with initiatives such as Tavant Innovation Lab and Tavant Mortgage University. “We have the experts and expertise – path-breaking solutions will be a natural outcome. However, as generations and technologies evolve, expectations increase. It is all about results and relationships,” said Hassan Rashid, CRO, Tavant Technologies. About HousingWire HousingWire is the nation’s most influential news source covering the U.S. housing economy, spanning residential mortgage lending, servicing, investments and real estate operations. The company’s news, commentary, magazine content, industry directories, and events give more than one million industry professionals each year the insight they need to make better, more informed business decisions. Learn more at http://www.housingwire.com. Find Tavant Technologies on LinkedIn and Twitter. For further information please contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant Technologies +1-408-519-5400
Tavant Partners with Parlo to Transform Mortgage Conversations
Santa Clara, Calif. October 25, 2016 – Tavant, America’s leading innovative mortgage technology company, and Parlo today announced a partnership that will enable Tavant’s customers to deliver improved mortgage qualification and loan servicing with the use of automated chatbot technology. Through the use of chatbots, borrowers will have the ability to get quotes, apply for a loan, as well as close and manage their loans. Borrowers can easily engage in a two-way conversation through messaging, fostering quicker service, with no wait times or frustrating calls to call centers. Tavant is a leading mortgage technology company globally recognized for its innovative solutions. Parlo is an enterprise conversation platform for creating intelligent, contextual, automated response flows through one-to-one conversations in messaging channels that consumers use heavily such as Facebook Messenger. The partnership combines Tavant’s industry-leading technology solutions based on surround-and-extend philosophy, consulting services and data integration capabilities with Parlo’s cutting-edge chatbot enterprise platform to provide game-changing results for our customers. The Parlo enterprise chatbot platform powers personalized conversations at scale through messaging. Parlo lets you create the perfect bot to automate conversations and tasks on major messaging apps—delighting consumers with every interaction. The integration with your organization’s enterprise systems pull content to create meaningful conversations, and the designer interface allows fast deployment of conversational experiences. “Lenders seeking an edge in today’s digital wave of engaging with the consumer must implement modern communication technologies that deliver speedier follow-ups and superior consumer experiences,” said Mohammad Rashid, VP Mortgage Practice, Tavant. “Parlo is at the leading edge of this wave to transform the way firms interact with their consumers.” “To satisfy consumers’ expectations and deliver meaningful business results to a lender, enterprise chatbots need to have solid back-end integration to the lending systems, and enable conversations from start-to-finish in the life of a loan. Tavant and Parlo are committed to making this happen, which makes this a great partnership,” said Murali Subbarao, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Parlo. “Together, we will enable lenders to reach their full potential and better service their consumers through conversational engagement.” For more information, please visit https://tavant.com lending and www.parlo.io About Parlo Parlo™ is a chatbot platform that enables brands to operate smarter bots for engaging conversations. Parlo helps digital media marketers create brand experiences that delight consumers in messaging apps. Through Parlo consumers can chat with brands 24/7 to access information, make purchases and seek support. Find Tavant on LinkedIn and on Twitter. Media contact: Vibhor Mishra Tavant. +1 (408) 519-5400 [email protected] Ryan Helmstetler Parlo +1 (415) 988-0372 [email protected]