{"id":43816,"date":"2019-01-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=43816"},"modified":"2019-01-21T19:16:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T00:16:46","slug":"formfree-builds-on-its-success-in-2018-with-addition-of-new-products-and-industry-partnerships-including-freddie-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfree-builds-on-its-success-in-2018-with-addition-of-new-products-and-industry-partnerships-including-freddie-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"FormFree Builds on Its Success in 2018 with Addition of New Products and Industry Partnerships, Including Freddie Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 22, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; After a banner 2018 that included new partnerships, a product launch and several industry accolades, automated verification provider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.formfree.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FormFree<\/a>&reg; anticipates continued growth and innovation in 2019 thanks in part to an expanded focus on serving the needs of independent mortgage brokers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"FORMFREE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0105-formfree-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"FORMFREE\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0105-formfree-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0105-formfree-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-0105-formfree-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cThe wholesale channel is making a comeback, and FormFree will be there to support independent mortgage brokers with our three-in-one Passport Report that analyzes income, asset and employment data to make borrower qualification easier, more efficient and more accurate,\u201d said FormFree Founder and CEO Brent Chandler.<br \/>\nFormFree announced in September the launch of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfree-unveils-nextgen-at-digital-mortgage-conference-in-las-vegas\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">new platform, NextGen<\/a>, which increases the accuracy and simplicity with which lenders determine their borrowers\u2019 ability to pay loans. With features such as a fully customizable API-enabled environment, advanced income and employment analytics and PDF bank statements, FormFree delivered a tailored experience for the entire wholesale channel.<\/p>\n<p>Early last year, FormFree announced that Asset Reports generated by its AccountChek\u00ae automated asset verification service meet all underwriting guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/accountchek-by-formfree-automated-asset-report-now-accepted-for-va-loans\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">This landmark achievement<\/a> ushered in a faster, easier way for VA borrowers to obtain a mortgage and continues to allow VA lenders and their investors to enjoy the benefits of automated asset verification with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Last year also brought the announcement that FormFree has been named a designated third-party service provider for automated income and asset verification as part of Freddie Mac\u2019s Loan Advisor platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfree-and-freddie-mac-partner-to-automate-income-and-asset-assessment-to-safely-speed-origination-process\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">FormFree\u2019s partnership with Freddie Mac<\/a> exponentially increased the number of borrowers able to reap the benefits of a faster, easier mortgage experience while also providing Freddie Mac-approved seller\/servicers with highly valuable rep and warrant relief.<\/p>\n<p>Additional partnerships announced during 2018 include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/besmartee-and-formfree-integration-gets-loans-to-initial-underwriting-faster\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">BeSmartee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/accountchek-by-formfree-will-integrate-with-black-knights-loansphere-exchange-digital-solution\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Black Knight Loan Sphere Exchange Digital<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/lendingqb-makes-formfrees-award-winning-accountchek-asset-verification-part-of-its-lean-lending-loan-origination-software\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">LendingQB<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfree-and-loanbeam-partner-to-automate-income-extraction-and-calculation-for-mortgage-lenders\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">LoanBeam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and CEO Brent Chandler was named to Mortgage Professional America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfrees-brent-chandler-named-among-mortgage-professional-americas-hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hot 100<\/a> list. Louann Bernstone, head of risk and compliance, received HousingWire\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfrees-louann-bernstone-receives-hw-insiders-award-from-housingwire\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">2018 HW Insiders Award<\/a>&#x2122;. Acting President Faith Schwartz was named to National Mortgage Professional\u2019s inaugural list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/formfrees-faith-schwartz-named-among-mortgage-bankings-most-powerful-women\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mortgage Banking\u2019s Most Powerful Women<\/a> and received HousingWire\u2019s 2018 HW Vanguard Award&#x2122;.<\/p>\n<h3>About FormFree\u00ae:<\/h3>\n<p>FormFree is a fintech company whose market-leading AccountChek\u00ae Asset Reports are used by lenders nationwide to verify borrower assets, employment and income in minutes. To date, more than 1,000 U.S. lenders have ordered over 1.25 million AccountChek Asset Reports, delighting their customers with a paperless experience and reducing origination timelines by up to 20 days. FormFree offers automated analysis and standardized delivery to lenders and their investors using a secure ReIssueKey&#x2122;. A\u00a0HousingWire\u00a0TECH100&#x2122; company for four consecutive years, FormFree is based in\u00a0Athens, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.formfree.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.formfree.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/formfree-holdings-corporation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">follow FormFree on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 22, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; After a banner 2018 that included new partnerships, a product launch and several industry accolades, automated verification provider FormFree anticipates continued growth and innovation in 2019 thanks in part to an expanded focus on serving the needs of independent mortgage brokers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":31854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,1,38,10711,123,6,5],"tags":[349,205],"class_list":["post-43816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mortgage-news","category-business-news","category-finance-news","category-fintech","category-georgia-news","category-software-news","category-technology-news","tag-accountchek","tag-depthpr","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4334,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}