FICS® Promotes Continuing Education in Technology at 35th Annual Users’ Conference
DALLAS – (BUSINESS WIRE) –FICS® (Financial Industry Computer Systems, Inc.), a leading mortgage loan origination software, residential servicing software and commercial servicing software provider, recently hosted its 35th Annual Users’ Conference. The April virtual conference has more than 300 lenders, servicers, and other industry partners participating.
FICS ‘customers enjoy virtual demonstrations of new product features and enhancements as well as educational sessions surrounding regulatory changes affecting the mortgage industry. Special sessions feature comprehensive overviews of system functionality in Loan Producer®, Commercial Servicer®, and Mortgage Servicer®. Industry experts discussed investor reporting changes, eMortgages, and other industry initiatives.
Conference sessions include valuable information for new users as well as people who have been using FICS ‘software for years. Raquel Gutierrez, AVP / Servicing Collections Clerk for American National Bank & Trust, A New User, “I was Very pleased with the conference. I was the most appreciative of all the great reference material that was accessible to me. I would recommend this conference to new users! “ Jerrilyn Tancrell, Mortgage Servicing Supervisor for St. Mary’s Bank said, “This year’s conference was great as always – very informative. I learn something new every year even though I’ve been a user of the FICS® systems for over 25 years. ”
Ginnie Mae represented delegated reporting and feedback system (RFS) expanded data collection changes and prepayment penalties. Fannie Mae represented the 2022 cash simplification and guaranty fee changes. On the origination side, Fannie Mae’s representative discussed how Desktop Underwriter now uses verification service reports to consider borrowers’ 12-month positive rent payment history to help more than one-time homebuyers qualify for a mortgage.
Leah Sommerville, DocMagic’s Senior Account Executive for eService, demonstrated the borrower and lender perspectives from DocMagic’s eSign portal within the eClosing process. FICS ‘Krista Harris demonstrated how to order closing documents from DocMagic within Loan Producer®, explaining the various hybrid eClosing options available through DocMagic, including a total eClosing.
“There are so many changes in mortgage technology each year that even after 35 years I look forward to continuing to look forward to the professional presentations, regulatory updates, and system enhancement reviews provided by FICS ’employees and industry speakers,” said Dawn Gibbs, CEO of FICS®General Chat Chat Lounge
FICS ‘2023 Users’ Conference will be held April 19th – 21st in Dallas.
About FICS®
FICS® is a leading mortgage software company specializing in flexible, cost-effective, in-house mortgage loan origination, residential mortgage servicing and commercial mortgage servicing software for mortgage lenders, housing agencies, banks, and credit unions. FICS ‘software solutions provide customers with the flexibility to choose an in-house or cloud hosting solution. The company also offers innovative document management, APIs, and web-based capabilities in its full suite of products. Visit www.fics.com for more information about our exceptional mortgage software solutions.