FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Game-changing partnership blends workflow automation with National Housing Advocacy Platform (NHAP) to expand borrower assistance.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – October 3, 2022 – CLARIFIRE®, the mortgage servicing industry’s leading workflow automation solution, has partnered with IndiSoft’s National Housing Advocacy Platform (NHAP) to seamlessly integrate HUD-approved housing counselors (HCAs) who provide foreclosure alternative counseling and loss mitigation assistance to homeowners into servicing workflows. A game-changing innovation for all parties, the integration expands the borrower assistance digital ecosystem and alleviates servicer-borrower interactions.
“We are thrilled to partner with Clarifire, the renown SaaS provider of process automation, as investors, servicers and the federal agencies are leveraging these counselors to augment and complement the interactions with the borrowers preparing for an uptick in loss mitigation activity,” said Hans Rusli, CEO of IndiSoft. “HCAs are playing an increasingly critical role to help distressed homeowners navigate complex loss mitigation options, manage finances and communicate with servicers on their behalf in pursuit of a foreclosure alternative.”
“Numerous pieces of legislation are providing increased funding to HCAs to assist at-risk homeowners,” said Jane Mason, CEO of Clarifire. “The Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP), and the Homeowner’s Assistance Fund (HAF), for example, speak volumes about the importance of providing free, safe and effective assistance to homeowners who are ill-equipped or are under tremendous stress when faced with mortgage payment problems. To complement these developments, we’re providing proven technology to deliver visibility and results.”
Since the Great Recession and the passing of the Dodd-Frank Act, there are many options, relief programs and protections available for at-risk homeowners. While these efforts have helped minimize foreclosures, they come with regulatory, process and eligibility complexities that only increase the importance of HCAs as indispensable trusted advisors for homeowners.
By fully integrating IndiSoft’s HUD-certified Client Management System with CLARIFIRE’s loss mitigation process automation, mortgage servicers will gain a single point of access to nearly 2,000 HCAs using the IndiSoft system. The integration makes these important interactions more robust while relieving the tremendous process burden on HCAs who must deal with different communication channels for each servicer. It also democratizes access to NHAP’s nationwide network of community-based HCAs and the homeowners they represent while preempting loss mitigation scams, which proliferate when economic times worsen.
“As service providers, HCAs will be seamlessly presented to servicers through our configurable dashboards,” Mason said. “Consumers can also access and interact with counselors through our self-service, consumer-direct portal.”
“We strongly encourage mortgage servicers, investors, the FHA, VA, USDA and the GSEs to participate in the National Housing Advocacy Platform (NHAP) to interact with HCAs nationwide,” said Sylvia Alvarez, Executive Director and Founder of Housing & Education Alliance (HEA) a HUD-approved counseling agency in Tampa, Florida.
“While the foreclosure and nonperforming mortgage loan data are at manageable levels, we are seeing a groundswell of economic challenges facing homeowners which will at some point affect their ability to make mortgage payments,” Alvarez added. “So, a single, standardized access-point and communication channel will be a critical factor for our ability to effectively and efficiently assist homeowners seeking our assistance to avoid foreclosure or obtain financial assistance from the many relief programs now available.”
Collaborative, multi-stakeholder, cloud-based automated solutions like CLARIFIRE and NHAP enable mortgage servicers and investors to be more creative when working with distressed borrowers. They also allow performance-based fees to be paid to HCAs for successful, high-quality right-party contacts (QRPC), submissions of actionable loss mitigation applications, foreclosure alternative counseling, budgeting, and post-modification counseling.
To find out more, contact Clarifire or IndiSoft.
About Clarifire
Clarifire is a privately held, woman-owned corporation that offers the CLARIFIRE business process automation software through a SaaS model to the financial services industry. Started by a process-focused entrepreneur, Clarifire, the company, is a group of workflow experts who created the award-winning CLARIFIRE workflow application to make a difference for businesses. The company has over a decade of experience in process proficiency and software delivery. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and WBENC certified corporation, Clarifire guides organizations through the chaos and into organizational efficiency. Learn more about how you can leverage workflow automation and seamless servicing now at: eclarifire.com.
About IndiSoft, LLC
Columbia, Maryland-based IndiSoft LLC develops collaborative technology solutions for the financial services industry. Its RxOffice platform the core framework for its National Housing Advocacy Platform, provides advanced workflow management and rich data management tools that enhance risk-based assessment and help companies meet regulatory requirements. RxOffice provides efficient, reliable, and scalable solutions for
companies, including mortgage servicers, investors, insurers, and law firms to name a few, that want to remain compliant, effectively manage workflow and maintain a competitive edge. Connect: www.indisoft.us | Twitter: @IndiSoftllc.
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Strategic Vantage Marketing & Public Relations
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For IndiSoft, LLC: Cam Melchiorre
President and Director of Regulatory Compliance
Corporate Contact:
Lauren Walling
Clarifire VP of Client Accounts
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