LRES DirectConnect™ Integrates With RealEC Technologies’ Exchange

LRES, a national provider of commercial and residential valuations and asset management for the mortgage, banking, credit union and real estate industries, announced that its LRES DirectConnect™ integration hub now seamlessly connects with Exchange, offered by RealEC® Technologies, a division of Black Knight Financial Services.

The Exchange platform connects more than 17,000 mortgage lenders and service providers, allowing lenders to efficiently order products and services 24/7 through a secure, standards-based platform.

Through this integration, LRES DirectConnect offers full valuation lifecycle management to lenders by delivering collateral valuation reports and supporting data in the MISMO industry-standard format and in proprietary format on the Exchange platform. Exchange’s sophisticated portal enables LRES to more effectively and efficiently manage the valuation process by aligning with lenders’ specific workflow requirements.

LRES configured its backend system to integrate all events and individual stages within the valuation lifecycle to align with any lender’s specified workflow preferences, which keeps the lender and the appraisal management company fully aware of an appraisal’s status through regular updates.

LRES DirectConnect offers an integration framework that connects financial institutions and third-party systems to the LRES LINK™ order management platform to optimize and accelerate appraisal order processing.

“LRES DirectConnect’s platform seamlessly configures to Exchange, offering lenders a highly efficient and transparent appraisal experience,” said Bob Jennings, managing director of sales for RealEC Technologies. “As the industry requires better connectivity and collaboration to support new regulations, delivering an integrated solution to help improve efficiencies and meet compliance requirements is critical. We have a team dedicated solely to enhancing our technologies’ ability to connect and collaborate with partners like LRES.”

“LRES’ integration with RealEC’s advanced portal greatly benefits lenders by more efficiently enabling them to address specific workflow needs and keeping them fully abreast of the appraisal’s status throughout the process,” said Roger Beane, CEO of LRES.

About the Real Technologies Division of Black Knight Financial Services

The RealEC Technologies division of Black Knight Financial Services delivers an open technology platform providing the integrations, data management, decisioning and workflow management required for current and emerging loan quality programs, as well as support for TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule compliance efforts. Its newest technology, Closing Insight, connects lenders and their settlement agents using an electronic, workflow-driven process and a collaborative closing service that will streamline fee reconciliation for initial and final loan closing disclosures between lenders and their service providers.

About Black Knight Financial Services, LLC

Black Knight Financial Services, a Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) company, is the mortgage and finance industries’ leading provider of integrated technology, data and analytics solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the mortgage lifecycle.

Black Knight Financial Services is committed to being the premier business partner that lenders and servicers rely on to achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class technology, services and insight with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership. For more information about Black Knight Financial Services, please visit www.bkfs.com.

About LRES

Orange County, Calif.-based LRES is a national residential and commercial financial services provider offering property valuations, real estate asset management and technology solutions for clients throughout the United States. With more than 13 years of continued growth, LRES offers complete and customized solutions and managed business processes for the origination and default markets. For more information about LRES, visit its website at www.lres.com.