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National newswire stories from across the U.S., sourced from the Neotrope® News Network

National US News

National US News
National newswire stories from across the U.S., sourced from the Neotrope® News Network

Comergence Compliance Monitoring Hosts Red Flag Rules Webinar to Prepare Lenders, Brokers for June 1 Deadline for FTC Enforcement

ORANGE, Calif. -- For mortgage professionals and lenders affected by the June 1 enforcement of regulations enacted to stem the spread of identity theft and reduce personal identity fraud, Comergence Compliance Monitoring, a leading provider of third-party originator (TPO) monitoring and due diligence solutions, is conducting a complimentary Red Flag Rules educational webinar on May 21, 2010 from 10 to 11 a.m. PDT.

Village 1 Hour Cleaners in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Earns International Dry Cleaning Award

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- Village 1 Hour Cleaners has earned the prestigious Award of Excellence for Quality and Customer Service. This prestigious international award program is administered by the Clothing Care Council, a Washington D.C. based group. Dry cleaners must pass rigorous tests not only in the area of advanced dry cleaning but also in customer service. To date, approximately 140 companies around the world have attained the Award of Excellence.

Foreclosures Fall 9 Percent Nationwide During April

MIAMI, Fla. -- Foreclosure Deals, a leader in providing listings of foreclosed homes for sale nationwide, reported today that foreclosure filings in April fell 9 percent from the previous month, and over 2 percent from April of 2009. The company also revealed that default notices, which mark the beginning of a new foreclosure, were down 12 percent from March and over 27 percent from the previous year, while bank repossessions of existing foreclosures hit a record high.

CONIX Systems Hosts June 8 BAI Exception Payment Processing Acceleration Webinar

MANCHESTER, Vt. -- CONIX Systems, Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry and a pioneer in the creation of post-Check 21 exception management tools, will host the BAI webinar entitled, 'Acceleration of Exception Payment Processing: 'The Next Big Thing,'' on June 8 at 1:00 p.m. CST/CDT.

CheapOair Deals for Student Travelers

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- CheapOair has been serving the student travel market for years, making it easy for student travelers to search and book low airfares online for domestic and international destinations. Graduating students eager to travel to Asia and explore this alluring and exotic destination can book cheap flights to Beijing through CheapOair.

The First World-wide Comprehensive Free Data Recovery Software to Rescue Your Valuable Data

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- EASEUS Software, a provider of innovative and professional data recovery software, provides users one comprehensive data recovery freeware: EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition. Boasting all features of the licensed data recovery wizard, this free edition now allows users to recover 1GB of data for free; it is the first freeware data recovery application worldwide which provides more powerful data recovery solutions than any other free data recovery software.

Bond 45 Restaurant Boasts Four Conservatories

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- When Fireman Hospitality Group decided to open a new Bond 45 restaurant in Maryland, overlooking the marina on the banks of the Potomac River, their challenge was to take advantage of the view on the terrace all year long, not just the few months of seasonal weather. The solution: a conservatory, bringing the feeling and light of the outdoors into a room protected from the weather. To build the conservatories, Fireman's architects turned to Conservatory Craftsmen.

Hundreds of Bulls to be Released on New Orleans Streets!

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Since 2007 the streets of New Orleans' French Quarter have seen a growing number of gorings from rolling bulls. San Fermin in Nueva Orleans 2010 (SFNO) promises to provide more of the same during the annual Running of the Bulls in New Orleans. Nola Bulls, LLC (Nola Bulls) presents its fourth homage to Pamplona's Sanfermines with events from July 9-11th, 2010.

Titan Lenders Corp Signs Six Mortgage Bankers for Back Office and Fulfillment Outsource Services

DENVER, Colo. -- Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC) signed six mortgage banker clients in the first quarter of 2010. TLC, a U.S.-based domestic mortgage fulfillment outsource operation, offers a parallel and variable cost alternative solution to lenders' maintaining back office and warehouse line management operations.

Juan Manuel Santos Grows Extremely Quickly in Social Networks

BOGOTA, Colombia -- In only two weeks, the Santos Presidential campaign has managed to slingshot the candidate across social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, hi5, Delicious and WordPress. Santos' Facebook fans were at 70,409 before the Web 2.0 campaign began, and now number 148,750 within 15 days.

Calendarscope Delivers Powerful, Affordable Task and Event Management

SAINT-PETERSBURG, Russia -- Duality Software has released Calendarscope 5.0, a powerful Windows calendar application for business and home users. Calendarscope makes it simple to plan, schedule, and manage appointments, meetings, birthdays, anniversaries, and special events. Unlike other calendar programs that provide only token support for recurring events, Calendarscope lets you create single or recurring tasks and events, and manage them with ease.

KnowledgeAdvisors Releases Metrics that Matter v12.0 Focusing on Usability, Engagement and Effectiveness

CHICAGO, Ill. -- KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest provider of learning and talent measurement solutions, today announced it has released V12.0 of its proprietary analytics software, Metrics that Matter(R) Metrics that Matter(R) is an on-demand, SaaS (Software as a Service) Human Capital Analytics system that allows you to cost-effectively measure and increase the impact of your human capital processes from recruiting to leadership development.

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Selects Titan Lenders Corp For Mortgage Purchase Review Outsource Services

DENVER, Colo. -- Mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp (TLC) has been chosen by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing) to provide outsourced mortgage purchase review services. MassHousing is an independent, quasi-public agency that provides financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. TLC is a U.S.-based domestic mortgage fulfillment outsource operation that offers back office and warehouse line management operations.

DMD Exhibits DataTrac End-to-End Mortgage Lending Automation at Texas MBA 94th Annual Conference

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Del Mar DataTrac, Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable end-to-end mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, document imaging and management, and loan process workflow tools, is an exhibitor at the May 16-18 Texas MBA's 94th Annual Conference in San Antonio (Booth 26). DMD experts will demonstrate and discuss specific loan production improvements for mortgage bankers seeking growth in a slow market.

Rebound Appears Sustainable, Worst Over for Housing, Federal Reserve Official Tells Georgia Business Brokers

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The recent U.S. economy rebound is expected to continue and housing looks to be bottoming out, Federal Reserve Bank official Michael Chriszt will tell the Georgia Association of Business Brokers at a meeting Tuesday, May 25. Michael Chriszt, an assistant vice president with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's research department, thinks the current economic rebound is sustainable because most sectors are up.

IGFA Offshore World Championship – May 2010, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Picante Sportfishing, a proud Corporate Sponsor of the International Game Fish Association, would like to announce that the 2010 IGFA Offshore World Championship, often considered the 'Olympics' of big-game fishing, is taking place this week in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. The international teams have qualified by winning one of the over 110 IGFA sponsored events and were then invited to participate in this prestigious blue-water sport-fishing event.

GlassesUSA.com Sets New Standard in Customer Service

DAYTON, N.J. -- GlassesUSA.com is setting a new standard in the e-commerce industry. The New Jersey-based online store continues to make headlines by partnering with the Better Business Bureau of New Jersey to ensure that their customers have peace of mind when purchasing their glasses. The online retailer that sells prescription glasses all over the world understands the importance of great customer service.

ContinuLink Health Technologies, A Leader in Web-based Home Care Software Announces Integration with Cardiocom

ATLANTA, Ga. -- ContinuLink, a leader in Web-based home care software has announced that it has entered into a business development relationship with Cardiocom to provide a two way interface between Cardiocom's Omnivisor Pro software application and the Web-based ContinuLink application. Cardiocom is a developer, manufacturer and clinical service provider of award-winning telehealth solutions.

Marinello Cares About the Oil Spills and Gives Back with Hair

WHITTIER, Calif. -- Marinello Schools of Beauty, the leading chain of beauty schools on the West Coast, supports the Gulf coast clean up efforts by donating hair clippings to be made into hair booms and mats by the Matter of Trust charity. The public is invited to participate and enjoy $2 hair cuts from May 13th through May 20th in support of this cause. Clippings from hair cuts at all Marinello locations will be contributed.

World Women Trade Fair Announces Launch of a New Export Program that Enhances African Women in Business Access to Export Markets

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- California-based World Women Trade Fair, today announced the launch of Women of Africa Marketplace, a touring exhibition and marketplace, that allows African women in the creative and cultural business to promote and sell their products and services directly to the public and retail buyers in North America and Europe.

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