Axios Valuation Solutions Integrates With a la mode's Mercury Network for Superior Appraisal Management

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- a la mode announced today that Axios Valuation Solutions has now fully integrated their appraisal management operations with a la mode's Mercury Network Vendor Management Platform (VMP).

Mercury Network is the premiere online appraisal Vendor Management Platform, or VMP, allowing lenders and AMCs to manage their entire appraisal workflow.  It's been used by more than 200,000 mortgage professionals since 2002 to completely automate the full "round trip" of tens of millions of appraisals.

The seamless connection between Axios Valuation Solutions and Mercury Network will provide benefits to lenders and appraisers alike, in terms of compliance with FHA, GLB, Fed interagency rules, and pending Federal legislation.  The integration also gives Axios a clear advantage in terms of quality assurance, appraisal data security, cost, and flexibility.

With the integration, Axios can electronically place compliant appraisal orders via Mercury Network, which has the largest pool of appraisers in the nation, covering every county of every state.  "The caliber of appraisers using Mercury Network is higher and those are the appraisers we want to work with," said George Heredia, Chief Appraiser of Axios Valuation Solutions.  "Geographic competency is the number one quality issue that lenders are finding with appraisals. Our integration with Mercury Network and our proprietary internal appraiser selection system solves the non-local appraiser problem."

Bi-directional status updates flow through Mercury Network to Axios, providing a secure audit trail of interactions while reducing email and phone tag and other time-wasting status update activities.

A key Mercury Network capability is custom Axios appraisal report compliance and quality assurance.  Business and workflow rules which are executed on the appraiser's desktop from within the Mercury plugin, preprocess the report before it's delivered to Axios. The workflow scripting language uses TOTAL XML-based data analysis to run Axios Valuation Solutions' business and regulatory compliance review rules specific to individual Axios lender clients. By running over a thousand standard and custom rules on the report before it leaves the appraiser's desktop, Axios saves time by avoiding manual review processes to find missing or incorrect data.

a la mode and Mercury Network are in a unique position to offer the pre-delivery, customizable quality assurance checks because a la mode's WinTOTAL is the leading appraisal formfilling software, and results in a desktop presence on over half the nation's appraisers' desktop PCs.

"The Mercury Network empowers Axios to deliver unparalleled service to our clients, and the highest quality appraisal reports from truly independent, expert appraisers, nationwide," said George Heredia. He added, "It will also cut our costs, and provide scalable compliance and documentation solutions to satisfy any lender."  

Adam Calvery, a la mode's President of Mortgage Solutions added, "We're proud to have been selected by Axios Valuation Solutions for this critical component of their strategic appraisal management plans. Appraiser independence, compliance with all the new regulations, and ultimately the quality of the finished appraisal report is our shared priority and I speak for both companies when I say that we're proud of the immediate benefits this integration will provide to our respective customers."

For more information on Mercury Network appraisal vendor management platform, visit www.MercuryVMP.com.

About Axios Valuation Solutions

Axios Valuation Solutions is a division of eMortgage Logic, a leader in the delivery of valuation product solutions. Axios provides residential appraisals to a myriad of clients, from regional banks and mortgage origination firms to large national banks and the GSE's.  Axios is located in Fort Worth, TX. For more information, visit www.myaxios.com.

About a la mode

Founded in 1985, a la mode develops desktop, mobile, and Web tools for the real estate and mortgage industries. a la mode's mission-critical products are used by hundreds of thousands of appraisers, agents, inspectors, and lending professionals to complete the nation's real estate transactions. a la mode's state-of-the-art offices are located in Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.alamode.com.

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