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5 March 2025 March 2025 » M T E C H DARK MATTER TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES NEW SERVICING PLATFORM D ark Matter Technologies has expanded into the servicing market with the launch of a Dark Matter servicing platform. This move positions Dark Matter as a comprehensive provider of mortgage solutions by aligning the scalable, easy-to-configure servicing platform alongside the company's loan origina- tion systems (LOSs) and artificial intelli- gence (AI) productivity assistants. Formerly known as CMS Servicing, Dark Matter's servicing platform is an enterprise-level cloud-based solu- tion with a full suite of loan servicing capabilities, including customer service, payment processing and cashiering, escrow management, investor reporting, default management, and a white-label consumer portal for borrower self-ser- vice including the ability to make payments, view loan details, exchange documents and more. The platform also supports interim servicing and can manage the printing of consumer disclosures and account statements. CMS Servicing was formerly a part of Mortgage Builder, which housed an LOS and a servicing platform, acquired by the Perseus Operating Group (Perseus) of Constellation Software Inc. in 2019. Dark Matter was acquired by the same operat- ing group in 2023. The servicing platform currently integrates with the NOVA LOS and will soon integrate with the Empower LOS, further strengthening its versatility within the Dark Matter ecosystem. "Adding a servicing platform fulfills a critical need for many of our clients, enabling them to expand servicing operations and improve their profitabil- ity," said Sean Dugan, incoming CEO of Dark Matter. "The collaboration between our teams is already driving innovation across the product family and will help our clients operate more efficiently and stay in compliance throughout the entire loan lifecycle. We plan on making sure that this indus- try-proven product becomes a staple within the servicing space." OPTIMAL BLUE ADS AI CHAT ASSISTANCE O ptimal Blue has announced Ask Obi, an AI assistant designed to provide mortgage lending executives with instant, action- able insights from their Optimal Blue products and data. Ask Obi provides lenders with the ability to view their operations holistically with data aggre- gation across Optimal Blue's compre- hensive capital markets platform. Ask Obi enables executives to inquire about intricate profitability metrics with simple, conversational queries–such as, "What markets had the greatest change in average margins from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024?" or "Which loan officers issued the most conces- sions over the second week of January 2025?"–and get easy-to-understand answers at a granular level to improve strategic decision-making. "Our clients operate in a time when speed and accuracy matters, so having to wait for reports to be generated–only to then spend more time poring over those reports to get to the insights needed to make decisions–doesn't make sense," said Joe Tyrrell, CEO of Optimal Blue. "With Ask Obi, those hours of generating, compiling, and analyzing reports are replaced with accurate, real-time, personalized information, designed specifically for decision-mak- ers, by delivering the data that matters most to their profitability. While other companies are talking about AI, but in reality are still trying to catch up to our accuracy and core capabilities, Optimal Blue has already embraced generative AI to solve real operational and capital markets challenges, all at no additional cost to our clients." Available to Optimal Blue clients for beta testing, Ask Obi offers complete access to a lender's PPE data, with development work underway to expand access across Optimal Blue's complete capital markets platform. "Ask Obi demonstrates the unique value clients realize by working with Optimal Blue, a provider of comprehen- sive capital markets technology," said Erin Wester, Chief Product Officer of Optimal Blue. "Through the power of generative AI, users can have an inter- active conversation to better understand the data that drives their business. In contrast to other tools that may require filters and manual selections, Ask Obi is designed for ease of use and conversa- tional interactions, while conveniently building off a user's previous inquiries and suggesting preloaded questions." STEWART TITLE LAUNCHES TITLE PRODUCTION SYSTEM S tewart Title has announced the launch of Connect Close, a next-generation title production system built specifically for attorney agents. This launch marks a significant step forward in Stewart's commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that enhance productivity and