Richard Cordray extended an olive branch to the banking industry last week when he said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would support legislation to protect data that institutions provide during exams.

Business process outsourcing and workflow platforms originally tended to be separate, but it has begun to make more sense to package them together, according to Narayan Bharadwaji, business head for Wipro Gallagher Solutions.

Even though the vast majority of its services are as an outsource solution, Bensalem, Pa.-based ISGN also provides contract employees to help meet transitory needs in the mortgage industry, including IT staff.

Ellie Mae created a new chief information officer position and hired David Robbins to fill the new role, the mortgage technology vendor announced.

RiskFinder Distress enables users to track and analyze key distress events throughout the life cycle of a loan. This computer product provides investors and lenders the information needed to evaluate risk, determine the impact of distress sales on loss severity estimates, drive loss mitigation strategies and identify markets that are starting to recover.

Valuation Vision, a subsidiary of The Kirchmeyer Group, has launched a new product that acts as an alternative to a traditional broker price opinion.