Fidelity Buys Mortgage Tech Company

Fidelity National Information Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has announced the acquisition of Applied Financial Technology, a provider of risk analytics, analysis, and data for the mortgage industry.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Fidelity said AFT's qualitative analytics can be fully integrated into various third-party systems and are used by brokers, banks, and investors to price, fund, trade, and hedge mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. "The importance of the analytic component that AFT will provide to FIS customers cannot be overemphasized," said Greg Whitworth, president of FIS Loan Portfolio Solutions. "In today's environment, lenders, loan servicers, and investors alike must incorporate meaningful analytics in the pricing and ongoing evaluation of loan performance." The company can be found online at http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com.