Tabitha Berg

(PLANO, Texas) — NEWS: Optimal Blue today released its August 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that mortgage activity continued to soften in August even as rates leveled off. Total rate-lock volume declined 9% month over month (MoM) and slipped 3% below August 2025 levels. Purchase lock volume fell 10% from July but remained 6% higher year over year (YoY), with purchase loans accounting for nearly 81% of total lock volume. Refinance share ended the month at more than 19% of total production, while rate-and-term refinance volume dropped 47% YoY and declined 13% MoM.

(SANTA ROSA, Calif.) — NEWS: Rotary District 5130 will carry the World Polio Torch through communities across Northern California from October 2 through October 24, 2026, raising awareness and support for Rotary’s decades-long commitment to eradicate polio worldwide.

(DENVER, Colo.) — NEWS: ACES Quality Management®, the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced today that three senior professionals will speak at two fall industry conferences including MBA’s Compliance and Risk Management Conference, Sept. 27-29 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., and the America’s Credit Unions Lending Council Conference, Nov. 3-6 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. ACES will also serve as the platinum sponsor of the MBA conference’s opening general session, where Chief Executive Officer Trevor Gauthier will take the stage and introduce featured speaker Frank Abagnale, the renowned cybersecurity and fraud prevention expert and bestselling author.

(TEMPE, Ariz.) — NEWS: Cloudnium LLC today announced that its Phoenix-area data center at 1005 W Geneva Drive in Tempe is now accepting new colocation deployments, with capacity ranging from single-server placements and locking cabinets to full racks and private caged environments. The facility is positioned for enterprises, hosting providers, infrastructure operators and Neo-Cloud deployments that need flexible space, power and network options in the Phoenix market.

(PHOENIX, Ariz.) — NEWS: Fairway Home Mortgage and the Kanyur Reverse Team are proud to announce the opening of a new branch location in Phoenix, Arizona. The new office, located at 11811 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 1002, Phoenix, AZ 85028, represents an exciting milestone in the team’s continued commitment to serving homeowners throughout Arizona with specialized retirement lending solutions.

(COLOGNE, Germany) — NEWS: JUNYUN LIMITED, the company behind LagoFast, today shared highlights from LagoFast’s participation in gamescom 2026. Bringing years of game acceleration experience to the exhibition, LagoFast showcased network optimization, FPS features and gaming utilities designed to support more stable connections and smoother PC gameplay. The team also met with players, content creators and game companies to exchange feedback and explore potential collaboration.

(ONTARIO, Canada) — NEWS: Soap Opera Magazine ( https://soapoperamagazine.com/ ), a digital publication covering American daytime television, has been named the No. 1 soap opera news website of 2026 by entertainment publication High on Films.

(BELLEVUE, Wash.) — NEWS: Global Artists Collective presents two free events featuring the award-winning band Global Heat this September in Bellevue’s BelRed Arts District.

(CHICAGO, Ill.) — NEWS: ViewTech Borescopes, a leading provider of remote visual inspection solutions, will exhibit at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2026, taking place September 14-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. At the largest manufacturing show in the Western Hemisphere, ViewTech will showcase its latest innovation, the new VJ-4 3D Video Borescope, giving manufacturing professionals an opportunity to experience its advanced inspection capabilities firsthand.

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — NEWS: Novak Doors and Gates, a licensed and insured electric gate repair and installation company serving Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, today announced expanded same-day electric and automatic gate repair coverage across the city, with dedicated crews for West Los Angeles and Hollywood alongside its established service in Santa Monica, Brentwood, Venice, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana and Pasadena.