DENVER, June 6, 2007 — Mortgage Cadence, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise lending solutions (ELS) for the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that its own Michael Detwiler, chief executive officer (CEO), and newly appointed Gabe Minton, chief strategy officer (CSO), were both selected by October Research Corp. as Top 40 Under 40 award winners. The inaugural Top 40 Under 40 program honors young, talented workers, under the age of 40, throughout the lending, title, appraisal and closing industries.
“I commend October Research for initiating this ground-breaking award program,” stated Michael Detwiler. “It is a great honor for Gabe and me to be recognized alongside such incredible talent in this industry.”
In his role as CEO, Detwiler oversees strategic planning and the overall operations of the company. He is also responsible for sales and marketing, and managing the Mortgage Cadence product suite and additional services provided. “Because of Detwiler’s vision, Mortgage Cadence continues to be on the forefront as a leading technology provider in the financial services industry,” said nominator Peter Carter, vice president of marketing for Mortgage Cadence. As an industry innovator, Detwiler has been cited in, and contributed articles to publications established by the Mortgage Bankers Association, October Research, and SourceMedia. He also has spoken on numerous technology panels.
Prior to his appointment as CEO, Detwiler was president of Denver-based 3t Systems, Inc. where he facilitated the launch of the Mortgage Cadence product in 1999. Under his management, 3t Systems was recognized for three consecutive years by Inc. magazine as one of the top 500 fastest growing private U.S. companies. In 2005, Mortgage Cadence was spun off from 3t Systems as an independent, product-focused company dedicated to the delivery of timely industry imperatives.
As CSO, Minton is responsible for the core architecture of the product, overall marketing and licensing strategy, and strategic initiatives. Minton utilizes his in-depth mortgage industry experience and leadership and software engineering expertise to augment marketing programs and strengthen the positioning of Mortgage Cadence technology products and initiatives.
Before joining Mortgage Cadence, Minton was an executive of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), and a pioneer in the establishment of technology standards for the mortgage industry through MISMO, which he helped to create and actively managed from 2000-2007.Minton also worked in conjunction with, and provided support to the MBA standardization efforts in the commercial real estate finance industry, as well as served as a staff representative to MBA’s Board of Directors Technology Steering Committee and its Residential Technology Committees. He helped to maintain and promulgate a set of accreditation guidelines for standardized digital credentials, a system to protect data and enable portable digital signatures. Previously, Minton served for the MBA on the Board of Directors of the Electronic Authentication Partnership, a U.S. Government cross-industry federated identity standards organization.
It was for his demanding responsibilities at the MBA for which nominator David Matthews of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago felt that Minton was well-suited for this award. “Gabe has been a tireless proponent of standards across the real estate finance industry,” Matthews said. “He has worked selflessly to promote data and security standards, challenging entrenched trade groups and corporate giants to push standards as the glue that will link all disparate industry segments.”
Other Top 40 Under 40 winners come from the mortgage, settlement services and real estate industries, including software specialists, appraisers, title agents, attorneys and more. The awards program was conducted through October Research’s print and online news services for the industry, including The Title Report, The Legal Description, Valuation Review and Real Estate Technology News.
About Mortgage Cadence
Mortgage Cadence supplies mortgage lending platforms that enable companies to focus on profitability and superior service. Comprised of comprehensive end-to-end loan origination software at its core, a business rule management system (BRMS), workflow engine, product and pricing functionality, automated underwriting, imaging/electronic document management and document preparation services, the system gives companies the flexibility to readily adapt to industry changes and easily capitalize on new business opportunities. Built on an ever-evolving, SOA-based architecture, consisting of functionality to innovate the mortgage process, and an eye toward the eventual realization of e-Mortgages, Mortgage Cadence provides the last lending platform a company will ever need. To learn more, please visit us on the Web at http://www.mortgagecadence.com.
