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SYOSSET, N.Y. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- NY Mental Health Center (NYMHC), a leading telehealth practice providing integrated therapy and psychiatry across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology. The program will be directed by Dr. Maggie Stoutenburg, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Director of Postdoctoral Training.

LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Save Long Beach Island, Inc. (Save LBI), a grass-roots organization dedicated to sound energy policies and preserving our shore and ocean environment, today urged the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to end the egregious practice of letting operators of offshore wind farms postpone providing financial assurance earmarked for the future decommissioning and removal of turbines and related infrastructure.

DES MOINES, Iowa /New York Netwire - National News/ -- iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced three new market intelligence dashboards that give mortgage lenders immediate, data-driven visibility into competitive benchmarking, market trends and broker performance.

BUFFALO, N.Y. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage point-of-sale and automation software for banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks, and brokers, today announced the release of the Homebuyer Intelligence Report, a quarterly summary of insights into borrower behavior during the home-buying process based on data collected by the LenderLogix suite of tools. The latest report covers data collected during the pre-approval and borrower application process in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Newsjunkie, the journalism site known for "Who's Behind the News" articles, announced today the release of Guide to Public Archives, the news industry's first comprehensive directory of historical, cultural, and scientific archives maintained for public access. The Guide is designed to serve researchers seeking information from the astonishing array of curated collections across the globe, some dating as far back as the 13th century.

BLUE BELL, Pa. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- The team at Neurology, Psychiatry, and Balance Therapy Center (NPBTC) aims to treat the whole person, including the part that needs information or scheduling functionality online. With that in mind, the practice has retooled its website.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- In a timely response to the growing mental health crisis among successful entrepreneurs, wealth management veteran Mark Fujiwara has released "Beyond the Hustle: Finding Higher Purpose After the Exit" (ISBN: 978-1964377582 [ebook]; 978-1964377575 [paperback]; 978-1964377568 [hardcover] Legacy Launch Pad Publishing).

NEW CASTLE, Del. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- CleverFiles launches Clever AI Humanizer, a free tool that can humanize AI text into natural, human-sounding writing. Clever AI Humanizer accurately detects and removes the language patterns AI detectors are trained to flag, and it does so without any ads or paywalls.

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- The Flottman Company is thrilled to announce the successful redesign and launch of our new company website, flottmanco.com, developed by our very own full-service marketing division, FusionWrx. This launch marks a significant milestone for Flottman Company, reinforcing our position as an industry leader and demonstrating our dedication to evolving with the digital landscape.

TORRANCE, Calif. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- DocMagic, Inc. announced today it has been granted two patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patent No. 12,175,785 for its system and method of "Determining Similar Loan Documents" and Patent No. 12,169,976 for its system and method of "Enabling Electronic Loan Documents."

IRVINE, Calif. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Cloudvirga, a Stewart-owned provider of digital point-of-sale platforms for lenders, today announced the integration of its Horizon POS with Stewart Valuation Intelligence, LLC (SVI), a national provider of appraisal management and residential real estate valuation services.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Baryons today announced the close of a $2.2 million Seed Round led by Blue Ash Ventures to fuel its mission of making human flourishing accessible to everyone. Anyone can start flourishing today for free at Baryons.com.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Legacy Dental today announced the full integration of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into its clinical and patient-communication workflows. By adopting a curated suite of AI tools, Legacy Dental is improving diagnostic accuracy, streamlining treatment planning, and enhancing the overall patient experience while maintaining the highest standards of clinical oversight and data privacy.

NEW YORK, N.Y. and HONG KONG /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Cisdem has released a significant update to its popular Video Converter, introducing AI-powered video upscaling and intelligent noise reduction. The new version boosts video resolution to 4K/8K while making footage cleaner in the AI module. It also adds support for preserving source-quality audio in the conversion module and delivers underlying optimizations for smarter, more reliable performance.

PLANO, Texas /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Optimal Blue today released its September 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which showed a sharp increase in rate-lock activity as mortgage rates fell throughout the month to their lowest levels in nearly a year. Total lock volume rose 28% month over month (MoM), led by a surge in refinance lending as borrowers seized on the opportunity to lower monthly payments. Purchases also climbed 6% MoM, outperforming typical seasonal trends as improved affordability brought more buyers into the market.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Argyle, the leading provider of direct-source income, employment and asset verifications, today announced the launch of Doc VOI, a new paystub and W-2 based income verification report integrated with Freddie Mac's AIM Check API. Lenders are cutting costs and gaining fast, automated income verifications from uploaded paystubs and W-2s when direct payroll or banking connections are not available.

BOULDER, Colo. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced the launch of Dynamic AI, a new capability that reimagines the mortgage application process by moving document collection and AI-driven data extraction to the very beginning of the process.

ATLANTA, Ga. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry's leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, announced today that it has partnered with ALCOVA Mortgage to expand access to down payment assistance (DPA) programs for homebuyers. The collaboration will help ALCOVA's loan officers match borrowers with available programs more easily, addressing one of the biggest challenges in today's housing market, namely affordability.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative leader in mortgage technology, today announced the expansion of the Empower® loan origination system (LOS) to include comprehensive eClosing capabilities by integrating Wolters Kluwer's eOriginal® ClosingCenter and eOriginal eAsset® Management Platform.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- Seventeen U.S. veterans die by suicide every day, a number largely unchanged for over a decade. Yet today, on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, there is a hopeful approach for treating combat-related PTSD. Moral injury is in clear focus in the documentary "Healing a Soldier's Heart," Cultural & Educational Media (CEM Productions), the production company for the film, announced today.