SharperLending Extends Technology to Enterprise-Level Mortgage Originations Appraisal Software Markets (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.) — NEWS: UniversalCIS, a market leader in technology and solutions to the mortgage industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of mortgage technology provider SharperLending. The SharperLending transaction, which follows the merger of Universal Credit, CIS Credit Solutions, and Avantus, provides further enhancements to the technology platform for UniversalCIS. SharperLending provides a product extension into software solutions for the residential and commercial appraisal markets through Appraisal Firewall and related products, optimized settlement and bundled services solutions, as well as direct income verification and mortgage credit reporting technology. SharperLending will operate as an independent business unit as a wholly owned subsidiary of UniversalCIS. The strategic financial technology initiatives between the combined companies will provide deeper systems integrations, faster loan origination and processing, better leverage to loan operating systems, strong technology partnerships with the GSEs, and other technical integrations to banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, and channel partners.