TMCnet News
PointServ Successfully Completes a SSAE-16 Type II / SAS-70 Audit(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Burlingame, CA (PRWEB) March 31, 2014 PointServ, the leading provider of certified borrower documents for the mortgage industry, today announced that it successfully completed a SSAE-16 Type II audit which includes an assessment of its corporate-wide policies and procedures related to handling client data. Such an audit addresses a long list of important control points, including policies for handling financial and private data, information technology systems, proprietary software development process, and disaster recovery among others. This certification demonstrates PointServ's commitment to the highest standards of operational excellence for its clients around the nation. "Our data facilities and operations have been compliant for many years. For PointServ to achieve SSAE-16 Type II compliance across the whole organization is a tremendous accomplishment. We understand that for our clients, knowing PointServ's services have the highest security levels and controls is critical, and this certification confirms it for them," said Iavor Boyanov, Chief Technology Officer, PointServ. "The SSAE-16 Type II compliance designation affirms PointServ's commitment to meet and exceed the highest industry standards for delivering and operating our managed services," said Will Gould, Director of Sales, PointServ. "Our clients rely upon us to have strong controls in place for secure data operations." SSAE-16 Type II is a new reporting standard for services organizations put forth by the Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). SSAE-16, which replaces Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS70), addresses engagements undertaken by a service auditor for reporting on controls at service organizations (e.g., data center providers) that provide services to user entities, for which a service organization's controls are likely to be relevant to a user entity's internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). About PointServ PointServ, Inc. is the leading provider of certified borrower documents and verification services for the mortgage industry in the United States. The company develops and offers innovative technologies and services to help mortgage lenders, bankers and financial institutions process loan applications faster, better and more efficiently. PointServ's products solve problems in the lending industry resulting in better customer experience for borrowers and loan applications. PointServ is headquartered in Burlingame, CA. Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11722651.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |