About Informative Research

Jermaine McIver
Verification Platform Specialist

Mary Yath
Client Success Manager

Praneeth Reddy Saripalli
IT Development Manager

Penny Gonzalez
Assistant Vice President of Operations

Ryan Kaufman
IT Manager of Integrations

History

Founded in 1946, IR started out as a research services company for the mortgage and insurance industries. In 1973, the Buckner family purchased IR and grew it into the technology and service powerhouse that it is today.

Mission

By becoming the foremost technology leader in our market space, we promise to make you successful by streamlining the loan process with our progressive solutions and straightforward customer service model.

Values

We focus on PEOPLE:

Perfection
Express Service
Open Community
Protection
Leadership
Ethical

Informative Research is in the Stewart Family

Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE:STC), announced its acquisition of Informative Research, a leading fintech company powering digital mortgages, adding an industry-leading customer engagement technology platform to the Stewart family.

This strategic move bolsters Stewart's presence in the mortgage finance industry while also enhancing our customer engagement technology platform. With Informative Research now part of the Stewart family, we are better equipped to serve our customers across all markets, solidifying our commitment to delivering exceptional digital solutions.

For more information on this exciting development, please visit our official announcement.

1946

Founded as a research company for the mortgage industry

1973

Informative Research is purchased by the Buckner Family

1978

An early innovator in TriMerge Credit Reporting.

1994

Among the first approved credit reporters for Fannie Mae DU.

2012

Developed our groundbreaking, single-stack Keystone Technology Platform

2014

Received EI3PA designation

2015

Opened Fort Worth, TX production facility and completed IS migration to virtualized platform

2016

Achieved PCI compliance and received Technical Processor Status with TransUnion and Experian

2017

Rounded out our security certifications by passing the SOC2 audit – making IR the only company in the industry with all three major security certifications