Stavvy integrates with Encompass Partner Connect platform

Boston-based fintech Stavvy announced a new integration using the latest Encompass Partner Connect Application Programming Interface (API) framework from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) for mortgage technology.

In an exclusive interview with HousingWire, Kosta Ligris, CEO and founder of Stavvy, explained that the news is the official transition from ICE’s legacy Software Development Kit (SDK), which ICE announced it was transitioning away from during the fall of 2024.

The SDK, which was used for two decades by ICE, is being “sunsetted” by Oct. 31, 2025, to encourage users to use its more secure, cloud-based API-based Encompass Partner Connect (EPC) platform.

This modern framework “enables industry participants to integrate into ICE solutions and provide their services to loan originators and servicers through secure API-enabled technology,” a release from Stavvy explained.

“This was just our decision to move deeper into [ICE’s] newest set of integration tools…and the reason we decided to go down the path and invest the time and the resources is that this latest integration provides an even more seamless transition to digital tag documents,” Ligris explained. “It allows us to provide for a more seamless, both hybrid and RON closing experience with little to no human intervention.”

Stavvy’s Encompass integration allows lenders to execute hybrid or fully digital closings and integrate features such as eSign, eNote, eVault, remote online notarization (RON) and in-person electronic notarization (IPEN) directly within Encompass.

The integration utilizes the latest Encompass Partner Connect (EPC) APIs and Partner Document Delivery EPC integration to facilitate an end-to-end experience without leaving Encompass. As a result, the integration allows for faster closings through automation and reduces errors with real-time syncing and automated processes.

“We’re thrilled to accelerate the closing process for our clients with Stavvy’s digital mortgage lending solution,” said Ligris in the release. “Our bidirectional integration seamlessly incorporates our eClosing features directly within the Encompass platform, making it easier than ever for lenders to execute hybrid or fully digital closings. This integration is a tangible example of our shared commitment to driving efficiency in the industry and making the path to homeownership as streamlined and accessible as possible.”

“Our partnership with Stavvy over the past three years has been key to advancing our digital lending operations,” said Rolando Lora, the executive vice president, chief retail lending officer, and director of community lending at The Washington Trust Company. “Their ability to fully leverage the Encompass platform has been critical, enabling us to achieve significant efficiencies from pre-close to post-closing.”