Black Knight (NYSE:BKI) is a leading provider of integrated software, data and analytics solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the homeownership life cycle.
Black Knight is committed to being a premier business partner that clients rely on to achieve their strategic goals, realize greater success and better serve their customers by delivering best-in-class software, services and insights with a relentless commitment to excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership.
Learn more about our mission, awards and history.
2022
Score of 100% on Disability Equality Index, American Association of People with Disabilities
Surefire CRM selected as a Product of the Year in the Sales and Marketing Technology Awards
Business Intelligence Group
Pro Patria Award, Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
2021
HW Tech100 – Real Estate REvolution Suite Innovation in real estate technology, HousingWire
Score of 100% on Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign Foundation
HIRE Vets Medallion Award, U.S. Department of Labor
2020
I Am a Healthy Start Employer, Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition
North America HR Team of the Year, HRO Today
HireVets Medallion Award, U.S. Department of Labor
Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality, Human Rights Campagin
Top 25 Fintech Innovators, MReport
First Coast Healthiest Companies, First Coast Worksite Wellness Council
Bronze Level Workplace Health Achievement Index, American Heart Association
Military Spouse Employment Partnership, U.S. Department of Defense
2019
CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion
2018
Top 25 Companies to Work For, MReport
Military Spouse Employment Partnership, U.S. Department of Defense
FinTech Rankings, IDC Financial Insights
2017
FinTech Rankings, IDC Financial Insights
FinTech Forward, American Banker and BAI
Best Places to Work in Jacksonville, Jacksonville Business Journal
Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, U.S. Department of Defense
2016
HW TECH100, HousingWire
America’s Best Midsize Employers, Forbes
Most Innovative Award, Jacksonville Business Journal
Best Start-up Offshore Development Centre Company, Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association
2015
HW TECH100, HousingWire
Fintech Rankings, IDC Financial Insights
FinTech Forward, American Banker and BAI
Best for Real Estate Technology Solutions – Florida, Wealth and Finance International
Top Technology Service Providers – NE Florida, Jacksonville Business Journal
Sandra Madigan, Chief Digital Officer
2022: HousingWire Vanguard Award, HousingWire
Joe Hardesty, Manager of Sales and Strategic Partnerships, Surefire
2022: 40 Under 40, National Mortgage Professional
Erin Wester, Director, Data and Integration Services, Optimal Blue
2022: HousingWire Rising Star, HousingWire
Craig Rebmann, Product Manager, Origination Technologies
2022: HousingWire Insiders Award, HousingWire
Colleen Haley, Corporate Secretary
2022: Women of Influence Award, Jacksonville Business Journal
Ben Graboske, President, Data & Analytics
2021: HousingWire Vanguard Award, HousingWire
Julian Grey, Market Leader, Mortgage and Post-Mortgage, Black Knight Data & Analytics
2021: Mortgage Lending’s Women of Inspiration Award, National Mortgage Professional
Sandra Madigan, Digital Product Director
2021: Insiders Award, HousingWire
Melissa Circelli, Chief Human Resources Officer
2021: Women of Influence-Florida’s First Coast, Jacksonville Business Journal
Sue Baker, VP, Product & Client Services
2021: Women of Influence, HousingWire
Andy Walden, Economist & Director of Market Research
2021: Rising Star Award, HousingWire
Rich Baker, Enterprise LMS Administrator
2021: Florida LGBTQ+ Leadership Award, National Diversity Council
Ben Graboske, President, Data & Analytics
2021: Swanepoel Power 20, T3 60 Real Estate Almanac
Mark Ratica, Technology Strategy Manager, Servicing Technologies
2020: Service Member Patriotic Award
2020: HousingWire Vanguard Award, HousingWire
2020: Women of Influence: Jacksonville Business Journal
2016: Ultimate Chief Financial Officers: Jacksonville Business Journal
2019: Top 25 Industry Leaders and Influencers: MReport
2018: HousingWire Vanguard Award: HousingWire
2017: Women of Influence: HousingWire
2016: Top Women in Housing: MReport
2017: 40 Under 40: Jacksonville Business Journal
2016: Executive of the Year: CEO World; Entrepreneur of the Year: EY; MPA Hot 100: Mortgage Professional America
2015: HousingWire Vanguard Award: HousingWire; Ultimate CEO: Jacksonville Business Journal
2015: Veterans of Influence: Jacksonville Business Journal
2016: Innovation Award: October Research
2016: Executive of the Year: CEO World
2017: Clareity Customer Satisfaction Award, Paragon MLS: Clareity Consulting
2016: Clareity Customer Satisfaction Award, Paragon MLS: Clareity Consulting
2015: Best-in-Class Loan Servicing Technology, MSP®: CEB TowerGroup; Clareity Customer Satisfaction Award, Paragon MLS: Clareity Consulting
1962 | Black Knight’s earliest predecessor company, Computing and Statistical Services, is founded in Jacksonville, Fla. | |
1969 | Computing and Statistical Services incorporates under its new name: Computer Power Inc. (CPI). Its primary offering is a powerful loan servicing technology platform called the Mortgage Servicing Package (MSP). | |
1992 | ALLTEL Corporation purchases CPI, which becomes a part of ALLTEL Information Services. ALLTEL Information Services’ financial services division provides technology applications for mortgage, banking and other financial services. | |
2002 | ALLTEL Information Services acquires Eastern Software and renames the loan origination technology solution Empower. | |
2003 | Fidelity National Financial (FNF), the nation’s largest title insurance company, purchases ALLTEL Information Services to expand its breadth of services. FNF renames its newly acquired mortgage and financial services technology division Fidelity Information Systems (FIS), and relocates FNF’s headquarters from Santa Barbara, Calif. to Jacksonville, Fla. | |
2006 | FNF purchases Certegy to expand its FIS division into check, credit and debit processing. FNF renames the combined FIS-Certegy division Fidelity National Information Services (FNIS) and spins it off into a separate publicly traded company (NYSE: FIS). FIS is named to the S&P 500 and recognized as the nation’s #1 bank technology company. | |
2008 | The mortgage processing and services portion of FIS is spun off into a separate publicly traded company named Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS). LPS acquires McDash Analytics, which offers access to one of the largest loan-level databases of mortgage assets for benchmarking and analysis. McDash becomes part of LPS’ new Applied Analytics division. | |
2009 |
LPS accomplishes the largest loan conversion in history after successfully converting 5 million loans for Chase Home Mortgage from Chase’s previous servicing system to LPS’ MSP platform. LPS is named to the Fortune 1000, and is ranked #9 on the FinTech 100 list of top financial services technology providers. LPS is recognized as one of Northeast Florida’s Best Places to Work. |
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2010 | LPS is named to Bloomberg/Business Week’s Top 100 Tech Companies in the U.S. | |
2011 | LPS is ranked #7 on the FinTech 100 list of top financial services technology providers. | |
2012 |
LPS is ranked #877 on the Fortune 1000 list. LPS is honored with the State of Florida’s 2012 Governor’s Innovators in Business Award. |
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2013 |
LPS named #11 on the FinTech 100’s top financial technology providers for fiscal year 2012. Mortgage Executive Magazine selects LPS as one of the Top 50 Mortgage Service Providers in America. |
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2014 |
LPS is acquired by Fidelity National Financial on Jan. 2, 2014, and renamed Black Knight Financial Services. In May, Black Knight is named to the list of Top 50 Mortgage Service Providers by Mortgage Technology magazine. Black Knight is named by HousingWire as a Compliance All-Star In Oct., Black Knight is named to the FinTech 100 list of the world’s leading providers of technology to the financial services industry. |
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2015 |
Black Knight is named to HousingWire’s 2015 HW Tech 100, a list of the housing industry’s most innovative technology companies. Black Knight’s MSP servicing platform is the only system to achieve the highest ranking in all four “Best-in-Class” categories in a CEB TowerGroup survey of nine leading loan servicing systems. Black Knight begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BKFS” after a highly successful initial public offering. The senior management team rings The Opening Bell® of the NYSE on Wall Street to mark the occasion. Black Knight’s management team is presented a Gold Stevie Award by the American Business Awards for Management Team of the Year – Business Products or Services Industries category. |
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2016 |
In May, Black Knight acquires eLynx, a leading provider of lending document and data delivery solutions, including eSign, eClose and eDelivery capabilities. President and CEO Tom Sanzone is presented with the EY Entrepreneur of the Year – Florida Award for the Technology category. In June, Black Knight acquires Motivity Solutions, a leading provider of customized mortgage business intelligence analytics that becomes part of Black Knight’s Origination Technologies division. Forbes recognizes Black Knight as one of America’s Best Mid-Size Employers. |
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2017 |
Black Knight is recognized by the Jacksonville Business Journal as one of Northeast Florida’s Best Places to Work. Black Knight was presented an Above and Beyond Award by the U.S. Department of Defense ESGR Program. In July, Black Knight Successfully converts more than 1 million home equity and private banking loans to the MSP servicing system for JPMorgan Chase. On Oct. 2, FNF’s spin-off transaction of Black Knight is completed. As a newly independent company, Black Knight, Inc. begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BKI.” In November, Black Knight announces that Ocwen Loan Servicing signs a seven-year contract for MSP to service residential mortgages, and home equity loans and lines of credit. |
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2018 |
In January, Black Knight announces that CitiMortgage will implement Black Knight’s origination solutions, including the Empower loan origination system. April 2018, Anthony Jabbour is named Chief Executive Officer. On June 4, Black Knight acquires HeavyWater, a provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to the financial services industry, to help clients enhance efficiency, improve accuracy and mitigate risk through AI/ML technology. Black Knight acquires Ernst Publishing Co., a leading provider of technology and closing cost data for the real estate and home finance industries. |
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2019 |
Black Knight appoints Pete Carrara as Chief Information Officer. In August, Black Knight and Docutech announce strategic alliance. Black Knight’s CEO Anthony Jabbour joins CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion Black Knight acquires Compass Analytics, a leading provider of secondary market capabilities. |
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2020 |
In February, Black Knight receives a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). In March, Black Knight acquires Collateral Analytics, a leading provider of analytic technology for the mortgage, capital markets and real estate industries. In September, Black Knight acquires Optimal Blue, a leading provider of secondary market solutions and actionable data services. Black Knight receives the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s 2020 Hire Vets Medallion Award for successfully recruiting, employing and retaining U.S. military veterans. The M Report selects Black Knight as a “Top 25 Tech Innovator” for innovation in mortgage technology. |
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2021 |
In February, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation names Black Knight a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.” In March, Black Knight acquires a cloud-based mortgage broker loan origination system from NexSpring Financial, LLC, and brings select NexSpring team members over to Black Knight. HousingWire names Black Knight to its distinguished HWTech 100 list. In May, Black Knight acquired eMBS, which provides performance data and analytics on agency-backed securities to help all market participants make better investment decisions and enhance the yields on their mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolios. In July, Black Knight completes its acquisition of Top of Mind Networks, LLC, adding its robust CRM and marketing automation to Black Knight’s mortgage technology ecosystem. |