What will come as welcome news to FHA Roster Appraisers – FHA has decided to rescind its short-lived policy to require appraisers to report the date(s) and sales price(s), that occurred within three years of the effective date of the appraisal, for each comparable sale. In its much-publicized implementation of the 4000.1 Handbook and the accompanying Single Family Appraisal Report…
Pressure has been building recently from lawmakers and housing advocates for HUD to trim its condominium rules and regulations in order to assist prospective borrowers in obtaining FHA financing on condominium units. Many feel that there is too much paperwork involved with the current process of obtaining FHA project approval and re-certification and that many of the rules are too…
If your Firm is involved with the origination of FHA loans, it is essential that you are aware of the more significant policy changes. These changes became effective for transactions that obtained their FHA case number on & after September 14, 2015. Admittedly, lenders have been recently focused on implementing the new TRID rules & requirements and many mortgage lender…
Innovations via Technology – Making the Loan Origination Process More Effective & Efficient On October 19th, Fannie Mae announced a series of innovations that will collectively have a positive impact on the loan origination process. The ultimate objectives of these innovations are to provide more access to mortgage financing to prospective home buyers and to help simplify current loan processing…
In separate Announcements, both dated October 7, 2015, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac indicated that they will begin categorizing loan origination defects, as of January 1, 2016, in one of three ways. They are as follows: Findings Price-Adjusted Loans Significant Defects The stated intent of this change in Defect Taxonomy is to refine their representations and warranties framework by…
What You Need to Know! In this highly competitive mortgage lending industry, there are times in which a lender will be asked to transfer an FHA appraisal and/or case number by one of their competitors. Maybe a prospective borrower has obtained a better interest rate/points with another lender OR maybe a Loan Officer has resigned his/her position with their current…
