Fannie Mae introduced their new Day 1 Certainty program for relief from the reps and warrants related to the verification and reverification of employment, income, and assets. Good news for lenders. To obtain the relief, lenders need to validate information through Fannie approved vendors. At present those are limited to; The Work Number for employment and income Equifax for tax…
UBS Real Estate Securities suffered a major setback recently when US District Judge, Kevin Castel, ruled on a breach of warranties by UBS in connection with securities backed by loans sold to U.S. Bank. In the suit, US Bank, acting as trustee, is suing UBS for damages of more than $2 billion (Defective Loans). That could have paid for quite…
In the interests of time, expense and competition, FHA and Private MI companies offered lenders a delegated process for loan insuring. This was great for everyone until the spit hit the fan in 2007. All of a sudden, these loan insurers were carefully reviewing every detail of each defaulted loan to identify any possibility of a lender’s failure to strictly…
A Stratmore Group study released in March of this year reported that as the direct result of new TRID rules compliance costs increased $210 per loan. The report also indicated the increase was mainly attributable to an increase in staff. So, why the need for more staff when an investment in technology might do the trick? The preparation of the…
Just in case you missed it here is an article I recently wrote which appeared Friday in MBA’s Newslink (Article). I believe that one of the benefits of TRID is that once again lenders are being forced to take a step back and take a long, hard look at how they do their business. Most industries have incorporated an increased…
Lenders continue to look for ways to stem the rising costs of producing a mortgage. One of the main factors contributing to these rising costs is the increased costs of compliance. One main approach to reducing this cost is through the better use of technology. Yet, would it surprise you to find out that compliance ranks fourth on the list…
