Remember the song, “It Takes Two” by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock? This late 1980’s classic carries the hook, “It takes two to make a thing go right. It takes two to make it outta sight.” I heard this song recently and thought about the work I do As the leader of LoanLogics’ audit service delivery team, and as…
Real-time, customizable reporting is of course is every quality control (QC) managers dream. A click here, a drag and a drop there, and at your fingertips is a unique picture of your loan quality performance ready to share with the business. Even with so many options in on-demand reporting, we still have our favorites that every QC manager should take…
In today’s mortgage industry, loan quality is best assured throughout the process, not after the fact. The reason the regtech solutions are taking off is because lenders are slowly realizing they need to tackle loan quality issues as they happen, from the point they begin gathering information to create a loan file through closing. The business risk of producing bad…
HMDA was back in the news this month with the CFPB’s latest ruling announced and with the year swiftly coming to a close, it is a good time to remind lenders about the rich repository of information their HMDA data contains. The fundamental principles of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act were designed to create fair access to credit. By understanding…
Even though the TRID regulation will see its 4th birthday this October, we still see a lot of our blog traffic searching for this topic. It is likely because the strict penalties a misstep can cause, continues to keep originators up at night. Managing this process between multiple systems, using spreadsheets to compare fees and manual processes to compare document…
Without automation, monthly MERS reconciliation is an operational headache for servicers. Compliance teams are left to manually cull through thousands of MINs (Mortgage Identification Numbers), as well as format and process exceptions line by line. The result is compounding inefficiency and inaccuracy each and every month. By letting automation take the heavy lifting out of MERS compliance, Servicers can experience…
