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…
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…
Under TRID, lenders need to make sure they disclose their fees within 3 days of receipt of the loan application. For the lender’s fees and charges and those for which the borrower cannot shop there is a zero tolerance at the closing table. That means that the fees disclosed on the new Loan Estimate must be the same fee charged…
As previously reported, in an Announcement dated May 29, 2015, Freddie Mac has stated that beginning June 1, 2015 the use of Loan Prospector will be free for all new loan submissions. Loan Prospector is Freddie Mac’s automated underwriting system which provides feedback to lenders on loan eligibility as well as minimum documentation requirements for underwriting the loan transaction. Not…
On HUD’s latest conference call (see NOTE below), it was stated that the primary role of an FHA Roster appraiser is to “Observe, Analyze and Report” what he/she encounters during their on-site visit to a property. There were a number of specific examples cited in which the HUD staff presenter indicated that the appraiser has effectively completed their assignment when…
On April 16, 2015, HUD/FHA Headquarters staff conducted an industry conference call to discuss the recently published new Section of the draft “Origination Through Post-Closing/Endorsement” Handbook (4000.1) dealing with Appraiser and Property Requirements. This Handbook will ultimately serve as a single reference point for FHA underwriting and appraisal policies & procedures and is targeted to be effective for all transactions…
