The mortgage industry is adjusting to drastic market changes. Volume declines, macro global trends (i.e. war, supply chain) and the economy (i.e. inflation, rising rates) remain in our purview, adding to the uncertainty across industries. To realign with current volumes and offset rising costs, many have turned to staff reduction, evidenced by a survey of lenders at a recent…
Late last year it was reported that the CFPB pumped up the number of enforcement attorneys on staff by double digits, ten percent. As typically happens with a new presidential administration, there’s been a new attitude in Washington toward the housing market. And there’s been no shortage of their presence since the change of guard. Last week, the CFPB…
Business is still booming. The June 18th MBA Mortgage Finance Forecast reported in Q1 2021 refinance and purchase volumes outpaced 2020 and Q2 would see similar upticks, with purchase activity holding strong through years end. All good stuff, particularly for an industry that already experienced such unexpected good fortune in the midst of a global pandemic. With all this focus…
It’s likely you have heard by now, that the CFPB has finally reversed its 2020 decision to temporarily allow certain lenders to forgo quarterly reporting for HMDA. This announcement comes one year after the CFPB initially offered the flexibility in response to the burgeoning concerns and unknowns at the onset of the pandemic. All reporting financial institutions (FIs) will be…
When it comes to HMDA files reviews, leveraging rules-based, data-driven digital technology can ease the burden of HMDA reporting by helping lenders shift from a largely cumbersome to a highly automated process. Automation helps replace manual processes in three specific areas related to HMDA reporting, which we will cover in detail in this post: Data validation, an existence check on…
Last week LoanLogics announced a new product in our HMDA compliance portfolio of solutions, LoanHD® HMDA DirectCheck™. It is an exciting new offer targeted at lenders who have reasonable confidence in their data from their loan origination system (LOS) or other trusted source and want a highly automated, efficient, less costly, and more accurate way of completing HMDA file reviews.…
