With rates going up, refinance volume quickly heading south and originators looking for the next shiny thing, we are bound to see movement in the industry. That means mergers, buyouts and some companies closing. Migrating originators can be a tricky challenge for the next employer. There are two issues that may surface; who owns the customer and how were the originators compensated? I’ll save the former for another time. Last week I received a call …
With the pandemic pointing toward endemic, it’s a relief that the GSEs are starting to look at removing some of the COVID-related guidelines. Self-employed borrowers may find it a bit easier to qualify for a mortgage now…,just in time as rates head up. Fannie Mae just released an update effective today, February 2, 2022. There is a summary at the end of the announcement. Remember, the devil is always in the details.
As someone who has followed this topic for many years, with many debates, I’ve heard it all. Just today, posts on Facebook brought it up…again! What’s different now is a few weeks ago, I decided to get reliable information from a reliable source. To help clear up the confusion, I am sharing below some of what I have known and some of what I have learned. State and federal governments rely on revenue to function. …
Ahhh…another industry change while volume is at an all time high! Just what we need in 2021! We started talking about the new URLA in 2018; and then it changed…and then it changed again. Finally! After several years of the GSE’s designing formats, revising (adding and deleting) data points, and changing implementation dates…March 1, 2021 is upon us. So is…the URLA, the URLA-Additional Borrower and the Lender Loan Information. Bye-bye Co-Borrower! By now you probably know that …
Real estate transactions are the easiest way to launder money due to the size of the transactions and the amount of money that can be “cleaned”. All financial institutions are required to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act. Money laundering may also involve tax fraud as well as other potential crimes. All “financial institutions” must comply. According to the Bank Secrecy Act, a “financial institution” includes an exhaustive list of entities, including but not limited to: …