Tomorrow night I will be speaking at the CT Mortgage Association event at The Library Wine and Bistro in Wallingford, CT. Since I posted the event, I have received questions about the topics. It occurred to me that while I am researching all new things mortgages, most originators, managers and companies are focused on closing loans. So here is a brief summary. If you’re in the CT area and want to hear more, come tomorrow …
A complete video presentation on the “Best Practices” of mortgage loan originators.
It’s December 2019. Your entire origination staff just got Certified by a 25 year mortgage veteran. Your underwriting conditions are cut in half due to less touches on more profitable files. Your customer service has improved dramatically and the stress level with all employees is greatly reduced. Not to mention, there is a significant reduction in potential compliance issues. New applications are increasing because originators are not babysitting files with more time to originate new …
The Mortgage Professional Program Starting May 1, 2019 What if I told you, you could get 25 years of experience in nine months? And what if during this time of learning and growth you were challenged, you learned how to think differently…work more efficiently, more profitably and even build loyalty with your customers? And just suppose you were willing to devote 60 hours of time over the next nine months to master what it takes …
The FHA Single Family Handbook has been updated. Check out the complete list of changes. Some highlights include an update to the legal age for members of an LLC, an update to the standard to limit non-commission employees to those employees that perform underwriting or quality control activities, that Mortgagees must report employee compensation following IRS requirements, as well as providing guidance on the use of Third Party Verifications, (TPV) services to verify borrower’s employment, …
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We like less confusing! Right after I finished my Only Three Conditions on the First Underwrite webinar today I received a FNMA update. Thank you Fannie Mae. In response to feedback from lenders and technology providers, Fannie Mae has rewritten and simplified the DU Validation Service messages. According to their release today, the DU 10.3 update replaces 41 current messages with 11 messages, including changes for findings regarding commission income, as well as some updates …
Our CLOES.online Mortgage Professional Program is coming soon and I am in “content hell” but, happy to say with light at the end of the tunnel. The program will be available April 1, 2019 but there is one area I want to share because we are in tax season and it may be helpful, a sneak preview! Mortgage Practices 1 includes an episode on Mortgage Math & Income Calculations, with a detailed review of tax …
FINRA Regulatory Notice 18-19 issued May 11, 2018 expands AML Program requirements to include additional risk-based procedures, or the “fifth pillar” required for AML programs under the new FinCEN CDD Ruling Since all AML programs are customized based upon the size and risk of a Mortgage Lender, Broker or Individual Licensee, the application of the “fifth” pillar must be factored into all programs beginning on May, 11, 2018. Therefore all AML programs must be modified …
Charter Oak Systems, LLC and CLOES.online is pleased to announce the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) now offers a new Online, On Demand Video-Recorded course, Mortgage Professional Practices. NAMB is committed to continuing to build a robust, education platform to support the professionalism of all mortgage originators. Most originators agree, none of us were really ever educated. Yes, we got on-boarding, prospecting, internal systems, policies and procedures training but, where would we have gone …
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November 24, 2019 – That’s not a typo, yes, it’s one year away! Did you know federal law mandates states implement “transitional licensing authority” by November 24, 2019? If you manage originators in a depository, have you considered if this will impact you and if so how? How about recruiters for non-depositories? Will bank or credit union originators, want to move? Will non-depository lenders start to aggressively recruit? Should depositories empower their originators NOW to …
Did the game just change? For the sake of full disclosure, I am an originator, course developer and trainer. I think you may want to read the recently released guidance. This is not a secret. Consumers do not know the differences between “individual originators,” registered or licensed or brokers, lenders or banks. They think we all do the same thing with a similar level of knowledge. It’s just one reason why there were so many problems leading up …
Mortgage professionals may want to know what the government is asking your borrowers after closing. Recently the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a new loan-level dataset, for public use; a compilation of data collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO). The NSMO is a component of the National Mortgage Database (NMDB®). It is the first comprehensive repository of detailed mortgage loan information. The desired …
Rob Chrisman <rchrisman@robchrisman.com> wrote an excellent summary on Cybersecurity for Mortgage Professionals in his blog. Read it at: https://www.robchrisman.com/oct-27-cybersecurity-password-tips-two-factor-authentication-blockchain-legislation-developments/ Don’t let a simple mistake reveal all of your information and the information of others.
Cloes.online offers the only 20 Hour Full Video On-line Course Approved by NMLS for Pre-Licensing Education. This course is an excellent choice for CPA Continuing education credits due June 2018. 20 Hour SAFE Act Comprehensive Mortgage Loan Originator course provides a detail analysis of the laws and regulations covering the origination of a mortgage loans. It gives students basic mortgage information and skills necessary to originate a compliant mortgage loan. It lays the groundwork for …
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