While processing short sales through the Equator system, once known as REOTrans around this time last year, we received a new message notice advising that they were completing the valuation part of the process. This is a relatively new in the sense that it has only been in the past month couple of months that...
Fannie Mae in another attempt to tighten its servicing belt has decided to release new servicing procedures that are only going to make it tougher for those homeowners who find themselves in an already tough position. Starting as of this month they have increased their precautionary measures for properties that are hovering dangerously close to...
Recently GSE Fannie Mae rolled out new guidelines guiding the servicers on how to manage its portfolio. Stating that it wants its borrowers, if they are in an active foreclosure and if they have a sale date within 14 days, the only acceptable remedy to stop foreclosure is to fully reinstate the defaulted loan. Until further...
BAC Home Loan Servicing LP, the behemoth, has combined to become one of the largest loan servicers, if not THE largest loan servicer in the world. It doesn’t come though without changes. Week 2 of “Integration” brings on the new policy about authorizing 3rd parties verbally. While some companies such as IndyMac accept 7...
Bank of America and its subsidiaries including BAC/Countrywide Legacy will be making some major changes starting November 16th. Actually as of that date they will begin to reissue new loan numbers to all its customers. That’s right! Everyone who has a loan with them, no matter what branch, will be issued new loan numbers....
REOTrans, now supposedly going by Equator (no information available on their website yet), has teamed up with BAC-Bank of America for a new short sale real time processing scheme. So far the details are scarce as we have already started working with Bank of America on this program but there is no standardization for...
At time it seems that short sale isn’t going anywhere. At times it could be a snafu on the servicing side or some missing items but sometimes it is because you may have missed a step that is not always necessary. We have done hundreds of short sale for our clients and many through...
Have you been calling BAC/Countrywide and gotten a message that their systems are down and that you should call back? Ask their agents and, “they’ve never heard about it”. We just called right back and in less than 10 seconds we were on the phone with an agent. Seems if they can get you...
Surprise! Not really. The largest bank in the world taking some of the largest hits just makes sense. Especially after they bought only one of the largest sub-prime servicers this side of the Mississippi (probably either side). Kenny Lewis has the Czar on his back and on the heals of that these numbers come...
While a lot of people of hurting it will be nice to see that the lenders who cause this mess are not going to be getting away completely free. As the government’s pay Czar reviews the compensation that is received by the management in the companies that received TARP and other funds from the...