As of July 13th 2011 Bank of America received a new guidelines (or in the business it is called a directive) from our old pal Fannie Mae(FNMA). In this new guideline change they are requiring homeowners that look to go through the HAFA program to actually jump through several new hoops. One of those...
It is important that while servicing your client’s loans with PNC Bank that you understand their Pay Off Statement Request Guidelines. Often when ordering a pay off it is no more than a request by phone but every so often you come across a lender that asks for you to request it in writing....
Many of our customer’s frequently get calls through out the day and complain that they never stop. Often even while a review continues on their accounts the lender will still continue to call, along with their collection activity (calls, letters, late charges, etc.) including sending the files to foreclosure until there is a set...
When everyone talks about the great short sale deals I don’t think they have frequented the 21st Century Mortgage area of the business. If this business has gotten any better in some places it’s definitely gotten worse in others. Strange as it may seen we have come across some awkward negotiators but 21st Century...
Fannie Mae is always on the look out, like any servicer, for the best solutions that in the long run lose them the least amount of money. Commercial owners and owners of investment properties rarely see the benefits of these programs. Since October of 2009, a little more than a year ago this date,...
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...
Many different acronyms get thrown around frequently in the business world. The banking world being one of the largest cogs in private sector it is no wonder confronting your mortgage company and getting a clear understanding of what they are trying to say or who you should be dealing with is so crucial. Now...
BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP., or Bank of America, wants you to know what all those auto responders mean. In a recent email sent out on August 17, 2010, BAC sent a message about the changes that had taken place over a month ago on July 15th to their partner’s website (Equator.com). It goes into explaining...
Something that many people lose sight of is the fact that you have to qualify around the HAMP guidelines which is what causes them to disqualify from HAMP or become qualified for the HAFA program. Not everyone qualifies for HAFA. For everyone there are many things that can make a difference of why they may...