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01.25.23

Document Updates: Updates to VA Forms 26-1820 (Cx52), 26-1820a (Cx20336), 26-0503 (Cx55) & 26-6393 (Cx5533)

On January 17, 2023, the VA published Circular 26-23-3 and Circular 26-23-4 regarding revisions to VA Form 26-1820 “Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement”, the discontinuation of VA Form 26-1802a “HUD/VA Addendum to the Uniform Residential Loan Application” and VA Form 26-0503 “Federal Collection Policy Notice”,…

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01.10.23

Document Updates: VA Form 26-1817, Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility – Unmarried Surviving Spouses (Cx14056)

We have updated Cx14056, VA Form 26-1817, Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility – Unmarried Surviving Spouses.

The changes were made to conform to the most recent model document published by the VA.  Although the dates on the form have not changed,…

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01.04.23

Document Update: What You Should Know About Home Equity Lines of Credit (Cx9925)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published a notice announcing they have updated their brochure entitled What You Should Know About Home Equity Lines of Credit. We have updated our Cx9925 to match their updated brochure,…

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12.30.22

Document Update: Department of Finance Address on ND Money Broker Contract (Cx1904)

Docutech has updated the address in the “Notice” section near the bottom of page one of our North Dakota Money Broker Contract (Cx1904). While an amendment is still pending to update N.D. Admin. Code § 13-05-01-09, the North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions has advised Docutech to go ahead and print the new address of “1200 MEMORIAL HWY,…

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12.30.22

Document Updates: VA Announcement

Following a routine audit of VA forms, Docutech revisited the issue of the conflicting information from the VA concerning the use of electronic signatures on official VA forms.

In August of 2013, the VA issued Circular 26-13-13, the purpose of which was to clarify that electronic signatures are acceptable for use in conjunction with the VA Home Loan program….

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12.28.22

Document Update: Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure Notice (Cx41)

The “Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure” is a model form available online at FHA Model Documents SF. Regulations for this document require that the loan information table, which appears in the middle of the model form, be updated periodically to “reflect prevailing market conditions” (see 24 CFR § 203.10[d])….

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12.21.22

Document Update: MERS Address Update for Fannie Mae IN, MS, NY and PA Security Instruments, Assignments and Agreements

As previously announced, MERS published an announcement on August 15, 2022 regarding its 22.2 release for the MERS System/Procedures. Included in their announcement was an update to the MERS physical address for Indiana, Mississippi, New York, and Pennsylvania….

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12.21.22

Document Updates: Vermont High Rate/High Point Notices (Cx3708) Continues to Be Temporarily Suspended

As previously announced, on May 5, 2022, Acting Commissioner of Financial Regulation David F. Provost signed an Order In Re: High Rate Mortgage Loan Disclosure which temporarily suspended until December 31, 2022 the disclosure requirements pursuant to Regulation B-98-2 (Vt….

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12.21.22

Global Mapping Updates: Fields “Loan Amount Less Than or Equal to Reg Z Threshold Amount” (81938) and “Higher-Risk HPML” (67269) for 2023

As in previous years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has updated a couple of the dollar amounts specified in various parts of Federal Regulation Z (12 CFR Pt. 1026), which amounts are required to be adjusted annually for inflation….

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12.20.22

Document Updates: HELOC Historical Table on HELOC Important Terms (Cx21651)

Our standard HELOC Important Terms document (Cx21651) has a table that shows how the Annual Percentage Rate and the minimum monthly payments for a single $10,000 credit advance would have changed based on changes in the index over the past 15 years….

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12.20.22

Docutech Paper Fulfillment Center Days of Operation

Docutech’s fulfillment center has traditionally been open for processing and mailing packages every day except Sundays and Docutech holidays, or legally designated/observed holidays if the Docutech holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. The list of Docutech holidays is as follows:

    • New Year’s Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Independence Day
    • Labor Day
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Day

To accommodate accelerated closing timelines,…

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12.20.22

Global Mapping Changes: New Uniform Instruments Default to “Yes”

As announced earlier, FNMA and FHLMC have published revised uniform instruments that must be utilized for loans delivered to the GSEs with note dates on or after January 1, 2023. Although the documents released were allowed to be used immediately upon publication,…

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12.20.22

Document Update: Updated Spanish Text in California Notice to Cosigner (Cx886)

As previously announced, California Senate Bill No. 633 amends requirements for consumer credit contracts, particularly those regarding the Notice to Cosigner. These amendments are effective January 1, 2023.

Per an introductory paragraph of Senate Bill No….

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12.16.22

Document Updates: Signature/Name Affidavits (Power of Attorney) (Cx865) & (Cx7965)

For those circumstances where the borrower or non-borrowing party have an individual with power of attorney signing for them, we are updating our Signature/Name Affidavits (Cx865 & Cx7965) to provide additional clarity around which party the person with power of attorney is signing for,…

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12.15.22

Document Updates: HUD-92561 Borrowers Contract with Respect to Hotel and Transient use (Cx17814) (Cx5014) (Cx48)

Form HUD-92561 Borrower’s Contract with Respect to Hotel and Transient Use of Property, in which a borrower agrees with HUD to not use the property, for hotel or transient use purposes, is required under 24 C.F.R. § 203.16, FHA Single Family Handbook 4000.1 Pt….

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12.12.22

Document Updates: Updates to Nonsupervised Lender’s Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter (Cx14217)

Cx14217, Nonsupervised Lender’s Nomination and Recommendation of Credit Underwriter is a direct copy of VA Form 26-8736a. The VA has updated the form, so we have updated Cx14217 to match the updates made by the VA.

The changes include:

    • Adding an expiration date of 9/30/2023 to the top of the form
    • Changing the link that appears in the second paragraph of the form to the correct current link
    • Changing section 4 to 4A,
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12.12.22

Document Updates: Updates to Various VA Documents

Pursuant to our monthly audit of Federal agency forms, we will be updating the following documents to match the most recent revisions published on the VA’s website (https://www.va.gov/find-forms/):

    • 26-8497a REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION OF DEPOSIT (Cx24339)
    • 26-6393 VA LOAN ANALYSIS (Cx5533)
    • 26-1820 Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement (Cx52)
    • 26-8497 VA Request for Verification of Employment (Cx17513)

Substantial changes to these documents are as follows:

    • Cx24339 The expiration date of the form will be updated to “10/31/2025”,
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12.08.22

Document Updates: Technical Changes to Updated Uniform Instruments (7/2021 versions) FNMA Form 3043 Tennessee Deed of Trust (Cx25321)

A minor technical update has been made to the revision date on the uniform instrument FNMA form 3043 (07/2021 versions) of The FNMA Tennessee Deed of Trust our (Cx25321).  The technical update reflects: “07/2021 (rev. 10/21)”. This is the most recent revision date reflected on the model form….

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12.02.22

Document Updates: Ink Sign 4506-C Clean Version Available (Cx3095, Cx10144, Cx17841, Cx18927, and Cx18947)

As announced earlier, the new clean version of the 4506-C standard forms will be available for ink sign use in ConformX Production starting December 3, 2022.

Depending on signature length, the eSignature may partially overwrite the “Signature for Line 1a (see instructions)” or “Spouse’s signature (required if listed on Line 2a)” labeling of the new form….

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11.30.22

Document Updates: Changes to DC Financing Agreement (Cx13979)

In an effort to create a more streamlined document, we have updated the escrow section of Cx13979 District of Columbia Final Financing Agreement and Written Commitment. The previous line included checkboxes and read:

Private Mortgage Insurance of any other type of insurance ___ is or ___ is not required for your loan….

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