Rural Development Annual Fee and Decreased Upfront Fee Effective October 1, 2011
Per Administrative Notice (AN) 4551 (1980-D), an annual fee will be charged on all Rural Development loans obligated on or after October 1, 2011.
Compliance
08.31.11
RP Funding Improves Productivity 30 Percent Using DocuTech’s ConformX
In a move to increase productivity and better support a paperless mortgage office, Orlando, Fla.-based R P Funding converted to DocuTech Corp.’s ConformX® for compliant mortgage documents. The lender selected DocuTech, a leading provider of compliance services and documentation technology for the mortgage industry, due to the full integration with their loan origination software (LOS) and ability to improve closing efficiency and speed by 30 percent.
08.30.11
Revisions to Certain Texas Disclosures
Texas Senate Bill 1124 (2011 Tex. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 655), a behemoth act of state legislation of over 70 pages in length, “relating to licensing and regulation of certain persons involved in residential mortgage lending pursuant to the Texas Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2009,” will become effective law on September 1,…
08.29.11
Edits to Date Field on Louisiana Mortgages
The date that is currently generated in the execution section of some of the Louisiana Mortgages (cx327 Conventional, cx485 Second Lien, cx1356 HELOC, and cx15651 Louisiana Housing Second Lien) on or near the last page is pulling the “Closing Date” field,…
08.23.11
Software Update for North Carolina Late Fees
N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. §24-10.1 restricts the amount of late charge that lenders can assess in a home loan transaction to 4% of the delinquent payment. In addition, Ibid. §24-11(d1) restricts late charges for open-end credit plans to $5 (for outstanding balances of less than $100) or $10 (for outstanding balances over $100)….
08.17.11
Update to HUD Conditional Commitment Direct Endorsement Statement of Appraised Value
HUD has posted a revised version of form HUD-92800.5b, Conditional Commitment Direct Endorsement Statement of Appraised Value, with an expiration date of 03/31/2014 on HUDCLIPS. The new form reflects recent policy changes which reduced the validity period for appraisals from 6 months to 120 days….
08.17.11
Edit to FHA Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure Notice
On February 14, 2011 HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2011-10 addressing changes to the Annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums. Included in this Mortgagee Letter was the addition of Annual Mortgage insurance for loans with amortizations <=15 years with LTV’s at or below 90%….
08.17.11
Updates to Buydown Agreement
DocuTech will be making two changes to its generic Buydown Agreement (Cx25). The third paragraph in the Agreement will be modified to state the following:
‘In order to comply with FNMA guidelines and protect the availability of the buydown funds,…
08.16.11
Notice of Transfer – Bank of America and Wells Fargo
Cx 1496 – Notice of Transfer is currently printing for Bank of America and Wells Fargo Investors. This document, however, is not required to be used by either of these investors. DocuTech uses Cx 21 – Assignment Sale or Transfer of Servicing for this same purpose….
08.12.11
Modified IRS Form 4506
Minor changes were made to IRS Form 4506 (cx23) to update to the latest version of the form. The updated document will be available August 16, 2011.
August 12, 2011
DR 117373…