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Quality Control As A Profit Center

Quality Control as a Profit Center
By Charles W. Sewright, CMA
President & CEO
Quest Advisors, Inc.

Many in mortgage lending view Quality Control as a cost center that is simply a cost of doing business. But, when properly implemented and managed, Quality Control can be a profit center. A deep dive into Quality Control can lead to profit improvement opportunities throughout the mortgage manufacturing process if time and effort are spent looking for them.

The goal of every mortgage lender is ...

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Fannie Mae Appraiser Update (June 2023): Periodic update for residential appraisers serving Fannie Mae customers

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Upcoming Freddie Mac Servicing Update Effective October 1, 2023 Regarding Payment Deferral and Disaster Payment Deferral

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Freddie Mac Selling Guide Bulletin –

Changes effective June 1, 2023 with regards to ASSET AND INCOME MODELER (AIM) FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS:

SSET AND INCOME MODELER (AIM) FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

Effective for Mortgages delivered on and after June 1, 2023; however, Sellers may implement immediately

To improve efficiency for Sellers, we are no longer requiring the delivery of the valid value “H85” for ULDD Data Point Investor Feature Identifier (IFI) (Sort ID 368) for Mortgages using Automated Income Assessment with Loan Product Advisor using Account ...

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Freddie Mac 2Q-2023 Selling Guide Highlights

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Changes to Fannie Mae’s Prefunding Requirements

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The lender must maintain and implement a written prefunding QC plan that outlines requirements for reviewing a sample of its loans prior to closing or, in the case of loans acquired from a delegated third party, prior to acquisition. The lender must have documented procedures that include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • timing of the prefunding QC reviews,
  • loan selection process,
  • verification of data and documents, and
  • reporting.

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced further changes to Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s (the Enterprises) single-family pricing framework by introducing redesigned and recalibrated upfront fee matrices for purchase, rate-term refinance, and cash-out refinance loans.

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Strengthen Your QC Program

Fannie Mae Quality Insider Report

This issue of Quality Insider highlights frequently missed components in lenders’ QC plans and offers actionable insight to improve your plan. With this issue we kick off a new series of Quality Insider articles that focus on strengthening governance by identifying the top gaps found in Quality Control programs across our customer base. Fannie Mae’s QC Specialist team created this series through the lens of continuous improvement and with a focus on the most ...

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Uniform Residential Loan Application March 1 Mandate

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The mandate for implementing the redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) is March 1, 2021. To accommodate loans started in the legacy format prior to March 1, but not submitted by that date, the GSE’s automated underwriting systems (AUSs) will not return an Out of Scope for Fannie Mae or critical edit for Freddie Mac on new loans submitted in the legacy format until May 1, 2021. 

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