tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64646292008-05-11T10:55:25.704-04:00Mortgage Loan ProcessingEditor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-67349979865763439262007-07-26T16:51:00.000-04:002007-07-26T17:13:42.137-04:00How to Properly Select a Contract Processor.Written By: NLP Staff Writer Selecting the right contract processor is not an easy task, to say the least. There are many factors which go into finding a qualified contract mortgage processor, such as experience level, knowledge, prior loan processing training, good references, etc.. Here we discuss a few tips that may help you, as the broker, to locate the right contract processor. 1) Make Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-48728539997514275742007-05-17T09:20:00.000-04:002007-05-17T09:34:39.790-04:00Will FHA Loans Replace Subprime?Kerri Panchuk 04.30.07As homeowners continue to grapple with adjustable-rate mortgages and skyrocketing monthly payments, The National Association of Mortgage Processors (NAMP) predicts the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA loan, will replace subprime mortgages in the marketplace. In a press statement the agency said, “As the government's largest mortgage program, the Federal Housing Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1164165241581702282006-11-21T21:47:00.000-05:002006-11-22T12:24:59.460-05:00Tips on Working from Home as a Contract Mortgage ProcessorThere are many things you need to do before you can successfully work from home as a contract mortgage processor. Here we will discuss some tips and ideas for at-home work opportunities in the field of contract mortgage loan processing or commonly referred to as "outsource mortgage processing". To work from home as a contract loan processor you will need to do the following: 1) Make sure to Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1162478271432383132006-11-02T09:35:00.000-05:002006-11-14T10:03:42.726-05:00Loan Officers and Their Secret WeaponHello all.... I came across this great article, so I thought I would add it to our blog... I hope you like it... - jenny, NLP intern by David Reed Good loan officers are hard to find. You can get all the referrals you can handle, but they don't count until the "rubber meets the road." Or your lock registration reaches the lock desk. Face it, you won't really know how good your loan officer isEditor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1155403177852944932006-08-12T13:08:00.000-04:002006-08-12T13:36:51.620-04:00Contract Loan Processors :: Outsource Mortgage ProcessorSo what is a loan processor? What does a real estate loan processor do? How do I get into real estate loan processing or contract mortgage processing? Where do I find loan processor specialists? Visit the National Association of Mortgage Processors (NAMP) http://www.mortgageprocessor.org/ for more information. Here are some helpful mortgage loan processor links... we hope you find them useful in Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1155153374888173472006-08-09T15:52:00.000-04:002006-08-09T15:56:14.916-04:00Mortgage BPO is on the Rise!Check out this good article we found on the internet... Mortgage BPO Market Putting More Emphasis on Cost and Risk Control, Says NelsonHall NelsonHall - August 3, 2006 Mortgage organizations, caught in a rapidly changing market, are setting higher expectations for their mortgage process outsourcing (mortgage BPO) vendors, says NelsonHall. "Mortgage organizations want an improved process Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1152731371402924712006-07-12T14:55:00.000-04:002006-07-12T15:09:31.440-04:00Loan processors plead guilty in mortgage fraudCheck out this article from Enquirer website... BY MIKE BOYER ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Two loan processors have agreed to plead guilty to fraud and other charges in the federal probe into mortgage fraud involving low-priced local homes. Ike Bronson, a former loan processor at Seven Hills Financial mortgage brokerage, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of bank fraud, conspiracy and filing a Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1152626985268644142006-07-11T10:06:00.000-04:002006-07-11T10:09:45.286-04:00- BPO Mortgage Processing TrendWe found this great article on BPO outsourcing on www.Transformmag.com... check it out below! Is BPO the Way to Go?Business-process outsourcing can transform performance without the capital investment. The catch: You'll have to settle for standard processes. by Steve Marlin and Doug Henschen November 1, 2004 Business-process outsourcing (BPO) is one of the hottest trends in IT services. Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1150763902780117712006-06-19T20:37:00.000-04:002006-06-19T20:38:22.810-04:00Outsourcing BPO CompaniesLoan Mortgage processing – a big wave of coming outsourcingSonia Chopra, Special Correspondent January 04, 2004 Source: IndiaDaily.com Loan Mortgage processing is a very lucrative business in America. It has employed an enormous number of people in last few years. The loan processing and underwriting work has started to migrate to India. This can provide an enormous level of outsourcing Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1149700571763091482006-06-07T13:13:00.000-04:002006-06-07T13:16:11.786-04:00Mortgage Loan Appraisal FraudAppraisals Part of All Fraud Loans by Lew Sichelman A faulty or even fake appraisal is said to be at the basis of every fraudulent mortgage transaction. But not every appraiser is at fault, or at least willingly so. James Blaydes of Blaydes & Associates, a Peru, Ill., appraisal firm says that in many cases, appraisers can't stand up to pressure put on them by mortgage brokers. Either they "hitEditor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1149211283042610112006-06-01T21:18:00.000-04:002006-06-01T21:21:23.063-04:00BPO Mortgage Loan Processing Outsourcing TrendWe found this great article from http://www.expresscomputeronline.com... check this out! US mortgage outsourcing will grow to $1 billion in 5 years By Francesco Paola With increasing competition in the low-end BPO space, many Indian BPO organisations are realising the need to focus on niche verticals. One such vertical that is relatively untapped by most Indian BPO vendors is the Residential Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1148593086251446642006-05-25T17:37:00.000-04:002006-05-25T17:38:06.266-04:00Outsource Mortgage Loan Processing - Growing Trend.IT Outsourcing Likely To Grow, Says Gartner Outsourcing continues to be the main source of growth in IT services, and has become a mainstream business practice for companies of all sizes. According to Gartner, Inc., in 2004, outsourcing will account for 53 percent of the total worldwide IT services market, and will make up 56 percent of the market by 2007. Allie Young, research vice president Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1147187834205592402006-05-09T11:05:00.000-04:002006-05-09T11:17:14.240-04:00More Banks and Brokers Outsource Mortgage ProcessingCheck this informative article on outsourcing mortgage loan processing... we found it very interesting: By Dave Stokes, Senior Vice PresidentIntegrated Loan Services (ILS) As the real estate market fluctuates from boom to bust, bankers and brokers are looking for ways to control costs and stabilize overhead. In increasing numbers, their solution has been to outsource much or all of their Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1145998029272515482006-04-25T16:43:00.000-04:002006-04-25T16:47:09.293-04:00Find Mortgage Loan Processor Jobs Here!Loan Processor - D.R. Horton - Las Vegas, NVloans, resulting in sellable and insurable loans to... or abilities: Loan Processor with 2+ solid years of experience in FHA, VA and Conventional and ALT-A loans... (From D.R. Horton Inc.)From D.R. Horton Inc. - 25 Apr 2006 12:31:00 GMT Senior Loan Processor - Universal Home Loan - Lewisville, TXUniversal Home Loan Corporation 1165 S. Stemmons Frwy Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1144079766782601692006-04-03T11:53:00.000-04:002006-04-03T11:56:06.796-04:00New NAR Study: Tax Law Changes, Demographics Fueling Second Home Boomby Kenneth R. Harney Call it the boom within the boom: Financings of second homes more than doubled since the beginning of this decade -- a growth rate far exceeding financings and sales of primary homes. What's behind the unprecedented surge in the second home sector, which includes both investor units and vacation houses? National Association of Realtors economist Keunwon Chung approached Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1143900612078528152006-04-01T09:08:00.000-05:002006-04-01T09:10:12.096-05:00How Commercial Loan Processing WorksHere's an excellent article we found on AllBusiness.com... great site! When you submit your business loan application, it may seem like it disappears into a black hole. But understanding how the commercial loan processing system works can help reduce your anxiety while you wait for approval. Some lenders like to prequalify potential borrowers to determine how much they can afford. This will alsoEditor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1143667806819435442006-03-29T16:29:00.000-05:002006-03-29T16:30:06.836-05:00Real Estate Now Truly Globalby Lew Sichelman The 70-story tower rising hard by the Kremlin in the Moscow Business Center is more than a part of just another mixed-use complex. Being built by Turkish developer Summa, it also stands as an example of the growing internationalization of the real estate sector. Another symbol of that growth is MIPIM, the International Property Market, which was held earlier this month in Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1143584052420491482006-03-28T17:13:00.000-05:002006-03-28T17:14:12.436-05:00March Roundup - Mortgage Loan Processingby Realty Times Staff See-saw. Yo-yo. Bouncing ball. All are good terms to describe the nature of the current mortgage market, with rates moving up and down, ever so slightly, week-in and week-out. In the latest Freddie Mac survey of loan costs, the average for the standard fixed-rate, 30-year mortgage was 6.32 percent, a dip from 6.34 percent the week before. Last year at this time, the rate Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1143496228836619092006-03-27T16:49:00.000-05:002006-03-27T16:50:28.850-05:00FTC to Mortgage Insurers: Alert homebuyers of Credit File Problemsby Kenneth R. Harney In a move that could affect thousands of home buyers around the country this year, the Federal Trade Commission has asked an appellate court to order mortgage insurance companies to inform consumers whenever they raise monthly premiums because of negative information contained in credit files. The FTC, which has regulatory authority over federal credit statutes, asked the Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1142953630431575692006-03-21T10:06:00.000-05:002006-03-21T10:07:10.446-05:00Is an FHA Refi "Mini-Boom" on the Horizon?by Henry Savage Remember the book and movie, The Perfect Storm? A series of unlikely weather events simultaneously occur at the same time to create the Perfect Storm. A weird analogy, but I'm predicting that homeowners eligible for loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) might jump on the FHA cash-out refi bandwagon -- one that doesn't exist … yet. The Federal Housing Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1142891455882885562006-03-20T16:50:00.000-05:002006-03-20T16:50:55.896-05:00Lawsuit: Agents Fail to Disclose Representationby Kenneth R. Harney Joel Stern of Silver Spring, Maryland, thought he was working with a buyer's agent last year when he agreed to purchase a $700,000 house outside Washington D.C. But at the contract signing he learned, to his shock, that his agent was actually representing the seller in the transaction. The listing agent for the house worked for the same large real estate brokerage -- Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1142618386861482862006-03-17T12:58:00.000-05:002006-03-17T12:59:46.876-05:00Mortgage Rates Dip in Freddie Mac Weekly SurveyMcLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market SurveySM (PMMSSM) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.34 percent, with an average 0.7 point, for the week ending March 16, 2006, down from last week's average of 6.37 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 5.95 percent. The average for the 15-year FRM this week Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1142542479257620382006-03-16T15:40:00.000-05:002006-03-16T15:54:39.270-05:00What does a mortgage loan processor do? Role of a Loan Processor?Mortgage loan processor Mortgage loan application consists of various steps that also include mortgage loan processing. The major steps involves in getting a mortgage loan are as follows. The Mortgage Loan process Mortgage loan Pre-Qualification - Application for the mortgage loan by the mortgage borrower - Mortgage loan processing and verification activities - Lender and mortgage insurance Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1142436734115713102006-03-15T10:29:00.000-05:002006-03-15T10:32:14.136-05:00Outsource Contract Mortgage Loan Processing.Below is an excellent article we found about the benefits of outsourcing your mortgage loan processing department. Hear what The Boston Consulting Group has to say... Making the Most of Mortgage Markets In much of the industrialized world, mortgage volumes have been high in recent years, driven by falling interest rates and-in some countries-by widespread refinancing. Lenders have profited Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464629.post-1141838797557968032006-03-08T12:25:00.000-05:002006-03-08T12:26:37.570-05:00Builder Profits in the Landby Lew Sichelman Despite what home builders say about improved customer satisfaction and cutting their costs, the most important key to their profitability lies in land acquisition and development, according to on-going research that won't be published for several months. It's not that builders pay lip service to quality control and the like. Indeed, most make customer service an important Editor in Chiefnoreply@blogger.com