Latest News Category: Bulletin

The Mercury Network Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is pleased to announce that effective December 10, 2021, Wholesale brokers will be able to utilize the Mercury Network, a leading Appraisal Vendor Management Company, to coordinate appraisal ordering, payment billing and appraisal delivery by CMS approved Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs). Brokers with existing Mercury Accounts can […]

Conventional Loans The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued the following maximum first mortgage loan limits that will apply to conventional loans for acquisition by Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac with a note date on and after January 1, 2022. 2022 Conventional Loan Limits Units Conforming Amount - Contiguous States and District of Columbia […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS) offices, including the Lock Desk, will be closed Thursday, November 25, 2021 and Friday, November 26, 2021 in observance of Thanksgiving, which is a federal holiday.  Due to the holiday, the Lock Desk will be closing early on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM PST (early market closure of […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS) offices, including the Lock Desk, will be closed Thursday, November 11, 2021 in observance of Veteran’s Day, which is a Federal Holiday. Normal Lock Desk hours will resume on Friday, November 12, 2021. Locks that expire on the holiday will automatically roll to the next business day.  In addition, there […]

Overview Due to damage from remnants of Hurricane Ida in Connecticut, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Incident Period: September 1, 2021 - September 2, 2021 State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties Connecticut October 30, 2021 Fairfield, Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation and New London Re-Inspection by Product Type If your loan is … A […]

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) offices, including the Lock Desk, will be closed Monday, October 11, 2021 in observance of Columbus Day, which is a Federal Holiday. Normal Lock Desk hours will resume on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Locks that expire on the holiday will automatically roll to the next business day.  In addition, there […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is pleased to announce the following FHA underwriting updates (highlighted in red). Please note this is an abbreviated summary of the guideline changes. All updates should be viewed within the context of the full CMS FHA Underwriting Guidelines. All changes are effective immediately unless otherwise noted. FHA Underwriting Guidelines […]

Overview USDA Rural Development has announced their policy regarding Fiscal Year 2022 funding for Single Family Housing Guaranteed loans. As stated in the announcement, during the brief lapse in funding for the Fiscal Year 2022, Conditional Commitments will be issued with “subject to the availability of commitment authority for purchase and refinance transactions” effective October […]

Overview Please be advised Ellie Mae is experiencing multiple system and server issues today impacting production services, eFolder, and Mavent. All issues related to this national outage have been escalated and Ellie Mae is actively working to resolve all three issues. The issues are not isolated to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) and are also […]

Overview Due to damage from wildfires in California, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Updated counties are listed in bold. Incident Period: Jul 14, 2021 and Continuing State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties California August 24, 2021 Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas Tehama and Trinity Re-Inspection by Product Type If your loan is … A […]