Latest News Category: Bulletin

Overview Due to damage from remnants of Hurricane Ida in New Jersey FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Incident Period: September 1, 2021 – September 3, 2021 State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties New Jersey September 5, 2021 Bergen, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Passaic and Somerset Re-Inspection by Product Type If your loan is … […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is pleased to announce the new and improved Asset Conversion income option to Carrington Prime Advantage and Carrington Flexible Advantage Plus Programs for purchase, rate/term refinance and cash-out transactions. Asset Conversion will utilize the same qualification requirements as the full documentation matrix and best of all, NO additional LLPA’s! […]

Overview Due to damage from Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, FEMA has declared the following parishes (counties) a disaster. Incident Period: August 26, 2021 and Continuing State FEMA Disaster Declaration Parishes Louisiana August 29, 2021 Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. […]

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

Overview The Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) Lock Desk will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2021 for Labor Day, which is a Federal Holiday. Normal lock hours will resume on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Additionally, the Lock Desk will close early on Friday, September 3, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. PST due to the early […]

Overview Due to damage from severe storms and flooding in Tennessee, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Incident Period: August 21, 2021 State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties Tennessee August 23, 2021 Humphreys Re-Inspection by Product Type If your loan is … A re-inspection is required … Under these circumstances … FHA Full Doc […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is pleased to announce the following Carrington Advantage product underwriting updates (highlighted in red). Key updates include: Updated the Desk Review requirement for all Investment Properties to follow same requirements as Primary/Secondary residences For all programs, increased the Loan Amount for 2nd Appraisals from $1.0 MM to $1.5 MM […]

Overview The Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) Lock Desk will be closed Friday, July 2, 2021 for a Company Holiday and also Monday, July 5, 2021 for Independence Day, which is the observed Federal Holiday. Normal lock hours will resume on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Locks that expire on the holiday will automatically roll to […]

Overview The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has updated the payment calculation of monthly obligation for student loans. The change is effective for all case numbers assigned on or after August 16, 2021; however, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) has elected to begin using the new guidance effective immediately. The change applies […]

Overview On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed legislation making June 19th a federal holiday to be officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. The creation of this new federal holiday will impact mortgage disclosure regulations that are tied to “business day” time periods, in particular the time to close after a consumer’s receipt of […]