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The Lock Desk at Carrington Mortgage Services, Wholesale Lending Division, will be closed Monday, October 12, 2015 in observance of Columbus Day, which is a Federal Holiday.
Normal Lock Desk hours will resume on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Carrington Mortgage Services (CMS) offices will be open normal business hours on Monday, October 12th, 2015.
As a reminder, pursuant to the Lock Desk Policy all lock extensions need to be requested prior to their expiration.
In addition, there are some important disclosure considerations associated with the holiday:

• Monday, October 12, 2015 cannot be included in the rescission period for refinance.
• Monday, October 12, 2015 cannot be included in the seven (7) day business day waiting period between the date the initial TIL was provided to consummation.
• When re-disclosure of the TIL is required,Monday, October 12, 2015 cannot be included in the three (3) day business waiting period between the date the revised TIL was provided to the borrower and the consummation of the loan.

Issues related to locks should be sent via email to lockdesk@carringtonms.com.

Encompass will not be available all day Saturday October 3^rd through Sunday October 4^th and Carrington personnel will not be available in centers to work on files.
Pipeline Manager will be available to accept submissions and new files
 

Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of a new appraisal vendor; Appraisal Links effective September 11, 2015.  Appraisal Links is a national company that utilizes one of the nation's largest networks of certified appraisers.
You can access the Appraisal Links AMC at the company’s website Appraisal Links.  Credentials for current Retail Associates will be created and emailed to each Associate directly from Appraisal Links.  New Associates will have credentials issued by MLD Administration at the time of onboarding.
As a reminder, the process for applicants to pay for the appraisal upfront is as follows:

• The Applicant must provide their personal credit card information to the approved AMC directly.
• All CMS associates are prohibited from collecting the applicant’s credit card information when ordering an appraisal under any circumstances.
• CMS may never have the applicant’s personal credit card information on file.

For loans where the applicant pays for the appraisal upfront, the appraisal request may only be submitted with the following AMC’s:

• Solution Star
• Nationwide
• Streetlinks
• ServiceLink
• Appraisal Links

Refer to the Retail Appraisal Management Procedures for detailed instructions regarding ordering appraisals.

ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (Carrington) today announced that the company's "Serving the Underserved" initiative launched in 2014 has now aided over 10,000 borrowers with their home financing. Driven by Carrington's commitment to create a more transparent and manageable home loan process, the program offers simplified loan offerings for first-time home buyers, many of whom have a FICO credit score below 640. As of July 2015, Carrington has originated over $1.8 billion in home loans for borrowers with credit scores below 640. Fifty-seven percent of the home purchase loan originations were from first-time home buyers.  This growth aligns with a national trend reflected in the percentage of Federal Housing Administration loans originated for borrowers with credit scores below 640, which is up 125% in just two years.
"Our goal is to simplify the path to home ownership wherever feasible and demystify the complexity that often surrounds the loan process," said Carrington Mortgage Services Mortgage Lending Division Executive Vice President Ray Brousseau. "Our tailored programs help those who do not have sufficient cash on hand or may feel like their credit score isn't strong enough to fulfill their dream of homeownership."   … Read More on Yahoo Finance
 

Carrington Mortgage Services Wholesale Lending Division is now offering loans from 550 FICO to max credit for your clients on FHA, VA and USDA Purchase and Refinance Programs. Newly Expanded guidelines include manufactured housing, manual  underwriting and use of non-traditional credit.  Contact your Account Executive for details.

Due to the approaching Memorial Day holiday and to facilitate earlier funding of VA IRRRL loans in the month of May, CMS will issue a lender credit for per diem interest on all VA IRRRL loans closing in the month of May.  The credit for the per diem interest must be disclosed on the HUD.

Check it out:
Just published, Access to credit still biggest hurdle for millennials to enter real estate market by Ray Brousseau, EVP Mortgage Lending, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC at Inman.com.
This article is part of our ongoing series with Inman.com to provide mortgage content for their realtor audience.

Due to recent severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding in New York, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster:

• Cattaraugus
• Chautauqua
• Erie
• Genesee
• Jefferson
• Lewis
• Orleans
• Saint Lawrence
• Wyoming

Please note:

• If an appraisal was completed prior to the incident date of the disaster, a re-inspection will be required.
• If an appraisal was not required due to a property inspection waiver or product type, an inspection report is still required.
• Regardless of whether or not the transaction requires an original appraisal, an inspection will be required up to and including 90 days from the date the natural disaster occurred, prior to the Note date.

For further guidance and loan property requirements refer to the CMS “Declared Disaster Policy” which is published on the Intranet at: Declared Disaster Policy.
Please contact your Account Executive with any questions.
 

Effective February 2, 2015, the USDA will update the eligible area maps. This reclassification will mostly involve areas that are going from rural to non-rural; however any areas that should have previously been made rural will now become eligible.
If the property is no longer eligible based on the new area maps, the file must be conditionally approved by Rural Development (RD) prior to February 2, 2015. Otherwise, the file property eligibility must be rechecked before submitting to RD.

Effective immediately, Experian has revised their policy related to removing dispute comments from an account.  They will now accept the attached letter signed by the borrower (click here).  Please note that TransUnion will also accept the attached letter signed by the borrower.  Equifax will accept either a creditor letter OR the attached letter signed by the borrower.