The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the agency that oversees mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have ordered the companies to make plans to utilize alternate and/or updated scoring models in 2016 and to move forward in implementing them. This change would have a major impact on credit reports once they are implemented. Right … Read more
Evergreen, Colo., October 29, 2015 – Fannie Mae recently announced that they will require credit data used with Desktop Underwriter to include trended data beginning in 2016. The data provided by Equifax and TransUnion, will allow a better and more thorough analysis of the borrower’s credit history. Advantage Credit, Inc. is gearing up for this … Read more
Evergreen, Colo., May 8, 2014 – Serving as an update to the Advantage Credit, Inc. press release dated August 27, 2013 in which a fix was announced to how short sales were conveyed on credit reports, that announced fix has apparently failed. The Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) mechanism which is supposed to give lenders the ability … Read more
Evergreen, Colo., April 24, 2014 – Advantage Credit is excited to announce that they can now offer their Undisclosed Debt Notification (UDN) service from all three credit bureaus. This service is designed to monitor a borrower’s credit profile throughout the entire closing process helping to ensure a smooth closing. Fannie Mae has updated the policy … Read more
Did you know…Starting mid November there should no longer be the need to beware of the number 9! Fannie Mae has announced that during the weekend of November 16th, they will be rolling out their Desktop Underwriter (DU) version 9.1 in which they have solved the issue of their software reading short sales as foreclosures. … Read more
Evergreen, Colo., August 27, 2013 – Fannie Mae and Senator Bill Nelson (D) of Florida recently announced a fix to an issue with how short sales are conveyed on credit reports. Fannie Mae, according to its August 22, 2013 Desktop Originator/Desktop Underwriter Release Notes, has provided a mechanism allowing lenders to override incorrect foreclosure tradeline … Read more