AVM Compliance for Home Equity Lenders Regulatory Background AVM Selection AVM Testing for Accuracy AVM Testing for Bias Summary Subscribe to our newsletter In recent years, lenders have increased their use of AVMs in the home equity loan origination process. This makes sense as AVMs are a fast, cost-effective way to value a property. However, …
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CSS Talks With Seacoast Bank CSS provides Home Equity Valuation and Appraisal Management Services to Seacoast’s Consumer Lending division In this testimonial, we learn how the eVolv product helps Seacoast What is the eVolv Evaluation product? Non-appraiservalued product Interagencycompliant Comparable to a2055 appraisal 2-4 day turn time What benefits do you think the eVolv evaluation …
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Improve Home Equity Appraisal Turn Times and Reduce Appraisal Costs The Benefits of Home Equity Evaluation Products The lending industry continues to be challenged by significant appraisal delays caused by an imbalance in appraiser supply and demand. To address these challenges, CSS is offering a new evaluation product that is ideal for home equity lenders. …
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Here’s how CSS saved one of its lender customers $500k / year on valuation costs As a home equity lender, you are constantly challenged with how to reduce loan origination costs while continuing to underwrite high quality loans. CSS recently addressed this challenge with one of our home equity lender customers by undertaking a comprehensive …
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Many of our home equity lenders ask us this question. Of course, the challenge is not just reducing cost per loan. The challenge is doing so while continuing to underwrite high quality performing loans. A great strategy for achieving this goal starts with analyzing your current title and valuation costs across your entire lending footprint.
1. Mortgage rates remain favorable. Mortgage rates currently sit at 3.75% according to Freddie Mac’s most recent numbers and there seems to be a consensus by those in the lending arena, including Freddie Mac and MBA that rates will remain low next year—likely somewhere between 3.7% and 3.9%. Fannie Mae predicted even lower rates—between 3.5% and …
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All businesses must articulate their Value Proposition: What do they offer the marketplace and why should they be chosen over their competitors. At CSS, we know we must deliver to our customers superior results at a fair price. This is true for all of our title and valuation products in each of our service …
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