CredStar, a credit information provider for credit unions and the mortgage lenders, has been cleared to sell to its customer base the Encore report from First American Credco. Encore, CredStar said, is a consumer reporting solution that delivers Fair Credit Reporting Act-compliant risk analysis for critical elements of the mortgage application and servicing processes. CredStar is also part of the First American family. Encore gives users a "decisionable" view of the consumer and lending transaction, including applicant credit risk, identity verification, applicant income and employment verification, subject property and market data. Encore searches public, private and proprietary data sources covering 99% of the population, over 100 million active loans and more than 600 million consumer data records. A customizable rules-based analysis of the data is provided, along with recommended actions.
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The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
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NJ Lenders suffered a cyberattack last August, which potentially exposed the names and social security numbers of about 30,000 individuals.
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Its origination volume of $621.8 million was an increase of $114 million compared with the first quarter but its gain-on-sale was 5 basis points lower.
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The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
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Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.
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