MERS® Sends Non-Compliant Notices

MERS® began sending notices immediately after the January 24, 2012 deadline extension for the Annual Report, to mortgage servicers for breach and failure to respond to the 2011 Annual Report notification from MERSCORP, Inc.  Basically, if a servicer did not submit the MERS® Quality Assurance plan with the Annual Report on or before January 24, 2012, they received a notice.  Mortgage servicers are warned in   [more...]

MERS® 2011 Annual Compliance QC Review Discovery

As we approach the MERS® dead line extension for the annual MERS® compliance review that was moved from December 31, 2011 to January 24, 2012, we are finding that there are many servicers waiting to the last minute to wrap up the year.  Quality Mortgage Services continues to receive calls daily from servicers rushing in a panic to complete the MERS® QC audit.  The servicer   [more...]

Aggressive Litigation of Appraisers Slows Housing Recovery

In analyzing factors regarding the slowness of the current Housing Recovery, one needs to look no further than the FDIC.
FDIC policies are at least partially responsible for slowing the Housing Recovery by encouraging appraisers to low-ball their valuation reports.  The FDIC’s overly aggressive tactics in suing appraisers who provided valuations for failed lenders, which the FDIC has since taken over, is not only hurting the   [more...]