When every loan matters, automated compliance testing mitigates fallout due to avoidable or easily detectable compliance errors.

Regulations offer guardrails, but rebuilding trust is key to a vibrant mortgage servicing industry. The hurdles of the Great Financial Crisis have been largely overcome and the COVID-19 Pandemic National Emergency was formally decreed behind us on April 10. So, what does the marketplace for servicing look like today and what aspects of servicing could look different in the future?

Tthere is nothing inherently wrong with traditional credit scoring models. In fact, they are excellent tools for gaining insight into consumers’ repayment history. However, there is a problem with the way they are treated as the end-all-be-all mortgage underwriting metric.

Lenders are squeezed on both sides – the need to improve loan profitability and at the same time ensure that their loan quality meets the new compliance criteria. Make no mistake, these two are related—compliance directly impacts profitability (and the lender’s reputation).

Risk management is a critical aspect of banking and mortgage operations. However, one area that often draws resistance is risk management controls. The concept may seem intimidating or overwhelming, but when you break down the components, you’ll find risk management controls aren’t nearly as complicated as you think.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has more than three dozen opportunities for participation on MBA residential committees, councils and networks, to formulate policy, connect with colleagues and further the success of the real estate finance industry.