Announcements

Overview The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued the following maximum first mortgage loan limits that will apply to conventional loans for acquisition by Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac with a note date on and after January 1, 2020. 2020 Conventional Loan Limits Units Conforming Amount - Contiguous States and District of Columbia Conforming […]

Overview VA has announced the VA Funding Fee rates for purchase and cash out refinance transactions will change effective for loan transactions closed January 1, 2020 and later. Please note: Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans (IRRRLs) are not impacted by this change. Funding Fee Updates Funding Fee rates are generally increasing for first time use […]

Overview Due to severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in South Dakota, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. Incident Period: September 09, 2019 - September 26, 2019 State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties South Dakota November 18, 2019 Brookings, Charles Mix, Davison, Flandreau Indian Reservation, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, Yankton, andYankton Indian […]

Overview The Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) Lock Desk, will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2019 in observance of Thanksgiving, which is a federal holiday.  Due to the holiday, the Lock Desk will be closing early on Friday, November 29, 2019 at 11:00 AM PST (early market closure of 2:00 PM EST).  Normal Lock Desk […]

Overview Effective November 14, 2019, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is pleased to introduce a new 85% Expanded Cash-Out LTV option for the Carrington Flexible Advantage Plus program. The 85% Expanded Cash-Out LTV option is perfect for borrowers looking to pull out cash, consolidate debt, pay for college tuition, home improvements, etc.  CMS is excited […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) is pleased to announce the Lock Desk has re-enabled the Auto-lock functionality. Effective immediately on Correspondent loan submissions, all rate lock extensions no longer require a written email request to be sent to the Lock Desk. Correspondent Sellers now have the ability to submit Lock Extension requests directly in […]

Overview Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) offices, including the Lock Desk, will be closed Monday, November 11, 2019 in observance of Veteran’s Day, which is a Federal Holiday. Normal Lock Desk hours will resume on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Locks that expire on the holiday will automatically roll to the next business day.  In addition, […]

Overview As a reminder, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC (CMS) requires a soft pull credit report (also known as a credit refresh or LQI report) as follows: For all conventional transactions, within 14 days of the note date For all Carrington Flexible Advantage and Carrington Flexible Advantage Plus transactions, within 10 days of the note date […]

Overview As a reminder, FHA Mortgagee Letter 2019-011 reduced the maximum allowable LTV and CLTV limits for cash-out refinances from 85% to 80% for all FHA cash-out refinance mortgages with case numbers assigned on or after September 1, 2019. During the weekend of October 19, 2019, DU was updated to support the new LTV and […]

Overview Due to Tropical Storm Imelda in Texas, FEMA has declared the following counties a disaster. The updated county is shown in bold. Incident Period: September 17, 2019 - September 23, 2019 State FEMA Disaster Declaration Counties Texas October 4, 2019 Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Orange and San Jacinto Please note: If an appraisal […]