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Volume 5 | Issue 298| April 01, 2013 Advertise | Join NAMP | Contact Us    FHA/VA Webinar Dates  04/02 Due Diligence in U/W >>  04/03 Tax Return Analysis >>  04/04 FHA Reverse Mortgage>>  04/05 FHA VA Closing>>  04/02 FHA/VA Origination >>  04/03 FHA/VA Processing >>  04/04 FHA/VA Underwriting >>  04/05 FHA DE Underwriting >>  04/02 FHA 203(k) Program>>  NAMP Survival Series - Webinars    04/03 RESPA New Rules >>    04/04 FHA Credit Examiner >>      04/05 Forensic Loan Review >>    04/02 Loan Modification 101 >>  04/03 Compliance 2012>>        04/04 LO Compensation 2012>>     04/05  ADV Loan Modification  04/02  Certified Bank FC Examiner  04/03  Cert. 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NY1's Jill Urban talks about changes in the following report. If you’re in the market for a loan and you're considering an FHA, starting April 1, the rules will be changing. "The most significant changes are are that the mortgage insurance premium...Read Full Story>> FHA Extends HERMIT Implementation for Reverse Mortgage Lenders After finally launching in October following months of development and several delays in implementation, the Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Information Technology (HERMIT) system commissioned by the Federal Housing Administration has delayed its grace period for industry adoption.  FHA, which rolled the technology out in October...Read Full Story>> ________________________________________________________________   Are You Looking for a Mortgage Job? Join us March 19th at the Stonegate Mortgage Online Career Fair. This is a fantastic opportunity for talented mortgage professionals to gain direct access to recruiters looking for their next great hire. 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At least one, sometimes twice a week, I have loan originators who are barely able to control their euphoria over the prospect of yet another lender’s account rep...Read Full Blog >> Private Mortgage Insurance Cancellation-Part Three Written By: Stacey Sprain For the past two weeks, I have offered a series on private mortgage insurance cancellation, have explained the regulations involved and have offered some tips and tools to help consumers understand their rights regarding cancelling private mortgage insurance coverage for conventional loans. This week, for the final article in the three-part series, I offer MI cancellation...Read Full Blog >> The First Crack in the Wall Written By: Glenn Michaels   For many years all FHA mortgage loans were manually underwritten and then with artificial intelligence and automation, FHA shifted to automated underwriting. The FHA developed “TOTAL” to be used in conjunction with Fannie Mae’s Desk Top Underwriter (DU) or Freddie Mac’s Loan Prospector (LP) to underwrite FHA mortgage loan s except for FHA Streamline refinances...Read Full Blog >>   COMPLIANCE ALERTS **NEW** Report Faults FHFA On Compliance Monitoring By ComplianceUpdater.com - April, 01 2013   Mortgageorb News The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of the Inspector General (FHFA OIG) has issued a report that claims the regulator is doing an… Read More >> Reverse Mortgages: This Income Source Isn’t For Everyone By ComplianceUpdater.com - April, 01 2013 Investor Place News – Marc Bastow Finding more ways to generate income can be the difference between “just getting by in retirement” and “retiring comfortably… Read More >>   VA Guaranteed Home Loans Notes VA Loans are Increasingly More Popular in Light of Recent Article By ComplianceUpdater.com - April, 01 2013 PR Web News – By Mark Madsen With the number of VA loans increasing 50 percent last year due to more easily accessible financing options than through conventional… Read More >>     MORTGAGE CAREER CENTER      Featured Job Postings:       ** FHA/VA Training Instructor Job - Nationwide ** Appraisal  Auditor Job - Orange, CA - Posted 4/01/13 Mtg Loan Processor Job - Clearwater - Posted 4/01/13 DE Underwriter Job - Posted 4/01/13 Quality Control Specialist Job - MN - Posted 4/01/13 Sr. Underwriters - Originations Job - Posted 4/01/13 Hiring Event - Frisco, TX - Posted 4/01/13 Mortgage Loan Officer Job - Posted 4/01/13 Residential Lending Coordinator Job - Posted 4/01/13 Mortgage Loan Processor - LI/NY - Posted 4/01/13 Mortgage Talent Job - Salt Lake City - Posted 4/01/13 Mortgage Closer Job - Hinsdale, IL - Posted 4/0113 Mtg Qty Control Analyst Job - Hinsdale, IL - Posted 4/01/13 Mtg Loan Processor Job - Chicagoland - Posted 4/01/13 DE Underwriters Job - Fishers, IN - Posted 4/01/13 Mortgage Processor Job - Tampa - Posted 4/01/13 Forensic/Rebuttal Underwriters Job - FL - Posted 4/01/13 Mortgage Operations Team - Brown Deer - Posted 4/01/13 **Click to view Sun Trust Job Postings**      **Advertise Your Company Here! >>         YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: 1) To UN-SUBSCRIBE to this email simply reply back with "Remove" in the Subject Heading. 2) To change your email address, simply reply back with your new email address.   Copyright © 2012 NAMP, Inc. All rights reserved. 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