R-015 Important Changes to the Closed-End Second Mortgage and Second Mortgage HELOC Products

Important Changes to the Closed-End Second Mortgage and Second Mortgage HELOC Products

Reduction of CLTV/HCLTVs effective immediately affecting loans in the pipeline as well as new loan submissions:

Closed-End Second Mortgage

  • Reduction of CLTV:
  • Purchase Transactions 89.99% and
    • All Refinance Transactions: Rate/Term and Cash-out 85%
    • AVM requirements: The Clear Capital AVM report must reflect a “Confidence Score” > 80% or a Forecasted Standard Deviation (FSD) maximum of 20% (0.2)

Second Mortgage HELOCs

  • Reduction of the maximum HCLTV for all refinance transactions to 85%
  • AVM requirements: The Clear Capital AVM report must reflect a “Confidence Score” > 80% or a Forecasted Standard Deviation (FSD) maximum of 20% (0.2)

 

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