I Received this email from Mike early this morning.
I had recently applied for a loan through a major bank, and had gone through the whole process, only to have been told that the underwriter wouldn’t approve the loan unless the CAIVRS report was removed. Unfortunately, I had to file chapter 7 bankruptcy and included my house, which had been financed through an FHA loan. Upon further investigation, the mortgage loan officer said that because there was a foreclosure, that the underwriter wouldn’t approve the loan. They told me to contact HUD, who told me that the claim couldn’t be removed, and that it was just a credit alert, and that it was just up to the lender whether they pay attention to it or not.
I had told this mortgage company exactly what had happened in the past, they ran my credit, and there was no indication that there was going to be a problem. I had applied for the new loan here recently, March 2008, and the chapter 7 Bankruptcy had discharged in December 2003. I looked on the State/county auditor’s website and noticed that the property I had defaulted on had changed title to HUD in 2003, and then into someone else’s name in April 2005.
I have since reapplied with another mortgage broker, who says he doesn’t see a problem, though I’m a bit concerned that I am going to have to pay all the costs all over again for nothing. The appraisal I got originally is not an approved person for the broker I am using now, so I’m having to pay another 300.00.
What kind of stumbling block was hit with the original mortgage company, and how can I think that this new company, using a broker, can give me a better chance of financing this loan? I’ve been told that I can’t go FHA because of the CAIVRS, but the issue is well over three years, unless they’re basing their decision on some other date that I can’t see, like a mortgage insurance claim, or something like that.
I’m a bit confused, and could use your help, advice, or attention, and an explanation, if you could please!
Thank you,
Mike
Answer: (updated 2012)
First, you need to understand that a CAIVRS report is only pulled on an FHA or VA loan pulled on almost all loans now depending on the lender. You always need a clear CAIVRS to get an FHA loan, VA loan, or a USDA loan. I don't know of any lenders that will grant a loan if they know CAIVRS is not clear. A CAIVRS should have been checked up front to save you the expense and time delay. The bank should have known this.
If you were not applying for an FHA loan the bank should not have pulled a CAIVRS at all unless they are running scared because of the industry issues. Banks are really getting paranoid and have always been cookie cutter conservative.
A reputable Broker is always the best place to get a mortgage. It is the only thing they do and they usually have 40 to 60 lenders to send your loan to and they shop the interest rates for you. A good Broker will always try to place you in the best product at the lowest rate available.
Banks specialize in checking, savings, credit cards, and small loans. Their Mortgage Department, in most banks, cherry pick the loans they want to do. I know Brokers are getting a bad rap right now but that is because the large lenders are not willing to take the heat for funding loans that didn't qualify or for lowering the standards so far that people defaulted. Trust me, the independant broker doesn't set the standards. They have to operate by them or they can't get their loan funded.
Sorry I got a little off topic but I just hate seeing people get jacked around.
Based on the discharge date, you should qualify for conventional financing if you have re-established credit and no lates since the bankruptcy. Seems to me the bank should have switched it to conventional.
This is based on the information you provided. Naturally you would still have to qualify based on other factors such as income, DTI, and down payment.
Best of Luck,
Connie
(added 2012)
Monday, March 17, 2008
Underwriting Denial Because of CAIVRS Report
The following link should help anyone with caivrs questions
and it has a link to the Caivrs page near the bottom.
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Why do they do that, "jack people around". Don't they know their stuff. Maybe their employees are not trained, ...?? My last experience was a nightmare and we just couldn't understand why.
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Peggy
I am a broker in Atlanta, Georgia. There is no reason for this client to be treated this way.
ReplyDeleteOur policy is to check CAIVRS on FHA and Va mortgages when the process starts.
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The same thing is happening to me. I co-signed an FHA Loan that was foreclosed upon in Nov 2004. I provided the credit report and court documents stating this date to a broker, who said it shouldn't be a problem. During the underwriters process, CAIVRS showed another date, which put me under the 3 year waiting period. I stand to lose $1,000 in earnest money and $700 in appraisal and inspection fees. Are people this careless and unprofessional? And who is responsible for correcting what CAIVRS report? I have proof that the CAIVRS system is wrong!
ReplyDeleteIf a person had a FHA mortgage in the past that was foreclosed upon, say 5 years + . Will they ever pass muster regarding underwriting a mortgage for them regardless of how well the rebuild their credit history?
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ReplyDeleteIf you cannot document receipt of the payments the underwriter generally will not use them in your income. If he is paying through the courts you can get a court print out of all his past payments. That ususally works. Or, if he will provide copies of his cancelled checks.
ReplyDeleteIf he sends you the checks directly, in the future make a copy of the check, and when you deposit it into you account deposit only that check and keep your deposit slips. There must be a paper trail.
After being led around and told everything is great, 20 hours before my loan closing, I was told I'd been denided my mortgage loan. They said it was due to the date my home was taken out of my name and sold at public auction due to a chapter 13 filed in 2007. I was very open and told my originator from the very begining about this, the reason why, etc. I was told it was not a problem and kept going through the process. After all this, now they said I could close after the date it was sold at auction... I still have never recieved a turn down letter or anything in writing since the phone call from the originator. Isn't this against the fair lending law? Its now been 2 weeks, still nothing in writing about why I was turned down etc.. I'm being told the law states you have to be given a notice in writing. What should I do?
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Good Luck,
Jerry
I have been told that a real estate agent cannot work with a buyer or seller that is using an FHA or VA loan, if the real estate agent is on the CAIVERS list. Is this true?
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ReplyDeletewell after paying earnest, apprisal, and inspection cost, the under writter told us we would have to pay child support arrears. Now my husband has always paid his his support, but several years ago he fell and tore his rotaters culf, and was off a while but when he went back to work they continue to take out of his check but now it is in arrears. Im not angry bout the support issue, but why didnt the bank tell us this before we paid all this money up front, we could have been paying that on the arrears and been done. what ca n we do to get back our money from these people.
A mortgage is a loan which is secured against your home. A mortgage is a method of using property (real or personal).
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Jerry,
ReplyDeleteThe following link should help you and it has a link to the Caivrs page near the bottom.
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/ref/sfhp2-09