CoreLogic recently launched a new income calculation and analysis solution designed to improve the mortgage underwriting experience by increasing efficiency, accuracy and standardization of income calculation.
The new income calculation and analysis solution, dubbed FactCheck, is designed to automate, streamline and standardize the entire income calculation and analysis process, and is a first-of-its-kind for the mortgage industry, the company says in a release.
“FactCheck brings simplicity and consistency to a convoluted process,” says Barry Sando, managing director, underwriting and workflow solutions, for CoreLogic. “Calculating a borrower’s income has traditionally been a manual, time-consuming task characterized by inefficient processes and inconsistent results, leading to overly complex and drawn out experiences for both lender and borrower. With FactCheck, the income calculation and analysis of mortgage applicants is streamlined, standardized and automated, resulting in more accurate income calculations, reduced risk for the lender and a quicker time to close.”
FactCheck extracts borrower income data directly from source images and data sets. Once extracted, the software automatically processes the borrower’s income information via a customizable rules engine, and allows underwriters to easily update calculations, document exceptions and track changes using a transparent audit log.
The solution’s document inventory tool automatically identifies missing documents, and the income finder tool automatically flags potential sources of new income. By leveraging a fixed set of rules in a repeatable, automated process, FactCheck ensures that teams of underwriters are evaluating income the same way every time, increasing efficiencies and helping reduce compliance and buy-back risks.
“FactCheck improves the income analysis and calculation tasks for everyone involved – from loan officers and processors to underwriters, quality assurance and risk managers,” Sando says. “It’s a solution that can add value across the entire mortgage underwriting chain. And best of all, FactCheck is easy to implement and doesn’t require any IT resources. Users can be up and running the same day they sign up.”