Mortgage Builder Software Inc., provider of end-to-end mortgage banking software, says that First American Flood Data Services has integrated its flood certification process into Mortgage Builder's loan origination system (LOS), providing an instant response for a flood determination request.
Users of Mortgage Builder software now have the ability to order a flood determination from within the system, and the flood certificate is returned automatically with fields populated into the loan application. When a user requests a flood certification in Mortgage Builder, a MISMO-compliant data file is transmitted to First American via Web services.
The data returned include the census tract identifier, metropolitan statistical area identifier, county code and additional flood mapping fields indicating to the user if there is a flood insurance requirement. According to Mortgage Builder, the automatic importation of flood data saves time and reduces errors as well as secondary market risks.