The challenges facing non-bank mortgage lenders in 2019 include an uncertain economic environment and the certainty of increasing scrutiny.

Fewer originations and low refinance volumes have stoked conversations around liquidity and strategies for increasing efficiency when margins are tight.

Against that backdrop, independent mortgage lenders will gather for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual Independent Mortgage Bankers Conference Jan. 28-31 in San Francisco to workshop topics around M&A and dig in to what the economic data suggests about the market outlook.

Along with strategies for “Maintaining Liquidity in a Dry Climate,” attendees will hear from the MBA’s chief economist about how current economic, housing market and mortgage market trends could impact the non-bank mortgage industry.

As a quality control expert with more than two decades of experience in the mortgage industry,  MetaSource Senior Vice President of Mortgage Services Mary Kladde has seen all the ways in which loan quality can fall short.

But while loan defect reporting is an important process, required of any lenders doing business with the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Kladde would like to see a stronger focus on some of the root causes of loan defects – and ways to correct them earlier in the process.

“Lenders don’t always focus on the right place,” Kladde says.

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For the past seven years, MetaSource has provided First Colony Mortgage with mortgage file quality control (QC) and audit services.

First Colony Mortgage is a full service mortgage company founded in 1984 by John Aldrich and Scott Shelley. Most mortgages are processed, underwritten and closed in house. Since inception, First Colony Mortgage has funded over 25,000 loans and over $3.5 Billion in dollar volume. First Colony Mortgage provides fast, efficient service and is ready to help you get started on the home buying process.

Ensuring the mortgages you originate and/or service are in compliance with myriad requirements is critical for both operating efficiently and profitably, as well as avoiding major fines from the CFPB. Below are four essentials of creating and ensuring that your mortgage quality control (QC) plan is compliant and effective.

Government agencies and investors require that you to have an updated mortgage quality control (QC) plan. What's the state of your plan?

If you don't have one, aren't sure if it meets the necessary requirements (which now change several times each year) or if your QC plan has not been updated in the past 12 months, then read on.