MISMO Releases Loan Boarding Dataset to Solve for Costly Errors Occurring During Servicing Transfers
October 2, 2025
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Mortgage Bankers AssociationContact
Brittney Prophete (202) 557-2799WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 2, 2025) – MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced the release of its new
Loan Boarding Dataset, a standard for boarding newly originated residential mortgage loans into servicing.
The
Loan Boarding Dataset establishes a consistent baseline of data at the
time of loan boarding. This proactive approach helps prevent common
issues that arise during loan setup and further down the line in
servicing transfers due to missing or incomplete origination data.
By
improving transparency and creating consistency in the data exchange,
the Loan Boarding Dataset reduces loan activation time, enhances the
borrower experience, and minimizes costly errors in future servicing
transfers. In addition, the dataset promotes clear and timely
communication between originators, servicers, and sub-servicers—offering
speed to market through a “build once” model instead of requiring
creation of various custom boarding files.
The
dataset was created by MISMO’s Servicing Transfer Development
Workgroup, which consists of more than 100 residential servicing experts
and stakeholders from across the industry. Servicers, sub-servicers,
servicing system providers, technology solution providers, and private
mortgage insurance companies actively supported the development and
standardization of loan boarding data, with the Government Sponsored
Entities (GSEs) participating in the process as well.
“Establishing
a common dataset at the point of loan boarding is a major step forward
in improving servicing data exchange across the industry,” said MISMO
Acting President Rick Hill. “The Loan Boarding Data Segment will help
ensure more accurate, consistent information is exchanged, creating
benefits for servicers and a better overall experience for borrowers.”
Servicers
may compare the dataset against their existing data exchange
specifications to identify gaps in the data they currently collect. Any
identified gaps in the dataset should be shared with MISMO so the
dataset can continue to evolve and improve.
The
Loan Boarding Data Segment also complements the MISMO Servicing
Transfer Catalog, which provides best practices, templates, and
resources for transferring residential loan portfolios between
servicers.