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Search on:Describes transactions recorded and account balances of the accounts of a customer during a specified period. AKA: Account Statement.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Confirms that a property is no longer listed with a real estate agent.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Servicing
Represents money payable or paid (if cancelled). AKA: Checks, Cancelled Checks.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Describes the list of action items, steps, or elements required to be consulted or completed to accomplish a task.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Transfers title to a property from a seller (grantor) to a recipient (grantee); provides evidence of the legal right of ownership.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Authorizes the lender to assign the borrowers stock certificate in case of default. AKA: Coop Stock Power.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Authorizes a company to use a credit card belonging to a client for mortgage related charges. Generally these charges consist of credit report and appraisal fee.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Establishes a repeatable direct deposit of funds into an account of a borrower. Used by servicing. AKA: EFT, Automatic Funds Transfer.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Provides bill which itemizes nature and cost of transactions. AKA: Bill.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Confirms the amount of interest a person has paid on a mortgage. AKA: Mortgage Interest Statement.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Provides the borrowers tax identification number and certifies truthfulness of data provided. Provided by borrower via IRS W9 form. AKA: Request for Tax ID and Certification, Tax Payer ID.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Establishes the rights of others over an individual's (the Testator's) property after the individual's death. AKA: Certificate of Appointment, Letters of Testamentary.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Specifies agreement between a company and an individual to pay a pre-determined amount of money to a beneficiary if the insured dies during the policy term.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
A document which assigns a national identifier to a party for a government purpose like taxation or benefits. In the US this is an IRS or Social Security Administration document such as a Social Security Card. Evidences a party's identity and National Identifier Value.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
A national identity document used in many countries in Central and South America. Evidences a person's identity and national Identifier.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
A national identity document used in the US. Evidences a person's identity and Social Security Number.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
1) A general term for any kind of paper or document signed by a borrower that is an acknowledgment of the debt and is, by inference, a promise to pay. When the note is secured by a mortgage, it is called a mortgage note and the mortgagee is named as the payee. 2) Establishes a legal obligation of the borrower to repay the debt. AKA: Promissory Note, Mortgage Note, Loan Agreement.
Term Source: LDD Document, MBA Glossary
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #MBAGlossary, #Origination, #Servicing
A document issued by a national government which certifies a person's identity, nationality, and passport identifier.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Describes income for a particular pay period.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
Describes history of payments on a loan. AKA: Loan History.
Term Source: LDD Document
Term Type: Document
Focus Area: #Commercial, #LDD, #Origination, #Servicing
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