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Frequently asked questions
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Do I have to order a flood certificate?Contrary to what the public perception may be, flood insurance coverage is not included in home owner’s insurance. There is a federal regulation that requires lenders to examine the flood risk on their collateral. To comply with the flood risk regulation, lenders must typically order a flood determination when originating, renewing, or extending a loan.
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Can I have flood certificates on bare land?Yes. While bare land is not insurable based on the National Flood Insurance Program guidelines (NFIP) you can order a determination on bare land that will outline if any portion of the property is in a high-risk flood area.
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When can I use an Automated Valuation Model (AVM)?While each financial institution typically has an internal policy that will determine when an AVM can be used, normally an AVM is used on a residential mortgage where the lender is trying to determine the value of the collateral without having to use an appraisal. Appraisals can take longer and are generally more expensive, so an AVM in the right situation can be quick and easy.
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Why use an AVM?While appraisals are required in certain scenarios, they take time and can be expensive. An AVM gives a financial institution a quick and easy valuation of their collateral in a matter of seconds.
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My collateral isn’t in a high-risk flood zone, does my borrower still need flood insurance?While each institution ultimately owns the decision of whether to require flood insurance, industry statistics show that over 20% of flood claims made to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are for properties outside of the SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area). In order to protect the financial institution and the borrower from significant loss, it may be a good idea to investigate flood insurance.
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What is life of loan monitoring?When financial institutions order flood certificates with Life of Loan monitoring it means that Wolters Kluwer will monitor that specific flood determination for Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) updates that are released by FEMA. If a map update affects that specific determination, Wolters Kluwer will make that update and notify the institution of the changes.
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When do I order life of loan flood certificates?Most often, institutions order Life of Loan flood certificates when they are issuing a loan for set period of time. By ordering the Life of Loan certificate Wolters Kluwer will monitor the determination for any flood map changes.
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Flood Determinations
Get the most accurate and efficient flood compliance solution from our team of map analysts, customer service representatives and account managers.
Automated Valuation Models (AVMs)
Access a set of industry-leading automated valuation models (What is AVM?). AVMs can be generated in 30-seconds, providing you with an affordable property valuation report for refinances and equity loans. They are also valuable for quality checks on previous valuation reports.
Cascade through the following AVM models with ease to ensure the highest delivery rate:
HVE (Freddie Mac)
PASS (CoreLogic)
ValuePoint4 (CoreLogic)
Cascade through the following AVM models with ease to ensure the highest delivery rate:
HVE (Freddie Mac)
PASS (CoreLogic)
ValuePoint4 (CoreLogic)
Flood Compliance
Let our team of compliance professionals help ensure that your flood portfolio is compliant. Alleviating your compliance burden is our focus. And, developing solutions tailored to your unique needs and resources is our specialty. We offer a comprehensive line of Flood compliance professional services, including flood file inspections, Policy and Procedure reviews, and many other additional services to help you improve your regulatory compliance.
Our team of over 100 professional services consultants has extensive industry experience working as bank compliance officers, regulators, operations managers, and legal professionals.
Our team of over 100 professional services consultants has extensive industry experience working as bank compliance officers, regulators, operations managers, and legal professionals.
Mortgage Loan Reports
Receive immediate access to lien and judgment information. The MLR is a credit-based report used for home equity, second, and refinanced mortgage loans. This product provides lenders with a view of the borrower’s secured mortgage liens as well as any reported judgments and public record information. The completed MLR returns to the lender in 30 seconds, allowing you to quickly make an underwriting decision on the loan. It also carries an E&O policy assurance for the accuracy of the report information.
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