NMLS Webinar to Cover Making Changes to License Info
Two upcoming webinars being hosted by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System will help mortgage firms meet state requirements when making changes to their license information.

Many states require that mortgage companies provide the state regulator with notice before making certain changes to their license information.

A new functionality, the Advance Change Notice, will enable companies to provide a future effective date for NMLS record changes.
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134 Events Scheduled for Next 6 Months
Topics to be covered at upcoming conferences include mortgage field services, mortgage fraud and mortgage technology. Presentations will be made by some fast-growing mortgage firms during an upcoming mortgage investor conference. More than 130 industry events are scheduled during the next six months.

Mortgage Servicers Tackle Compliance
An uncharacteristic cold front, complete with wind and drizzle, greeted National Mortgage News' seventh annual Mortgage Servicing Conference attendees on April 23 at the Westin Galleria Dallas hotel.

MBA CEO Proposes GSE Path Out of Conservatorship
The head of the Mortgage Bankers Association has proposed a single security for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, lower guarantee fees for sellers with a bigger risk appetites, and more input from lenders on secondary marketing rulemaking.

Mixed Outlook for Ability to Repay Rule
While the ability-to-repay rule will eliminate risky loans that were so prominent during the housing boom, the rule could keep even more consumers from qualifying for mortgages.

2013 Conference Calendar Filling Up
There are no shortage of topics to cover at upcoming mortgage industry events. Among subjects to be discussed are cyber-security, distressed asset management and regulatory compliance. Bankruptcies and reverse mortgages are also on the agenda. Dallas trailed Las Vegas as the most popular host city.

QA Webinar From Fannie
Seller/servicers for the Federal National Mortgage Association can attend a free online webinar about the system that handles quality assurance reviews and resulting repurchase demands.

Workshop for State Licensed Lenders
Mortgage firms with state licensing can get help using the national registry to file required forms with their respective states at an event being held next week.

CFPB Compliance Conference Sessions Packed
Two sessions at a mortgage servicing conference that addressed compliance with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau servicing rules and examinations were packed.

Quicken LOs Lose Licenses Due to Time Off
Some loan originators that needed to take time off last year from Quicken Loans Inc. had their originator licenses terminated.