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Our Values & Principles
We will be the recognized market leader and innovator of choice; the provider of comprehensive services and
technology to our respective industries.
Our Principles
Excellencein Service
Value each customer as if they are our only
customer.
Culture of Improvement
Continually look for ways to enhance our service technology, effectiveness and
profitability, delivering extraordinary value to
our customers.
Corporate ResponsibilityCommitment to
operate in a lawful and ethical manner, improving the
economic development of each business unit and their respective
customers.
Operational Efficiency
Lean initiatives enable us to establish
business strategies and processes that provide outstanding
value for our customers.
Value of PartnershipValue every customer and every role internal
and external to the organization, continually improving our culture of
respect and appreciation.
Corporate Brands
Parent Corporation
Mortgage Data Products
Appraisal
Quality Assurance
VOE
Pre-EmploymentScreening
Consumer DataProducts
Web Marketing Tools
Title Insurance
Escrow Services
Partial Client List
• American Pacific Mortgage• Pentagon Federal Credit Union• First National Bank of Omaha• American Financial Network• First Mortgage Corporation• PHH Home Loans• Renasant• Bank of Internet USA• Elevations Credit Union• Redstone Federal Credit Union• Deere Employees Credit Union• Hoosier Hills Credit Union• Safe Credit Union• Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank• Virginia Housing Development• Credit Union of Colorado• Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union• TIB Bank of the Keys• Twinstar Credit Union• OSU Federal Credit Union• Blackhawk Community Credit Union• Citadel Federal Credit Union• Millenium Home Mortgage• First Savings Mortgage• Mountain West Bank• Savings Bank of Mendocino• Community Mortgage Funding• Westerra Credit Union• Arizona Central Credit Union• Pacific Union Financial• Gibsland Bank & Trust• Commercial Bank of Ozark
• Ohio Valley Banc Corp• Credit Union West• TD Bank N.A.• Denali Alaskan FCU• South Valley Bank and Trust• Eastland Financial Corporation• Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust• Integrity First Financial• Sun Federal Credit Union• Homewise, Inc.• Security National Mortgage• Metro Bank• Northwest Bank & Trust Co.• E-Central Credit Union• Tidelands Bank• Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union• First Choice Loan Services• Spire Federal Credit Union• Pelican State Credit Union• Florida Capital Bank Mortgage• OA Mortgage dba Terra Mortgage• Heritage Credit Union• Fibre Credit Union• Campus Federal Credit Union• Santa Cruz Home Finance• Greater Iowa Credit Union• Great Lakes Credit Union• PIMA Federal Credit Union• 1st Financial Federal Credit• On Q Financial• Five Star Credit Union• Colorado Credit Union
• North Valley Bank• Opes Advisors• Mortgage Financial Group• Southern Bancorp• Bank of The Cascades• SPC Cooperative Credit Union• Hughes Federal Credit Union• Generations Federal Credit U• First Bank & Trust of Murphy• Copiah Bank, N. A. – Crystal• Eastern Utah Community Credit Union• Devon Bank• Central State Bank Mortgage• Xcel Federal Credit Union• Troy Bank & Trust• Republic Bank• ISU Federal Credit Union• FNB Mortgage Services, LLC• First Metro Bank• San Diego Private Bank• People's Independent Bank• Mutual 1st Federal Credit Union• MidSouth Mortgage Company• Green Bank• FNB Hamilton Bank• First Exchange Bank• Falcon International Bank• Texell Federal Credit Union• Landmark Community Bank• First Southern State Bank• Farmers Insurance Federal• CB&S Bank
Vice President of Operations
• Responsibilities: All aspects of operations within the Valuation division• Experience:
• Over 30 years in mortgage lending and banking• Held executive level positions with large banks including Wells Fargo, JP
Morgan Chase, and Wachovia• Served as Vice President of West Coast Operations for First American
Eappraiseit • Expertise:
• Management of operations, sales, and servicing functions in retail, wholesale, and correspondent channels
• Underwriting and compliance expertise• Leadership: Managed in excess of 150 employees
Vicky Hamilton, Vice President of Operations
Director of Quality Assurance
• Responsibilities: • All quality control functions including compliance to Appraisal
Independence regulations, FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, and USPAP guidelines• Oversees SettlementOne’s Quarterly Review services being performed as
the 10% random selection audit per Fannie Mae Selling Guide regulations• Experience:
• Worked in the appraisal industry for the past 24 years and is a Certified Appraiser
• Over 20 years working for financial institutions and appraisal management companies (18 years in management)
• Leadership: Prior to joining SettlementOne, was responsible for the management of over 100 staff appraisers and fee panel of over 10,000 appraisers
Jo Hartman, Director of Quality Assurance
SettlementOne Operating Departments
• Experience• One-stop Fulfillment• Responsive Service
Headed by executives with over 100 years combined experience in appraisal operations & management
Panel Management – Credentialing of Client approved appraisers, ability to supplement with SettlementOne National Panel, and appraiser maintenance
Operations – Ordering, processing, delivering and communicating during the appraisal process
Quality Assurance – Manual review of every appraisal prior to delivery to lender, quarterly 10% Quality Control audit of lender appraisals per Appraisal Guidelines
Technology – Develops, implements, and maintains all technical servicing needs, assuring a security level of SAS 70 Type II for all transactions
SettlementOne Compliance Summary
Compliance, Service, & Excellence
• Fannie Mae Appraiser Independence Rules
• Freddie Mac• Interagency Guidelines• Dodd-Frank• Individual State Requirements
SettlementOne helps lenders maintain compliance with the latestappraisal regulations by providing you with the resources you need to streamline operations in accordance with:
Uniform Mortgage Data Program
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, & FHFA Uniform Mortgage Data Program (UMDP)
Components of UMDP:
UAD (Uniform Appraisal Dataset) – SettlementOne reviews each appraisal to ensure compliance with UAD standards
UCDP (Uniform Collateral Data Portal) - Automated delivery to one or both of the GSE’s, at no charge
About SettlementOne Valuation Company
• National appraiser panel• Dedicated coordinating teams• Certified & licensed appraisal
review teams• Advanced technology
solutions• Fully compliant valuation
solutions program
Benefits of Partnering with SettlementOne:
SettlementOne Panel Options
SettlementOne Provides the Ability to Create a Custom Panel
Retain trusted appraiser relationships–simply provide SettlementOne with your
current panel, and we’ll establishappraiser geographic territories, andmonitor the accuracy and rotation of
appraisers for you.
SettlementOne’s National Panel
• Access to 20,000 appraisers nationwide• Over 85% of our appraisers are Certified • Ability to supplement geographic
deficiencies• Create subsets based on loan programs
or property type• Industry leading pay
Appraiser Independence: Appraisal Guidelines
Fully Managed Appraiser Credentialing
• Service Level Requirements• Update/Verify Licensing• Document E&O/Certifications• Maintain Disciplinary Procedures• Monitor Exclusionary Lists• Maintain Ongoing Eligibility
Ordering Process
Ordering Process:
• Non-compliant: Order placed by a processor or anyone reporting to a member of the mortgage division
• Not efficient: Order placed via fax, email, or phone. Too time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult to ensure non-preferred rotation
• Increased risk & liability: Order placed via email or phone, which can direct to an appraiser (potential for non-compliance)
With SettlementOne, benefit from:• Compliant ordering • Streamlined ordering process• Compliant communications• Effective pipeline management• Ordering efficiency
Partner with SettlementOne and Create efficiencies and reduce risk!
Appraisal Order Logic
Assignment Logic• Certifications• Proximity• Availability – Analyzed past quality
ratings• Capacity – Reviews current
pipeline & ability to deliver timely
Proximity Logic• Property is mapped, 3 closest
appraisers are shown in rotation based on proximity to subject property
• Mileage radius for mapping is customized based off of panel. Standard is 10 miles moving out to 20 miles
SettlementOne Solution: Appraisal Guidelines
SettlementOne’s Dedicated Team Approachis a Unique Advantage• Responsive coordinators• Industry leading turntimes• Assignment with personnel oversight• Knowledgeable on your orders• Quick resolution to issues• No impersonal call centers• Operational efficiency• Ensures compliance by eliminating direct
communication with processors & appraisers
The average number of communications with the appraiser per transaction is 4.5.With SettlementOne, you save almost a full work week(37.5 hours of valuable employee time) each month
Operations Overview – Quality Control
Did you know…• 35% of all appraisals contain errors
With SettlementOne Valuation, our thorough QC process and staff of qualified reviewers ensures we significantly reduce errors & close loans on time.
Customized Review Process• Technical & manual QC on every order• Incorporate lender underwriting checklist• Managed appraisal dispute process• 24 hour post-completion corrections• Non-influence Certificate with each order
Operations Overview – Quality Control
Manual QCSettlementOne Valuation also performs a custom,100% manual review on every appraisal prior todelivery to assure the utmost in quality control.
We manage all the quality assurance process forclients at the fraction of the time and cost of internalreporting.
SettlementOne Valuation's Customized ReviewProcess includes: Customized QC checklist Review and maintenance of appraisal issues Disciplinary and strike process for appraisers Two touch process for each appraisal
Overview of Order Fulfillment Process
Client Request for Appraisal
Appraisal Received by
SettlementOne Coordinator
Appraiser Completes
Order
S1 Quality Review
Order Delivered with Compliance
Certificate
• Timely notifications• Enhanced security• Responsive service• Efficient process management via platform• Convenient pipeline status notifications
Secure Delivery of Client Information
Notification to Client
Order Verified, Appraiser Selected, Order Placed,Inspection Scheduled
Notification to Client
Notification to Client
Notifications Sent to Client throughout Process,
Secure Delivery
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Automated Appraisal Delivery to Borrower
At 100 loans per month, to deliverappraisals via mail, the average employee expense is $200 permonth. By using SettlementOne’sautomated appraisal delivery, yousave $2,400 a year in mailing costs.
Advantages of SettlementOne Appraisal Delivery
• Centralized delivery
• Compliant delivery & tracking
• Soft cost savings
QC Testing Audit: Appraiser Guidelines
Quarterly Quality Control Testing &Findings Report
• 2nd valuation run on a randomly selected 10% of appraisals, secondary product free of charge
• Licensed appraiser completes all comparative reviews
• Quarterly report provided includes required findings for Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
• Quarterly report also meets new regulatory requirements for Appraisal & Evaluation Guidelines
Operations Overview – Branch Setup & Reporting
Individual Branch Users
‘Manager Level’ Users
‘Branch Only’ Access
Ability to View Activity by ‘Parent/Child” Accounts
• View all branch/broker activity• View order status by branch• Run real-time status reports
L Date Range
L Product Type
L Export Data• Branches have no lateral access
Branch 2Branch 1
“Parent” Account• View admin reports by branch• Run real-time status reports• Control distributed organizations• Activate/deactivate branches
Client Implementation
• Indentify official launch date, set timelines & milestones leading up to date
• Agreement sign with non-binding trial period & fee schedule
• Implementation meeting with Director of Operations & Account Management Team
• Consultation between Client’s Chief Underwriter & S1’s Dedicated QC Team
• Set “test launch date” prior to official “full launch date”
• Program client user list and branch lists into S1 platform
• Set up Webinar training for all users with training materials prior to test launch
Setup includes customization
Customized panel programmed
Post-launch report card
SettlementOne bears all costs
Pre Launch Timeline: Per Deployment Plan