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MISMO Statement in Support of Ginnie Mae APM 21-07 Leveraging Standards to Permit Use of eSignatures and RON for Loan Modification Agreements
November 19, 2021
MISMO Statement: “MISMO commends Ginnie Mae for recognizing and leveraging industry standards in allowing eSignatures and Remote Online Notarization (RON) for loan modification agreements.
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Ginnie Mae Permits eSignatures And RON For 'Paper' Mortgages
November 18, 2021
“An important component of Ginnie Mae's action is that modifications transmitted electronically must be delivered only as MISMO SMART Docs or PDFs,” stated Seth Appleton, president of MISMO. “In addition, by utilizing the existing Digital Collateral Program Guide to expand the availability of RON for paper loan modifications, Ginnie Mae is ensuring that all participating RON platforms are in compliance with MISMO's RON standards.”
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Rick Triola of NotaryCam: Worried About RON Storage? Stream It
November 15, 2021
This bylined article from NotaryCam's Rick Triola outlines the option for RON storage streaming.
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MISMO invites comments for new mortgage insurer API standard
October 26, 2021
The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization is seeking comments on its JavaScript Object Notation application programming interface created to obtain private mortgage insurance quotes.
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Public comment sought for mortgage insurance guide
October 25, 2021
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, has issued a request for public comment on its new mortgage insurance estimated rate quote guide. The implementation guide specification will help facilitate obtaining estimate mortgage insurance (MI) rate quotes in the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) API format.
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MISMO Seeks Public Comment on New Mortgage Insurance Estimated Rate Quote Guide
October 25, 2021
The MISMO MI Rate Quote API specification will help trading partners facilitate rapid development of new rate quote processes across the real estate finance industry. This specification builds upon MISMO's JSON initiative to develop standards for industry transactions for structuring lightweight data exchanges through APIs and mobile platforms.
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MISMO Issues Call for Participants for New Workgroup Focused on Automating Homeowner Insurance Requests
October 7, 2021
MISMO it is seeking participants for a new initiative focused on automating homeowner insurance (HOI) requests.
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PLS Discussion at 2021 MISMO Fall Summit: Building Confidence and Efficiency into Non-Agency Data Exchanges
September 27, 2021
Panelists at the MISMO Fall Summit discuss ongoing work to help provide much-needed data standardization in the PLS market.
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MISMO, Snapdocs Announce Collaboration on New e-Eligibility Service
September 21, 2021
MISMO announced a collaboration to develop the MISMO e-Eligibility Service, Powered by Snapdocs (the e-Eligibility Service). The online service will be developed in partnership with Snapdocs, Inc., a leading digital closing platform for the mortgage industry.
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MISMO Issues Call for Participants for New Workgroup Focused on Creating Business Reference Architecture
September 14, 2021
MISMO is seeking participants for a new development workgroup (DWG) focused on the creation of a Business Reference Architecture. The DWG is focused on creating a "starter kit" that will enable industry professionals to quickly implement MISMO standards according to their business needs.
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MISMO releases new dataset, seeks comment
September 9, 2021
MISMO has released a new standardized dataset meant to improve the quality and consistency of mortgage asset data sent to the rating agencies and is seeking public comment. Known as the private label securitization (PLS) standard, this new dataset should lead to improved due diligence for private label residential mortgage-backed securities, MISMO said.
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MISMO Announces New PLS Dataset And Seeks Public Comment
September 7, 2021
MISMO is seeking public comment on its new standardized dataset which facilitates the electronic exchange of mortgage asset data to credit rating agencies. The 90 day public comment period for the dataset runs through November 5, 2021.
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MISMO Seeks Participants for Next Generation 4.0 Reference Model Workgroup
August 4, 2021
MISMO's Next Gen 4.0 RM DWG is pursuing a new methodology to manage the underlying master data in the Reference Model to improve the successful adoption of MISMO work products. This RM will enable industry stakeholders to implement MISMO-based solutions in a more timely and cost-effective manner.
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MISMO’s Jan Davis Receives HousingWire Woman of Influence Award
August 2, 2021
MISMO's Jan Davis has been recognized as a HousingWire 2021 Woman of Influence award recipient.
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MISMO Creates Community of Practice to Explore Market Need and Potential Standards for ESG Initiatives
July 29, 2021
MISMO has created a community focused on exploring potential standards for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) initiatives in order to meet the needs of market participants.
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Seth Appleton: How MISMO Standards Are Helping The Industry Achieve Higher Tech Adoption
July 29, 2021
MISMO President Seth Appleton shares his insights on the ways MISMO standards are helping the industry achieve higher tech adoption and playing a significant role in helping the industry scale digital solutions.
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New 2022 data standards could head off foreclosure errors in transfers
July 28, 2021
This National Mortgage News article discusses how protocols aimed at ensuring nothing is lost in translation when information about billing, late payments and related processing moves to a new system are set for comment and subsequent release in 2022, according to MISMO.
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MISMO Seeks Participants for Phase Two of Commercial Appraisal Dataset Standard Focusing on Retail, Office, Industrial Properties
July 21, 2021
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MISMO RON-Certified Platforms Increase 40 Percent
July 20, 2021
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that 14 technology platforms have now successfully completed MISMO Remote Online Notarization (RON) certification. DocuTech, OneNotary, Pro Notary and SimplySecureSign join 10 previously certified platforms, representing a 40 percent increase in the number of certified platforms over the past three months.
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MISMO Seeks Public Comment on Commercial Green Utility Dataset
June 29, 2021
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, announced today that it is seeking public comment on a proposed standard for Commercial Green Utility Data. The 90 day comment period starts today and runs through September 30, 2021.