Disclosure Tracking (2015 Version)
Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure Tracking Dates
The Disclosure Tracking tool provides disclosure timelines and tracking dates, the disclosure history, and the latest disclosure details. Use this tool to log tracking entries for the Loan Estimate, Closing Disclosure, Settlement Service Provider, and Safe Harbor disclosures. Follow the timelines and tracking dates to stay compliant with RESPA-TILA regulations for loans originated on or after October 3, 2015.
This help topic describes the version of the Disclosure Tracking Tool used to record disclosure information for the 2015 Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure forms required by RESPA regulations for loans originated on or after October 3, 2015. Your Encompass administrator configures when your company switches by default from the 2010 to the 2015 forms. However, if you have not yet sent your initial disclosure to the borrower, you can switch between the 2010 and 2015 versions of the forms by clicking Forms on the Encompass menu bar, pointing to RESPA-TILA Form Version, and then clicking the 2010 or 2015 option. To view the help topic for the Disclosure Tracking Tool used to record disclosure information for the 2010 disclosure forms (2010 Itemization, GFE, REGZ-TIL, and Closing RegZ form), refer to the 2010 Disclosure Tracking help topic.
To Open the Disclosure Tracking Tool:
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Open a loan and then click the Tools tab.
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Click Disclosure Tracking.
The Compliance Timeline calculates important time periods and dates according to RESPA regulations. All fields, with the exception of the Estimated Closing Date, are read-only and calculated automatically. For details about how each field is calculated, view the 2015 Disclosure Tracking Compliance Timeline and Tracking Calculations help topic.
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Application Date - The date the loan application is received by the loan originator. The Send Initial Disclosure alert is generated on this date based on the completion of required fields on the loan file.
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Click the blue Lock icon to manually enter a date.
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LE Due - The date the Loan Estimate must be disclosed to the borrower. Disclosure must take place within three business days (according to the Our Company Calendar setting) of the Application Date (field ID 3142; the day when the required fields are populated and the Send Initial Disclosure alert is triggered). In accordance with the 2015 RESPA-TILA rule, the next business day after the Application Date is considered day one. Disclosure is required by the end of day three.
Note: As stated above, according to 2015 RESPA-TILA regulations, the next business day after the Application Date (field ID 3142) is considered day one when calculating the LE Due date. However, Encompass administrators may use the Disclosure Tracking Settings tool to include the Application Date in the LE Due calculation (i.e., the Application date is considered day one). Consult with your Encompass administrator to confirm if the Application Date is included in the LE Due calculation or not.
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eConsent - The date when the borrower or borrowers consent to receive loan documents electronically. If there are multiple borrowers, the date when the last borrower provides consent.
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To view the eConsent details, click the Lookup icon (magnifying glass) next to the eConsent field. The eConsent Status window displays the consent data for the borrower and co-borrower as applicable. The eConsent Status field indicates if the borrower has accepted or rejected the terms of the eDisclosure Agreement or if their decision is still pending.
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To withdraw an eConsent agreement, click the Withdraw Consent button next to the eConsent request in the eConsent Status window.
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Click the View Form link to view the eDisclosure Agreement sent to the borrower.
Note: Encompass currently does not support sending additional eConsent requests when the current status is Accepted, and does not support manually changing the eConsent status when a borrower initially accepts eConsent and then declines verbally.
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Intent to Proceed - The date when you determine that the borrower intends to proceed with the loan application. This field is populated from the Received Date (field 3197) in the Intent to Proceed section on the Loan Estimate Page 1.
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Earliest Fee Collection - Under RESPA regulations, lenders and mortgage brokers cannot collect any fees for services (with the exception of a credit report fee) until the Loan Estimate has been received by the borrower and the borrower has indicated an intention to proceed with the loan. The Earliest Fee Collection date is one of the following two dates: the date you determine that the borrower intends to proceed (field ID 3197) or the LE Received date described in the LE Tracking section below.
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Earliest Closing - The earliest date when the loan can be closed.
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Estimated Closing - This date is populated from the Estimated Closing Date in the loan file (field ID 763), but the date can be edited.
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Disclosure Tracking Timezone - Indicates the time zone being used for the time and date calculations in the loan file. The time zone indicated here is based on the time zone indicated in field LE1.X9. The default value for this field is determined by the Closing Costs Expiration Time Zone setting (Encompass Settings > Loan Setup > Disclosure Tracking Settings > Compliance Timeline Calculation for RESPA-TILA.)
Use this section to track when the initial and revised Loan Estimate is sent and received by the borrower. All fields are read-only.
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LE Sent - The date the first version of the Loan Estimate is sent to the borrower.
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LE Received - The date the first version of the Loan Estimate is received by the borrower.
Note: This date varies based on the delivery method. For detailed information, refer to the Disclosure Compliance Timeline and Tracking Calculations help topic.
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Revised LE Sent - The date the revised Loan Estimate is sent to the borrower.
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Revised LE Received - The date the revised Loan Estimate is received by the borrower.
Note: This date varies based on the delivery method. For detailed information, refer to the Disclosure Compliance Timeline and Tracking Calculations help topic.
- SSPL Sent - Sent date of the earliest Settlement Service Providers List associated with a tracking record not excluded from the timeline. If the Settlement Service Providers List and Loan Estimate are disclosed together, the date is the Sent Date of the earliest Loan Estimate not excluded from timeline. If the Settlement Service Providers List and the Closing Disclosure are disclosed together, the date is the Sent Date of the earliest Closing Disclosure not excluded from timeline.
- Safe Harbor Sent - Sent date of the earliest Safe Harbor disclosure associated with a tracking record not excluded from the timeline. If the Safe Harbor and Loan Estimate are disclosed together, the date is the Sent Date of the earliest Loan Estimate not excluded from timeline. If the Safe Harbor and the Closing Disclosure are disclosed together, the date is the Sent Date of the earliest Closing Disclosure not excluded from timeline.
Use this section to track when the initial and revised Closing Disclosure is sent and received by the borrower. All fields are read-only.
- CD Sent - The date the first version of the Closing Disclosure is sent to the borrower.
- CD Received - The date the first version of the Closing Disclosure is received by the borrower.
Note: This date varies based on the delivery method. For detailed information, refer to the Disclosure Compliance Timeline and Tracking Calculations help topic.
Note: When the Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure are printed together, a pop-up message mentions that a Disclosure Tracking entry must be created if these disclosures are going to the borrower, and then asks whether you want to create a Disclosure Tracking entry. If you click Yes, a Closing Disclosure tracking entry is created, because a Loan Estimate cannot be disclosed after a Closing Disclosure has been disclosed.
- Revised CD Sent - The date the revised Closing Disclosure is sent to the borrower.
- Revised CD Received - The date the revised Closing Disclosure is received by the borrower.
Note: This date varies based on the delivery method. For detailed information, refer to the Disclosure Compliance Timeline and Tracking Calculations help topic.
- Post Consummation Disclosure Sent - The date the post-consummation Closing Disclosure is sent to the borrower. This is the most recent Closing Disclosure sent after the Disbursement Date (field ID 2553).
- Post Consummation Disclosure Received - The date the post-consummation Closing Disclosure is received by the borrower.
Use this section to type or select the date on which the Affiliated Business Disclosure, CHARM Booklet, HUD Special Booklet, and HELOC Brochure are sent to the borrower.
- Affiliated Business Disclosure Provided - The date an Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure is provided to the borrower.
- CHARM Booklet Provided - The date the licensee provided the Consumer Handbook on Adjustable Rate Mortgages (CHARM) or a suitable substitute at the time of application.
- Special Info Booklet Provided - The date that HUD's Special Information Booklet is sent to the borrower.
- HELOC Brochure Provided - The date the Special Brochure for Open-Ended Credit Plans is sent to the borrower.
- 1st Appraisal Provided - The date the appraisal is sent to the borrower.
- Subsequent Appraisal Provided - The date the second appraisal is sent to the borrower.
- AVM Provided - The date the automated valuation model (AVM) report is provided to the borrower. AVMs usually include the tax assessor's value and all pertinent information on the property in question, such as its sales history, and an analysis of the sales of like-kind properties.
- Home Counseling Disclosure Provided - The date home ownership counseling information is provided to the borrower.
- High Cost Disclosure - The date the High Cost disclosure is signed. Under Reg Z, a creditor must furnish the Federal High Cost Section 32 disclosures at least three business days before consummation. Section 32 Disclosures are considered furnished when received by the consumer, which would be documented by the consumer's signature.
The Disclosure History section contains a tracking entry for each disclosure that is sent to a borrower. Each entry displays in a separate row with columns for the following information:
- Sent Date
- Method used to send the disclosure
- User who sent the disclosure
- Number of printed forms in the disclosure package
- Individual columns indicating whether the LE, CD, Safe Harbor, and Provider List were included in the package
- Borrower Pair the package was sent to
- Whether the disclosure included in the timeline
- Disclosure Type (initial or revised)
An entry can be added to the Disclosure History using three different methods. Entries can be added automatically, manually, or by clicking Yes when a Disclosure Tracking prompt displays, asking if you want to create a Disclosure History entry.
If you are a broker doing business with a wholesale lender who is responsible for sending disclosures to the borrowers, use the manual entry method to add a disclosure tracking record for the disclosures sent by the wholesale lender.
Automatic Disclosure History Entry
A Disclosure History entry is automatically added when:
- A document that is included in the Disclosure Tracking settings is requested from the borrower using the eFolder.
- A document that is included in the Disclosure Tracking settings is sent to the borrower as part of an initial disclosure (i.e., eDisclosure) package using the eFolder.
- A document that is included in the Disclosure Tracking settings is printed using the eFolder.
To Manually Add a Disclosure History Entry
- Click the New icon.
- When prompted, select one or more disclosure types: Disclosure, Settlement Service Provider List, Settlement Service Provider List - No Fees, or Safe Harbor.
- When Disclosure is selected, select LE or CD to indicate whether the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure is being disclosed.
- Click OK.
To Add a Disclosure History Entry Using a Disclosure Tracking Prompt
When you preview or print a document that is included in the Disclosure Tracking settings, a Disclosure Tracking prompt displays asking if you want to record a disclosure history record in the Disclosure Tracking tool. Click Yes to add the entry.
Note: Whether or not the Disclosure Tracking prompt displays when you print or preview a form is defined by your system administrator on the Disclosure Tracking Settings tool.
To Add an Entry Using the Prompt:
- Open a loan, and then click the Forms tab.
- Click the form in the list.
- Click the Print icon.
- Click Preview to preview the document.
- Click Print, select your printing options on the Print window, and then click OK to print the document.
- When the Disclosure Tracking prompt displays, click Yes.
Tip: Remember, the document must be included in the Document Tracking settings list or you will not be prompted to create a history entry when previewing or printing the document.
To Exclude a Disclosure History Entry
After an entry is added to the Disclosure History, it cannot be deleted. However, you can exclude an old or invalid entry so it is not included in the Compliance Timeline, LE Tracking, or CD Tracking sections. When a Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure is excluded, the Disclosure Tracking summary dates are re-calculated. If the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure is the most recently disclosed version, the Last Disclosed fee in the Fee Details window on the 2015 Itemization and the disclosure date fields on the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure input form are updated to reflect the removal of the disclosure.
Note: A Loan Estimate cannot be excluded from the timeline when the Intent to Proceed checkbox is selected on the Disclosure Details pop-up window. The Intent to Proceed checkbox must be cleared before the first Loan Estimate can be excluded from the timeline. A Loan Estimate tracking entry that is excluded from the timeline can be modified, but the Intent to Proceed checkbox cannot be selected.
To Exclude an Entry:
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Select the entry from the Disclosure History list.
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Click Exclude From Timeline.
- The entry is still visible in the Disclosure History, but it is no longer included in the Compliance Timeline, LE Tracking, or CD Tracking sections.
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To add an excluded entry back to the timeline, select the entry and click Include in Timeline.
Note: When an excluded entry is included again, it retains the same values it had before being excluded. The disclosures are re-evaluated to determine the Disclosure Tracking dates. If a Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure is included, and it is the most recently disclosed version of the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure, the Last Disclosed fee in the Fee Details window on the 2015 Itemization and the disclosure date fields on the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure input form are updated to reflect the removal of the disclosure.
To view the details for a specific disclosure, double-click to open the associated Disclosure History entry.
The Details tab provides key information about the disclosure or disclosure package currently selected in the Disclosure History list.
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Use the Select Disclosure Recipient dropdown list to select the disclosure recipient, if applicable. The dropdown list only displays when there is a non-borrowing owner contact on the loan.
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Disclosure Details - This section included information related to the disclosure being sent and received.
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For a Loan Estimate entry, click the checkbox at the top of this section to indicate that the Loan Estimate was disclosed by the broker.
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The left panel displays a Disclosure Type dropdown field if the disclosure includes a Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure. You can change the default selection if needed, but changing the default is recommended only for a final Closing Disclosure.
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The left panel provides the disclosure or disclosure package's Sent Date, by whom it was sent, and the method by which it was sent.
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Click the blue Lock icons to manually enter a Sent Date date or to change the name of the individual who sent the disclosure.
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To change the Sent Method used to send the disclosure or disclosure package, select an option from the dropdown list. If the Other option is selected, enter a description in the text field.
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The left panel displays an Intent to Proceed checkbox if the disclosure includes a Loan Estimate. The checkbox is selected by default if the borrower has received the Loan Estimate. If the checkbox is selected, it must be cleared before it can be selected for another Loan Estimate disclosure entry.
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If the Intent to Proceed checkbox is selected, you can edit additional fields associate with the checkbox, including:
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Type or select a new Intent to Proceed date as needed.
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Click the Lock icon to edit the name of the Encompass user who selected the Intent to Proceed checkbox.
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Select the method by which you received the intent to proceed. If you select Other, type a description in the text field.
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Additional comments can be entered manually in the Comments field.
Note: If the Intent to Proceed checkbox is selected, the Intent to Proceed information on the Details tab is the same as the Intent to Proceed information on the Loan Estimate Page 1. Changes made to the information in either the form or the tool are populated to both locations.
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The left panel displays a Use for UCD Export checkbox if the disclosure includes a Closing Disclosure (CD). This checkbox enables users who send UCD (Uniform Closing Dataset) files to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to indicate the CD (Closing Disclosure) to send. Only one disclosure can be indicated as the disclosure to send for UCD.
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The Use for UCD Export checkbox is provided in the Disclosure Details window for each CD record in the tool. Select this checkbox in the CD record you want to send to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
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The right panel displays information related to how and when the borrower and co-borrower received the disclosure or disclosure package.
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Use the dropdown menu to change the borrower or co-borrower Received Method or Actual Received Date.
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Click the Lock icons to change the borrower or co-borrower Presumed Received Date fields.
Note: The earliest of the borrower presumed receipt or actual receipt is reflected as the received date in the LE Tracking section. The latest of both the borrower and co-borrower presumed and actual receipt dates is reflected in the CD Tracking section.
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Loan Snapshot - This section provides the key loan fields that were disclosed to the borrower. A snapshot button displays for each of the following forms that were sent. Click a snapshot button to view a read-only copy of the disclosure information.
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LE Snapshot (Loan Estimate) - LE Snapshots include tabs that show the content on each page of the Loan Estimate form, plus a Fee Changes tab that displays a Fee Changes table that lists the fee description, new fee amount, a description of the changed circumstance, comments, reason for the changed circumstance, and the Changes Received Date.
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CD Snapshot (Closing Disclosure) - CD Snapshots include tabs that show the content on each page of the Closing Disclosure form.
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Safe Harbor Snapshot (Anti-Steering Safe Harbor Disclosure)
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SSPL Snapshot (Settlement Service Provider List)
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Itemization Snapshot ( 2015 Itemization) - All sections are collapsed by default, but can be expanded. A read-only version of the Fee Details pop-up window can be opened for each fee.
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Documents Sent - This section lists the disclosure documents that were sent to the borrower. For documents that were sent electronically in an eDisclosure package, click the View Document button to view a read-only copy of the documents.
Note: This tab displays only when you have selected a Disclosure History record for a disclosure package that includes a Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure.
The Reasons tab displays information that describes the purpose of a revised disclosure. The information is populated from the Loan Estimate (LE) Page 1 or the Closing Disclosure (CD) Page 1. You can edit information on the tab, but the edits are not copied back to the Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure form.
If a loan is being disclosed at a fee level, the Fee Level Disclosures checkbox on the Reasons tab will be selected and a Change of Circumstance reason for each fee variance should be documented. Only one reason can be selected for each fee variance. If no reason is selected (reason is blank), it will be considered an invalid reason when calculating the baseline on the Fee Variance Worksheet.
- Use the Reason section to select one or more checkboxes that describes the reason for the redisclosure. If you select Other, enter a description in the text field.
- In the Changed Circumstance section, click the Select icon (magnifying glass) to populate the Changed Circumstance field from a predefined list, and then type comments in the Comments field as needed.
- If a loan is being disclosed at a fee level, all individual fee level changed circumstances are populated to the Changed Circumstances field automatically as indicated on the LE Page 1 or CD Page 1 (one changed circumstance per line).
- All individual fee level Comments are populated to the Comments field
- The date the fee changed and the date when the changes were received can be entered here. The revised LE or CD due date field is automatically populated.
- If disclosing at a fee level, the Fee Changes table is provided and the following details for each fee change are provided. (This is a read only table, and cannot be edited.):
- Fee Description
- New Amount ($)
- Description of change
- Comments (i.e., the fee level comments listed in the Comments field)
- Reason
- Changes Received Date
Note: This tab displays only when you have selected an eDisclosure package entry in the Disclosure History list.
The eDisclosure Tracking tab provides the dates when the borrower and co-borrower take action on the selected eDisclosure package and details about the latest eDisclosure Fulfillment Service package that was printed and sent to the borrower (if applicable).
- Click View Details to open the original email message (including the From: and To: email addresses) that was sent to the borrower when sending the eDisclosure package.
- Click View Form to view the eDisclosure Agreements (PDF) for the borrowers.
- The read-only fields in the Status section are auto-populated with the date on which the borrower and co-borrower (if applicable) access, accept, reject, or electronically sign the eDisclosure package. In addition, the ePackage ID is provided. This ID is captured to easily identify valid eDisclosure package orders. (The capturing of this ID was introduced in the Encompass 18.3 Major Release. View the release notes.)
- The read-only fields in the Fulfillment section are auto-populated with the date on which the latest eDisclosure Fulfillment Service package was created and sent to the borrower, by whom the package was ordered, the presumed date the borrower will receive the package, and the actual date the borrower received the package.
- If your administrator has given you permission in the Persona settings, you can click Print Documents and Manually Fulfill to print and manually send the documents. After you print the documents, the Manually Fulfill window displays. Select a fulfillment method, enter comments as needed, and then click Submit.
Print the 2015 Disclosure Tracking Output Forms
- Click the Print icon on the upper-right of the loan file.
- Click the Standard Forms tab.
- Select Tools from the Look In dropdown list.
- In the left panel, select one or more of the disclosure tracking forms (Disclosure Tracking Summary, Disclosure Tracking Details, and Disclosure Tracking Snapshot), and then click the Add button.
- Click one of the buttons to Preview, Print, Print to File, or Add to eFolder.
Audit Trail for eClose and eDisclosure Packages
The Disclosure Tracking Tool provides access to individual audit trails for each eClose or eDisclosure package for loans submitted to Encompass from Encompass Consumer Connect.
eClose Packages are available only in Banker Edition for customers who have opted in to the eClose feature.
Access to an audit trail is provided by clicking the View Audit Trail button in the Disclosure Tracking Tool entry for each package:
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When the Disclosure Details window opens for an eClose package, the View Audit Trail button displays in the Disclosure Details window header.
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When the Disclosure Details window opens for an eDisclosure package, the View Audit Trail button displays on the Details tab and on the eDisclosure Tracking tab.
Click the View Audit Trail button to open a PDF viewer with a list of documents that provide the Audit Trail data. Click a document in the Audit Trail Documents panel on the left to view the document in the viewing panel on the right. Audit Trail documents include the following:
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Consent: The Consent file contains a PDF with a copy of every consent agreement generated for the loan. The name of the recipient, the time and date when the form was signed, and the IP address of the recipient displays at the end of each consent agreement in the PDF. The banner at the top provides information about the status of the signatures. Click the Signature Panel button to open a panel with information about the consent signatures.
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Certificate of Completion - Ancillary: The Certificate of Completion - Ancillary is the certificate of completion for the ancillary documents in the eDisclosure package and eClose package. It tracks the signing events for the documents. The banner at the top provides information about the status of the signatures. Click the Signature Panel button to open a panel with information about the eDisclosure signatures.
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Certificate of Completion - eNote: This option displays for eClose packages only. The Certificate of Completion - eNote is the certificate of completion for the eNote. It tracks the signing events for the documents. The banner at the top provides information about the status of the signatures. Click the Signature Panel button to open a panel with information about the eNote signatures.
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Audit Trail: The Audit Trail provides details about events related to the eDisclosure or eClose package. The banner at the top provides information about the status of the signatures. Click the Signature Panel button to open a panel with information about signatures related to the Audit Trail for the loan.
To Print or Save a Document:
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Select a document in the left panel.
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Right-click the document in the viewing panel on the right.
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When the right-click menu opens, click Print.
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To print the document, select a printer from the Printer list, and then click Print.
To save the document, select the Microsoft Print to PDF option from the Printer list, click Print, select a destination where the PDF will be saved, and then click Save.
See Also:
Disclosure Tracking Compliance Timeline and Tracking Calculations