Encompass 21.1 Release Notes - Broker Edition

These are the release notes for the Encompass 21.1 Major Release. They include a high-level overview of new features, feature and form enhancements, and fixed issues, followed by more detailed information and instructions where appropriate.

In addition to the information about this Major Release, these release notes also provide information about an update (21.1.0.1) released on February 13, 2021 to provide feature enhancements and address issues discovered during testing.

Refer to the online help and the Guides & Documents page for additional information and related documents.

This Encompass 21.1 Major Release will be applied to your users' computers automatically and cannot be controlled manually via the Encompass Version Manager tool. Users will receive the update upon their initial log in of Encompass following the release.

Please refer to the Major Release announcement you received from ICE Mortgage Technology for the planned release date. You can review these announcements on your My Messages page in the Ellie Mae Resource Center. (Click here for more information.)

What's in This Release

• URLA Updates - For loans using the new URLA forms, various updates are provided in this release including a new ‘Buydown Type’ on the URLA – Lender form, updates to the Net Rental Income calculation for VOMs, and updates to address fields on the ATR/QM form. Several issues related to URLA forms have also been addressed.

• Updates to the New Document Viewer

• FHA County Limits Table Updated for 2021

Attention Encompass Administrators!

The following Encompass 21.1 features and settings may require additional action by the Encompass administrator. For example, by configuring or adjusting options in the Encompass settings, or reviewing and revising existing business rules affected by the new features. Please review these features to determine whether updates are required for your Encompass settings or business rules. In addition, refer to the Encompass Settings sections of the Feature Enhancements and Fixed Issues pages for specific information about new and updated Encompass settings.

• URLA Updates - For loans using the new URLA forms, various updates are provided in this release including a new ‘Buydown Type’ on the URLA – Lender form, updates to the Net Rental Income calculation for VOMs, and updates to address fields on the ATR/QM form. Several issues related to URLA forms have also been addressed.

• Web-Based Encompass Login Screen Now Used When Publishing from Input Form Builder - When publishing a new form or form package from the Encompass Input Form Builder, the new Web-based Encompass Log In screen (introduced in Encompass 20.2) is now provided for the user to log into the source Encompass instance (where the custom forms are located) and then log into the instance where you want to import the forms.

• FHA County Limits Table Updated for 2021 - The FHA County Limits for 2021, announced by HUD, have been incorporated into the Encompass FHA County Limits table in Encompass Settings.

• Watch a series of videos about this new release.