Feature Enhancements in Version 22.3 (Broker Edition)

As you may recall, with the Encompass 22.2 Major Release in June, Encompass recently began using the Chromium-based engine, replacing areas where the MSHTML engine was being used. These areas included (but were not limited to) settings for eDisclosure Fulfillment, appraisal ordering, Encompass Product and Pricing Service (EPPS), and more. Areas in Encompass that were already using the Chromium-based engine prior to 22.2 (such as Loan Delivery Services settings and the Workflow Tasks tool) were not impacted.

When upgrading to 22.2, a one-time download of one large Chromium engine DLL file, DotNetBrowser.Chromium.Win-x86.dll, (100MB) was required. This took some time to download.

With the Encompass 22.3 Major Release, Encompass login screens will begin using the Chromium-based engine. The affected login screens are: Encompass, Admin Tools, Settings Sync Tool, and Input Form Builder.

What should I know about these login screen updates for 22.3?

If you are upgrading from Encompass 22.2 to 22.3, then you have already downloaded the Chromium engine DLL file. It does not need to be downloaded again during this upgrade. Once the 22.3 upgrade is complete, the Encompass Log In screen displays and you can proceed.

However, any time the RemoveUAC executable is run to remove configuration files from the SmartClientCache file directory after upgrading to 22.3, the DLL file will be removed and then re-downloaded when you start logging back into 22.3 with the Encompass Launcher. The subsequent Encompass Log In screen will not display until the entire DLL file has been re- downloaded. Again, this DLL takes some time to download, so you should expect a delay in the loading of the Encompass Log In screen.

Encompass Admins: After upgrading to 22.3, there is also a one time download of the DotNetBrowser.Chromium.Win-x64.dll, (100MB) when the Encompass Admin Tools (or EncAdminTools.exe) application is run for the first time. The Encompass Admin Tools menu will not display until this DLL has been fully downloaded. As with the 32 bit DLL, this DLL will remain in the SmartClient cache until RemoveUAC is run.

Also:

• Cookies that were previously stored when using the MSHTML engine will not be migrated to Chromium in 22.3. Therefore, after a user upgrades, their saved User ID will not persist on the initial login screen. After the user successfully logs into 22.3, and if they selected the Remember Me option on the login screen, the User ID will persist again.

• Cookies are also removed each time RemoveUAC is run. Therefore, their saved User ID will not persist on the initial login screen. After the user successfully logs in after running RemovingUAC, and if they selected the Remember Me option on the login screen, the User ID will persist again.

This information, as well as the original messaging about the Chromium-based engine update that was sent with Encompass 22.2, can be found in KA-000114063.

For loans using the URLA 2020 input forms, a new Itemize Credits check box (field ID 4796) has been added to the Total Credits section of the 1003 URLA - Lender input form to enable Encompass users to choose whether to itemize credits in Section M on forms such as the 1003 URLA - Lender and the 2015 Itemization.

When the check box is selected, new rows for itemized entries are added to Section M and new calculations are implemented based on the itemized credits.

Updated sets of options also display in the drop-down lists in the new Section M.

After updating to Encompass 22.3, the Itemize Credits check box is cleared by default to enable each customer to determine when to implement the Section M changes. Loan Templates can be used to select or clear the Itemize Credits check box. The recommended best practice is to determine when your company wants to implement the Section M changes and then update your loan templates on that date.

If you select the check box and then clear it later:

• The original URLA 2020 Section M displays.

• The data entered in the new fields is ignored.

• The old Section M options display in the drop-down lists.

• The old calculations run.

When the check box is selected, the new Section M section displays even when the 2010 Itemization form is being used.

When a user switches from the URLA 2020 forms to the URLA 2009 forms, and then switches back to the URLA 2020 forms, the Itemize Credits check box is cleared.

If a user toggles back to the RESPA-TILA 2015 LE and CD or RESPA 2010 GFE and HUD-1, no changes will be made to the Section M items, which continues to work as they did prior to the Encompass 22.3 release.

For piggyback loans, the drop-down fields in the Details of Transaction section in the right column of the Piggyback Loan tool are now read-only. To change the selections, an Encompass user needs to navigate to the linked loan and update the fields from that loan.

When the Itemize Credits check box is selected, the Qualifying the Borrower section from the URLA 2020 forms replaces the Details of Transaction section on the 2015 Itemization input form.

For existing loans, if a value was previously entered for MI Premium Refund (field ID 1134), the value was also copied to the Section M line fields. If a user then selects the Itemize Credits check box, the value in Other Credits (field ID URLA.X149) will include the value for the MI Premium Refund twice because the new Section M calculations add the MI Premium Refund amount directly to the Other Credits. The recommended best practice is to not select the Itemize Credits check box for existing loans unless you also adjust the Other Credits amount to remove the additional MI Premium Refund amount.

(Added on 9/29/2022)

When the RESPA-TILA 2015 LE and CD option is selected as the RESPA-TILA Form Version on the Forms menu in Encompass, the Details of Transaction section at the bottom of the 2015 Itemization input form now displays the content from section L4. Qualifying the Borrower on the 1003 URLA - Lender input form.

The L4. Qualifying the Borrower section on the 2015 Itemization matches the content that displays in section M on the 1003 URLA Lender input form, including the changes that were introduced to support Itemized Credits in the Total Credits section on the 1003 URLA - Lender input form (as described in the Ability to Itemize Credits in Section M on the URLA 2020 Forms entry directly above). Selecting or clearing the Itemize Credits check box on either of these forms will update the content that displays in section M on both forms.

To enable the collection of additional data required by the IRS, updates have been made to the Request for Transcript of Tax and Request for Transcript of Tax (Classic) input forms when the Use IRS 4506-C check box (field ID IRS4506.X67) is selected. This update includes text changes on the forms and the addition of 48 new fields for collecting data. The mandatory use date for the new forms is December 1, 2022.

The following list describes detailed changes to the Request for Transcript of Tax (Classic) and Request for Transcript of Tax when the Use IRS 4506-C check box (field ID IRS4506.X67) is selected. Screen shots of the new versions of the Request for Transcript of Tax and the Request for Transcript of Tax (Classic) input forms are shown after the list and include onscreen text indicating the field IDs for new fields that have been the newly added fields on the form. Note that these updates are cosmetic user interface updates only. The functionality and data mapping logic for these fields (for example, the middle name field) will be provided in a future Encompass release.

• Section 1a - A Middle Initial field has been inserted between the First Name and Last Name.

• Section 1b - An Authorized Representative Signing check box has been added below the Use Employer ID Format check box.

• Section 1c - This new section includes the following items:

  • Text: Previous name shown on last return filed if different from 1a.

  • New fields added: First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name.

• Section 2a - A Middle Initial field has been inserted between the First Name and Last Name.

• Section 2b - An Authorized Representative Signing check box has been added below the Use Employer ID Format check box.

• Section 2c - New section added with the following items:

  • Text: Spouse’s previous name shown on last return filed if different from 2a.

  • New fields added: First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name.

• Section 5 has been replaced with sections 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d.

• Section 5a:

  • The following text has been added: IVES participant name, ID number, SOR mailbox ID, and address.

  • An Address Book icon has been added that opens the Business Contacts Lookup window, Address Book on Section 5a. next to the Name field.

    Lenders can add the name to the IVES participant name to the Business Contacts and use the Address Book icon to add the name here or in a data template.

  • The label for the Name (Cont’d) field has been renamed to read Participant ID.

  • A new SOR Mailbox ID field has been added below the Participant ID.

• Section 5b - A Customer File Number field has been added.

• Section 5c - A Unique Identifier Number has been added.

• Section 5d:

  • The following text has been added: Client name, telephone number, and address (these fields cannot be blank or not applicable (N/A))

  • New fields added: Client Name, Client Phone, Client Address, Client City, Client State, and Client Zip.

• Section 6:

  • The CAUTION statement has been updated to the following text:

    This tax transcript is being sent to the third party entered on Line 5a and/or 5d. Ensure that lines 5 through 8 are completed before signing.

  • The last sentence has been removed from sections 6a, 6b, and 6c. The removed sentence formerly read: Most requests will be processed within 10 business days.

• Section 7:

  • The check box label on the first line has been updated to: Wage and Income transcript (W-2, 1098-E, 1099-G, etc.)

  • The following text has been added below the check box: a. Enter a max of three form numbers here; if no entry is made, all forms will be sent. Three new fields have been added below the text.

  • The following text has been added below the three fields: b. Mark the checkbox for taxpayer(s) requesting the wage and income transcripts. If no box is checked, transcripts will be provided for all listed taxpayers.

  • Check boxes for Line 1a and Line 2a have been added to indicate the taxpayers requesting the transcripts.

The following screen shots show the new version of the Request for Transcript of Tax and the Request for Transcript of Tax (Classic) input forms when the Use IRS 4506-C check box is selected. Field IDs are provided for new fields that were added in the Encompass 22.3 Major Release.

Request for Transcript of Tax Input Form

Request for Transcript of Tax (Classic) Input Form

Some of the new fields have restrictions on the field length because this form will be electronically read by the IRS. The IRS states that if all characters do not fit, users should enter up to the maximum length. Encompass does not truncate these fields on the input form. Truncation occurs on output forms or GSE export files when they are generated.

Updates have been made to the Mortgage Calculation section on the Prequalification tab on the FHA Management input form to comply with guidelines provided in the FHA Handbook 4000.1 for the calculation of the maximum loan amount calculation for a HUD REO property that is used for an investment property or a primary residence with repairs. A HUD Real Estate Owned (REO) Property, also known as a HUD Home or a HUD-owned home, refers to a one-to-four-unit residential Property acquired by HUD as a result of a foreclosure or other means of acquisition on an FHA-insured mortgage, whereby the Secretary of HUD becomes the property owner and offers it for sale to recover the mortgage insurance claim that HUD paid to the Mortgagee.

To support the calculation update for these two types of HUD REO loans, the Encompass 22.3 Major Release includes the updates described below in the Mortgage Calculation section on the Prequalification tab of the FHA Management input form.

User Interface

The user interface in the Mortgage Calculation section is adjusted when the following field entries are selected for a loan:

• The FHA check box is selected for the Loan Type (field ID 1172).

• The Purchase check box is selected for the Purpose of Loan (field ID 19).

• The HUD REO check box is selected for the Purpose of Loan (field ID 2999) on FHA forms.

When the options listed above are selected, lines 4-7 in the Mortgage Calculation section are replaced with lines 4-8, which reflect the calculation now being used for HUD REO loans, as shown in the image below.

The fields used in this section for HUD REO loans include a new field for the Total Amount (4 x 5) (field ID 4801), which is used to calculate the total prior to adding repairs or improvements.

Calculation Updates

The following calculation updates have been made for HUD REO primary residences with repairs and HUD REO investment properties.

No changes have been made to the user interface or the order of operation in the Section 2 on the FHA Maximum Mortgage and Cash Needed Worksheet, but the calculation updates for HUD REO loans have been incorporated into the calculations used on the FHA Maximum Mortgage and Cash Needed Worksheet.

Primary Residence with Repairs

For a HUD REO loan, when the Primary check box is selected for Property Will Be (field ID 1811) and an amount is entered for Repairs or Improvements (field ID MCAWPUR.X29), the amount is now added after the Base Loan Amount has been calculated, as shown below.

Investment Property

For a HUD REO loan, when the Investment check box is selected for Property Will Be (field ID 1811), the maximum loan amount calculation for a HUD REO Investment now uses an LTV Factor of 75% by default, as shown in the image below.

Migration

For loan files created prior to updating to the Encompass 22.3 Major Release, the LTV Factor (field ID MCAWPUR.X5) in existing loan files will not be automatically updated. Encompass users can click the Lock icon on the LTV Factor field to update the calculation manually.

The Funding Fee Exempt Status drop-down list (field ID 990) is now editable on the Basic Information tab on the VA Management input form. Previously, Encompass users had to open the VA 26-0286 Loan Summary input form to selection an option on the drop-down list.

(Updated on 9/27/2022)

The following fields now display with two-digit decimal amounts to record the amount in cents. The decimals also display when these fields are populated to output forms. Previously the values in the fields were rounded and displayed as integers only, with no decimal values.

• Gross Monthly Income Total (field ID FE0112) on the URLA Page 2

• Borrower's Monthly Rent Total (field ID FR0116) on the URLA Page 1

• Borrower's Employer's Gross Monthly Income Total (field ID BE0112) on the VOE

• Borrower's Monthly Payment for Residence (field ID BR0116) on the VOR

• Co-Borrower's Employer's Gross Monthly Income Total (field ID CE0112) on the VOE

• Co-Borrower's Monthly Payment for Residence (field ID CR0116) on the VOR

• Purchase Price on a Property (field ID FM0123) on the VOM

• Correspondent Appraised Value (field ID VAL0111) on custom input forms

Note that the decimal formatting in the fields listed above may affects the value populated in the following fields. These fields are calculated fields that use one or more of the decimal fields in their calculations.

• Borr Employer Total Monthly Income (field ID BE0112)

• Co-Borr Employer Total Monthly Income (field ID CE0112)

• Borr Total income (field ID FE0112)

• Co-Borr Total Income (field ID FE0212)

• Borr Additional Employment Total Income (field ID FE0312)

• Co-Borr Additional Employment Total income (field ID FE0412)

• Borr previous Employment Total Income (field ID FE0512)

• CoBorr previous Employment Total Income (field ID FE0612)

• Borrower Previous Gross Monthly Income (field ID URLA.X245)

• Co-Borrower Previous Gross Monthly Income (field ID URLA.X246)

• Mortgage Property Purchase Price (field ID FM0123)

• Correspondent Appraised Value (field ID VAL0111)

• Borr Residence Monthly Rent Pymnt (field ID BR0116)

• Co-Borr Residence Monthly Rent Pymnt (field ID CR0116)

• Borr Present Rent (field ID FR0116)

• Co-Borr Present Rent (field ID FR0216)

• Borr Previous Rent (field ID FR0316)

• Co-Borr Previous Rent (field ID FR0416)

Additionally, Lock icons have been added to the following fields:

• Gross Monthly Income Total (field ID FE0112)

• Borrower's Employer's Gross Monthly Income Total (field ID BE0112)

• Co-Borrower's Employer's Gross Monthly Income Total (field ID CE0112)

When any of the field with Lock icons are open for manual editing (rather than being populated by the Encompass calculations), other Encompass fields that are populated from these fields are also open for manual editing.

Migration

With the Encompass 22.3 Major Release, Encompass will perform a one-time migration using the Current Status (field ID 1393) to determine when to lock the fields and persist existing values. When the loan status is blank or Active Loan, the fields will be unlocked and be reformatted to the new value with decimals.

When Loan Status is anything but Active or blank, the field will be presented as locked so HMDA fields will not be impacted unless the user decides to unlock the field and accept the updated value.

When a guideline for a specific program requires that a number be rounded for any of these fields, the Encompass user will have to manually enter the rounded amount.

Under the guidance of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Freddie Mac collaborated with mortgage industry stakeholders to develop the Duty to Serve plan to make financing of manufactured housing and rural housing easier for families with very low-, low- and moderate-income, and preserve the affordability of these homes over time. To ensure that exported data reflects the latest Duty to Serve specification for exporting to Freddie Mac’s LPA (Loan Product Advisor), a new Duty to Serve & Existing Energy Improvements section has been added below the Freddie Mac Defined Data section on the Freddie Mac Additional Data input form. This section displays for loans using either the URLA 2020 or URLA 2009 input forms.

The new section includes the existing Encompass field for the Energy Improvement Amount (field ID 4785) and the following three new fields:

• A Renewable Energy Component Type drop-down list (field ID CASASRN.X207) with options for Geothermal, Solar, Wind Turbine, and Other Energy Component. The default value is blank.

• A free entry field for Deeds Restriction Term Months Count (field ID CASASRN.X207).

• An Energy Improvement check box (field ID CASASRN.X208) to indicate that the Energy Improvement Amount is a Freddie Mac energy improvement.

The Energy Improvement Amount (field ID 4785) is the sum of all liabilities that have all three of the following check boxes selected on a VOL entry: Will be paid off, Subject Property, and Energy Improvement. A Show All VOL button is available on the Duty to Serve & Existing Energy Improvements section header to enable users to open the Quick Entry - VOL pop-up window to access the entries on the VOL input form.

Updates have been made to the Average Representative Credit Score (field ID 4752) in the Credit Information section on the Borrower Summary - Origination and Borrower Summary - Processing input forms to resolve an issue that caused an AUS Data Discrepancy Alert to trigger after receiving a Fannie Mae DU (Desktop Underwriter) report for a loan with only one borrower (or for a loan with two borrowers but only one credit score).

Previously, the Encompass calculation for the Average Representative Credit Score (field ID 4752), which is always a numeric value, was copied to the Average Median Score (Fannie) (field ID AUS.X199) in the AUS Tracking tool record for the DU results. When Fannie Mae DU returned a different value for the Average Median Score (Fannie) field, an alert was triggered. However, for a loan with only one credit score, DU returns a text value instead of a numeric value of Not Applicable for the Average Median Score (Fannie). This discrepancy would trigger an alert.

To resolve this issue, the following updates have been made to the Credit Information sections on the Borrower Summary - Origination and Borrower Summary - Processing input forms:

• The Encompass calculation used to populate the Average Representative Credit Score (field ID 4752) has been removed. The field is now a manual entry field.

• The value in the Average Representative Credit Score is no longer copied to the Average Median Credit Score (field ID AUS.X199).

• By default, both the Average Representative Credit Score and the Average Median Credit Score are blank before a user runs DU.

• A new Not Applicable checkbox (field ID 4830) has been added next to the Average Representative Credit Score.

• The Lock icon for the Average Representative Credit Score also controls the Not Applicable checkbox. Both fields are locked or unlocked in unison.

• A user can click the Lock icon to enter an Average Representative Credit score manually or to select the Not Applicable checkbox.

• When the Not Applicable checkbox is selected, a blank value is populated to the Average Representative Credit Score field.

• When a user runs DU, the value is populated to both the Average Representative Credit Score and the Average Median Credit Score.

• When DU returns an Average Median Credit Score, the value will not overwrite the Average Representative Credit Score if the Lock icon has been clicked to enable manual entry.

A new QuestSoft (Bor, CoBor) field (field ID GSEVENDOR.X36) for Experian has been added to the Universal Credit 4506T section of the GSE Additional Provider Data input form.

(Updated on 9/27/2022)

A new section has been added to the Homeownership Education and Housing Counseling section of the 1003 URLA - Lender input form. This new section enables users to enter a separate set of information for homeownership education that is populated on the FNMA SCIF (Supplemental Customer Information Form) output form. Previously, the input form contained only one section that was used to document the housing counseling information for the loan. The following image shows the new section for homeownership education at the top of section L5, and the updated section for housing counseling at the bottom.

The new education section contains the same set of information as the home counseling section, with the following exceptions:

• Different options display in the dropdown lists for selecting the format for homeownership education and housing counseling, as shown below.

  Homeownership Education

  

  Housing Counseling

  

• The homeownership education agency information needs to be entered manually. The housing counseling agency information can be entered manually or can be populated by clicking the Edit icon to select an agency from the Home Counseling Providers pop-up window.

  

Additionally:

• The Attended Same as Borrower checkbox has been removed from the co-borrower column of the housing counseling section.

• Clients who previously entered home counseling and education fields in the Encompass Reporting Database will need to have their administrators modify the field descriptions in the Encompass Reporting Database to distinguished between the homeownership education and housing counselling fields.

Migration

After updating to Encompass 22.3, the new education section will display for both new and existing loans. For existing loans, the data previously entered in the Homeownership Education and Housing Counseling section will be retained in the new home counseling section of Section L5.

The Source of Funds drop-down list in the Verification of Additional Loans (VOAL) input form has been updated to include the letters FRE in the following items on the list to indicate that these options apply to Freddie Mac:

• Community Nonprofit (FNMA/FRE)

• Employer (FNMA/FRE)

• Federal Agency (FNMA/FRE)

• Lender (FNMA/FRE)

• Local Agency (FNMA/FRE)

• Other (FNMA/FRE)

• Parent (FNMA/FRE)

• Property Seller (FNMA/FRE)

• Relative (FNMA/FRE)

• Religious Nonprofit (FNMA/FRE)

• State Agency (FNMA/FRE)

New CX and BX options have been added to the Flood Zone drop-down list (field ID 541) on the Property Information and Underwriter Summary input forms to enable the selection of these options, which are supported by some flood zone service vendors. Additionally, the order of the entries on these two drop-down lists has been rearranged.

Migration

These changes apply only to loans created after updating to Encompass 22.3. The updates to the drop-down list are not visible in loans existing prior to the update to Encompass 22.3.

A Lock icon has been added to the field for the Maximum Points and Fees Allowed (field ID S32DISC.X101) in the Points and Fees Test section of the Section 32 HOEPA input form. Users can click the Lock icon to manually edit the calculated amount that displays by default in the field.

All values from the amortization schedule in Encompass are now passed directly to the Encompass Docs Solution to ensure that the data used in Encompass and on output forms generated by the Encompass Docs Solution are synchronized. Previously the raw data from the Encompass amortization schedule was passed to the Encompass Docs Solution, which would run separate calculations to determine the LTV values in the schedule. In scenarios involving some construction or FHA loans, the calculations resulted in discrepancies between the LTV values in Encompass and in the Encompass Docs Solution. This issue has been resolved and the data and LTV values are now synchronized between the amortization schedule shown in Encompass and the amortization schedule used in documents generated by the Encompass Doc Solution.

The Encompass ZIP Code database has been updated with the latest available ZIP Code data.