Complete the steps below to process a short sale and reporting it correctly to the credit bureau.
To Report as Paid in Full for less than the Principal Balance
- Open the Customer Service Module.
- Select Payoff.
- Select Short Sale for Payoff Reason.
- Select Calculate.
- Select Customer Service.
- Select Other.
- Select Loan Adjustment.
- Adjust the amount desired to waive so the principal balance is the desired amount.
- Calculate payoff again.
Posting the Payoff
- Select the Payment Processing Module.
- Select the Loan ID.
- Select Payoffs.
- Zero out the Interest field.
- Post the Batch.
Credit Reporting
- Select the Customer Service Module.
- Select the Loan ID.
- Select Payment.
- Select Credit.
- In the Special Comments Field, select the reason.
- Select OK.
Note: It is not necessary to populate the Final Status Field at this time.
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