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2005 FEATURES AND REPORTS

This index lists feature stories, reports and news items that appeared in Secondary Marketing Executive in 2005.

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AGENCIES

GSE Automated Underwriting Systems Stifling Technological Innovation Author: Scott Cooley Oct., p. 44

AUTOMATED COMPLIANCE

Addressing Current Misunderstandings Of Outsourced Automated Compliance Author: Roger Fendelman Aug., p. 14

BUNDLED SERVICES

Lenders Seeking A Competitive Edge By Offering Bundled Services Author: Jeff Siegel Dec., p. 14

BUNDLING

Evolving Due Diligence Models Offer Advantages Over Current Methods Authors: Bill Garland Sr. and Greg Hansen Jan., p. 14
Cost Cutting And Consumer Demand Drive Bundling Of Settlement Services Author: Jeff Siegel Mar., p. 40

BUSINESS PROCESSES

Optimize Processes For Business Value Rather Than Managing Them Author: Dennis Rygwalski Oct., p. 48
Are Lenders Really Re-engineering The Mortgage Lending Industry? Author: Rebecca B. Walzak Nov., p. 32

BUSINESS STRATEGIES

Ready For A Merger Or Acquisition? Many Fail Due To Inadequate Planning Authors: Jeffrey Davis & Jeffrey Ross May, p. 20
Grow Your Business While Keeping A Small-Company Atmosphere Author: Zan Hamilton May, p. 34

CAPITAL MARKETS

Credit Default Swaps Increasingly Used For Mortgage-Backed Securities Author: Robert Segal Nov., p. 24

COMMENT

Nonprime Sees More Competition Author: Jeffrey Zeltzer Aug., p. 4

COMPLIANCE

Build A Culture Of Compliance To Ensure Privacy Of Borrower Data Author: Margaret DuB. Avery Jan., p. 12
Accounting Problems Cause Firms To Review Rules For Compliance Author: Jerry DeMuth Feb., p. 12
Convince Your Investors That You've Picked The Best Compliance Program Author: Bill Lambropoulos Mar., p. 16
Managing The Delicate Balance Of Production And Compliance Author: Jason Connolly Nov., p. 18

COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY

Selecting A Compliance Solution Can Be A Formidable Undertaking Author: Lou Pizante Aug., p. 22

CONVENTION PREVIEW

Worried About Being Ill-Prepared, Execs Are Eager To Attend Conference Author: Jerry DeMuth Oct., p. 10

CORRESPONDENT LENDING

Operational Failures Can Produce Loan That Are Ineligible Author: Rebecca B. Walzak May, p. 32

COVER STORY

Credit Databases In The Works Could Boost Lending To Hispanics Author: Michael J. Kling Jan., p. 1
Alt-A Lending Exploding With A Multitude Of Products Author: Michael J. Kling Feb., p. 1
Factors Could Combine To Create A Second-Lien Disaster, Some Warn Author: Michael J. Kling Mar., p. 1
Secondary Market Purchasers On The Look Out For Fraud Author: Michael J. Kling Apr., p. 1
Results Soon Expected From MISMO Mortgage Data Transfer Standards Author: Michael J. Kling May, p. 1
Investors Recognize Synergies Between Loan Buying And Warehouse Lending Author: Michael J. Kling June, p. 1
Mortgage Industry Bracing For Discrimination Accusations Authors: Michael J. Kling & Dona DeZube July, p. 1
Subprime And Nonprime Are Blurring In The Indistinct World Of Alt-B Lending Author: Michael J. Kling Aug., p. 1
Innovative Structures Target Muslim Homeowners Author: Michael J. Kling Sept., p. 1
Community Banks Increasing Products, Working More With Private Investors Author: Robert Segal Oct., p. 1
Detecting And Preventing Mortgage Fraud: Why Technology Is Never Enough Author: Arthur Prieston Nov., p. 1
Experts Debating The Prospects Of Mortgage Performance Author: Michael J. Kling Dec., p. 1

DIRECTORY

Directory Of Mortgage Banking Technology Jan., p.22
Directory Of Wholesalers June, p. 36
Directory Of Property Valuation July, p. 22
Directory Of Subservicers Sept., p. 26
Directory Of Industry Service Providers Dec., p. 18

E-MARKETING

Eight Proven Ways For Originators To Make Money With E-Marketing Author: Dan Gooder Richard Mar., p. 28

FYI

American Mortgage Network Launches A New Correspondent Channel Jan., p. 8
RBC Mortgage Co. To Operate From A Single, Houston-Based Headquarters Jan., p. 8
Ameriquest Mortgage Co. And Argent Mortgage To Expand Operations In Schaumburg, Ill. Jan., p.8
Hansen Quality Launches Insight, Its Web-Based Screening Tool Jan., p. 10
U.S. Recordings Includes Three Counties In Its Electronic Recording Arena Jan., p. 10
Fiserv Integrated Loan Services Merges Its Valuation Services With CSW And LFS To Form ILS Valuation Services Jan., p. 10
ISO Acquires AppIntelligence Feb., p. 13
CampusMBA Introduces The Certified Residential Underwriting (CRU) Designation Feb., p. 13
Quantitative Risk Management Inc. Unveils New Credit Risk Tool Feb., p. 13
Option One Mortgage Corp. Opens Regional Operating Center In Pleasanton, Calif. Feb., p. 13
BenchMark Consulting International Will Analyze Home Equity Lending In Its Home Equity And Consumer Lending Benchmark Program Feb., p. 25
Loan Link Financial Services Acquires Home Funding Inc. Mar., p. 34
Millennia Mortgage Corp. Launches Wholesale Division Mar., p. 34
First Line Data Inc. Launches ALERT! Summary And FIRSTLINE Score On Its BVR Reports Mar., p. 35
Chase Credit Companies Changes Its Name To CredStar Mar., p. 35
Fiserv Inc. Sells BHC Investments Inc. To National Financial Mar., p. 35
Freddie Mac And VMP Mortgage Solutions Develop Bilingual State-Specific Instruments Mar., p. 35
Beanstalk Networks Relocates To 314 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, Fla. Mar., p. 35
Astera Software Introduces Astera Secondary Manager Version 2.0 Apr., p. 26
rjbWalzak Consulting Inc. Adds Online Quality Control Program To Its Offerings Apr., p. 26
RamQuest Software Inc. Partners With LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. And Old Republic National Title Insurance Company Apr., p. 26
1st National Bank Of Arizona Opens Operation Center In Charlotte, N.C. Apr., p. 26
The MBA And Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Create The Mortgage Career Paths Education Program Apr., p. 27
ISO Acquires Sysdome Apr., p. 27
Pay Rent, Build Credit Inc. Partners With Luxor Technologies Inc. To Deliver PRBC Reports Apr., p. 27
Global Home Loans And Finance Organizes Services For the Caribbean Community In New York Apr., p. 36
Moody's Investors Service Releases MILAN Analytical Tool For RMBS Portfolios In Spain Apr., p. 36
Clayton Services Inc. And The Murrayhill Co. Unite To Form Clayton Holdings Inc. May, p. 21
Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. Expands Merrill Lynch Correspondent Group May, p. 22
Fiserv Inc. Acquires Del Mar Database May, p. 22
NovaStar Financial Inc. Launches NovaStar Capital May, p. 22
First NLC Financial Services Opens Its First Correspondent Lending Division May, p. 23
Silver Hill Financial Has Achieved Strong Growth Through Its Residential-Style Underwriting Of Commercial Loans May, p. 23
National Tax Search Forms National Tax Technologies June, p. 16
AMCO Releases The Gold Standard, A New Product Guaranteeing The Accuracy Of Its Residential Appraisals June, p. 16
SouthStar Funding Launches Its Partnership Division June, p. 16
CitiMortgage And HouseRaising Inc. Partner To Deliver Mortgage Loan Financing To HouseRaising Home Buyers June, p. 16
Emergis Inc. Sells eLending For $13.75 Million To Fiserv Lending Solutions Inc. June, p. 17
Stewart Mortgage Information Rolls Out Suite Of Origination And Postclosing Products And Services June, p. 17
Mortgage Acquisition Specialists Tony Rowe, Tim Campbell, Kelly Garland And Bill Alread Create Steel Mountain Capital LLC June, p. 17
Sysdome Inc. And AppIntelligence Combine To Form Interthinx July, p. 16
MCT Trading Partners With USA Loan Network To Negotiate Network Agreements And Share Best Practices July, p. 16
GMAC Residential Funding Introduces, Through TPG Mortgage Assurance Solutions, A Suite Of Mortgage Fraud Prevention Services July, p. 16
CreditFlex Funding Opens Office In St. Louis Area For Missouri And Illinois Residents July, p. 16
CampusMBA Introduces Web-Based Courses Focused On Regulatory Compliance Topics July, p. 16
United Guaranty Corp. Takes Equity Position With Investors Mortgage Asset Recovery Company LLC July, p. 16
Fidelity National Data Services Launches Its Comp Locator System July, p. 16
SouthStar Funding Opens Office In Irvine, Calif. July, p. 17
Lime Financial Opens Regional Operations Center In Chantilly, Va. July, p. 17 July, p. 17
Fidelity National Information Services' Property Insight Rolls Out TitlePoint July, p. 17
Metavante Corp. Acquires GHR Systems Inc. Aug., p. 35
TransUnion Settlement Solutions Rolls Out Its Pre-Decision Qualifier Product Aug., p. 35
Chase Home Finance Teams With USDA To Provide Financing For The Nation's Heartland Aug., p. 35
E-OPS Opens First Offshore Around-The-Clock Processing Service Aug., p. 35
PCI Corp. Rolls Out Front-End Fair Lending Manager Aug., p. 35
Lenders Direct Capital Corp. Opens Correspondent Lending Division Aug., p. 39
Lenders One Enters Into Relationship With IndyMac Bank Aug., p. 39
Hansen Quality Launches Desktop Valuation With Inspection (DVI) Offering Aug., p. 39
TransUnion Acquires Four Companies Owned By Diversified Holdings Corp. Sept., p. 22
SouthStar Funding Forms The Correspondent Lending Group Sept., p. 22
Standard & Poor's Rating Services Introduces Levels Version 5.6 Sept., p. 22
Silver Hill Financial Launches Rewards Program Sept., p. 22
Wachovia Corp. Acquires AmNet Mortgage Inc. Oct., p. 28
Fidelity National Financial Inc. Acquires DOCX LLC Oct., p. 28
Entyre Now Offers Data Vaulting Services Oct., p. 28
Impac Funding Corp. & Impac Warehouse Lending Group Launch Broker-To-Banker Program Oct., p. 28
AllRegs Now Offers Spanish Versions Of Over 300 State-Specific Disclosures Oct., p. 28
SCME Mortgage Bankers Inc. Rolls Out Non-Prime Lending Division - Clearpath Lending Solutions Oct., p. 28
Central Pacific Mortgage Opens New Wholesale Offices In San Diego Oct., p. 28
HUD Now Allows Lenders To Charge Borrowers Fees For MERS Registration Oct., p. 40
American Equity Mortgage Opens Its First Virginia Branch In Virginia Beach Oct., p. 40
The Murrayhill Co. Changes Its Name To Clayton Fixed Income Services Nov., p. 14
ComUnity Lending Opens Service Center In Novato, Calif. Nov., p. 14
Wolters Kluwer Corporate & Financial Services Acquires Entyre Nov., p. 14
First American Real Estate Solutions Purchases Minority Interest In ComplianceEase Nov., p. 14
Integrity Mortgage Corp. Changes Its Name To American Equity Mortgage Nov., p. 14
Ocwen Financial Corp. Offers 24-Hour Loan-By-Loan, Mini-Bulk, Bulk And Portfolio Due Diligence Nov., p. 14
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Announces Changes In Its Nonprime Lending Businesses Nov., p. 14
Freddie Mac And CUNA Renew Alliance Nov., p. 14
Fidelity National Information Services Hansen Quality Launches The HQ FraudID Report Nov., p. 14
WNS Global Services Acquires Trinity Partners Dec., p. 12
C&S Marketing Changes Its Name To CoreLogic Dec., p. 12
The MBA Creates New Designation To Recognize Quality Assurance Professionals Dec., p. 12
Andrew Davidson & Co. Inc. Develops New Prepayment Model For Subprime Loans Dec., p. 12
Contemporary Services Inc. Opens Branch In Metro Twin Cities Area In Minnesota Dec., p. 12
GMAC-RFC Enters Into Joint Venture With Grupo Security Dec., p. 12

HEDGING

Re-examining Possible Strategies For Hedging Hybrid ARMs Author: Rob Kessel July, p. 8

HOME EQUITY

Prepare Your Home Equity Loan Pools To Win The Approval Of Investors Author: Lorne Lahodny July, p. 35

INSURANCE

Avoid The Pitfalls And Find Insurance That Meets Your Requirements Author: Lee Brodsky Jan., p. 28

INTERNET

Make Sure Your Web Site Has Features That Customers Have Come To Expect Author: Mary Elges May, p. 40

MANDATORY COMMITMENTS

Understand The Process Before Playing The Game Author: Len Israel Apr., p. 16

MARKETING

Matrix Marketing Can Mine Databases For The Most Profitable Customers Author: Rich Weissman Feb., p. 14
Know Your Marketing Resources And Learn To Use Them Effectively Author: Sharon Marie Katz June, p. 18

NEW TECHNOLOGY

New Modeling Techniques Can Provide Portfolio Tracking, Decision Support Author: Terry Hipolito Mar., p. 36

NICHE MORTGAGE PRODUCTS

Small-Balance Commercial Loans Can Help Attract More Customers Author: Mike Boggiano Sept., p. 14

NONPRIME

In The Nonprime Neighborhood, The Right Human Resources Are Vital Author: Rick Glass Mar., p. 42

ORIGINATIONS

Are The Odds Stacked Against You? Strategies For Originating More Loans Author: Todd Duncan Mar., p. 12
Nonprime Originations Remain Strong, But Risk Concerns Draw Attention Author: Michael J. Kling July, p. 12
Boost Volume By Helping Borrowers Improve Their Credit Scores - Quickly Author: Steve Grant Oct., p. 30

OUTLOOK

After Katrina: Eyeing The Impact, Reaching Out To Homeowners Author: Robert Segal Oct., p. 16

PERSONNEL

Staffing Options Available To Lenders In A Changing Mortgage Market Author: John Westermeier Jan., p. 18
How To Keep Your Loan Officers Happy And Loyal To You Author: Ronnie da Motta Mar., p. 14

POSTCLOSING SOLUTIONS

Improve Your Procedures For Handling Trailing Documents Author: Jim Stewart Feb., p. 20
Resolving Postclosing Mistakes Before They Start Causing Problems Author: Susan Falsetti Mar., p. 22

PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES

Researchers Analyze Risk Posed By Interest-Only Mortgages Author: Michael J. Kling Oct., p. 34

QUALITY CONTROL

Prefunding And Postclosing QC Are Complementary Processes Author: Charles W. Sewright Apr., p. 10
Develop A Prefunding Quality Control Plan To Keep Perpetrators At Bay Author: James C. Hagan Apr., p. 22
Basel II Accords Present An Opportunity To Firms Emphasizing Quality Control Author: James C. Robinson June, p. 12
Merge Your Islands Of Automation To Improve Quality Control Author: Michael Piech July, p. 38

REGULATIONS

Predatory Lending Law Enacts Stringent Reporting Requirements Authors: James M. Milano and Mary Murphy Powers Oct., p. 54

REITs

Latest Wave Of REITs Face New Environment Author: Jerry DeMuth Sept., p. 16

RESEARCH

Analyzing Greenspan's Conundrum: Are Long-Yield Levels Really Mispriced? Author: Richard Gordon Aug., p. 18

RISK MANAGEMENT

Gather And Track Information To Choose The Appropriate Hedge Author: Peter Pollini Sept., p. 10

SECONDARY MARKET TRENDS

Mortgage Fraud In Securitizations: The Coming Squeeze On Secondary Author: Arthur Prieston Apr., p. 34

SECONDARY MARKETS

Housing Finance Agencies Offer Lenders A Viable Path To Increased Volume Author: Michael J. Kling June, p. 26
Credit Risk Becoming Increasingly Relevant To Mortgage Investors Author: Kyle G. Lundstedt Aug., p. 28

SERVICING RIGHTS

Fair Value Accounting For MSRs: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Author: Sachit R. Kumar Nov., p. 12

SUBPRIME

Develop Strategies To Mitigate Risk In Subprime Interest-Only Loans Author: Paul Marchese May, p. 14

SUBSERVICING

Considering The Many Options To Profitability In Today's Environment Author: Wes Howland Oct., p. 20

TECHNOLOGY

Cross-Sell Technologies Help Lenders Meet Their Customers' Needs Author: Rich Barfus Jan., p. 11
Virtual Loan Folders Move Industry A Step Closer To Electronic Mortgages Author: Dave Black Feb., p. 8
Over-Reliance On Automation Predominates In Mortgage Technology Author: Keven Smith May, p. 30
Protect Yourself Against Cyber Threats With A Comprehensive E-Security Plan Author: Patricia S. Eyres Aug., p. 30
Rich Internet Applications Delivering The Next Leap For Mortgage Lending Author: Rob Carpenter Oct., p. 24

UNDERWRITING

Fighting Fraud By Working Together With An Integrated Database Author: Jeffrey C. Taylor Dec., p. 16

VALUATIONS

Automated Valuation Models Provide Better Protection In Soft Markets Authors: Michael G. Bradley and Mark A. Beardsell Apr., p. 38
Insured Valuations Face Pervasive Misperceptions In The Marketplace Author: Diane Valadez May, p. 28
New AVM Platforms Offer Improved Risk Mitigation Features Author: Arturo Garcia Oct., p. 52

WAREHOUSE LENDING

Revisit Your Strategies To Maximize The Benefits Of Your Lines Author: Stanley M. Street June, p. 28