Due Diligence
ASSET REVIEWS
Broad Review Types, Detailed Asset Reviews
At Consolidated Analytics, we hire tenacious underwriters with knowledge and experience conducting due diligence and asset reviews for a wide range of asset types. Whether you are acquiring loans or selling securitized assets, we deliver market-leading due diligence solutions that enable you to understand asset risk and quality and make informed loan, portfolio, and transaction decisions.
Approved as an RMBS third-party review (TPR) firm by all major rating agencies, Consolidated Analytics provides due diligence solutions that go beyond the surface of your securitized assets to deliver independent, actionable intelligence that informs asset, transaction, deal, and portfolio risk management decisions. Our asset review solutions cover both pre- and post-securitization reviews for the following asset types:
- Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)
- Non-QM
- Jumbo
- Seasoned Assets (RPL)
- Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
We deliver in-depth due diligence on loan portfolios to provide greater transparency in correspondent or secondary market transactions. We provide asset reviews/due diligence for bulk or flow deals cover the following asset types: :
- Performing, non-performing, and reperforming
- Scratch and Dent
- Conforming and Jumbo
- Jumbo Seasoned Asset
- Non-QM
- HELOC
MSR Asset Reviews
MSR transactions are often complex and timelines for MSR asset reviews are often tight. Consolidated Analytics delivers a thorough review of the underlying asset to deliver valuable intel required for improved buying decisions. Our asset reviews includes:
- Portfolio sampling and/or complete pool due diligence
- Includes all key components essential for transaction transparency
- Customizable to meet specific buyer requirements
MSR Verification Agent
In addition to providing MSR portfolio due diligence, Consolidated Analytics provides Verification Agent Reviews to ensure critical monitoring of lenders cash and to understand the implications of inadequate servicing or treasury operations on funding and repayment related to advance facilities: Our review covers:
- Advance creation and repayment validation
- Verification and reconciliation of trust reporting and remittances
- Claims reporting analysis, cash reconciliation with GSEs and sub-servicers/servicers
An approved RMBS third-party review (TPR) firm by all major rating agencies, Consolidated Analytics provides independent due diligence at pre-securitization and post-securitization.
Pre-Securitization Due Diligence includes:
- Scope, data quality, and integrity analysis, sampling
- Due diligence including issue tracking and resolution
- Detailed reporting and data delivery
Post-Securitization Due Diligence includes:
- Surveillance of repurchases, put-backs and loans in various loss mitigation and default stages
- Cash flow verification and remittance errors
- Servicer review including compliance and execution challenges
- Regulation AB adherence
Whether newly originated or securitized, we provide due diligence reviews on Jumbo loans to verify adherence to regulatory guidelines. Our experienced review staff hones in on the unique complexities related to jumbo loans such as:
- Loan limits
- Income re-calculation
- Debt-to-Income (DTI)
- Valuation quality and accuracy
- Agency and investor guidelines
- Cash reserves
- Documentation
With Non-QM activity on the rise with existing and new players, it is critical to pay extra attention to regulatory requirements and ensure your QM portfolio is compliant with standards such as the Qualified Mortgage (QM), Temporary QM (TQM) and Ability-to-Repay (ATR) rules. For Non-QM loans, our experienced review team focuses its asset reviews on:
- Eight underwriting factors as laid out by the CFPB
- Ability to Repay (ATR)
- Accuracy in mortgage payment calculations, DTI, and documentation
- Loan Terms
- Credit Exceptions
Consolidated Analytics recognizes the risks present in non-performing and re-performing assets and portfolios and provides a comprehensive review that can be customized to meet your unique needs. Our due diligence analysts provide focused scrutiny around:
- Data integrity and completeness
- Servicing escrow analysis, default, bankruptcy, and collection status
- Pay histories
- Legal documentation
- Valuation review and refresh
Our Warehouse Line Review evaluates counterparty risk to ensure that financing on your warehouse line is sufficient, accurate, and doesn’t pose a risk to your business. Our due diligence solution focuses in on:
- Multiple service level options from deal flow through ongoing monthly/quarterly, and annual reviews
- Reviews credit and compliance
- Evaluates data integrity and accuracy
- Reviews documentation
Commercial purpose loans require a differentiated approach to assessing project success. At Consolidated Analytics our experts assess prior project history, values, budgets, rent rolls, and borrower/entity profiles to help determine project eligibility.
Our commercial purpose loan reviews cover:
- Fix-and-flip
- Single-family rentals
- Mixed-use properties
- Ground-up construction
- Bridge financing
Consolidated Analytics provides a deep dive review on collateral documentation to ensure that the loan can be seamlessly transferred and secured. Our collateral reviews can be customizable to cover a broad range of collateral files such as the note, addendums, legal documentation, title insurance policy, etc). Our reviews:
- Ensure the loan file has all of the required documentation
- Review the completeness and accuracy of data within the documentation
- Identifies risk associated with loan file documentation
There is a high demand for greater transparency related to repurchases; rating agencies’ recommendations and Dodd-Frank regulation now require an 18-month monitoring period. Consolidated Analytics provides detailed loan-level reviews or summary reviews of repurchase activity in your securitized pool. Our repurchase and litigation include an independent review of:
- Rebuttals review and tracking
- Loan file and servicing notes
- Mortgage claim denial
Our QC solutions offer you service level options that can solve for long-term QC and QC process support or monthly portfolio QC. Our turn-key solution integrates Consolidated Analytics’ QC leadership, management, rebuttal, and oversight with the client’s existing processes for ongoing QC reporting, while our monthly QC solution is available as a service, and delivers reporting and findings within the agreed-upon timelines. Available QC Reviews include:
- Prefund origination QC
- Post-close origination QC
- Servicing QC
- Operational audits