Gregory Samp retired from Lender Processing Services (LPS/FIS)and is currently serving as a Principal with a consulting firm, Maximum Value Group. He has spent thirty years overseeing virtually every Mortgage Banking operational function including loan production, servicing, secondary, risk management, loan operations and technology. He chaired multiple committees for the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mr. Samp has over five years of experience at Fidelity National, running an assortment of businesses providing services to the mortgage industry. The Fidelity companies included credit reporting, appraisal, insurance risk management, public records software, mortgage industry software (RealEC), and others. From September 1996 to June 2001, Mr. Samp was the Executive Vice President and Director of Operations at RBMG, a top 10 national correspondent and wholesale lender. Prior to this, he spent 19 years as the President of Sibley Mortgage, a retail lender. (This is me - Update Profile)
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February 5, 2008
Zip Code 'Redlining': A Sweeping View of Risk | www.washingtonpost.com
Fannie Mae announced on December 5, 2007 that down payment requirements will be increased by 5 percentage points over the previously allowed minimum down payment in areas identified as declining. While Fannie’s Desktop Underwriter (DU) will generate a message on loan casefiles when it appears that the property is in an area of declining home prices, Fannie also “strongly encourages” lenders to use other tools to independently assess current housing trends. Kenneth Harney’s article notes that Countrywide has provided mortgage brokers with county wide ratings while GMAC-ResCap has provided brokers with zip code based ratings. The higher level approach to declining markets resulting in an additional 5% investment by the homebuyer could lock some buyers out of the market and also will likely result in lenders having to defend themselves against new claims of redlining.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Core Bank Processing Experts | 463 |
| Mortgage Servicing Experts | 219 |
| Council Members Knowledgeable on Mortgage Guaranty Insurance | 202 |
Gregory Samp has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.