IP Library Granted Patent US 8,386,395
Granted Patent B1
US 8,386,395 · App. 11/116,325 · Granted Feb 26, 2013

Systems and methods for modifying a loan

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Patent No.
US 8,386,395
App. No.
11/116,325
Granted
Feb 26, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for providing an adjustment to a value estimate for a property that is considered distressed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving the estimate of value for the property; determining, based on a model, the adjustment to the estimate of value, such that the model accounts for a characteristic of the property and a characteristic of the loan; and providing the adjustment.

Claims (106)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing an adjustment to an estimate of value for a property, the method comprising:

receiving, using a data processor, a flag representing an indication of current distress for the property for which there is a corresponding existing loan;

receiving, from a database using the data processor, first data representing the estimate of value for the property;

receiving, from a database using the data processor, second data representing an outstanding mortgage balance for the corresponding existing loan, the second data being different from the first data;

selecting one of a first model when the indication of current distress for the property includes a foreclosure status and a second model when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue;

calculating, using the data processor and based on the selected first or second model, the adjustment to the estimate of value, the selected first or second model accounting for the first data representing the estimate of value for the property and the second data representing the outstanding mortgage balance for the corresponding existing loan, the calculating including altering the adjustment based on the flag representing the indication of current distress;

providing the adjustment; and

determining, when the indication of current distress indicates that the one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue, whether to modify one or more terms of the existing loan based on the adjustment.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a standard deviation associated with an automated valuation model.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a comparison of a purchase price or appraised value at loan origination with an as-of-origination estimated value of the property.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein calculating the adjustment includes accounting for a characteristic of a borrower.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the selected first or second model based on historical information.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining the selected first or second model as a statistical model based on the following equation:

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7. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing further comprises:

providing the adjustment as a percentage change to the estimate of value for the property.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing the adjustment as a dollar change to the estimate of value for the property.

9. A computer-implemented method for providing an adjustment to an estimate of value for a property, the method comprising:

receiving, using a data processor, a flag representing an indication of current distress for the property for which there is a corresponding existing loan;

receiving, from a database using the data processor, first data representing the estimate of value for the property;

receiving, from a database using the data processor, second data representing an outstanding mortgage balance for the corresponding existing loan, the second data being different from the first data;

selecting one of a first model when the indication of current distress for the property includes a foreclosure status and a second model when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue;

calculating, using the data processor when the indication of current distress is a foreclosure status, the adjustment based on the first model, the first model accounting for the first data representing the estimate of value for the property and the second data representing the outstanding mortgage balance, the first model altering the adjustment based on the flag representing the foreclosure status;

calculating, using the data processor when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue, the adjustment based on the second model, the second model accounting for a characteristic of the property; and

determining, when the indication of current distress indicates that the one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue, whether to modify one or more terms of the existing loan based on the adjustment.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

receiving an automated home valuation value for the property.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining the first model as a statistical model based on the following equation:

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12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

determining the adjustment based on the first model by accounting for a characteristic of a borrower.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing the adjustment.

14. A system comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one data processor, wherein the memory and the data processor are configured to implement operations comprising:

receiving an indication of current distress for a property for which there is a corresponding existing loan;

receiving first data including an estimate of value for the property;

receiving second data including an outstanding mortgage balance for the corresponding existing loan, the second data being different from the first data;

selecting one of a first model when the indication of current distress for the property includes a foreclosure status and a second model when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue;

calculating, based on the selected first or second model, an adjustment to the estimate of value, the selected first or second model using the first data including the estimate of value for the property and the second data including the outstanding mortgage balance, wherein the adjustment is altered based on the indication of current distress;

providing the adjustment; and

determining, when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue, whether to modify one or more terms of the existing loan based on the adjustment.

15. A system for providing an adjustment to an estimate of value for a property, the system comprising:

a storage device that stores a flag representing an indication of current distress for the property for which there is a corresponding existing loan;

a computing platform that implements operations comprising:

obtaining the indication of current distress from the storage device;

receiving first data including the estimate of value for the property;

receiving second data including an outstanding mortgage balance for the corresponding existing loan, the second data being different from the first data;

selecting one of a first model when the indication of current distress for the property includes a foreclosure status and a second model when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue;

calculating, when the indication of current distress is foreclosure status, the adjustment based on the first model, the first model using the first data including the estimate of the value for the property and the second data including the outstanding mortgage balance, the first model accounting for the foreclosure status;

calculating, when the indication of current distress indicates that one or more payments for the existing loan are overdue, the adjustment based on the second model, the second model using the first data including the estimate of the value for the property and the second data including the outstanding mortgage balance; and

determining whether to modify one or more terms of the existing loan based on the adjustment; and

an output module that provides the adjustment.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTION BY DECLARATION ERRONEOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL NO. 054298 AND FRAME NO. 0539. Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FREDDIE MAC)
To: FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FREDDIE MAC)
Reel/Frame 057671/0039 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2020
From: HEUER, JOAN D.; OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION; ALTISOURCE HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.; ALTISOURCE S.AR.L.; FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
To: HEUER, JOAN D.; STEVEN MNUCHIN, UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND SUCCESSORS THERETO.; ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE AND SUCCESSORS THERETO; LAUREL M. LEE, FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE AND SUCCESSORS THERETO; JEANETTE NÚÑEZ, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA AND SUCCESSORS THERETO.; : ASHLEY MOODY, FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SUCCESSORS THERETO.; TIMOTHY E. GRIBBEN, COMMISSIONER FOR BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE, AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS THERETO.
Reel/Frame 054298/0539 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2005
From: GORDON, J. DOUGLAS; SIMS, PAMELA W.; CHEN, AOHUA; BRADLEY, MICHAEL G.
To: FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION (FREDDIE MAC)
Reel/Frame 016707/0790 →