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Loan Details

  • Service Type: Escrow (C-Service) or Non-Escrow (B-Service)

  • Issue Date: Date contract was set up on Cotality

  • Contract Number: The Cotality contract/order number

  • TA Contract Number: The TransAmerica order number

  • Loan Amount: Original balance of the mortgage

  • Loan Term: Length of term, in months, of order/contract

  • Origin Code: Indicates method of origination. (ex. ADDS (Original Entry), SmartWeb, Acquisitional Entry)

  • Fee Type: Indicates pricing and liability/transferability of loan

  • Cancel Date: Date contract was cancelled on Cotality

  • Cancel Code: Indicates method of cancellation. (ex. Order entry cancellation, Client Requested, Term expiration)

  • Refinance Date: Date contract was refinanced on Cotality

  • Borrower Name: Name of mortgagor as supplied by the lender

  • Co-Borrower: Name of co-mortgagor as supplied by the lender

  • Property Address: Physical location of property (or Situs address)

  • Mailing Address: Borrower’s mailing address (if different from the  property address)

  • Active/Inactive Tax IDs: Lists tax IDs that are currently active on the contract. Inactive Tax IDs will remain on the contract for historical documentation purposes

  • Additional Data: Lists prior customer data, Wisconsin Options, and former owner, if applicable

  • Legal/Documents: Shows the client’s written legal description or imaged legal description, exhibit A, or appraisals to the loan. Will also  show any customer correspondence that was imaged to the loan.

  • Comments: Shows any comments made on the loan by the client or Cotality

  • Refunds: Lists any refunds issued for the loan, includes date, amount, and status

  • History: Shows all changes/updates that happened to the loan since it originated/contracted with Cotality

  • WI option:

    • 1 - Check to homeowner

    • 2 - Full year taxes are reported and paid by December 31

    • 3 - Full year taxes are reported and paid by January 31. (Default)

    • 4 - 1st installment taxes reported and paid by January 31

    • 5 - 1st installment taxes are reported and paid by December 31

Reporting History: Lien Details

  • Agency number: Open agency details

  • Agency type: Assigned by Cotality to identify the type of taxing authority

  • TBA reason code:

    • PAR - Cooperative

    • COM - Shared community property

    • LOT - Additional lots

    • MNB - Additional metes and bounds or acreage

    • NON - Indian or governmental land

      • PRN: Subdivision parent parcel

    • UNT: Condo parent parcel

    • OTH: Other

  • Date tax ID added: Date lien was added to the contract

  • Taxer: 6-digit agency identification number used by Transamerica

  • Originated by: Origin of the lien

  • Last change date: Date tax id for a specific parcel was last modified

  • Property number: Number assigned by Cotality to multiple property addresses.

  • Searcher ID: Cotality employee that completed search for tax id

  • Bill request date: Is the predetermined time all liens coded to a particular taxing authority are sent to the taxing authority as a request for tax amounts (generally bills, tape or both)

  • Property address: Property address (physical location of property)

  • Bill ID: Number assigned by agency to a specific real estate tax bill

  • Apportionment: Parent parcel where property has not been divided into individual parcels

Reporting History: Tax Amount Reporting

  • Tax Year Inst: Lists the tax year and installment of TAR

  • Amount: Amount reported on the TAR

  • TAR: The tax amount report number issues by Cotality

  • Reported Date: The date Cotality has reported the tax amount

  • Paid Date: The date the payment file was created in preparation for the distribution of tax payments to the collector

  • ELD: Economic Loss Date, the last day to pay taxes before loss of discount occurs or penalties and interest apply. (AKA ELD or due date)

  • Bill ID: Bill/statement/tax bill number provided by agency

  • Bill Seq: Bill sequence, only applicable if another bill was created by the agency.

  • DLQ: Indicates if Cotality reported a delinquent amount for the installment being viewed

Reporting History: Tax Payment Status

  • Report Date: Date of the TPS Report sent to the client

  • Bill Year: Year of the delinquency

  • Bill Type: Determines if the delinquency is from regular taxes, water/sewer, supplementals, etc

  • Amount: Base amount due of the delinquency

  • Post Date: Date the amounts were posted with the agency

  • Search Date: Date amounts were procured/searched by Cotality

  • Status: Payment status of taxes. Source: How payment status was procured

Common Acronyms

  • 98: Agency Tax Type used for inactive agency

  • ADDS: Automated Data Dcoumenting System/File used to submit New Orders, Changes, or Cancellations

  • ATSU: Accelerated Tax Setup/ Product to set up new loans and tax lines

  • ACQ: Acquisition

  • B SVC: Non Escrow / Borrower pays the property taxes

  • BENE: Beneficiary Change

  • BNA: Borrower Name and Address

  • C Svc: Escrowed loans/ Mortgage Company pays the property taxes

  • CAM: Client Account Manager

  • DELFUS: Delinquency Follow UP Service/ Letter processing for non-escrowed loans

  • DTP: Digital Tax Portal

  • ELD: Economic Loss Date/ Last day to pay taxes before loss discount or penalities/interest applied

  • ERR: Early Return Requirement/ Imposed by Taxing Agency for mass payments

  • HOA: Homeowner Authorization Form

  • MAL: Master Agency Listing/ ATSU product

  • MBL: Missing Bill System/ Requests for tax amounts not reported on TAR

  • MFT: Managed File Transfer/ File transmission service

  • PAS: Property Administration System

  • PCM: Product Cycle Management

  • PAS: Propery Agency System

  • PTE: Property Tax Estimator

  • REFI: Refinance Loans

  • REO: REAL ESTATE OWN

  • RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedure

  • RTS: Residential Tax Support

  • SBS: Search by Situs

  • SOW: Statement of Works (TSA _ Tax Service Agreement)

  • SSO: Single Sign On

  • SUS: Suspended Contract

  • TAR: Tax Amount Reporting/ Reports current installment amounts on escrowed loans

  • TAM: Tax Agency Manager

  • TAX ID: Tax Identification (Parcel Number)

  • TBA: To be Apporitioned (HIT CODE 2)/ Parent parcel that covers additional property not covered by the legal

  • TPA: Tax Payment Account/ Tax Agency code applied to customer to cross-reference service account

  • TPS: Tax Payment Status/ Reports payment status on non-escrowed loans