Fix Up Loan Program Commitment System Guide Process

After you have logged in, you can upload an URLA. Uploading the URLA will populate most fields in the Commitment System. NOTE: You must import a .xml file that is version 3.4 or higher.

• At the top right corner of the screen, select the folded Paper and choose Import Loan – iLad MISMO 3.4
• Drop the .xml file into the Drag and Drop field to Import. Or search for the .xml file by selecting the Browse for file icon
• In the Channel drop-down, select the Home Improvement Channel and select Import

Client Selection Screen

After you have logged in, at the top right corner of the screen, select the folded Paper and choose Create New Loan. This will take you to the New Loan screen. 

New Loan Screen

• Use the channel drop-down to select Home Improvement
• Select Loan Officer associated with the new loan from the Loan Officer drop-down
• Lender Loan Number – not a required field

Select Next in the top right corner of the screen

Enter data into the Loan information – Home Improvement – New Loan

Loan Information – Home Improvement – New Loan screen will include:

• Borrower information and Co-Borrower information
• If the Borrower is a Safe at Home (SAH) participant:
  • Check the SAH Box
  • Enter the participant’s Lot Number
• Mortgage information – Mortgagors and relationship to each other
• Borrower income – NOTE: After entering in monthly amount, hit tab and annual amount will auto-populate
• Household Information
• Subject property information
• Fix Up loan information

Select Next in the top right corner of the screen

Borrower Demographic Information Screen

Enter all fields that apply for all Borrowers

• Ethnicity
• Race
• Sex

Select Next in the top right corner of the screen

Repairs and Funds Screen

Enter all costs for the improvement and any External Funding. NOTE: The total of the Minnesota Housing Loan with any External Funding needs to equal the total Repairs Cost. 

• Improvements
• External Funding: Includes but not limited to Borrower Contributions, Gifts, Grants, Supplemental Sources of Funding

Select Next in the top right corner of screen

Create New Loan

• Select the Create New Loan. 
• The loan will have a commitment number 
• It will update to Current Loan: Borrower Name | Registered | New

Pricing Wizard

 Follow these steps when you are ready to lock a loan. Open the loan file and in the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen, select the link to Products and Pricing to open the wizard.

• Review each screen for data accuracy
  • Select Next or Back to move through the screens
  • Or select the appropriate screen name to move around
• Make sure the Loan Officer is selected
  • Lender loan number not required

Product Parameters

• In the Product Eligibility screen, update the lock period to 60 days
• Select Get Eligible Products  

Product Eligibility 

Review the Product Eligibility for the applicable Valid Products

• Select the carat icon to the left of the Product Eligibility: Valid to show the valid products
• Under Actions, select the checkmark located on the far right
• NOTE: For Product Eligibility: Invalid, follow the instructions below in the Correcting Errors section
• Select the Save and Exit at the bottom right of your screen

The loan will update to Current Loan: Borrower Name | Registered | Locked

Product Eligibility: Invalid

If you receive Product Eligibility: Invalid, select the carat on the left of the Product Eligibility: Invalid to see the invalid products.

Locate the product you wish to lock the loan as, select the ellipsis on the far right to expand the list of errors

• Review the errors and make corrections
  • Select Next or Back to move through the screens
  • Or select the appropriate screen name to move around
• Return to Product Eligibility and make sure the 60 days lock period is selected
• Select the Get Eligible Products
• Repeat this process until all errors are cleared and it shows Product Eligibility: Valid

If you continue to experience errors, reach out for assistance to PST by phone 651.296.8215 or by email mnhousing.solution@state.mn.us 

Once a loan is locked or ready to close, you can generate documents needed for the loan. For a comprehensive list of the documents needed for each loan type, refer to the required Loan Commitment Forms in the Forms Guide and Glossary.

Open the loan file and in the top right corner of the screen, select Paper Clip and choose Order Documents. 

• Select Order Package
• When the Order Package screen appears, in the Additional Options section, select Internal for the Document Type section

Internal Documents

• Select the document(s) that you need by selecting the checkbox to the left of the document name – scroll to see all applicable documents
• Once documents have been selected, select Order at the bottom right of the screen
• NOTE: If no documents appear, that means there is an error or issue with the commitment – follow the instructions below in the Correcting Loan Issues section  

Print Documents

You will be brought back to the Order Documents screen and the package name will appear

• The document(s) will be a part of the hyperlink under Package Name
• Select the Refresh icon (arrows chasing each other) until the package status shows “Complete”
• Once the status is Complete, select the Package Name (hyperlink) to open, view and print the documents

Open the loan file and double-click on the vertical ellipses in the middle left side of screen to expand the Workflow Menu and navigate to the Products and Pricing Validation screen. 

• Review and correct validation errors
• Select Save in the upper right corner after each correction
• Start the process to order the documents
• Repeat this process until there are documents available to select

If you continue to experience errors, reach out for assistance to PST by phone 651.296.8215 or by email mnhousing.solution@state.mn.us 

This section describes how to make updates or changes to a loan. The following are examples of loan changes that can be done in the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen:

• Debt to Income Ratio
• Credit score
• Income
• Name correction
• Household size
• Loan amount (if the term does not have to be changed)
• Select Save in the upper right corner after all changes have been completed

The following changes need to be done by reaching out to PST by phone 651.296.8215 or by email mnhousing.solution@state.mn.us:

• Change to Subject Property Address
• Change or update to Borrower(s) Social Security Number

This section describes how to change loan pricing when a loan is in a locked status. The following are examples of loan changes that require the loan to be relocked:

• Program or product changes
• Change in terms
• Lien Type
• Secured to Unsecured or vice versa
• ACH to Non ACH or vice versa
• Loan amount (if it requires a change in term)

Change Pricing

Open the loan file and in Loan Information – Home Improvement screen, select the Change Pricing box and then select Save in the top right corner. 

• This will change the loan from a Locked status into a New Status: Current Loan: Borrower Name | Registered | New
• Grid Line Error notification(s) will show, this can be closed to keep proceeding forward  

Products and Pricing Wizard

Select the Products and Pricing link to open the Products and Pricing Wizard

• Make the applicable change to the loan in the Products and Pricing Wizard and follow the Products and Pricing steps to re-lock the loan 
• Save and Exit will return you to the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen

The loan will update to a Float Status: Current Loan: Borrower Name | Registered | Float  

Re-Lock HI Loan

• Select the Re-Lock HI Loan box and select Save in the upper right corner 
• This will update the lock from Float to Locked: Current Loan: Borrower Name | Registered | Locked
• Select the Save icon in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

This section describes how to cancel a loan. NOTE: Once a loan is cancelled, no additional changes can be made.

Open the loan file and double-click on the vertical ellipses in the middle left side of the screen to expand the Workflow Menu and navigate to the Dates screen.

• Select the Cancel Loan box
• Select Loan Cancellation Reason from the drop-down menu
• Select Save in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

The loan will update to Current Loan: Borrower Name | Cancelled | Locked

This section describes how to extend a rate lock.

Open the loan file and double-click on the vertical ellipses in the middle left side of screen to expand the Workflow Menu and navigate to the Lock Extensions screen.

• Select the Days needed to extend the lock from the drop-down menu: options are 15 or 30 days 
• Select Trigger Lock Extension
• Select Save in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

The loan will update to Current Loan: Borrower Name | Registered | Lock Extended

This section explains how to add more than two borrowers to a loan file.

Open the loan file and in the in the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen, scroll down to Additional Parties section

• Select the box for Are there more than two borrowers?
• Select Save in the upper right corner of the screen and Borrower Management section will appear

Borrower Management

• Make sure the icon that is 4 horizontal lines in a row is selected.
• Select the drop-down menu to the left of the 4 horizontal lines icon, select the (Blank) Borrower or (Blank) Co-Borrower profile and enter their information
• NOTE: If the loan is already locked, after adding the additional Borrower(s), you will need to call PST at 651.296.8215 and request the social security number be entered
• Select Save in the upper right corner of the screen to save changes before exiting the loan. 

This section explains how to switch Borrowers from Borrower 1 to Borrower 2 or vice versa.

Open the loan file and in the top right of the screen in the grey area select the vertical ellipses and in Loan Management section, select Application Management

In the Application Management screen

• In the URLA Application section, select the swishy X that is on the left 
• A Confirm Changes window will pop up, select Save Changes to continue

 You will be brought back to the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen

• Select Save in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

This section describes how to remove a borrower.

Open the loan file and in the top right of the screen select the vertical ellipses. 

In the Loan Management section select Application Management

In the Application Management screen

• In the URLA Applications section select the X next to the Borrower you want removed
• The Delete screen will open, select Delete at the bottom right of the Delete Screen

You will be brought back to the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen

• Select Save in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

This section explains how to remove an application.

Open the loan file and in the top right of the screen select the vertical ellipses and in Loan Management section select Application Management

In the Application Management screen

• Select the X icon to the right of the URLA Application you wish to remove
• The Delete screen will open, select Delete at the bottom right of the Delete screen

You will be brought back to the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen

• Select Save in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

This section describes how to add cosigner(s). 

In the Loan Information – Home Improvement screen, scroll down to Additional Parties section and check the box for Are there Cosigners?

• Once the box is selected, scroll further down the page to the Cosigners section
• Complete the information needed for each cosigner
• Select Save in the upper right corner to save changes before exiting the loan

Review Loan File

Complete a review of the file and make sure all information in the commitment system matches your loan file. Make updates accordingly. 

Document Preparation

Open the loan file and double-click on the vertical ellipses on the middle left side of screen to expand the Workflow Menu and navigate to the Documentation Preparation screen. 

All the information on this screen needs to be completed before generating the closing documents. 

• Complete the information in the Final Confirmations and Mortgage Information section
• Select Save in the upper right corner and the Maturity Date will autofill

Additional Parties

If there are additional mortgagors on the property complete this section.

• Select the box for Are there additional Mortgagors? 

The Additional Mortgagors fields will open for editing. Review the Note further explaining additional mortgagors.

• Add in Additional Mortgagors' first and Last Names accordingly 

Select the Order Package icon on to start the process of ordering your documents for closing. Review the Printing and Generating Documents instructions. 

NOTE: Complete the True & Certify screen after the loan has closed.

• Before completing the True & Certify process, review all the data fields in the Loan Summary screen for accuracy and update and correct the data where necessary
• Best practice is to have the closed loan file in front of you to verify all information entered into the commitment system matches the closed loan file

Complete the True and Certify Process after your loan is closed. Once this process has been completed you will no longer be able to make any updates. 

Open the loan file and double-click on the vertical ellipses on the middle left side of screen to expand the Workflow Menu and navigate to the True and Certify screen.

• Select the box next to Approve
• Select Save in the upper right corner and the True and Certify Date and User’s Name will autofill