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Using Lender Favorites

Lender Favorites allows you to maintain your own list of frequently used lenders and sponsored originators. Up to twenty lenders and sponsored originators can be stored on your computer. Once you build a list, you can quickly find lender or sponsored originator information without exiting the page on which you are currently working. The Lender Favorites list can be maintained by adding, deleting, or correcting lenders/sponsored originators, or you can erase the entire list and start again.

In order to use Lender Favorites your browser must be enabled to accept cookies. A cookie is a message given to the browser by HUD's web server that is stored in a text file on your computer.

Starting Lender Favorites

  1. Click Lender Favorites next to the field for the lender ID to start Lender Favorites.

  2. If you do not have a list of lenders, the following message appears: No Lenders on file. Do you want to build a lender list? Click OK to display the Add a Lender page. See Adding a Lender, Beginning a Lender Favorites List.

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    If you have an existing list of favorites, the Lender Favorites pop-up page appears from which to select, add, delete, or correct the name of a lender/sponsored originator or erase the list.

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Selecting a Lender or Sponsored Originator

On the Lender Favorites pop-up page, click the lender or sponsored originator you wish to use in the Available Lenders field. The FHA-approved lender's 10-digit FHA ID or the sponsored originator's nine-digit Employer Identification Number (EIN) is automatically entered in the field.

Adding a Lender or Sponsored Originator

A lender or sponsored originator must be added when beginning a new list or you can add one to an existing list.

Beginning a Lender Favorites List

  1. On the Add a Lender pop-up page, type the lender's 10-digit FHA ID in the Lender ID field.

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    Type the sponsored originator's nine-digit EIN.

  2. Select HUD Approved Lender or Sponsored Originator EIN from the drop-down list in the Lender Type field.

  3. Type the lender's or sponsored originator's name in the Lender Name field and click OK. The Lender Favorites page appears with the lender or sponsored originator listed in the Available Lenders field.

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    If there is an error to be corrected, it appears in the Error Messages field of the Add a Lender page.

  4. Click Return to Main Form to close the pop-up page.

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Adding to the Existing Lender Favorites List

  1. On the Lender Favorites popup page, click Perform Lender List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.

  2. Click Add a Lender. The Add a Lender page appears.

  3. Type the lender's 10-digit FHA ID in the Lender ID field.

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    Type the sponsored originator's nine-digit EIN.

  4. Press Tab to go to the Lender Name field.

  5. Type the lender's or sponsored originator's name in the Lender Name field and click OK. The Lender Favorites page appears with the lender or sponsored originator listed in the Available Lenders field.

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    If there is an error to be corrected, it appears in the Error Messages field of the Add a Lender page.

  6. Click Exit this screen to return to the Lender Favorites page and make a selection.

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    Click close to close Lender Favorites.

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Deleting a Lender or Sponsored Originator

  1. On the Lender Favorites pop-up page, click Perform Lender List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.

  2. In the Available Lenders field, click the lender or sponsored originator you wish to delete from the list and then click Delete a Lender. The lender or sponsored originator is deleted and the Status Message field displays a message confirming the deletion.

  3. Click Exit this screen to return to the Lender Favorites page and make a selection.

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    Click close to close Lender Favorites.

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Correcting a Name

  1. On the Lender Favorites pop-up page, click Perform Lender List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.

  2. In the Available Lenders field, click the lender or sponsored originator with the incorrect name, and then click Correct Lender Name. The Name Correction page appears.

  3. Type the correct name in the Lender Name field and click OK. The Lender Favorites page appears with the corrected name listed in the Available Lenders field.

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    If there is an error to be corrected, it appears in the Error Messages field of the Name Correction page.

  4. Click Return to Main Form to close Lender Favorites.

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Erasing the Lender List

  1. On the Lender Favorites pop-up page, click Perform Lender List Maintenance. The List Maintenance page appears.

  2. Click Erase Lender List. The list is erased and the Add a Lender page appears. See Adding a Lender to start a new list.

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    Click Cancel to close the page and exit Lender Favorites.

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Last revised: September 12, 2023