Bankruptcy
Transfer or Service?
Task Timeframes
Tax Questions
Escrow
100

Bankruptcy gets removed from your credit report after 10 years of file date.

True or False

False, 7 years after the bankruptcy file date.

100

We are in the month of October. Mrs. Smith called to make a payment. She is due for September. Where do you transfer the call?

Front end collections as she is due for 2 payments.

100

Mrs. Smith called in as she requested to impound her taxes into her escrow account as she would like us to pay them. Her taxes are due at the end of this month. What request would you submit and what is the SLA?

You wouldn't submit a request as the taxes are due within 30 days it would be her responsibility. 

100

Mrs. Smith received a notice from her county that they will be doing a tax sale on her property. What task do you submit?

Delinquent Taxes.

100

All loans have a reserve requirement.

(True or False)

False

200

Which chapter of bankruptcy does a reaffirmation apply to? When does the reaffirmation agreement need to be requested?

Chapter 7 bankruptcy needs to be requested prior to discharging.

200

Customer advised he had an appraisal done to remove his PMI and wants to know where he is at in the process. What do you do?

Do not transfer the call. Check LAFA for a pending PMI task and provide the customer with any updates. 

200

Mrs. Smith called in as we credit reported her for her 9/1 payment. After reviewing the account you figured out that she did pay it on time however it was misapplied. What task would you submit and what would be the SLA?

Credit correction as you were able to find that PennyMac made an error. SLA is 20 days. 
200
Mrs. Smith was approved for a homeowner exemption. Her taxes are due in December 2020. She has a copy of the letter in which shows that the taxes will be iao $2000. We have the taxes listed at $4000. What should you do?

Update the tax lines per the customers request as she has the exact amounts. Read the tax line update disclosure and finalize the escrow analysis.

200

How long can an escrow shortage be spread and what are the levels of authorization?

You-24 months

CSTAT/TML-36 months

Manager-48-60 months

300

John called in stating that his PennyMac loan was not showing in his credit report. After reviewing the loan you see that the co-borrower Sarah filed for Bankruptcy Chapter 13. What should you advise?

When a Chapter 12 or 13 is filed by one customer and there is also a non-filer associated to the account, both are protected by an automatic stay. The non-filer is protected through the completion of the plan. Therefore, the non-filer should be terminated from the account until the plan is completed. No credit reporting should occur during the active 12 or 13 for the non-filer.

300

Mrs. Smith is due for October's payment. She called in to request a reaffirmation agreement as she will be discharging from Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Do you service the call or do you transfer to REACH?

You would service the call as the account is current.
300

Mrs. Smith is refinancing and she is calling back for an extension as she does not want us to pay her taxes. What is the SLA for the extension and how long is the extension good for?

SLA is 3 days and the extension is 10 days.

300

PennyMac sent Mrs. Smith a notice that we received a delinquent tax notice from her county. We gave her a timeframe to submit proof of payment before we pay and impound the taxes into escrow. Mrs. Smith uploaded a receipt from the County for the payment. Which task should you submit?

Proof of payment Non Escrow.
300

A loan has been paid off for 21 days and the customer has yet to be issued an escrow refund. What task should you submit?

Zero Balance, Positive Escrow Review

400

John called in as he was discharged from Chapter 7 and he was not being credit reported. What should you advice?

“When you have a completed discharge 7, you are no longer personally liable for the loan, therefore a zero balance is reported.”

400

Mrs. Smith called in escalating, requesting to speak to a supervisor as she feels like her loan officer does not have her best interest. Who/Where should you transfer?

Transfer to the Retail Complaints line in which you are able to find in policies and procedures. 844-917-3663

400

When is it appropriate to open a lien release task and what is the SLA for the completion?

This task should only be opened if it's been 60-90 days after the payoff date. Overall a lien release inquiry can take 60 days to complete.

400

Mrs. Smith filed for an exemption in which was backdated to 2019. The exemption was approved in August 2020 in which they gave her a $1,000 discount. We paid taxes in January 2020 in the amount of $2,000. Which request would you submit?

A Refund Research under Tax Tasks

400

Mrs. Smith changed from All State to State Farm. We paid All State on 8/31/2020 iao $1400 and State Farm on 9/2/2020 iao $700. An analysis was done in July in which her payment was going up. She is now requesting a new analysis and yet her payment is going up. What is causing the shortage?

Double payment was made for insurance in which was not anticipated. She would need to contact her insurance for refund and once paid into escrow payment should go down.