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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THIRD PARTY DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW

Overview
 
 
Digital Risk, LLC (“Digital Risk”), a third party due diligence provider, performed the review described below on behalf of its client, Goldman Sachs Bank USA. The review included a total of 114 newly originated residential mortgage loans, in connection with the securitization identified as GSMBS PJ3-2019 (the “Securitization”). The review began on January 1, 2019, and concluded on September 2, 2019.
 

Scope of Review Credit Review
Digital Risk performed a “Credit Review” to verify compliance with guidelines in effect at the time of loan origination, or other guidelines provided by Client prior to review, and ensure the characteristics used by the underwriter are supported by the file documentation; and determine whether any loans outside of those guidelines contain legitimate and approved exceptions with compensating factors.
 

The Credit Review attempted to confirm the following:

a.
QM or ATR Validation / Review of 8 Key Underwriting Factors
i.
Income / Assets
Validate borrower(s) monthly gross income
Validate funds required to close, required reserves
Review file documentation for required level of income and asset verifications
ii.
Employment Status
Review file documentation for required level of employment
iii.
Monthly Mortgage Payment
Confirm program, qualifying rate, terms
iv.
Simultaneous Loans
Validate all concurrent loans are included in the DTI to properly assess the ability to repay
v.
Mortgage Related Obligations: PITI, HOA, PMI, etc.
Validate subject loan monthly payment (PITI) and associated obligations
vi.
Debts / Obligations
Validate monthly recurring liabilities
vii.
DTI and/or Residual Income
Validate debt-to-income ratio (DTI) based upon income and debt documentation provided in the file
Documentation meets Appendix Q requirements for QM Loans viii.Credit History
Review credit report for credit history and required credit depth including any / all inquiries
Determine representative credit score from credit report
 

b.
Validate loan-to-value (LTV) and combined loan-to-value
c.
Review borrower's occupancy
d.
Validation through third party resource of the subject properties most recent twelve (12) month sales history


e.
Confirm sufficient evidence in loan file, by reviewing the underwriter’s decision to approve the loan based upon the borrows income, debt, and credit history, to support borrower's willingness and ability to repay the debt
f.
Confirm that Final 1003 is sufficiently completed
g.
Provide Audit 1008 with accurate data based on file documentation
h.
Confirm Loan Approval conditions were met
i.
Review condominium questionnaire to verify all information is complete, prepared by an authorized representative, and address any red flags that may deem condominium project ineligible
 

Compliance Review
 

Digital Risk performed a “Compliance Review” to determine, as applicable, to the extent possible and subject to the caveats below, whether the loan complies with applicable regulatory requirements as noted below, each as amended, restated and/or replaced from time to time. The Compliance Review included the following:
 

a.
Test Loan Estimate(s) for accuracy and completeness as well as timing requirements as required by TRID Regulations
 

b.
Test Closing Disclosure(s) for accuracy and completeness as well as timing requirements as required by TRID Regulations
 

c.
Tolerance Testing
i.
Compare Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosures
ii.
Identify Tolerance Violations and applicable cost to cure
 

d.
Comprehensive review of Closing Disclosure to determine transaction accuracy

e.
Recalculation of APR and Finance Charge
 

f.
Testing of:
i.
Federal High Cost Mortgage provisions
ii.
Federal Higher Priced Mortgage Loans provisions
iii.
Local and/or State Anti-predatory and High Cost provisions
iv.
HOEPA Points and Fees
 

g.
Determine whether specified federal disclosures were provided timely based upon comparison of the application date to the dates on such disclosures
i.
Service Provider List
ii.
Home Ownership Counselling Disclosure
iii.
ARM Disclosure
 

h.
Compliance with QM as it relates to:
i.
APR Test
ii.
Points & Fees Test
iii.
Prepayment Penalty Test
iv.
Product Eligibility Testing
 

i.
Notice of Right to Cancel (Rescission) Review
i.
Confirm transaction date, expiration date, and disbursement date
ii.
Confirm document is properly executed by all required parties to the transaction


 

iii.
Confirm the correct Right of Rescission document was executed for the transaction type
 

j.
Confirm through NMLS the loan  originator and  originating firm's  license  status  was active  and properly disclosed on appropriate loan documents
 

k.
Check the Loan participants against the exclusionary list provided by Client or by the purchaser of the Loan(s)
 

l.
Review closing documents to ensure that the Mortgage Loan information is complete, accurate, and consistent with other documents; Confirm collateral documents have been recorded or sent for recording
 

 
The Compliance Review did not include any federal, state or local laws, constitutional provisions, regulations or ordinances that are not expressly enumerated above. Furthermore, the findings reached by Digital Risk are dependent upon its receiving complete and accurate data regarding the loans from loan originators and other third parties upon which Digital Risk is relying in reaching such findings.
 

Valuation Review
 

 
Digital Risk performed a “Valuation Review,” which included the following:
 

a.
Review original appraisal, determination that property is in "average" condition or better, or property requires cosmetic improvements (as defined by the appraiser) that do not affect habitability. Should an area of concern be identified with the condition of the property, Digital Risk will alert Client.
b.
Review appraisal, determination that property is completely constructed and appraisal is on an “as is basis,” or property is identified as not completely constructed by originating appraiser.
c.
Review and determine if the appraisal report was performed on appropriate GSE forms and if the appraiser indicated in the body of the subject appraisal that the appraisal conforms to USPAP standards.
d.
Review and determine the relevance of the comparable properties and ensure that a rational and reliable value was provided and supported as of the effective date of the Origination Appraisal.
e.
Review adjustments (line item, net and gross adjustments) to ensure they are reasonable.
f.
Ensure that the appraisal conforms to the guidelines provided from the Client.
g.
Review appraisal to ensure all required documents were included.
h.
Review location map provided within the appraisal for external obsolescence.
i.
Ensure highest and best use and zoning complies with guidelines.
j.
Confirm there are no marketability issues that affect the subject property.
k.
Ensure subject property does not suffer any functional obsolescence.
l.
Where applicable, determine if the file did not contain the appraisal or other valuation method and a review could not be performed.
m.
Conforming Loan population – additional valuation product was not required when the CU score provided was below 2.5. In the event the CU score was equal to or greater than 2.5, an additional valuation product was obtained to confirm value was supported within 10% tolerance. In some instances, CDA’s were ordered on loans that had an acceptable CU score based on guidance from the seller.
 

Digital Risk applied a cascade methodology to determine if the original appraised value was reasonably supported when compared to an independent third party valuation product.
 

For loans reviewed in a post-close valuation review scenario (114 loans in total):




 
99 loans had Desktop Reviews which were performed by Protek (CDA’s). Digital Risk has independent access to the DeskTop Reviews ordered by the Aggregator or Digital Risk.
 
If a loan with a Desktop Review fell outside of a -10% tolerance or was inconclusive, then a Field Review, a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) along with a Reconciliation of the values or a 2nd Appraisal was completed.
 
16 loans had a Field Review of which 0 field reviews did not support the value.
 

Product totals may not sum due to multiple products for each loan TAPE INTEGRITY REVIEW RESULTS SUMMARY
Of the 114 mortgage loans reviewed, 18 unique mortgage loans (15.79% by loan count) had a total of 22
 
different tape discrepancies across three data fields (some mortgage loans may have had more than one). A blank or zero value on the data tape when an actual value was captured by Digital Risk was not treated as a data variance. The largest variances were found on Originator Back-End DTI
 

Fields Reviewed
Discrepancy Count
Percentage
Original Appraised Value
1
1.00%
Original LTV
1
1.00%
Original Loan Amount
1
1.00%
Original CLTV
1
1.00%
Origination/Note Date
3
3.00%
Originator Back-End DTI
10
10.00%
Property Type
5
5.00%
Total Discrepancies:
22
100.00%



 
Summary of Results
 

OVERALL RESULTS SUMMARY
After giving consideration to the grading criteria of the relevant NRSROs, 100% of the loans received a grade “B” or higher with 35.09% of the pool receiving an Overall “A” grade.

Final Loan Grades
 



 
Exception Category Summary
 

The table below summarizes the individual exceptions which carried an associated “A”, “B”, “C”, or “D” level exception grade. One loan may have carried more than one exception. In such cases, the exception with the lowest grade would drive the loan grade for that particular area of the review. The overall loan grade is the lowest grade for any one particular review scope (ex. a loan with a Compliance Grade of “B”, a Credit Grade of “A”, and a Property Grade of “A” would receive an overall Loan Grade of “B”).





 




 

 

 
Event Grade Definitions
 

 
Final Loan Grade
A
Loan meets Credit, Compliance, and Valuation Guidelines
B
The loan substantially meets published Client/Seller guidelines and/or eligibility in the validation of income, assets, or credit, is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and the value and valuation methodology is supported and substantially meets published guidelines.
C
The loan does not meet the published guidelines and/or violates one material law or regulation, and/or the value and valuation methodology is not supported or did not meet published guidelines.
D
Loan is missing documentation to perform a sufficient review.

 

Credit Event Grades
A
The loan meets the published guidelines without any exceptions. The employment, income, assets and occupancy are supported and justifiable. The borrower’s willingness and ability to repay the loan is documented and reasonable.
B
The loan substantially meets the published guidelines but reasonable compensating factors were considered and documented for exceeding published guidelines. The employment, income, assets and occupancy are supported and justifiable. The borrower’s willingness and ability to repay the loan is documented and reasonable.
C
The loan does not substantially meet the published guidelines. There are not sufficient compensating factors that justify exceeding the published guidelines. The employment, income, assets or occupancy are not supported and justifiable. The borrower’s willingness and ability to repay the loan were not documented or are unreasonable.
D
There was not sufficient documentation to perform a review or the credit file was not furnished.



 

Compliance Event Grades
A
The loan is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The legal documents accurately reflect the agreed upon loan terms and are executed by all applicable parties.
B
The loan is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The legal documents accurately reflect the agreed upon loan terms and are executed by all applicable parties. Client review required.
C
The loan violates one material law or regulation. The material disclosures are absent or the legal documents do not accurately reflect the agreed upon loan terms or all required applicants did not execute the documents.
D
There was not sufficient documentation to perform a review or the required legal documents were not furnished.

 

Valuation Event Grades
A
The value is supported within 10% of the original appraisal by the AVM or there are other supporting documents in the originators loan file package (CDA, Field Review or Second Appraisal). The appraisal was performed on an "as-is" basis and the property is complete and habitable at origination. The appraiser was appropriately licensed and used GSE approved forms.
B
The value is not supported within 10% of the original appraisal by the AVM and there are no other valuation support documents in the loan file provided by the Seller. The valuation methodology substantially meets the published guidelines but reasonable compensating factors were considered and documented for exceeding guidelines. The appraisal was performed on an "as-is" basis and the property is complete and habitable. The appraiser was appropriately licensed and used GSE approved forms.
C
The value is not supported within 10% of the original appraisal. The valuation methodology did not meet the published guidelines and there were not sufficient compensating factors for exceeding published
guidelines. The property is in below “average” condition or the property is not complete or requires significant repairs. The appraisal was not performed on an “as is” basis. The appraiser was not appropriately licensed or did not use GSE approved forms.
D
The file was missing the appraisal or there was not sufficient valuation documentation to perform a review.