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MBA’S 91 st Annual Convention Warehouse Financing, From a Lender and Borrower Perspective. By Kenneth F. Richey Richey, May & Co., LLP. THE ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE. Backoffice Issues Accounting Issues Tax Issues. BACKOFFICE ISSUES. Accounting System Overload Personnel Upgrades
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MBA’S 91st Annual ConventionWarehouse Financing, From a Lender and Borrower Perspective By Kenneth F. Richey Richey, May & Co., LLP
THE ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE • Backoffice Issues • Accounting Issues • Tax Issues
BACKOFFICE ISSUES • Accounting System Overload • Personnel Upgrades • Leaking Money (Where did the cash go?)
Quickbooks-Quasi-Cash Basis What’s a Chart of Accounts? Cash In = Revenue Cash Out = Expense Loan Level, Accrual Basis Loan Officer Level Profit Centers >Loan Disbursement >Warehouse Advance >Investor Wire >Warehouse Paydown >Operating Account Trsfs >MIPs, Escrows, 1st Pymts ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OVERLOAD
PERSONNEL UPGRADES • Additional Staffing • Can Your Current Staff Learn New Tricks? • Is it time for a CFO ?
LEAKING MONEY • Appraisals & Credit Reports • Collecting 1st Payments Receivable • Are Investors’ Paying Us What’s Due Us ? • MIP Transmittals-Late Pymt Penalties • Loan Buybacks
ACCOUNTING ISSUES • Revenue Recognition (SFAS No.’s 91 & 140) • Derivatives-Mark to Market Issues
REVENUE RECOGNITION • Deferral of loan origination fees and related direct costs (SFAS No. 91) • Why can’t I book SRPs and gain on sale when I get an investor commitment (SFAS No. 140) • Locked Pipeline = Derivative that may have to be recorded on the balance sheet
TAX ISSUES • Mark-to-Market-Loan Portfolio • Cash vs. Accrual Basis Accounting • Deferred Loan Origination Fees and Related Commissions