Notes on the work

Each one walks a piece of the file the way the software walks it, with the form, the line and the rule named, and the sample file's numbers where numbers help. Read them in any order.

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  1. 1084

    How the Form 1084 add backs actually work

    One Schedule C borrower, two tax years, five lines and a 24 month average, added up on the page so you can check every cent.

    2026-09-24
  2. deposits

    What the large deposit rule asks for, and what a drafted letter should say

    The two thresholds, where a source has to come from, how seasoning is read across two statements, and the six things the borrower’s letter has to carry.

    2026-09-24
  3. conditions

    Prior to doc or prior to close: writing conditions an LOS can carry

    Which side of the line each condition sits on, one requirement per row, the page that raised it, and the file that goes up instead of out.

    2026-09-24
  4. governance

    The governance file a lender now keeps on every AI tool

    Lender Letter LL-2026-04 and Guide Section 1302.8 in plain terms: what the inventory lists, who owns each row, what gets validated on your own files, and what a vendor has to hand you.

    2026-09-24