Collateral Management System® | CMS®

Browser Cache Clearing Guidance Following May 28 Production Release UI Issue

Following the May 28, 2025 CMS.net production release, some users encountered a UI rendering issue that can be resolved by clearing browser cache; this post provides step-by-step instructions for Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.

May 29, 2025

New Investor Contact Type, Bulk Fee Plan Administration, and Loan/Files UI Relabeling

This production release adds a new Investor Contact Type and bulk Administrative Fees management, relabels several tabs for clarity ("Loan", "Files", "Product"), and resolves five issues including a Connecticut zip code logic update and an appraisal invoice delivery fix.

May 28, 2025

Order Lifecycle Status Name Changes Effective July 9, 2025

Effective July 9, 2025, Cotality is renaming six order lifecycle statuses across its valuation platforms to modernize usability; only the status names change, so downstream reports referencing the old names outside CMS should be updated.

May 22, 2025

UAT Environment Maintenance Window (Thursday, May 22, 3-4 PM CST)

The UAT environment will be unavailable during a scheduled maintenance window on Thursday, May 22, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM CST while required updates are applied.

May 22, 2025

New Investor Contact Type, Connecticut Zip Code Update, and Appraisal Invoice Fix

This release adds a new Investor Contact Type for orders and resolves five issues, including a Connecticut zip code logic update for the state's move to planning regions and a fix ensuring appraisal invoices are consistently delivered.

May 20, 2025

UAT Environment Maintenance Event (Wednesday, May 14, 7:00-7:15 PM CST)

The UAT environment underwent a brief 15-minute maintenance window on Wednesday, May 14, from 7:00 PM to 7:15 PM CST to enhance system performance and reliability.

May 14, 2025

UAT Environment Maintenance for Performance and Reliability Improvements

The Collateral Management System UAT environment underwent scheduled maintenance on May 12, 2025 from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM CST to improve system performance and reliability. No user action was required, though intermittent slowness may have occurred during the window.

May 12, 2025

Certified License Filtering, FHA SSR via AppraisalPort, and Advanced Search Improvements

This production release adds a Certified License filter for the RFP picker and Batch Quote eligibility, enables FHA SSR submission via AppraisalPort, and introduces a Reviewer Group option in Advanced Search, alongside fixes for duplicate-order AVM triggers, coverage area loading, and AVM appraised value reporting.

May 6, 2025

Certified License Filter, FHA SSR via AppraisalPort, and County FIPS Code Fix (UAT)

This UAT release introduces a Certified License filter for assignment and Batch Quote eligibility, enables FHA SSR submission via AppraisalPort, and adds a Reviewer Group search option, while fixing outdated FIPS codes, duplicate AVM triggers, coverage area loading, AVM appraised values, and duplicate payment retry errors.

April 29, 2025

UAT Fix Deployment for Platform Security and Stability

This UAT fix release reaffirmed platform security through preventive vulnerability reviews and announced a scheduled maintenance window on May 8, 2025 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CST with about one hour of expected downtime. No user action was required and no impact to services or data was expected.

April 21, 2025