Collateral Management System® | CMS®

UAT release

Unscheduled Ports Maintenance for Billing Trigger Updates (UAT)

Cotality performed unscheduled UAT maintenance on Ports on March 24, 2026 to update the billing snapshot process supporting new rules for when Ports items are billed. No downtime was expected during the less-than-one-hour maintenance window.

March 24, 2026

UAD 3.6

Product news

New UAT and Production Release Cadence to Support Valuation Modernization

CMS.net added a new UAT and Production release cadence, effective March 15, 2026, to support an accelerated development schedule for Valuation Modernization. UAT releases now occur Tuesdays and Thursdays as needed, while Production releases run Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings as needed.

March 14, 2026

UAD 3.6

Production release

TPO ID Integration, EPC Error Handling Updates, and April Transaction Fee Changes

This production release adds TPO Organization ID integration with Encompass, customizable EPC error handling and support routing, and new support email addresses for Ports and CMS Reports. It also details several issue resolutions and upcoming provider-paid transaction fee and billing changes effective April 1, 2026.

March 14, 2026

TPO Organization ID Integration, UAD 3.6 Indicators, and Bulk Order Upload Fixes

This production release adds TPO Organization ID integration with Encompass, UAD 3.6 readiness indicators and profile enhancements in AppraisalPort, and fixes for bulk order uploads, stuck orders, and UAD 3.6 fee calculations. It also introduces separate Messages and Recent Activity sub-tabs in the Log and Message area.

March 12, 2026

Disaster recovery exercise

Disaster Recovery Test Rescheduled to May 2: GAAR, GATR, and UAD 3.6 File Validation Impacts

Cotality will conduct a nine-hour disaster recovery test on May 2, 2026 (rescheduled from March 28), affecting GAAR, GATR, UAD 3.6 File Validation, UCDP submission, File Vault, and the Fee Worksheet Service. No application changes are involved, but users must hold all related activity during the affected windows since queuing is not guaranteed.

March 1, 2026

UAD 3.6

Production release

TPO ID Integration and UAD 3.6 Enhancements Head to UAT (Deploying March 3)

This UAT release, deploying to production on March 3, 2026, adds TPO Organization ID integration with Encompass, customizable EPC error handling, and new UAD 3.6 readiness indicators in AppraisalPort search and profiles. It also resolves nine issues including stuck orders, bulk upload errors, and UAD 3.6 fee calculation problems.

February 27, 2026

UAD 3.6

Disaster recovery exercise

Disaster Recovery Test March 28: GAAR/GATR, UAD 3.6 Workflow, and Fee Worksheet Impacts

Cotality will run a disaster recovery test on Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST, causing intermittent unavailability across GAAR/GATR, UAD 3.6 workflow, File Vault, ENV Service, and Fee Worksheet Service. Users are advised to halt activity during the maintenance window.

February 27, 2026

Production maintenance event

Unscheduled UAT Maintenance: Automated Key Rotation and CMSNet Digital Gateway Enhancements

Cotality performed unscheduled UAT maintenance on February 24, 2026 to implement automated key rotation for the ENV Service and CMSNet enhancements supporting the 537 Event and CDG APIs for Product Nicknames. CMSNet and CMSAPI faced up to two hours of downtime, while the ENV Service saw no expected downtime.

February 23, 2026

UAD 3.6

Production release

REO Loan Purpose, Escalated Review API Status, and Modernized AppraisalPort Search (UAD 3.6)

This production release adds API support for transitioning orders to Escalated Review, a free-text fallback for Review Summary fields, and numerous UAD 3.6 enhancements including a new REO Loan Purpose, bulk actions for UAD 3.6 products, and a modernized AppraisalPort search experience. It also resolves multiple issues across GAAR Viewer, Rent Schedule editing, order notifications, and REC integration events.

February 21, 2026

UAT maintenance event

Unscheduled UAT Maintenance for CMS Reports and Gaar Viewer Updates

Cotality performed unscheduled UAT maintenance on CMS Reports and the Gaar Viewer on February 16, 2026 to address defects and technical debt (CLCTUTD-18860, CLCTUTD-16635) ahead of the Bacchus release, with no expected downtime for CMS.

February 13, 2026