Q: Is there an audit trail that can be printed to show transactions / changes to records on a daily basis? A: Yes very easily. Go to the Main Margill window, select all the loans (probably only Active loans) , Tools > Various > Display the history of changes for selected Records. You can then […]
Q: How to obtain the daily interest amount (per diem) in Margill Loan Manager? A: This can be added very easily through a simple Mathematical Equation. Go to Reports > Equation Management and click on Name the Equation Select the two required fields (balance and interest rate) from the various themes on the left Add […]
Question: I was wondering who I could contact at Margill for help on calculating a rather complex amortization table. Beginning on 6/25/17 – the principal loan amount was $640,000 at an interest rate of 3% – payments of $3,000 to begin on 1/1/2018. However, a payment of $350,000 was made on 7/12/2017 Additional loan amount […]
Question: Our company does loans and rentals. Can Margill Loan Manager be used to manage rentals (monthly rents)? Answer: As strange as this may sound for a loan servicing software, yes Margill Loan Manager can manage rentals. The difference between a loan and a rental is that loans begin with a principal amount borrowed that […]
His name was Boudreaux. He was from Cutoff, Louisiana … and he needed a loan, So…….. He walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to Paris for an International Cajun festival for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000, and that he was not a […]
Question: Our company collects weekly (bi-weekly or monthly – no matter) payments drawn directly from their bank accounts in some cases and in others as payroll deductions. We receive CSV files from the bank and processors. Can these transactions then be imported back to Margill Loan Manager? Answer: As you guessed, since I blogged this, […]
Question: Is there a way for me to see if users are logged on to the system? Answer: Go to Tools > Users and see this:
Question: A borrower missed a payment last month. This month he doubles up his payment to compensate. Doubling should get him back on track but I get a higher balance at the end of the loan? Help! Answer: Your borrower will be CLOSE to back on track but there was accrued interest for the month he missed […]
Question: Can I apply a payment only to principal even if there is outstanding interest? Answer: Yes when this advanced feature is activated. In the Trial version, this is not activated by default since a more advanced feature. To activate, go to Tools > Settings > User Settings > “Options: Interest-only and Fixed Principal” (blue link). […]
Q: Can Loan Manager be used to collect invoices with payments here an there? Each invoice only starts accruing interest after 30 days. We are a medium-sized law firm and send out invoices to our clients irregularly. Many of our clients do not pay within the 30 days allotted (invoices are Net 30 days otherwise the […]