Loan Modification - Extending Term to Add Product
Instructions on how to Extend the term of an Existing Loan to Add Product (GAP or Warranty)
Loan Modification – Extending Term to Add Product
Max 6 Months
Payment Cannot Decrease
New Loan Application Required – No Credit Pull
Loan Officer
- Submit a New Loan Application in Meridian Link with comments that member is Requesting to add GAP/Warranty to their loan and want to extend the term to keep their payment about the same
- Use the payment calculator to make sure the term you are selecting does not cause the payment to decrease
- Funding Page:
- Approved Amount: 3 Day Payoff Balance
- Include DP if included on current loan
- Loan Fee: $0.00
- Due Date: Enter due date on current loan
- GAP/Warranty: Quote and Issue GAP/Warranty & Retrieve Documents
- If member wants to move forward, send Application to Processing Queue with the following comments for Loan Ops:
- Sub Action Docs to add GAP/Warranty:
- Signing Method –
- New Payment Amount –
- New Term –
- Sub Action Docs to add GAP/Warranty:
- Discuss new loan payment/term with member
Loan Ops
- Send Subsequent Action Form & GAP/Warranty Contract in Meridian Link showing new payment & term and notate what the modification is for
- Once form is signed, perform maintenance in Keystone:
- Open Relationship Tree and click on the loan to open the Update tab
- Click Project
- Under Main Options:
- Change the Method to Maturity Date
- Change the Balance to the Approved Amount in Meridian Link + GAP/Warranty Price
- Change the Payment Amount to Payment in Meridian Link
- Under Additional Interest Options:
- Clear out the Interest Unpaid and Interest Calculations Date Fields
- Click Project New
- Click Modify Loan - make sure the only change is the payment amount & payment count scheduled (should increase by the # of months we are adding to the term) by comparing the “Loan Before Modification” and “Loan After Modification”
- Click Post Modification
- Insert the Loan Collateral Record in the Relationship Tree
- Right Click the Loan Collateral > Insert > Insert Loan Collateral Insurance > Insert New

- Advance funds from the loan to cover the amount of the warranty/GAP
- Credit GL – 809410.0000.0000 – Auto Warranty
- Credit GL – 809500.0000.0000 – Gap Supplemental Auto Insurance
- Comment: Member # and Branch #
