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Author Archives: Brian Honea

Brian Honea's writing and editing career spans nearly two decades across many forms of media. He served as sports editor for two suburban newspaper chains in the DFW area and has freelanced for such publications as the Yahoo! Contributor Network, Dallas Home Improvement magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. He has written four non-fiction sports books, the latest of which, The Life of Coach Chuck Curtis, was published by the TCU Press in December 2014. A lifelong Texan, Brian received his master's degree from Amberton University in Garland.

DS News Webcast: Thursday 6/16/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

As foreclosure numbers continue their downward spiral, the data showed that almost half of the nation’s completed foreclosures for the 12-month period ending on April 30, 2016, were locked up in five states, according to CoreLogic. Florida, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, ...

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DS News Webcast: Wednesday 6/15/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The nation's foreclosure rate and serious delinquency rate in April both fell to post-crisis lows amid home price appreciation and labor market improvements, according to data released by CoreLogic’s April 2016 National Foreclosure Report released Tuesday. The report found that ...

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DS News Webcast: Monday 6/13/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The cost of renting has fallen slightly in the last year among the top 25 largest rental markets, according to a report from Trulia this week. However, affordable listings are on the decline in metros such as Oakland and Orange ...

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DS News Webcast: Friday 6/9/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The Fed will release the results of its two annual supervisory stress test exercises later this month—the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests on Thursday, June 23, and the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review on Wednesday, June 29. The CCAR will test ...

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DS News Webcast: Thursday 6/9/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

With the slowing of loan modification activity in the last couple of years, the number of permanent loan modifications offered by the industry since the third quarter of 2007 is essentially equal to the number of liquidations completed during the ...

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Slowing Loan Mods, Liquidations Even Out

The improved credit quality of mortgage loans originated post-crisis has resulted in fewer delinquencies and defaults, which in turn has resulted in a substantial decline in loan modifications industry-wide.

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DS News Webcast: Wednesday 6/8/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

Representative Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Tuesday morning announced the GOP’s much-anticipated and much-talked about proposed alternative to Dodd-Frank, entitled the Financial CHOICE Act, or Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs. The Financial CHOICE ...

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DS News Webcast: Tuesday 6/6/2016

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

Second-lien home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) have experienced year-over-year delinquency rate increases in two of the past six months, the first such increases in nearly four years, according to data released by Black Knight Financial Services on Monday. With a few ...

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