Home / Author Archives: Francesca Shirk

Author Archives: Francesca Shirk

DS News Webcast: Friday 04/24/2015

Bank of America has requested an appeals court to dismiss a 1.27 billion dollar court-imposed penalty against the bank over mortgage fraud and has also asked that the judge who imposed the penalty be removed from the case. The Charlotte, North ...

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Thursday 04/23/2015

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The mortgage delinquency rate falls to an eight-year low, and the FHFA reiterates its vow to protect GSE-backed mortgage loans from super-priority lien status attached by homeowners associations — ahead on Thursday's news wrap.

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Wednesday 04/22/2015

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The national composite default index declined, driven by decreases in the mortgage default rate, and the White House threatens to veto legislation that it says would cut the amount of funding the CFPB director can request — ahead on Wednesday's news wrap.

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Tuesday 04/21/2015

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The trend of purchasing houses for flipping continued to gain momentum in Q1, and Fannie Mae's economic forecast remains unchanged despite a Q1 slowdown — ahead on Tuesday's news wrap.

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Monday 04/20/15

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

Five of the nation's biggest banks all report healthy profits in Q1, and the CFPB amends guidelines for how lenders provide borrowers with a list of housing counseling organizations— ahead on Monday's news wrap.

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Friday 04/17/15

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

The FHFA announces the launch of a neighborhood stabilization pilot program, and both Goldman Sachs and Citi show strong first quarters in their earnings reports — ahead on the weekend news wrap.

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Thursday 04/16/15

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

Housing advocates ask the nation's top regulators to look into alleged pro-foreclosure campaigns on the part of investors, and a bill calling for more transparency from the CFPB passes in the House by an overwhelming majority — ahead on Thursday's ...

Read More »

DS News Webcast: Wednesday 04/15/2015

Foreclosure, REO, News, Webcast

Foreclosure completions have declined by two-thirds since reaching their peak in September 2010, and HUD awards 36 million dollars in housing counseling grants to prevent foreclosures — ahead on Wednesday's news wrap. In a sign that housing continues to move ...

Read More »