Stern & Eisenberg, a regional firm servicing New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and the District of Columbia. A recent decision from the Maryland Court Of Appeals overruled the ...

A recent study published in Demography, a bimonthly scientific journal from the Population Association of America, analyzed the potential impact of families with children seeking higher education on the rate of foreclosures. Researchers Jacob Faber of New York University and ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has released the Foreclosure Prevention Report for May 2018, a monthly update on the foreclosure data resulting from the actions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The data reported nearly 24,211 foreclosure prevention actions completed ...

HSBC will be paying a $765-million fine to the Department of Justice, as representative of the United States, over its contributions from the bank that lead up to the 2008 housing and financial crisis. The details of the settlement were ...

Stern & Eisenberg will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, August 8 at 3 p.m. ET, covering a recent ruling from the Maryland Court of Appeals on the decision made in the consolidated cases of Blackstone v. Sharma, Shanahan v. ...

Goldman Sachs has reached 62 percent of its $1.8-billion consumer relief obligation, which was enacted under its two April 11, 2016, mortgage-related settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice and three states. Eric D. Green, the independent Monitor of ...

Kevin Stitt, chairman and CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC, one of the largest privately held mortgage origination and servicing companies in the United States, has announced the appointment of Stephen Curry as the new CEO of Gateway. Curry assumed responsibilities ...

Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) has announced the promotion of four of its executives: Tom George as EVP and Chief Production Officer, Ruth Green as EVP and COO, A.J. Swope as EVP of Secondary Marketing, and Mathew Whitebrook as SVP ...

From new appointments and legal victories to new technology and expansions, get the latest buzz on the industry in this weekly update. Claims Recovery Financial Services (CRFS), a New York-based investor and insurer claims management solutions provider has announced the addition of ...

In an effort to provide more liquidity and lower costs for borrowers, Freddie Mac has announced that it will begin issuing new 55-day “mirror” mortgage-backed securities. These securities will be available for the current population of exchange-eligible 45-day Freddie Mac ...