Members of LL 100’s Special Initiative Working Group examine the CFPB’s amendments to Regulation F of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and their implications on the mortgage servicing industry.
Read More »Which States Can Homeowners Find Smallest, Largest HELOC’s?
LendingTree reports that Colorado, Hawaii, and Connecticut homeowners are now being offered the largest average home equity loans, despite being a part of the many states with the highest recorded home prices.
Read More »Average Home Now Sells for Less Than Asking Price
For the first time since the housing market picked up after the pandemic, Redfin has reported that the average home has sold for less than its listing price as of August 28 in another sign of a housing market cooldown. ...
Read More »Examining Gender Disparities in Homeownership
Although women have come a long way in terms of equality, they still have a way to go, according to a new ConsumerAffairs analysis which details exactly how many years of saving it would take for the average woman to afford a home compared to males.
Read More »Property Preservation Experts to Meet at Upcoming Five Star Conference
As part of September’s Five Star Conference in Dallas, the Property Preservation Lab brings together individuals to discuss the challenges currently faced, while offering solutions to continue the prevention of urban blight.
Read More »Five Star Conference to Offer Foreclosure Education Lab
The upcoming Five Star Conference in Dallas will offer a session focused on the foreclosure space, how to prepare for increased volume, the impact firms may experience on workflow and hiring, and much more.
Read More »Market Trends: More Sellers Become Hesitant to List Homes
Realtor.com’s latest housing data release for August reveals that listing prices decelerated for the third month in a row, as more sellers hit pause on listing homes and homes for sale spent more time on the market than last August. ...
Read More »Servicing & Compliance Lab to Showcase Servicer, Government Experts
Part of the annual Five Star Conference & Expo, this year’s Servicing & Compliance Lab will include insights from representatives of CFPB, FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac alongside servicing execs and other subject-matter experts.
Read More »Report: Children Exposed to Foreclosures Experience Delinquency, High Credit Use
A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found young adults who experienced a foreclosure-induced tendency to seek credit at a higher rate, and delinquency and low credit scores are also more pronounced in the group of adolescents who ...
Read More »FHFA Director Thompson Announces Agency Review
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra L. Thompson has declared that a top-down review of the agency will begin later this year in order to make sure the Federal Home Loan Banks are positioned to meet the needs of ...
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