Attorney T. Robert Finlay of Wright, Finlay & Zak, LLP delves into the state of California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights, and recent instances where protections against dual tracking came into play.
Read More »HUD Details Disaster Relief for Mississippi Following Tornado
After severe storms destroy hundreds of homes, agency issues temporary moratorium on FHA foreclosures and vows to “help rebuild."
Read More »Share of Delinquent Mortgages Drops, But Foreclosure Rate Creeps Upward
CoreLogic reports that the share of home loans in delinquency continues to dip nationwide, down from a high of 7.3% in the spring of 2020, and down by 0.5 percentage points from January 2022.
Read More »HUD Issues Proposed Rule on Floodplain Management
The Department’s Proposed Rule would revise regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.
Read More »Fannie Mae Executes $31.8B in Credit Insurance Risk Transfers
The GSE transfers a combined $926 million of mortgage credit risk to private insurers and reinsurers in its latest two CIRTs as it continues to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market.
Read More »Overall Mortgage Delinquencies Up 36K in February
According to Black Knight’s “First Look” at February 2023 data, the spike was “driven by a nearly 65K increase in those just a single payment behind.” Click through to see what the data looks like for prepayments, foreclosure starts, and more.
Read More »BSI Financial Services Taps Harold Lewis as President and COO
Former President and COO of Mr. Cooper and C-suite executive tapped to lead the management of all operational aspects for the mortgage servicer.
Read More »Treasury: Nearly 11 Million Payments Made to Help Prevent Evictions
At the Low Income Housing Forum, Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Adeyemo reports that nearly 10.8 million Emergency Rental Assistance payments have been made to keep families in their homes.
Read More »Risky Fire Practices Decreasing Nationwide
The Hartford Home Fire Index, published by The Hartford, a property and casualty insurance provider, has released its third index tracking the probability of home fires in the top 150 metropolitan areas.
Read More »Forbearance Rate Falls Across All Investor Types in February
The MBA reports that servicers’ portfolio volume in February dropped four basis points to 0.60% month-over-month, as approximately 300,000 homeowners nationwide remain in forbearance plans.
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