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Donna Schmidt, Managing Director and Founder of DLS Servicing, discusses the intricacies and difficulties in administering the loss mitigation waterfall.

"His steady hand, focus, and compassion helped guide an industry through a turbulent period," said Ed Delgado, Chairman Emeritus at Five Star Global. "His influence on promoting affordable housing and his longstanding commitment to protecting the dream of homeownership will have an impact on generations to come."

Seven industry trade groups have reached out to members of Congress to support the full funding of both the FHA and Ginnie Mae for Fiscal Year 2024 to enable the ongoing commitment to affordable homeownership initiatives.

As we approach a new year, MortgagePoint took the temperature of industry experts to see what lies ahead for a market that trudged through 2023 hampered by the convergence of rates reaching 20-year highs, a shortage of housing inventory, and inflated home values.

Get to know the new head of the PPEF, a group that brings together leadership from the nation’s largest property preservation companies to promote best practices in the field services industry and develop solutions for the challenges that face it.

The MBA reports mortgage delinquencies tracked closely with the nationwide unemployment rate in Q3, with an uptick in delinquencies across all loan types–with FHA’s portfolio experiencing the largest year-over-year increase.

Despite elevated interest rates and rising home prices that have intensified affordability issues for Hispanic homebuyers, by 2040, an estimated 70% of new homeowners will be Hispanic. Learn what else this new study from the Urban Institute reveals.

A partial shutdown of government operations would result in the closing of some federal housing, mortgage, and other programs of interest to the housing industry if Congress is unable to agree on the provisions of a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government by September 30.

Purchase demand remained strong in August for newly constructed homes, increasing 20.6% compared to a year ago, according to the MBA Builder Application Survey, while the average loan size for new homes increased to $398,092.

While nationwide home prices and average costs of living continue to rise, a new case study from Black Knight highlights servicer success using self-service loss mitigation technology to connect with and engage borrowers in times of financial distress.