What changes did Fannie Mae make to its requirements for servicers with regard to handling foreclosure proceedings?
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Based on the largest rental rate increases from last year and highest gross yields, which markets provide the best opportunities for SFR investors?
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For a couple of months, the financial industry has been talking about the possibility of a national bank charter for non-bank financial technology companies, or fintechs. What would this mean for the industry?
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Why are mortgage delinquency rates falling when delinquency rates in other consumer finance categories are rising?
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The FHFA repeated its message to HOAs that try to extinguish mortgages backed by the GSEs.
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There has been a growing trend in the number and type of foreclosure prevention actions completed by the GSEs since the start of the conservatorships.
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The reason many members of the younger generation are slow to become homeowners is not because they don't want to, according to the HUD Secretary.
Read More »What is Really Behind the Foreclosure Decline?
The decline in foreclosures and other default-related metrics has been steady over the last five-plus years. What factors are driving the decline?
Read More »How Much Can the Fed Really Influence the Economy?
According to Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, market participants' focus is in the wrong place if they are concentrating on what the Fed does with the short-term interest rates.
Read More »The Effect of Stepups on HAMP vs. Proprietary Mods
Borrowers who received modifications both through government programs and proprietary programs will invariably experience an increase in monthly payments due to interest rate stepups after five years. How are these modifications performing?
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