The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act offered 12 months mortgage forbearance for COVID-19-impacted borrowers with federally backed residential mortgages—that's about 70% of all 48 million American homeowners with a mortgage. But what about the other 30%.   Karan Kaul, Senior Research ...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, housing activity keeps advancing, researchers say. Analysts say the growth, despite COVID's persistence, “indicates underlying consumer demand.”   According to the BuildFax Housing Health Report for July, published this week, single-family housing authorizations continue to rise substantially month over month.  In addition, they said, ...

RiskExec added Fair Servicing into its leading reporting and analysis platform for HMDA, CRA, and Fair Lending. Loan servicing practices have become ever more critical in the world of COVID-19 loan forbearance and modification. To aid lenders and loan servicers ...

Both supporters and critics are weighing in on the “adverse market fee” or "market condition credit fee" introduced by the GSEs last week, under the authorization of the FHFA.

While visiting Florida, the Secretary of HUD said that "the Opportunity Zone initiative elevates our Nation’s once forgotten communities from economic distress to flourishing areas with new hope and promise."

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Home Point Financial, mortgage lenders and servicers, on August 12 announced that Perry Hilzendeger has joined the company as President of Servicing. Hilzendeger is a 30-year veteran in the consumer finance and mortgage industry and will be responsible for leading ...

Former Ten-X and Carrington executive Rick Sharga has joined RealtyTrac as its EVP of Marketing. Sharga brings decades of experience in consumer marketing, business development and data operations to the role. ATTOM Data Solutions, foreclosure data licensor and parent company ...

Mortgage-backed securities issuances reached more than $70 billion. Click through to read all the details.

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order he said would protect Americans from eviction, along with other items. While some housing experts and advocates are grateful for the effort, others say the White House could do more. President ...