Commentary

Lee Raphael speaks with DS News about how he and his firm have remained successful in the ever-fluctuating mortgage and default servicing industry.

Amy Crews Cutts speaks with DS News about what she foresees for the future of the housing market post the 2016 presidential election.

Leonard McDonald speaks with DS News on the challenges seen post-crisis in the foreclosure landscape and what lies ahead for the future of default servicing.

Richard Ormond speaks with DS News about what the options for upcoming defaults entail from a state to state perspective.

Kirby McDonough, a member of Quarles & Brady's Commercial Litigation Practice Group, spoke with DS News about the growing number of “manufactured” lawsuits claiming alleged RESPA violations that have sprung up in the wake of the decline in foreclosures—and how to prepare yourself to deal with these types of lawsuits.

Community Blight Solutions co-founder and chairman Robert Klein presents his case that fast-track foreclosure legislation recently passed in Ohio should go nationwide.

Michelle Mierzwa, Partner in the Compliance Division with Wright, Finlay & Zak, discusses enhancements to California's Homeowner Bill of Rights and how they relate to the CFPB's servicing rules.

Stephen M. Hladik, partner with Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP, (HOF Law Group), recently spoke with DS News about a statute of limitations issue that has implications for all lenders and servicers.

Hector Torres, co-founding partner with Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and Friedman LLP, discussed with DS News a court ruling that decided who was responsible for attorneys' fees in a case where the trustee of two pools of failed RMBS sued the deal sponsor.

Lauren Thurmond, partner with Hutchens Law Firm, spoke with DS News about a recent appeals court ruling on a case involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.