Nearly a year ago, Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico, destroying thousands of homes resulting in more than $90 billion. A report released today has now found that the fatalities far exceeded the official number of 62, reported previously. Click through to learn more about the effects of this deadly storm that are still impacting the day-to-day lives of Puerto Rico’s residents.
Read More »Negative Equity and Serious Delinquencies Slide
The market is recovering, and delinquencies are poised to drop again after a spike in the first quarter of the year, according to a report. Here's a breakdown of the quarter over quarter performance of delinquencies and foreclosure rates.
Read More »Improving Efficiencies in Mortgage Servicing
Technological innovations in the servicing space are changing the way this market segment operates. Here’s how tech is helping default servicers streamline their operations to focus on people who matter the most—homeowners.
Read More »New Risk Transfer Programs Offer Alternative to MI
In a new report on the state of the mortgage insurance industry, Moody's reported that a new risk transfer pilot program had the potential to shake up the industry. Here are the details.
Read More »Thinking Differently About Natural Disasters
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Land Office released a report listing recommendations on how to better handle disasters in the future. Click through to learn the findings and recommendations of this report.
Read More »Can Student Loans Lead to Foreclosures?
For many parents, sending their child to college is a right of passage. However, the costs of college may be too much for some homeowners.
Read More »Getting Millennial Borrowers on the Right Path
Millennials are buying, but many can do better. See what changes these young buyers can make to get on the path to sustained homeownership.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Looking at Mortgage Loan Defect Levels
This week, a report on mortgage loan defects will give insights into mortgage loan defect rates over time and showcases market specific comparisons of mortgage loan defect levels. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »The Shifting Winds of Home Values
While some of the biggest and priciest markets have grown in the past few years, they may be reaching a head. See which popular markets are beginning to slow their growth.
Read More »GSEs Offer Relief to Homeowners in Hawaii
With Hurricane Lane reaching Hawaii, The GSEs released information on their disaster relief policies to help homeowners impacted by the hurricane. See how Fannie and Freddie are working to protect the residents of the Aloha State.
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