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Bankruptcy Filings on the Rise

The number of bankruptcy filings nationally rose in February, according to the February 2017 Bankruptcy Trends report by Epiq Systems. Overall, Epiq reported 58,336 national filings last month. That’s up from 54.574 filings in January.

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Consumer Confidence Doesn’t Reflect Facts

More consumers believe they would get rejected for a mortgage, but recent data shows different. While 41.4 percent of consumers felt like they would be rejected if they were to apply for a mortgage, February data shows that only 13.3 percent of mortgage applications get rejected.

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SPS Comes in No. 1 for RMBS

The latest Fitch Servicer Handbook ranks Select Portfolio Servicing No. 1 in the nation’s non-agency RMBS market, bumping Ocwen and Nationstar down to No. 2 and 3, respectively. Fitch called SPS a “notable anomaly” in the market.

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Best and Worst States and Metros in the Market

Home prices in states like New York performed above the national standard, increasing by up to 1.3 percent, but other states such as Alabama lagged behind. In fact, Alabama metros accounted for half of the top 10 worst performing metros in the country.

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The Week Ahead: Home Prices May Still Move Upward

The January 2017 S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index (HPI), which tracks monthly changes in the value of homes in 20 U.S. metropolitan regions, will be released on Tuesday. Previous data from CoreLogic has already shown upward-moving home prices across the nation, with home prices even outpacing inflation.

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Worthy of its Name

It seems entirely possible that before joining Alacrity Services, one might be asked to define “alacrity.” While actively expanding its property restoration services to insurance, REO, and consumer customers nationwide, the company is determined to continue embodying the true meaning of its moniker: moving nimbly and with good spirit.

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CFPB to Amend Equal Credit Opportunity Act

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a proposal to amend certain regulations in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). The intent is to provide additional flexibility for mortgage lenders in the collection of consumer ethnicity and race information. The proposed ...

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Fraud in Loan Apps Up in February

More lenders in February saw defects in mortgage applications compared to January, according to a new report by First American Financial Corp. The firm’s chief economist cited rising interest rates as the likely culprit. As rates rise, more borrowers are seeking ARMs, which are inherently riskier and, thus, ripe for more misrepresentation.

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Americans Flock to Warmer ‘Burbs

Analyses of new Census data show populations are shifting out of the big cities and the Rust Belt and into the Sun Belt suburbs. According to the data, the fastest population growth in the last 30 years has been in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Detroit saw the largest decrease in population with a drop of nearly 20 percent.

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FHFA’s Unified MBS Plans Delayed Until 2019

The Federal Housing Finance Agency Thursday announced that Release 2 for its Single Security Initiative and Common Securitization Platform (CSP) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will come in mid-2019. Release 2, the announcement stated, will allow Fannie Mae and ...

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