The fast track foreclosure bill which would reduce foreclosure timelines from two to three years down to as low as six months, took effect last Wednesday, after passing in the Ohio State Legislature in late May.
Read More »Making Further Strides: Bankruptcy Filings Fall
For the past few months, national bankruptcy filings have gone up and down comparatively month-over-month. How will this month's filings compare to those of 2015?
Read More »Drilling Down Into Foreclosure Data
DS News sat down with Ben Graboske, EVP of Black Knight’s Data & Analytics division, to discuss current foreclosure and delinquency trends found in the latest Black Knight Mortgage Monitor Report.
Read More »FHFA Raises Awareness for Principal Reduction
The Federal Housing Finance Agency launches a social media campaign to raise borrower awareness for their one-time Principal Reduction Modification program.
Read More »The Bigger Picture of Housing Counseling
A recent report discusses how housing counseling is about more than just qualifying for homeownership and reducing loan defaults.
Read More »Back from the Brink: Treasury Celebrates Housing Recovery
It has been eight years since the implementation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. What has this program and others instilled by Treasury done to asset in helping the housing market recover?
Read More »FHFA Announces Agency Goals for 2017
What strategic goals does the FHFA hope to accomplish through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks?
Read More »What is the Future of Freddie Mac’s Risk Transfer Policy?
A look back at Freddie Mac's credit risk transferring for this year as well as what the GSE has in store for 2017.
Read More »Florida Case May Cause Both Borrowers and Servicers Difficulty
After a recent article on the Florida foreclosure case, Ober vs. Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, DS News sat down with Morgan Weinstein to discuss the case in depth and get his perspective on the impact it could hold for borrowers as well as servicers.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Job Situation May Recover
Many industry stakeholders are looking toward December for another rate hike by the Fed after job gains fell below expectations in August. What will the upcoming Employment Situation from the BLS hold?
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