Daily Dose

The national foreclosure rate in July was back to where it was in August 2007, according to a new report from CoreLogic.

Compliance has been a major topic of interest, and in many cases a topic of concern, in the mortgage industry in the wake of post-crisis Wall Street reform legislation.

Property management experts discuss how quality control oversight is increasing, and the property preservation and field services industry, along with its government and servicing partners, must engage in open dialogue about the future.

Throughout the years, the Five Star Institute has always remained committed to giving back to the wounded service members who have fought to protect our country. On Monday night, they showed that commitment once again.

Foreclosure sector professionals discuss the every-day challenges and examination from regulatory agencies, servicers, and investors.

The REO market has shifted as volumes are approaching pre-crisis levels. Members of the Five Star FORCE heard from experts on Sunday on how to grow their business in the new REO landscape.

Real estate and mortgage servicing professionals from all over the country will gather to be a part of hundreds of exhibits and dozens of interactive engagements at the largest event in mortgage servicing this week at the 13th Annual Five Star Conference and Expo in Dallas.

Freddie Mac announced a non-performing loan transaction of seasoned non-performing residential whole loans held in Freddie Mac's mortgage investment portfolio.

The Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and OCC released a report to the Congress and the FSOC on the activities and investments that banking entities may engage in.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency recently reported that they assigned preliminary ratings to nine classes of notes from Freddie Mac’s STACR.