CFPB complaints can be difficult to track and address, but they can also potentially cause significant reputational damage to mortgage lenders and servicers according to CoreLogic, so what should servicers take from these complaints?
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What drove the increase of pending home sales in July as they swelled to their second-highest numbers in more than a decade?
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An increase in summer lease expirations causes the single-family rental vacancy rate to rise in July.
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The National Fair Housing Alliance along with nine local fair housing organizations filed an amended discrimination complaint against Bank of America.
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Nela Richardson, Chief Economist for Redfin, speaks with DS News about her views on the current housing market as well as innovation in the mortgage industry.
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Fannie Mae has received additional ratings for several Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) notes, part of an ongoing effort to improve transparency and liquidity at the GSE.
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Fannie Mae's July Monthly Volume Summary reports a continued decline in their serious delinquency rate.
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Mortgages are no longer the most complained-about financial product as the CFPB nears one million complaints handled in in the past five-year.
Read More »Urban Institute: Improving GSEs’ Risk Sharing Effort
Urban Institute gives advice on how to improve and expand the effort of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's risk sharing.
Read More »First Post-Crisis Fitch-Rated RMBS Class Has Been Paid
The first post-crisis, Fitch-rated RMBS class backed in part by non-performing loans has been paid in full.
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