Daily Dose

Since Airbnb’s launch in 2008, the home-sharing service has grown to currently include more than 2 million listings in 191 countries. Because of this, some home builders are developing new plans with the home-sharing industry in mind but for lenders, Airbnb may bring more trouble than anticipated.

The Federal Reserve Board ordered Goldman Sachs Group to pay a civil money penalty for its unauthorized use and disclosure of confidential supervisory information and to implement an enhanced program to ensure the proper use of confidential supervisory information.

With Walter Investment Management Corp.taking a loss during Q1 and both Ocwen Financial Corp. and Nationstar Mortgage Holdings reporting net losses for Q2, all eyes will fall on Walter to see what their Q2 earnings report holds.

The lessened movement in the housing market could potentially have ramifications in the future by reducing mortgage originations as well as the number of mortgages serviced and put into default.

Economists and analysts widely praised July’s Employment Situation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday, not just for the headline number, but also for the majority of the data contained within.

Leonard McDonald speaks with DS News on the challenges seen post-crisis in the foreclosure landscape and what lies ahead for the future of default servicing.

High mortgage delinquency rates and high mortgages in the New York region’s metro areas continued to bog down the New York Federal Reserve Bank in the second quarter.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is scheduled to host the Industry & Servicer Training Update at the Five Star Conference & Expo on September 12, 2016 and will be the first time that the Bureau will give an in-depth, in-person training since the promulgation of the new servicing rules on Thursday.

The number of homes removed from single-borrower single-family rental transactions has been negligible, posing minimal credit risk for these transactions, according to a recent report from Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC.

Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado was appointed on Thursday to the national Board of Directors for Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that builds strong, stable, and secure military families.