FHFA reported that the GSEs expect to meet the GSES' goals for the implementation of the first use of the CSP software later this year and for using the CSP to issue Single Securities in 2018.
Read More »Fast-tracking the Fight Against Community Blight
Community Blight Solutions co-founder and chairman Robert Klein presents his case that fast-track foreclosure legislation recently passed in Ohio should go nationwide.
Read More »Rising Lease Expirations Do Not Deter SFR Vacancy Rate
A fifth straight month of increases in lease expirations in May contributed to an uptick in the vacancy rate across the 24 SFR securitizations rated by Morningstar, but the vacancy rate stayed low.
Read More »Declining Trend Continues for Bankruptcy Filings
Nationwide bankruptcy filings were about 5 percent lower in June 2016 compared with a year earlier, continuing an ongoing trend of decline,
Read More »Can Local Governments Impede Housing Markets?
The survey found that government attitudes toward housing tend to be either friendly and affordable or unfriendly and unaffordable.
Read More »Fed: U.S. Economy is ‘Not Running Hot’
Rates remaining low should not trigger any bubble-and-bust dynamics in the near future, according to Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo.
Read More »Colorado Supreme Court Rules on Potential Deceptive Practices
Colorado’s attorney general has won a procedural victory against one firm in her state over alleged deceptive foreclosure practices. But were the firm's practices really deceptive?
Read More »More Modifications Focusing on Sustainability
According to the OCC, the majority of mortgage modifications performed by the seven largest banks include multiple actions focused not just on affordability but on sustainability of the loan.
Read More »Fannie Mae Eliminates Restructured Loan Policy
According to Fannie Mae, lenders can now rely upon existing policy when determining whether a loan is eligible for delivery under a refinance transaction or as a modified mortgage loan.
Read More »Banks Bracing for Q2 Earnings Releases
For the most part, the nation's largest bank holding companies saw substantial profit declines in Q1. Starting next week, the industry will find out if the banks fared any better in Q2.
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