Loss Mitigation

New research from FHLBank San Francisco and the Urban Institute investigates ways to reduce mortgage default risk for vulnerable homeowners by utilizing mortgage reserve accounts that could help homeowners overcome temporary hardships, which would benefit Black families, who are more than twice as likely as white families to lose their home to foreclosure.

Overall mortgage performance was on the upswing in the first quarter of 2023, as the OCC reported banks serviced approximately 12 million first-lien residential mortgage loans with $2.7 trillion in unpaid principal balances—representing 22% of all residential mortgage debt outstanding nationwide.

In addition, a new report notes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 58,268 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023. Click through to read the other data from the GSEs’ Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report.

A new report from Insurify projects that home insurance premiums are expected to rise 9% in 2023, led by issues with the nation's supply chain and climate change.

An upcoming webinar presented by the Five Star Institute and the National REO Brokers Association will examine how prepared the REO industry truly is for a bump in activity, and how to brace your business for a jump in volume.

CoreLogic reports that U.S. loan performance remains resilient, with delinquencies and foreclosures lingering near record lows, and the national overall delinquency rate increasing slightly from March to April.

Former Sagent and Flagstar executive brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to her new servicing role in building long-term trust with CMG’s clients.

The CFPB has issued a pair of reports looking at the state of banking in the Southern United States and found that a lack of local access to banking options can make it harder to get competitive interest rates on mortgages, credit cards, or small business loans.

Black Knight reports that during the month of May, past-due mortgages approached recent record lows as the number of borrowers a single payment past due improved by 94,000.

CoreLogic estimates recent thunderstorm activity brought strong straight-line winds and tornadoes, causing substantial damage to property across the U.S., with areas reporting wind speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour and hail greater than four inches in diameter.