Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. One of the biggest mortgage servicing issues facing lenders in Texas, Florida, California, and other states that have suffered from declared disasters relates to insurance claims ...
Read More »Georgia Addresses Statute on Execution of Documents
Despite the passage of time, many documents important to lenders and servicers in Georgia are not being executed in accordance with the new requirement passed by the Georgia legislature in 2015. Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Defining Debt Collectors
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. The United States Supreme Court, in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., settled a circuit court split and solidified what may turn out to be a ...
Read More »Navigating Safe Harbors and HOAs
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals (Fourth DCA) recently affirmed the extension of safe harbor protection provided to homeowner’s associations under §720.3085(2)(c), Florida Statute, to ...
Read More »Disaster Playbook
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. The secret to being a successful team is being prepared. For professional sports like football, that means updating and studying an extensive playbook where ...
Read More »On the Radar: Legal Experts on the Cases Shaping the Industry
With thousands of cases unfolding across the country, keeping track of the ones that most impact your business can be a full-time job. Knowing what’s happening in the legal sphere as it pertains to your industry can be crucial, and ...
Read More »Remapping the DNA
Conventional wisdom and regulatory history are being shaken up across the industry thanks to technological enhancements in data and analytics—DnA—now revolutionalizing home appraisals. Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the December issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Then vs. Now: Housing Markets That Remain Below Price Peaks
Las Vegas leads metro markets that have not fully recovered from their price peaks before the housing market crash.
Read More »Rebuilding and Rethinking
With a new year on the horizon, DS News spoke to half a dozen industry insiders to ascertain the big picture of what 2018 holds for the industry, how the landscape is changing, and what missteps are better left in the rearview as we move forward.
Read More »Ocwen Announces Millions in New Mortgage Debt Forgiveness in Ohio
The United States was hit hard by the housing crisis. Here’s how financial services holding company Ocwen is working to help families save their mortgages and stay in their homes.
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