Following up on legislation passed in the fall of last year, the city of Philadelphia this week announced changes to the city’s foreclosure prevention program designed to help struggling homeowners who are facing foreclosure after falling behind on their property ...
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As borrowers continue to make payments on time, the first quarter saw serious delinquencies shrinking for the 19th consecutive quarter. Here’s what impacted this otherwise declining trend.
Read More »As Hurricane Season Approaches, 2017’s Disaster Impact Lingers
According to CoreLogic’s latest Loan Performance Insights Report, nationwide delinquencies continued to slowly decline, with exceptions in areas still feeling the aftereffects of last year’s brutal hurricane season. As reported by CoreLogic, the 30+ day delinquency rate for February 2018 ...
Read More »What’s Behind Drops in Delinquency?
When it came to home prices, both January and February demonstrated their strongest single-month growth rates since 2005, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor Report from Black Knight, Inc., released Monday. Nationally, home prices rose 1.24 percent in the first ...
Read More »McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce Announces Leadership Changes
Atlanta-based McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC is pleased to announce that Kerry McInerney has joined the firm as Managing Partner of the firm’s Alabama and Mississippi Litigation and Trial Practice Group. The firm is also pleased to announce that William ...
Read More »Unlocking the Future of Property Preservation
Bluetooth door locks can streamline processes, enhance security and reduce costs. Here’s why the industry should evolve beyond lockboxes and traditional keys.
Read More »Default Legal Services Attorneys Chart the Industry’s Course Forward
With the 11th semi-annual Legal League 100 Servicer Summit underway at the historic Joule Hotel in Dallas, Texas, the professional association marked the occasion by announcing the results of its recent member elections. The League announced that Roy. A. Diaz, ...
Read More »Addressing Reverse Mortgages After the Death of a Borrower
Lender OneWest Bank has won a victory in a recent foreclosure case involving deceased borrowers and non-borrowing spouses, with a Florida appeals court reversed an earlier ruling in the case. The events surrounding the case of OneWest Bank, FSB v. ...
Read More »Affordable Mortgage to Avoid Foreclosures
An initiative by a nonprofit will help Philadelphia homeowners facing foreclosure by buying their homes and reselling them to their occupants with mortgage loans they can afford. Here’s how.
Read More »Law Firms and Mortgage Servicers Promote Industry Growth
Kicking off with a member reception Monday at the historic Joule Hotel in Dallas, Texas, the 11th semi-annual Legal League 100 Servicer Summit continues on Tuesday with a day full of education and networking. The event brings together mortgage servicers, ...
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