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.
Read More »Flippers Accounted for 9% of Q1 Home Sales Nationwide
ATTOM has found that nearly 73,000 single-family homes and condominiums in the nation were flipped in Q1 2023, hitting the second-highest mark for home flippers this century.
Read More »May’s Existing-Home Sales Post Minor Gains
NAR reports that existing-home sales recorded a slight gain of 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.3 million units.
Read More »Planet Home Expands Its Servicing Portfolio With $10B MSR Acquisition
Closing this latest MSR deal, Planet Home Lending has increased its overall servicing portfolio to $94 billion and its MSR book by 10.6%.
Read More »May’s New Residential Construction Numbers ‘Above Consensus Expectations’
The numbers are in from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the news is good—at least on a short-term scale.
Read More »The Week Ahead: What’s in Store for Housing?
An upcoming webinar will forecast housing values over the next year, given the current market environment, as well as discussing loss mitigation decisioning.
Read More »When a Servicer Can Take Possession of a Property
Attorney Joseph T. McCormick details a recent Ninth Circuit opinion on when a servicer can take possession of a property under the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Read More »Cenlar Adds Thomas Donatacci as SVP and Investor Relations Officer
Former EVP of Business Development for The Money Source joins mortgage loan subservicer to strengthen relationships with Cenlar’s agency investors, shareholders, clients, and rating agencies.
Read More »House Members Introduce Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
A bipartisan measure introduced will expand affordable homeownership opportunities and revitalize communities through the construction, renovation, and sale of 500,000 homes nationwide.
Read More »Federal Agencies Issue Guidance on Third-Party Risk Management
inal guidance from the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC outlines principles and considerations for banking organizations’ risk management of third-party relationships.
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