The deal extension expands the usage of Sagent’s LoanServ fintech platform across Digital Federal Credit Union’s mortgage servicing lifecycle.
Read More »Collaboration Between Professor and Students Take on Mortgage Climate Risk
Professor Clifford Rossi called the project "the finest student presentation on a highly technical subject I have ever been involved with."
Read More »Nationwide Mortgage Delinquency Rate Neared Record Low in February
“February’s early-stage delinquency rate was historically low and primarily driven by a strong job market,” said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic. “However, the possibility of a recession that would raise the U.S. unemployment rate could slightly erode the current strong mortgage performance situation in the coming months.”
Read More »CFPB Issues Further Guidance on ‘Zombie Mortgages’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance to protect consumers from illegal collection tactics on so called “zombie mortgages,” since it is illegal for debt collectors to sue or even threaten to sue to collect on these debts past the statute of limitations or in other illegal fashions.
Read More »Nearly $17B Reportedly Lost Annually From Severe Storms
CoreLogic’s latest analysis of straight-line winds, tornadoes, hail, and severe thunderstorms has found that storms in 2022 accounted for an average annual loss of more than $17 billion, with hail damage accounting for more than $11 billion of those losses.
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Retreated in March
According to a new report from the National Association of Realtors, home sales declined an overall 22% from a year ago, while the inventory of unsold existing homes rose 1% from February.
Read More »200,000+ Forced to Move Due to Evictions, Foreclosures in 2022
A new study has found that eviction/foreclosure-related moves rose 56% from 2021 to 2022, with California, Florida, and Massachusetts experiencing the highest increases.
Read More »Q1 Foreclosure Activity Trends Upward
Spurred by rising unemployment, ATTOM has found that U.S. foreclosure filings climbed 22% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023.
Read More »Cenlar Taps Theodore Mugnier to Lead Cybersecurity Efforts
Former U.S. Marine joins mortgage subservicer, responsible for the cybersecurity team and emerging risk to ensure that Cenlar continues to remain compliant.
Read More »Measuring the Cost of Real Estate Wire Fraud
A new report from CertifID has found that homebuyers’ and sellers’ wire transactions are rapidly being targeted by cybercriminals, with in excess of $106,000 as the average wire loss in consumer recovery cases.
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