Loss Mitigation

Epiq, an Atlanta-based provider of intelligence to the legal services industry, has released its July 2022 bankruptcy filing statistics from its new Bankruptcy Analytics platform which found that filings decreased by 4.0% last month representing 30,848 filings of all types, ...

The past 24-plus months have confronted the mortgage and servicing industries with challenges both daunting and immediate. DS News polled a cross-section of industry experts on what they’ve learned and where we go from here.

The latest American Housing Survey conducted by the Census Bureau for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a disturbing statistic hidden among other larger findings—1 in 20, or 5%, of American homes don’t meet the standard of ...

According to Milliman’s latest Mortgage Default Index (MMDI) covering the first quarter of 2022, mortgage originations continued a decline recorded over the last three quarters due to increased interest rates and a decline in originations and refinances.  The index value ...

Mortgage servicers polled in a new report expect 23% of seriously delinquent mortgages to complete foreclosure over the next year, with pandemic backlog and regulatory intervention having the biggest impact on foreclosure volume.

Redfin reports homebuyers are relocating to climate risky areas, despite intensifying natural disasters, as homes with high fire and flood risk sold for a premium during the pandemic.

While properties in Louisiana are most at-risk of flooding, an analysis of FEMA and Value Penguin data concluded that West Virginia had the highest percentage of homes that would be impacted in a 100-year storm.

House passage of new measure includes legislation to study the impact of wildfires, and explore more ways to protect homeowners.

It’s no secret that the pandemic threw a wrench in the housing market upending traditional moving and migration patterns as those with the means fled crowded urban areas for the suburbs and beyond seeking less crowded and infected place with ...

That’s according to Black Knight data, which also reported a national delinquency rate of 2.84% in June, with foreclosure starts increasing nearly 30% during the month.