Learn more about some of the TRID-issues spotted since Oct. 3 and how to resolve them in an exclusive Q&A session and webinar featuring Richard Horn, a former Senior Counsel and Special Advisor for the CFPB who led the final TRID rule at the CFPB.
Read More »Foreclosure Inventory Plummets to Eight-Year Low
The news was all good on the delinquency front for October 2015 as all related metrics continued steep declines.
Read More »Mortgage Balances Surge, Fueling Rise in Household Debt
Delinquency trends for housing were positive, with foreclosures hitting a new low in the 17 years the New York Fed has been reporting the data.
Read More »Activists Urge FHFA to End Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Is the FHFA's conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac weighing down homeownership?
Read More »Why Are Agency Purchase Loans Becoming Even Riskier?
The riskiness of agency purchase loans has increased year-over-year every month since January 2014. What is driving the constant rise in risk?
Read More »Fed to Affected Borrowers: Use Foreclosure Relief Funds or Lose Them
Borrowers who are owed relief funds under the Independent Foreclosure Review may lose that money if they do not meet the Fed's deadline for requesting a replacement check.
Read More »LCS Capital Announces Debt Acquisition Options for Consumers
LCS Capital announced that the company has closed on a large credit facility, which allows them to turn consumers' defaulted receivables into ready-to-use capital.
Read More »GSE CEO Pay Cap: Is it Justifiable or Is It Unwarranted?
Mel Watt, an Obama appointee who could now be at odds with the Obama Administration if the Vitter-Warren bill gets signed by the President, said in a statement in July that the purpose of the pay raises was to "promote CEO retention, allow reliable succession planning, and ensure the continuity, efficiency and stability" at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »SouthLaw, P.C., Attorney Named to Super Lawyers Rising Star List
Ashley Osborn, an associate attorney in SouthLaw, P.C.’s bankruptcy department, was selected to the Super Lawyers 2015 Missouri and Kansas Rising Star list.
Read More »Senator Bob Menendez Wants Answers From FHFA Director Watt
Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, cited preliminary findings in the FHFA’s annual housing report. The Senator noted that Freddie Mac had failed to meet its single-family low- and very low-income home purchase goals last year and asked Watt what the agency is going to do to make corrections in these two areas.
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