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ALAW recently announced that Michael Spicer has joined the firm as Managing Attorney of Default Operations for the firm’s North Carolina operation.

Julián Castro recently announced that HUD will quickly provide federal disaster assistance to Louisiana as well as provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes due to severe storms and flooding.

Housing market fundamentals were a mixed bag in Q2 will likely remain an uneven piece of the economy for the rest of the year, according to Fannie Mae.

The Federal Open Market Committee released their July 26-27, 2016 minutes noting the changes seen in financial markets and open market operations as well as reviewing the economic state, financial state, and economic outlook.

The Urban Institute hosts housing market experts to discuss recent and emerging issues found in the mortgage servicing industry.

Fannie Mae recently release the latest Servicing Guide with updates including allowable foreclosure attorney fees for New York, suspending foreclosure proceedings for a streamlined modification offer, and servicing government mortgage loans.

HOPE NOW recently released its Q2 2016 data, and it reported over 100,000 permanent modifications completed during the past quarter.

What would the housing market and national median home value look like if the housing bubble and subsequent crisis hadn't occurred?

Comprehensive property data solutions provider ATTOM Data Solutions, based in Irvine, California, has announced the hiring of Todd Teta as chief technology officer.

Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady (ECBA) and MFY Legal Services recently filed a federal class action challenging the legality of a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program that sells government-insured FHA home mortgages to private equity funds, leaving these borrowers without insurance-program benefits they are entitled to and putting them at heightened risk of foreclosure