Daren Blomquist of Auction.com explains how smaller-volume local buyers can better compete with institutional investors, whose capital and resources have historically given them the upper hand at in-person foreclosure auctions.
Read More »Servicers Open the Lines of Communication
Michael Merritt of BOK Financial sat down with DS News to explain how the lessons learned from the financial crisis of 2008 smoothed a path of communication between servicers and their clients during the pandemic.
Read More »Servicer Collaboration in a Post-Pandemic World
DS News chatted with Marissa Yaker of Padgett Law Group on how navigating loss mitigation requirements during the pandemic opened up new channels of communication for the industry.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Five Star Webinars Address Return of Foreclosures
Two upcoming webinars presented by the Five Star Institute will examine the state of the foreclosure and REO landscape as business begins to accelerate.
Read More »Most Valuable Company Profile: Get to Know Claims Recovery Financial Services
Celebrating 20 years of operations, CRFS discusses its operations as it continues to navigate the post-default segment of the residential mortgage industry.
Read More »The Exchange: Forcing Change in a New Era
Five Star FORCE Advisory Council Chair Jim Hastings and Vice Chairman Steven Pagano share their thoughts and insight on the state of the industry and how FORCE members are sharing their tips and talents for the greater good.
Read More »Why Do So Few People Buy Affordable Properties at Auction?
The ease at which people could enter forbearance programs during the pandemic has caused a drastic drop in the number of distressed properties that are sold at auction. Now that many of these protections have expired some borrowers whom do ...
Read More »Rising to the Occasion
From regulatory scrutiny to the changing needs and preferences of borrowers, mortgage servicers have a lot on their plate in 2022. A pair of recent Five Star webinars examined the best ways forward.
Read More »16M U.S. Homes Remain Vacant Amid Housing Shortage
Although the housing market is still heating up, more than 16 million homes throughout the U.S. are sitting vacant, according to a new report from LendingTree. This poses the question, if so many homes are vacant, why are housing prices ...
Read More »Foreclosure Starts Jump Sevenfold
With the national foreclosure rate hitting its highest level since May 2021, foreclosure starts jumped to 32,900 loans in January.
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