More than a decade after the financial crisis, the residential mortgage market has undergone fundamental shifts. How must servicers adapt to better serve the needs of this transformed landscape?
Read More »Up in the Air: Assisting Borrowers in Default
From leveraging technology to the critical human element, here's how servicers and industry professionals are working to guide defaulting borrowers through a stressful time period and back to solid ground. Editor's note: this feature originally appeared in the May edition of DS News.
Read More »The Age of the Super-Servicer
How are default servicing professionals helping the mortgage industry see fewer defaults and delinquencies? The answer is simple: communication, communication, communication.
Read More »GSE Reform: Guarding the Market
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the April edition of DS News, available online. GSE reform may be the new “third rail” of American politics, and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. When Congress gets involved, regardless of your ...
Read More »Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: A Matter of Definition
A recent court of appeals decision could impact creditors in Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases—and it all comes down to defining the term “provided for.” Editor's note: this story originally appeared in the April 2019 edition of DS News.
Read More »Affordability Challenges and Optimism: The Housing Market’s Road Ahead
Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner discusses affordability, student debt, and other factors impacting housing. Editor's note: this piece originally appeared in the April edition of DS News.
Read More »Leaning Into Tax Lien Investing
This “investment secret” has been edging closer to the mainstream among real estate investors, but it remains a confusing and often intimidating strategy. Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the March issue of DS News.
Read More »Fintech: A Change in the Mortgage Ecosystem
How can emergent technologies such as AI alter the course of the mortgage landscape from origination to servicing?
Read More »Investing in the Zone
Opportunity zones offer real estate investors strong incentives to invest in designated low-income census tracts. Here’s why these zones could be the next big thing.
Read More »Following Mortgage Fintech Into the Future
Where are the big banks putting their fintech investment dollars? Regional lenders can follow their lead and find a pathway leading straight into the future.
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