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 »After the Pause
As COVID-19 foreclosure and eviction stays lapse in New York, Mikelle V. Bliss and Margaret J. Cascino of McGlinchey Stafford explain what servicers and landlords operating in the Empire State need to know.
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 »ServiceLink Names Jamie Rey-Hipolito VP of Single-Family Rental
Amassing more than 20 years of real estate operations and asset management experience, ServiceLink adds vet to expand the company’s SFR solutions for investors and clients.
Read More »GSE Transfers Nearly $2B of Mortgage Credit Risk to Insurers
Fannie Mae recently executed two credit insurance risk transfer transactions on $50 billion of single-family loans in efforts to reduce taxpayer risk.
Read More »Mr. Cooper Acquires Residential Portfolio of Community Loan Servicing
In addition to the servicing of approximately 140,000 residential mortgage loans, Mr. Cooper Group will add more than 500 CLS employees to its team under new deal.
Read More »Forbearance Portfolio Volume Slides for 21st Straight Month
The number of U.S. loans in forbearance fell once again, with as an estimated 590,000 homeowners remaining in forbearance plans nationwide.
Read More »Sagent Extends Tech Stack Deal With Freedom Mortgage
New five-year extension will enable Freedom Mortgage, with a servicing portfolio of $400B, to power its homeowner-first servicing ecosystem.
Read More »Managing Pipeline and Portfolio Risk Amid Accelerating Mega-Disasters
Richard Gagliano discusses the role technology plays in responding to the housing impacts of advancing climate catastrophes.
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