Attorney Robert Deisinger takes a look at a new measure in Illinois to seal foreclosure records that were initiated during the COVID pandemic foreclosure moratoria.
Read More »Breaking Down Investor Trends Since the Turn of the Century
In a Realtor.com analysis of data from January 2000 to December 2022, investor buyer share lost some ground after hitting a record high of 8.9% reported in February 2022, but remains above pre-pandemic levels.
Read More »Closing the Homeownership Gap
Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner of HUD, speaks to MortgagePoint about recent changes such as FHA’s mortgage insurance premium reductions, an ongoing commitment to improving IT infrastructure, and how the arc of her career brought her to her current role.
Read More »Lessons Learned From the Triumph of Pandemic Foreclosure Prevention
During the pandemic, an estimated 3.2 million foreclosure starts were prevented, along with the completion of approximately 1.5 million foreclosures.
Read More »HUD Assisted Nearly Two Million U.S. Homeowners During the Pandemic
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge has announced that more than 1.8 million FHA borrowers received a forbearance due to a hardship created or exacerbated by COVID-19.
Read More »A Review of Contested Foreclosure Appeals in Pennsylvania
As we move through Q1 2023, attorney and Legal League Chair Stephen M. Hladik provides an outlook as to what issues are likely to make their way to the appellate courts in 2023.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Extends Covid Relief Policies
Two new announcements address the lingering effects of the pandemic on Ginnie Mae Issuer operations.
Read More »FHA to Expand and Extend COVID-19 Mitigation Programs
Mortgage servicers can begin offering post-pandemic loss mitigation immediately, regardless of the cause of a borrower's delinquency.
Read More »December Foreclosure Filings Double Year-Over-Year
Per an ATTOM report, foreclosure filings hit 324,237 in December 2022, up from 151,153 in December 2021. This pushed the foreclosure rate from 0.11% in December 2021 to 0.23% in December 2022.
Read More »OCC: Overall Mortgage Performance Improves in Q3
The latest OCC Mortgage Metrics Report found that 97.2% of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of Q3 2022. Click through to learn how this compares to last year’s metrics.
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