As leadership of the Legal League 100 passes to a new Chair in the form of Roy Diaz, he and departing chair Neil Sherman discuss past accomplishments and future goals of the association with DS News. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the July issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »A Decade Unlike Any Other
DS News takes a retrospective look at the lessons learned over the last 10 years and a look at what lies ahead. Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the July issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »The Headwinds Worrying Servicers
As servicers struggle with rising costs and finding right partnerships, here are some solutions that can help them mitigate these and other challenges for sustained success in 2018.
Read More »Delinquencies Increase in Hurricane Impacted States
The states impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria continue to see a rise in serious delinquencies a year later, according to a report. Here are the details.
Read More »Rental Payment History vs. Mortgage Delinquency Risk
Rental payment history is indicative of future mortgage loan performance and should be considered when individuals apply for mortgage loans, according to new research from the Urban Institute. “Access to mortgage credit remains overly tight in part because we are ...
Read More »Connecting Homebuyers to REO Properties
James Vinci, VP, and CTO, Equator spoke to DS News on how technology can help to make the buying and selling of default property an easier option for all stakeholders.
Read More »First Mortgage Default Rates Hold Steady
Although they did see a small uptick as last year ended, first mortgage default rates remained flat year-over-year, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices covering data up through January. According to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices released ...
Read More »Refinance Volumes Increased in November 2017
More borrowers refinanced through FHFA’s HARP program in November on the back of mortgage rates that remained lower in October 2017, according to an FHFA report.
Read More »Can Homebuyers Get Better Government Loan Modifications?
The second in a three-part series of reports examines government loan modification products available for loans insured by the FHA, the VA, or the USDA and explores how borrowers who fall behind on payments can receive adequate payment relief in a high market rate environment.
Read More »Default Data After the Great Recession
A new JPMorgan Chase report examines the effects of mortgage modification programs in the aftermath of the Great Recession. How much difference did these programs make, and what can they tell us about the borrowers who made use of them?
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