Eleven years after conservatorship began, an FHFA report looks back on how the GSEs have worked to assist homeowners facing foreclosure through options such as short sales and deeds-in-lieu.
Read More »Defying Delinquency Trends
While mortgage delinquencies continue to drop, February appears to have been an outlier. What made February's delinquencies climb?
Read More »Artificial Intelligence, Real World Results
Emerging capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential to transform default property servicing. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the March issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »CFPB Seeks to Address PACE Financing Rules
Here's how a proposed rule on Property Assessed Clean Energy financing by the consumer watchdog could impact the ATR requirements under the Truth in Lending Act.
Read More »Checking in on Default Rates
A new report reveals the state of delinquencies and foreclosure starts across the nation. Click through to learn which states are trending high and which are on the low-end.
Read More »The Three Cities Where Delinquencies Rose
Even as delinquencies reached all-time lows nationally, here’s why some pockets saw an uptick in default rates, a report found.
Read More »HELOCs on the Wane?
While the overall household debt has peaked to its highest since 2008, here’s why the New York Fed’s report on household debt and credit highlight declining trends in housing debt.
Read More »What Is Pushing Delinquencies Down?
With delinquencies and foreclosures at an 18-year low, a new report revealed the factors that are keeping them down and what can likely result in a spike again.
Read More »Shedding Light on Reconstruction Costs
Many homeowners assume the cost to rebuild a property should be equal to what they paid for the property. An expert explains to homeowners reconstruction costs vs. other valuations in the wake of damage caused by recent natural disasters.
Read More »Tallying Foreclosure Prevention Actions
In its latest report, the FHFA breaks down how the Fannie and Freddie have worked to help keep struggling homeowners get current and remain in their homes.
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