With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing the nation to a halt, DS News checks in with industry leaders on the lessons they’ve learned from previous disasters and how they’re applying them to the current crisis.
Read More »American Homeowners Unprepared for Disaster
With many homeowner finances taking hits , what are the necessary precautions that need to be taken?
Read More »Coronavirus Changes Disaster Response
Here's how Florida is adapting its severe storm response, and how servicers can prepare themselves.
Read More »FEMA Discusses Disaster Response and COVID-19
Natural disasters impact investors, service providers, mortgage servicers, government agencies, legal professionals, lenders, property preservation companies, and homeowners. Here's how the Agency is preparing to operate during the upcoming hurricane season and COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Coronavirus Hinders Rebuilding Efforts
After more than 40,000 structures were affected by the recent string of tornadoes across the Southeast U.S., a new report identified the unique challenges added by COVID-19 to the recovery efforts.
Read More »Disaster-Struck Areas Recovering From Delinquency
These areas, after recovering from storms and wildfires, are starting to see their default rates decline drastically.
Read More »Tennessee Tornadoes Property Damage Hits $1B
The storms destroyed numerous residential and commercial properties in the Nashville area.
Read More »NFIP Issued $400m in Reinsurance Protection
FEMA transferred the National Flood Insurance Program’s flood risk to the capital markets through the issuance of its third catastrophe bond transaction
Read More »Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Speeding Up
While the pace of federally funded projects to help hurricane and earthquake victims has quickened, White House disaster recovery representative Peter Brown is worried about long term efforts.
Read More »FEMA Funding $2M Wildfire Mitigation Program in California
With mortgage delinquencies slow to recover following disaster, FEMA and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is attempting to prevent disaster before it happens.
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