With approximately 2.5 million Americans currently in forbearance plans, a new report notes that the total loans in forbearance dropped to 4.9% of total volume, marking a five-week decline.
Read More »CFPB Proposes Plan to Avoid Foreclosure Surge
The CFPB is suggesting a number of ways for the nation’s servicers to deal with a potential windfall of foreclosures as nearly 2.5 million homeowners prepare to exit forbearance plans.
Read More »Mortgage Delinquencies Hit 6% Mark in February
The latest data found a rise in the mortgage delinquency rates from January’s numbers, but how does it compare to pre-pandemic totals?
Read More »Examining Mortgage Liens and ‘Equitable Subrogation’
A legal expert examines a recent opinion from the New Jersey Appellate Division. Here's how it could impact lenders/servicers operating in the Garden State.
Read More »The Limits of the ‘FEMA Hold’ Moratorium
In February 2021, an unprecedented snap of winter weather covered much of Texas in snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. Servicers should consider several limits of the FEMA Hold, which suggest it may not apply widely in Texas.
Read More »Roughly 2.1 Million Homeowners Remain 90+ Days Overdue
Black Knight finds that while the housing market has been in a slow recovery, the national foreclosure rate remains nearly five times greater than pre-pandemic levels.
Read More »Active Forbearance Numbers Trending Upward
The number of active forbearance plans is on the rise, as a critical deadline looms where nearly 600,000 seriously delinquent borrowers near the end of their forbearance terms.
Read More »NY Court of Appeals Rules on Foreclosure Deceleration, SOL
A legal expert discusses why this is good news for mortgage servicers and how it provides a “clear, bright path” forward for cases that may have been snared by potential statute of limitations concerns.
Read More »Navigating Foreclosures in the Face of a Pandemic
According to one legal expert, servicer response to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's Executive Order 106, though well-meaning, could potentially create more problems than it resolves.
Read More »FHFA’s Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium Extended Again
The original expiration date was January 31. Here's the latest details on the moratoria from the FHFA and Director Mark Calabria.
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