FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery called attention to a pair of new mortgagee letters addressing 10-year protection plans and inspector regulations. Click through to learn how these changes support Montgomery’s stated goals of streamlining FHA’s policies and procedures.
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Here’s why borrowers attempting to use expert testimony to revive cases that have reached their final conclusion may be blocked in the courts.
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The new program will provide brokers with more choices by providing financing solutions to those previously underserved, yet credit-worthy customers.
Read More »Black Knight Launches New Analytics Platform
The new platform will work with lenders to provide big data and complex analytics for mortgage and housing.
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Ellie Mae's AllRegs Online enables lenders to confidently manufacture loans knowing they meet the latest investor requirements or state and federal statutes.
Read More »Statute of Limitations: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Here’s why servicers and attorneys must partner to deal with the statute of limitations law in New York, which remains an area of risk and confusion. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the January issue of DS News.
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