A recent report takes a look at why customers may be choosing to part ways with their servicers, and why delinquencies have shown lackluster improvement recently.
Read More »Law Firms and Mortgage Servicers to Meet at Spring Summit
At this year's Legal League 100 Spring Servicer Summit, mortgage servicers, government reps, and financial services attorneys will gather for discussions centered around the challenges facing the U.S. mortgage industry.
Read More »A New Look at Mortgage Servicing Compensation
According to some, maintaining the status quo in servicing compensation isn’t enough. Here are some changes that could be made to the current compensation model.
Read More »Tim Gillis Joins ServiceLink as VP Capital Market Sales
In his new role at ServiceLink, Tim Gillis will be responsible for leveraging the company's expertise in the Capital Markets.
Read More »Varma Penmatsa Talks Fannie Mae and Fintech
Varma Penmatsa, VP, Digital Products and Servicing, Fannie Mae, spoke to DS News on why it was important to engage customers to build and implement effective digital servicing products and what gives him the satisfaction of a job well done. Editor’s note: This issue originally appeared in the April issue of DS News.
Read More »OCC Shines Light on Outstanding Mortgage Debt
Here’s what the Office of the Comptroller of Currency’s report on the country’s mortgage performance revealed about the state of mortgage servicing and delinquencies across the nation.
Read More »Fair Warning: State Supreme Court Rules on Foreclosure Notices
A recent court decision provides clarity for a long-gestating question about how lenders and servicers must handle foreclosure notices. Read expert commentary on the problem, the solution, and what it means moving forward.
Read More »Managing Risk in a Changing Mortgage Environment
Donna Corley, SVP, Single-Family, Chief Risk Officer, Freddie Mac, spoke to DS News about why the current environment comes with its own challenges for servicing and underwriting loans. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the March issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »Decoding the New Flood Insurance Regulation
Here’s what the banking regulators’ recently amended private flood insurance provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act would mean for lenders, insurance companies, and servicers.
Read More »The Fallout of “Expert Testimony” in Foreclosures
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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