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It was deemed America's new foreclosure capital in 2012, with a 53% increase in filings last year, but Florida officials wanted a change. So they took...
The proposal set up by San Bernardino County that would use eminent domain to seize mortgages to help reduce the area’s massive negative equity was declined by the Homeownership Protection Program Joint Powers Authority Thursday.
However, the JPA voted unanimously to issue a Request...
Lawyers who regularly handle mortgage foreclosures in the Sixth Circuit are considered 'debt collectors' by the jurisdiction's top court, making them potentially liable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, according to a new opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...
North-Texas based servicing giant Nationstar Mortgage Holdings ($45.32 0.83%) priced a securitization from its special purpose vehicle...
North-Texas based servicing giant Nationstar Mortgage Holdings ($45.32 0.83%) priced a securitization from its special purpose vehicle...
The beginnings of the housing rebound, along with the fiscal policy decisions established or currently in the process of being made, give a sense that the economy is beginning to transition back to normal.
However, there is uncertainty where this transition will lead and what type of...
Due diligence firm Clayton Holdings announced the launch of a new business segment to help clients assess risks associated with mortgage servicing transactions. The unit comes at a time when servicing shops and banks are frequently involved in the...
CoreLogic ($27.65 0.39%) unveiled its latest service, CoreLogic Bond Tracker, to provide life-of-bond surveillance as well as aid...
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rule now in place, the private label market awaits the release of the federal regulators' Qualified Mortgage...
With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rule now in place, the private label market awaits the release of the federal regulators' Qualified Mortgage...
The job market could become easy street for compliance experts with deep knowledge and experience in the financial services industry.
Rob Chrisman, a mortgage industry writer, noted in a recent blog that the release of the...
The nascent housing recovery is beginning a shift from economic headwind to tailwind, creating the indirect effect of giving average American households hope to, once again, begin to retain a level of wealth.
Of course, being in America, the feeling of wealth is best described as a family...
Home prices in the U.S. rose 0.6% from October to November, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest house price index. This compares to the index's 0.5% increase...
Mortgage delinquencies overall remain well below 2011 levels, but the U.S. loan delinquency rate still edged up 0.74% from November to December, Lender Processing Services said Wednesday.
The mortgage data and analytics firm released its LPS First Look Mortgage Report for...
The number of Americans filing home purchase and refinance applications grew for the week ending Jan. 18, pushing all mortgage application activity up 7% from the previous week.
The Mortgage Bankers Association noted its home purchase index grew 3% from the prior period,...