Servicing

June 18, 2013

Parties foreclosing on Chicago rentals face new obligations

Parties who acquire residential rental properties via a foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure in Chicago are...

Ex-BofA employees allege mishandling of HAMP applications

Bank of America is prepared to address allegations from former employees who claim the mega bank routinely stalled the application process for the government’s Home Affordable Modification Program and wrongfully informed homeowners about the status of documents already on file.

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"Structuring the AG settlement credits this way makes it more of an additive for principal reduction," Kingsley said. "This way, more borrowers could potentially receive some form of reduced principal."

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Servicing News

Questions linger on now-defunct foreclosure reviews

Foreclosure aid programs lifted by $70.1 million in NeighborWorks funds

FinCEN: Suspicious foreclosure rescues alert investigators

Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds MERS foreclosure authority

Distressed neighborhoods fall behind in housing recovery: Bernanke

Sen. Boxer: Servicing standards fall short of settlement

Colorado bill to end dual-tracking dies in committee

Sen. Warren spars with regulators over foreclosure review settlement

ReWired

The pending mortgage servicer shakeout

No one can deny that the last few years have been good for companies that are in the mortgage servicing business. But as the U.S. economy continues to recover and historic default and foreclosure rates normalize, some of the firms in this space are feeling the pressure to offer more in order to maintain their business levels.

June Cover Story

Virtual realty: HousingWire's top 50 real estate tech solutions

HousingWire introduces its inaugural RETech:50 highlighting the accomplishments of 50 technology-driven real estate companies.

Feature

Private-label RMBS trailblazer Redwood Trust sets aggressive issuance pace

by Christina Mlynski

There are only a handful of consistencies investors can rely on in the private-label market these days. Redwood Trust issuing at least one residential mortgage-backed securities deal a month is one.

Commentary

Too big to fail remains issue

by David Altig

As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated, too-big-to-fail remains a major issue that is not solved, but "there’s a lot of work in train."

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