“Warnings abound on the impact of delayed foreclosures on U.S. residential mortgage bonds, but the investors in the securities have not yet taken heed. Processing errors now plaguing at least three major firms that service mortgage loans — including GMAC Mortgage — may prolong the time it takes to complete foreclosures, raising the chances for deeper losses to bondholders as taxes and insurance payments are fronted, investors and analysts said. Proceeds from foreclosure sales also tend to decline as the process is dragged out, harming the investors, which run the gamut from pension and mutual funds to insurance companies…”
Jacob Gaffney is formerly Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire and HousingWire.com. He previously covered securitization for Reuters and Source Media in London before returning to the United States in 2009. While in Europe for nearly a decade, he covered bank loans and the high yield market, in addition to commercial paper, student loan, auto and credit card space(s).see full bio
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Jacob Gaffney is formerly Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire and HousingWire.com. He previously covered securitization for Reuters and Source Media in London before returning to the United States in 2009. While in Europe for nearly a decade, he covered bank loans and the high yield market, in addition to commercial paper, student loan, auto and credit card space(s).see full bio