Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said its McDash Flash Forbearance Tracker, as of May 19, reported 4.75 million homeowners – or 9.0% of all mortgages – have entered into COVID-19 mortgage forbearance plans. Active forbearance volumes increased by just 93,000 over the past week, a more than 70% decline from the 325,000 from the first week of May.
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Industry Briefs – May 21, 2020
ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), Denver, released ACESXPRESS for Early Payment Defaults to bolster lenders’ existing audit programs in light of the recent increases in required monthly EPD audit volume.
Federal Agencies Launch Joint Mortgage, Housing Assistance Website on Coronavirus Impact
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Finance Agency and HUD yesterday launched a new mortgage and housing assistance website designed to ensure homeowners and renters have current and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 national emergency.
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Essent Guaranty Inc., Radnor, Pa., and Cloudvirga, Irvine, Calif., announced an integration in which Cloudvirga will offer Essent’s products and services.
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IndiSoft, Columbia, Md., launched The Homeowner Connect to help servicers communicate effectively with borrowers who need loss mitigation help during the COVID-19 crisis.
GSEs: No Lump Sum Required at End of Forbearance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued announcements yesterday reiterating borrowers in forbearance with a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac-backed mortgage are not required to repay the missed payments in one lump sum.
CFPB Guidance Aims to Provide ‘Clarity, Compliance’ to Mortgage Servicing Transfers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday issued a new guidance outlining practices it says will provide mortgage servicers clarity, facilitate compliance and prevent harm to consumers during the transfer of residential mortgages.
CFPB Issues Final Rule Raising HMDA Data Reporting Thresholds
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued a final rule raising loan-volume coverage thresholds for financial institutions reporting data under the Home Mortgage Reporting Act.
CFPB Issues Final Rule Raising HMDA Data Reporting Thresholds
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this morning issued a final rule raising loan-volume coverage thresholds for financial institutions reporting data under the Home Mortgage Reporting Act.
FHFA, CFPB Announce Borrower Protection Program
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced the Borrower Protection Program, a joint initiative that enables CFPB and FHFA to share servicing information to protect borrowers during the coronavirus national emergency.