Mortgage Delinquency, Foreclosures Decline

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 22, 2016
Black Knight Financial Services reports 2.678 million loans delinquent or in foreclosure, down from August.

Delinquent Homeowners Could Get Respite After Obama Plan Expires

Bloomberg, Sept. 23, 2016–Light, Joe
The Mortgage Bankers Association, the largest home lender trade group, on Friday proposed a substitute for the Home Affordable Modification Program, President Barack Obama’s signature response to the foreclosure crisis. 

Fannie Mae’s Newest Software Widens Mortgage Credit

OC Register (Calif.), Sept. 23, 2016–Lazerson, Jeff
Fannie Mae releases 10.0, the 31st version of its automated credit decision engine named Desktop Underwriter or DU.

Genworth Easing Requirements

Mortgage Daily, Sept. 23, 2016
Loans with nontraditional credit that receive an approve/eligible recommendation from Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter will be eligible for delivery on a delegated or non-delegated basis.

Refining the Servicing Sector

DS News, Sept. 23, 2016–Baer, Kendall
Michael Waldron of Bayview Loan Servicing says adjustments to existing systems add clarity and create efficiencies.