ORLANDO—Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, kicked off the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo here with praise for the work the mortgage servicing industry has done in recent years.
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#MBAServicing2020: MBA Releases Default Servicing Alignment White Paper
ORLANDO—The Mortgage Bankers Association released a white paper that analyzes federal foreclosure prevention programs and offers recommendations to better align and standardize those programs.
Administration to Nominate Dana Wade as FHA Commissioner
The Trump Administration said it intended to nominate Dana Wade as Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner.
Black Knight First Look: Mortgage Delinquencies Fall to Lowest Level on Record
Black Knight, Jacksonville, issued its First Look Mortgage Monitor, reporting mortgage delinquencies fell by more than 5% in January, hitting their lowest level on record dating back to 2000.
Encouraging Signs for Black, Latinx Homeownership Rates
After hitting historic lows during the Great Recession, African American homeownership in the U.S. has rebounded promisingly, said Zillow, Seattle, marking what it suggested was “perhaps the start of a recovery.”
February Builder Confidence Dips Slightly, Remains ‘Solid’
Builder confidence for newly built single-family homes fell by one point to 74 in February, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Don’t Get Caught Without the Right Bench Strength: Risks All Servicers Face When Insourcing Hazard Insurance Claims
The last decade has been good to the mortgage industry. In fact, we have gone an entire decade without a recession. Following the last mortgage crisis of 2008 that brought the entire industry to its knees, we have seen a strong return with high home values and vibrant lending and origination activity.
Surveys: Half of Homeowners Plan to Move this Decade—And They’ll Argue About It
A major share of homeowners has a new home purchase in mind in the coming years. Another group plan to downsize by renting, according a survey by LendingTree, New York.
#CREF2020: PNC, Wells Fargo Lead MBA 2019 Year-End Commercial/Multifamily Servicer Rankings
SAN DIEGO–The Mortgage Bankers Association released its year-end ranking of commercial and multifamily mortgage servicers’ volumes as of December 31, here at the MBA 2020 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo.
MBA: 4Q Mortgage Delinquencies Fall to 40-Year Low
Mortgage delinquency rates for loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties in the fourth quarter fell to the lowest level since the Mortgage Bankers Association began tracking such data.