First Mortgage Default Rate Down 1bp
Category: News and Trends

HOPE NOW: 119K Mortgage Mods in August
Permanent Modifications Top 8 Million

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Tout New Programs to Boost Access to Credit
GSEs Announce Initiatives to Cut Origination Costs, Offer Rep-Warranty Relief, Shift Credit Risk

Trepp: REITs Struggled in September
Despite Their New Higher Wall Street Profile

MBA Urges Level Playing Field, Transparency in GSE Credit Risk Transfer Programs
Calls for ‘Bright Line’ Between Primary, Secondary Markets

ATTOM: ‘Final Nail’ in the Foreclosure Coffin?
Foreclosure Activity at Lowest Level Since 2005

KBRA: CMBS End Quarter on High Note
But ‘Credit Barbell’ Indicator Jumps

CoreLogic: 37,000 Completed Foreclosures in August
National Foreclosure Inventory Down 30% from Year Ago

Fitch: U.S. Banks Trimming Mortgage Servicing Staff as Performance Improves
Full-Time Servicing Staff Half of 2014 Levels

Q&A with Mark Damon of SWBC on Evolution of Mortgage Collections
‘The mortgage collections industry is forced to evolve.’