Results of an annual stress test of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac finances show good news and not-so-good news.
Category: News and Trends
Equifax: First Mortgage Defaults Hit Nine-Year Low
Puerto Rico Rate Three Times National Level
Fitch: U.S. REITs Surge, Private Label RMBS Sputter in Low Rate Environment
Private-Label RMBS Recovery Stalls
Fitch: U.S. REIT Capital Access ‘Bifurcated’
For Different Reasons Than Last Year
CFPB to Consider Debt Collection Practices Overhaul
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday outlined proposals under consideration that would overhaul the debt collection market by capping collector contact attempts and by helping to ensure that companies collect the correct debt.
Q&A with Wade Hamby of The Stonehill Group
Company’s National Director of Sales/Marketing Discusses TRID, Outsourcing
MBA Chart of the Week: Servicing Costs per Loan: Performing v. Non-Performing
Servicing Costs Remain Elevated Compared to Pre-2012 Levels
FHA to Insure Mortgages on Some Properties with PACE Assessments
The Federal Housing Administration yesterday announced guidance designed to clarify circumstances under which it will insure mortgages on properties that include Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) assessments. The Mortgage Bankers Association expressed concerns.
Morningstar: With Private-Label RMBS Stymied, Nontraditional Deals Take Charge
‘Seasoned’ Deals See Eightfold Increase from Year Ago
At RNC, Policymakers, Housing Experts Talk Future of Housing
CLEVELAND–With a real estate developer as its party standard-bearer, it’s no surprise that the Republican Party this week has made real estate and the economy as one of its key priorities.