Ginnie Mae, Washington, D.C., announced it approved inclusion of a servicing advance financing facility under its Acknowledgment Agreement program.
Tag: Mortgage Servicing
Federal, State Agencies Issue Joint Statement Encouraging ‘Flexibility’ with COVID-Impacted Homeowners
Federal and state regulatory agencies on Friday issued a statement conceding the need for regulatory flexibility as mortgage servicers work with struggling homeowners affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
MBA, Trade Groups Release Statement Urging Regulators to Establish Liquidity Facility
The Mortgage Bankers Association and a broad coalition of organizations representing financial industry and affordable housing advocates on Saturday released a statement calling on government regulators to provide a source of liquidity to those mortgage servicers that may need additional capacity to support homeowners and renters impacted by COVID-19.
MBA, Trade Groups Petition FCC for ‘Emergency Purposes Exception’ on Mortgage Servicing Calls
The Mortgage Bankers Association joined other industry trade groups in a letter Monday to the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that mortgage servicing calls (and other financial institution notices) should be deemed emergency calls by the FCC and exempt from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act during the COVID19 emergency.
Ginnie Mae, FHA Update Servicer Policies in Coronavirus Wake
Ginnie Mae and FHA on Friday issued updates addressing mortgage servicer liquidity issues that could result from the coronavirus pandemic.
Crapo Urges Treasury, Fed for Quick Guidance on Title IV of CARES Act
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho urged the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to act quickly to provide guidance on Title IV of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law Friday.
New York Fed Posts TALF Term Sheet
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York last week posted a term sheet indicating servicing advances are eligible collateral for borrowing from the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan facility, also known as TALF.
MBA, Trade Groups Outline Challenges Facing Borrowers Amid COVID-19
The Mortgage Bankers Association and a half-dozen industry trade groups last week sent a letter to the White House and other government agencies discussing concerns and challenges facing homeowners in paying their mortgage due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Faith Schwartz, Christy Moss, CMB: What Happens When COVID-19 Starts Affecting Mortgage Payments?
COVID-19’s economic impacts are only beginning to be felt in the United States, and already it’s been a wild ride.
Auction.com: Most Default Servicers Expect 2020 Foreclosures to Increase
Auction.com, Irvine, Calif., said its 2020 Default Servicing Insights report found while most respondents said they do not expect an economic recession in 2020, two-thirds expect their foreclosure and REO inflow to increase and 89 percent expect an increase in foreclosure and REO inflow from government-insured loans.