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Tag: Servicing
BSI Financial Services’ Allen Price: How Digital-First Subservicers Are Revolutionizing Servicing
While mortgage origination has experienced massive improvements through digital technology, the same has not always been true for the servicing side of the business. On the whole, mortgage servicers are not typically known for being particularly innovative or technology driven.
Fitch: Serious RMBS Delinquencies Trending Positively; Early Delinquencies Remain Flat
Fitch Ratings, New York, said servicers continue to work with struggling homeowners to avoid loan default, as early delinquencies remain flat and late stage delinquencies show positive movement.
Foreclosure Activity Increases
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found a total of 185,580 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings–default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions–between January and June, up 13% from a year ago.
S&P: Self-Service Residential Mortgage Servicing Increasing
The number of calls per loan to mortgage servicers has decreased as self-service options become more widespread and borrowers can resolve basic requests on their own, reported S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Top Five Commercial Mortgage Servicing Issues to Watch in 2022
With 2022 quickly approaching, MBA’s Servicer Council recently hosted a discussion with servicing executives from PGIM Real Estate, SitusAMC, Mount Street, Berkadia and Trimont, who shared perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Distressed Debt Monitor: Q&A With SitusAMC’s Tim Mazzetti, CMB
Tim Mazzetti, CMB, leads SitusAMC’s Servicing & Asset Management division. He has more than 30 years of broad-based experience in the commercial real estate industry.
Black Knight: Servicer Retention Rates Fall in Q3 Despite 3-Year High in Refinance Volumes
Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said after hitting an 18-year low in Q4 2018, refinance lending has nearly doubled (+94%) over the past three quarters.
MBA: IMB Profits Rise to Near Seven-Year High in 3Q
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $1,924 on each loan they originated in the third quarter, up from $1,675 per loan in the second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.
Commercial Servicing Software Must be Flexible
Commercial servicing software needs to be flexible and scalable. It must accommodate a variety of loan products; include commercial-specific reporting, payment and escrow administration functionality; and provide support for asset managers.