Default Servicing

The MBA reports that volatile interest rates and stresses on some property markets have increased delinquency rates backed by commercial real estate properties in Q2, trending upward alongside the national residential mortgage delinquency rate.

The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve have outlined a framework for the safe and sound management of exposure to climate-related financial risks for large financial institutions. Here’s what that means for the industry.

In an effort to reduce the size of its retained mortgage portfolio, Freddie Mac has sold 88 non-performing residential first-lien loans as part of the GSE’s Extended Timeline Pool Offering.

ICE data shows a year-over-year rise of 13 basis points year over year, marking only the second—and largest—annual increase in the past 2.5 years.

An upcoming Five Star Institute webinar will explore how United Wholesale Mortgage works in conjunction with DocMagic to employ a digital lending process including eNotes for a modern, efficient, and secure way to process and manage mortgage loans.

A recent podcast examined mortgage fraud, with a particular focus on the proliferation of occupancy fraud, which has significantly increased in recent years. Here’s what the podcast reveals.

CRT, or the Credit Risk Transfer program, was launched by Fannie Mae 10 years ago. A new Fannie Mae blog examines how the program has performed since its inception.

With nearly 30 years in the industry, including time spent at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Cari Gordon joins Fay Financial to oversee the company’s integrated, risk-based audit plan.

An upcoming webinar presented by Five Star’s FORCE group will explore a number of horror stories told by experienced REO agents, and the lessons learned from these perilous tales.

Attorney Kathleen Achille examines a recent Florida Circuit Court case where the lender was allowed to proceed with its foreclosure case in a state trial court, even with the borrowers’ notice of removal to federal court.