Loss Mitigation

After the addition of nearly four million jobs nationwide in the last year, CoreLogic reports that a solid job market continues to help borrowers pay their mortgages on time, pushing the overall mortgage delinquency rate to a historic low in May.

Bringing more than 20 years of experience to his new role, Gabe Rinaldi will work to build a team at Cenlar to identify and lead initiatives to streamline end-to-end processes and create efficiency.

The Realtor.com June 2023 Rental Report revealed that experts predict continuing rent declines and moderating inflation will help increase nationwide housing affordability, "providing a much-needed respite for renters and an opportunity to regain some control over their housing expenses," according to Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale.

During a recent House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy meeting, Greg Coleman of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency noted that “the OCC’s role is to ensure that national banks and federal savings associations understand their climate-related financial risks and develop comprehensive risk management frameworks and capabilities to identify, measure, monitor and control those risks.”

Properties in California in high probability areas for wildfires experienced much slower appreciation than other properties in safer areas.

Climate change does not seem to be factoring into homebuyers' decisions on where they are purchasing homes according to Redfin, as nearly 400,000 more people moved into than out of the most flood-prone counties in 2021 and 2022—an increase of 103% over the two years prior.

According to Black Knight, the number of serious delinquencies (90-days or more past due) dropped to 471,000 units, the lowest reported since August 2006, a 27% year-over-year drop.

Mortgage lenders cited "cost-cutting" as their most important business priority for the second year in a row, according to Fannie Mae's latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey.

The Five Star Institute, in conjunction with the National REO Brokers Association, has assembled a panel of experts to detail how the REO industry is bracing for an uptick in activity, and how to prep for a jump in volume.

In a first for American financial institutions, large banks must report their exposure to climate change by July 31.