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The firm’s former Deputy General Counsel is promoted to new role, bringing more than 20 years of experience in residential real estate law and mortgage banking to the position.

The Department believes that its new rule will serve as a critical home retention tool for borrowers in a volatile interest rate market.

Mortgage servicer taps industry exec who helped build and run Wells Fargo’s near $1 trillion servicing portfolio and brings ops expertise to accelerate Sagent’s modernization of servicing software.

Kurt Johnson has been named CFO of the mortgage servicer as Jaime Gow transitions from CFO to Strategic Advisor. In addition, Christine Paxton has been named EVP and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.

The latest report from Epiq has found that new bankruptcy filings in February 2023 registered double-digit increases year-over-year across all U.S. major filing categories.

The 13th Annual Five Star Government Forum is set for next week in our nation’s capital, bringing together mortgage servicing leadership and government agency reps to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues and work toward solutions.

An upcoming Five Star Webinar, held in partnership with Boston National Title, will focus on vendor products, performance, and pricing in a post-pandemic marketplace.

Focusing on the HELOC and PMI offerings, mortgage subservicer names 35-plus-year industry veteran VP of Special Products in Loan Operations.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the number of accounts in collections dropped from 261 to 175 million tradelines between 2018-2022.

This week’s Five Star Webinar, presented by Sagent, will explore the state of mortgage servicing in 2023, from tech advances to regulatory changes.