As Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac prepare to launch the combined bond, questions arise on whether the change will negatively or positively impact the mortgage market and affordability. The [...]
New York has continued to struggle with lingering foreclosure issues and urban blight related to abandoned properties. Here's how Erie County is planning to address the blight and "zombie [...]
Consolidated Analytics, a provider of mortgage services, announced the appointment of Josh Fuchs as SVP of product development and sales for its residential valuations division. In this role, Fuchs [...]
A storm surge is among the most destructive parts of a hurricane. Find out where a storm surge could cause the most damage to single-family homes on the East [...]
While affordability has been decreasing across the country, a recent study takes a look at how pending home sales have been impacted. The post Measuring Pending Home Sales and [...]
The suit ties back to $2 billion in defective residential mortgage-backed securities sold by BofA predecessor company First Franklin Financial Corp amidst the 2008 financial crisis. The post U.S. [...]
Using AI and rules engine, PerfectLO assists borrowers in completion of the loan application and then builds a smart checklist for them. Secondary and tertiary level questions that do [...]
The Bureau is publishing its Spring 2019 Agenda, including updates on the future of the Dodd-Frank Act as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The post CFPB Updates [...]
A decade after bonds tied to U.S. home loans contributed to the financial crisis, British investment bank and financial services company Barclays is returning to the residential mortgage-backed securities [...]
While metropolitan areas are often the most rent-burdened and unaffordable, a recent study takes a look at where affordability has improved while the rest of the U.S. has fallen [...]
