Kurt Johnson has been promoted by Mr. Cooper Group to the roles of Executive Vice President, and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, drawing upon his 20 years of industry experience. [...]

The new application helps first-time homebuyers and low- to moderate-income consumers prepare to buy and own a home, according to its creators. St. Louis, Missouri-based FinLocker, a leader of next-generation, [...]

While new-plan starts remained near post-pandemic lows, researchers report an expected mid-month lull in overall improvement. The post Forbearance Volumes Steadily Decline appeared first on DSNews. Source: DS News

Economists agree that an overall lack in inventory is limiting how much home sales can grow—that, and more, outlined in new housing market indicator reports. The post Storms, Holidays, and [...]

Constrained by harsh winter weather early in the year, housing starts took off in March, seeing a near 20% month-over-month rise. The post Housing Starts Hit 15-Year Peak in March [...]

Editor's note: This article appears in the April 2021 edition of DS News magazine, available here.  In an enormous victory for lenders and servicers, on January 29, 2021, the Texas [...]

The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021 seeks to build and preserve affordable housing by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. The post Legislation Introduced to Strengthen the Housing [...]

An analysis of Q1 foreclosures by ATTOM Data Solutions has found that there were a total of 33,699 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions—during the [...]

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Homepoint has appointed Noelle Lipscomb as the company's Chief Audit Executive, where she will lead risk-based internal auditing functions, overseeing the review, monitoring and evaluation of the [...]