Top 10 Safest Cities in the U.S.
2020 has posed new safety concerns across the country—from spikes in COVID-19 cases, to recent wildfires, storms, and other natural disasters. Still, problems like crime and financial safety continue to [...]
What is Driving the Increase in Forbearance Activity?
The data analysts at Black Knight on Friday published weekly forbearance numbers. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the data covered activity through Monday (November 23) as opposed to the usual [...]
Credit Scores and Down Payments Reach All-Time Highs
Faced with elevated home prices and stricter credit requirements, borrowers in Q3 placed, on average, higher down payments on their mortgage loans than ever before, according to Bloomberg. Citing a [...]
Biden Says His Economics Team ‘Will Deliver Immediate Relief’
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday officially nominated former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary. This is a confirmation of news reported here last week. Biden-Harris' economics-team announcements, like [...]
Ryan Vogt Joins ServiceLink
Starting in the mortgage industry in 2007, Vogt brings over 13 years’ client-centered sales and default industry experience. The post Ryan Vogt Joins ServiceLink appeared first on DSNews. Source: DS [...]
Paladino to Lead North America Structured Finance at Fitch
Prior to joining the Structured Finance leadership team, Paladino headed Fitch's U.S. Leveraged Finance platform and oversaw coverage for Real Estate & Leisure teams within Fitch's Corporate Finance group. The [...]
COVID-19 Exacerbates Low-Income Households’ Cost Burdens
COVID-19 is having an especially pronounced impact on the affordability of housing among low-income individuals, according to a survey from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. The newly released [...]
Shumate Tapped to Oversee Title Support at SLK Global
SLK Global Solutions, a provider of technology-enabled platform solutions for the financial services industry, announced that Alan Shumate has been hired as VP of Business Development with oversight of SLK’s [...]
Most Americans Don’t Fully Understand Their Homeowner’s Insurance Policy
While a home insurance policy is a must-have for any residential property owner, more than a few homeowners lack a proper understanding of what their policies cover. According to a [...]