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Law firm audits cost servicers millions of dollars annually while the firms spend tens of thousands of dollars per audit in employee time. The irony is that the bulk of [...]
Title Touches Everything: Streamlining Communications in Default Servicing
Title insurance and title-related products are an integral, and often expensive, part of the mortgage default process. Every aspect of default servicing touches title, from loss mitigation to REO disposition. [...]
Homes are a Better Investment than Retirement Savings
Americans want to buy homes and they want to buy them as an investment option. According to a study on homebuyers by NerdWallet, a personal finance website, 75 percent Americans [...]
Florida Ends Housing Aid Program With $88 Million Unspent
On Wednesday, the state of Florida ended three programs designed to distribute federal housing aid funds, all under the banner of the Florida Hardest-Hit Fund (HHF). While that in itself [...]
The Industry Pulse: Updates on Aspen Grove Solutions, Indisoft, and More …
Which companies are merging, and what professionals are moving? See some highlights in this update of the housing and mortgage industries. Maryland-based property technology solutions provider, Aspen Grove Solutions, has announced [...]
HUD Announces $1.5 Billion in Aid to Puerto Rico
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it was awarding more than $1.5 billion in aid to help Puerto Rico recover from the damages wrought by Hurricanes [...]
Aspen Grove Solutions Appoints Mike Jurkovic as VP Business Services
Maryland-based property technology solutions provider, Aspen Grove Solutions, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Mike Jurkovic as VP, Business Services. In his new role, Jurkovic will be a key point [...]
Legal Update: Focus on FEMA and Foreclosures
Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the January issue of DS News, out now. During the week of September 4, 2017, most Floridians sought shelter and boarded homes and businesses [...]
Fed Maintains Interest Rates as Yellen’s Tenure Winds Down
Janet Yellen oversaw her final meeting of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Wednesday afternoon, with the Committee holding fast on interest rates and revising their projections on [...]