Survey: Counselors Report Dual-Tracking Problems Still Persist
Banks are falling short of requirements to provide mortgage protections to homeowners as mandated by the national mortgage settlement and the California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR), according to a...
View ArticleImpact of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights on Foreclosures
The California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBR) is the main driving force behind the recent slowdown in foreclosure sales and short sales in the Golden State, according to a research report from...
View ArticleCFPB Mortgage Database: Invasion of Privacy or Market Necessity?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) ambitious effort to build a National Mortgage Database was not taken lightly by lawmakers during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday. Senators expressed...
View Article2013 in Review: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Mortgage industry commentators may argue (and they certainly have) about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) performance over the last year, but one thing is certain: The bureau knows how...
View ArticleDual-Tracking and Loss Mitigation Runarounds Are Among Servicing Problems...
The report covers the illegal practices that the Bureau uncovers in areas such as consumer reporting, debt collection, student loan servicing, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, and fair lending...
View ArticleCounsel’s Corner: Here is What Smaller Title Companies are Up Against
Lawrence Zielke, managing partner with Minnesota-based Shapiro & Zielke and president of First Financial Title Agency of Minnesota, discusses with DS News the challenges his firm and title company...
View ArticleMinnesota Courts Provide Troubling Clarification on Dual Tracking Laws
Minnesota's state law is somewhat similar to the CFPB rules on dual tracking, but has a large difference often initially overlooked by mortgage servicers. The post Minnesota Courts Provide Troubling...
View ArticleDual-Tracking and Loss Mitigation Runarounds Are Among Servicing Problems...
The report covers the illegal practices that the Bureau uncovers in areas such as consumer reporting, debt collection, student loan servicing, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, and fair lending...
View ArticleCounsel’s Corner: Here is What Smaller Title Companies are Up Against
Lawrence Zielke, managing partner with Minnesota-based Shapiro & Zielke and president of First Financial Title Agency of Minnesota, discusses with DS News the challenges his firm and title company...
View ArticleMinnesota Courts Provide Troubling Clarification on Dual Tracking Laws
Minnesota's state law is somewhat similar to the CFPB rules on dual tracking, but has a large difference often initially overlooked by mortgage servicers. The post Minnesota Courts Provide Troubling...
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