Loan servicers’ pandemic-relief efforts ‘a major success story’

Mortgage loan servicers collecting payments on loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 2.36 million “home retention actions” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading

Altisource sees rise in foreclosures as a path to profitability

The operator of real estate auction platform Hubzu reports a $53.4 million 2022 net loss, with revenue falling 15 percent to $144.5 million. Continue reading

Mortgage delinquency rates continue their descent: CoreLogic

The number of homeowners who are more than 30 days late on mortgage payments dropped for the 11th straight month in February. Continue reading

New forbearance requests drop to lowest level since March 2020

Total weekly forbearance requests as a percent of servicing portfolio volume decreased from 0.05 percent to 0.04 percent, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading

COVID-19-related forbearance volumes decline for first time since pandemic hit

Active COVID-19-related forbearance volumes declined by a net 34,000 for the week ending June 2, the first weekly decrease since the CARES Act went into effect, according to data released Friday. Continue reading