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The current REO market requires an expansion of services for business growth

Housing Wire

Tiffany Fletcher, senior vice president of operations support and operational risk for VRM Mortgage Services , offers strategies for doing just that, showing how VRM is growing and changing during these unique times. Tiffany Fletcher, VRM Mortgage Services HW: What does the current market and demand for REO assets look like?

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

Housing Wire

The number of refinances decreased amid rising mortgage rates from 111,251 in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 78,445 in the first quarter of 2023.” Mortgage rates rose in March: the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 6.54% from a February level of 6.26%.”

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FHA publishes final rule on the 40-year loan modification

Housing Wire

The rule allows mortgagees to increase the maximum term of an FHA-insured mortgage loan modification from 360 to 480 months following a default. The 40-year loan modification can assist borrowers in avoiding foreclosure by spreading the outstanding mortgage balance over a longer period, thereby making their monthly payments more affordable.”

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FHA adds 40-year loan term to COVID-19 arsenal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration told mortgage servicers that they can now offer a 40-year loan term as a COVID-19 recovery option. Servicers for FHA-insured mortgages can offer the modification immediately, according to the latest update to FHA’s mortgage lending policies.

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Despite moratoria, foreclosures increase 20% in October

Housing Wire

Sutherland Mortgage Services President Krish Swaminathan discusses the next wave of servicing, how servicers can best communicate with their customers and the technology available to help with compliance, even in a work-from-home environment. properties began the foreclosure process in October. properties filed in October. properties.

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

Housing Wire

The deadline for the mortgage industry to chime in on the Federal Housing Administration ‘s (FHA) proposed 40-year loan modification rule was at the end of May. Leslie Rouda Smith, president of the NAR, used her own letter to the FHA to explain the trade group has been “concerned” about the pandemic’s impact on the housing market.

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Increased need for a compliance-driven insurance servicing solution

Housing Wire

After a tumultuous year of disruption and uncertainty in 2020, mortgage servicing continues to change in order to meet consumer needs, regulatory demands and best practices. These regulations regarding mortgage compliance change regularly which impacts how servicers manage their portfolios.