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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. The administration added that some loans funded through mortgage revenue bonds may not qualify for the new loss mitigation option. Comments from the mortgage industry are due by May 31.

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FHFA assisted nearly 44,000 troubled homeowners in Q4 2023

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 43,903 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a new report published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ). Loan modifications dropped from 14,363 in Q3 to 12,758 in Q4, an 11.2% The rate for U.S.

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

Housing Wire

This is according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which was published late last week. The total number of loans in forbearance at the end of Q1 stood at 65,757, coming out to 0.21% of the total loans serviced and 15% of delinquent loans.

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Increased need for a compliance-driven insurance servicing solution

Housing Wire

With multiple organizations – such as the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), Fannie Mae, FEMA, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and others – guiding these regulations and outlining protocols, it is necessary but challenging to maintain compliance.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Finding the Best Foreclosures in Your Area

Realty Biz

Understanding Foreclosures Foreclosure is a legal process where a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has stopped making payments. The lender does so by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan, typically a house. Financing: Foreclosures can sometimes be challenging to finance.

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How to Buy a Foreclosure: Your Go-To Guide to Distressed Properties

HomeLight

Bank-Owned or REO: If a home doesn’t sell at auction, it becomes a real-estate owned home , meaning the bank or lender officially owns it. For example, a homeowner and lender agree to sell a house for $200,000 even though there is a balance of $250,000 on the mortgage loan. Bank-owned/REO sale.

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How and When to Buy Foreclosure Property

Realty Biz

Pre-foreclosures are commonly confused with the foreclosure process and REOs (real estate owned by a lender). If an owner wants to and has the money to bring the loan current, the house is brought out of default and the homeowner returns to making payments according to the original loan agreement.