Mortgage modifications surged in the first quarter at the nation’s largest banks, reversing a yearlong decline, while foreclosure activity also saw a marked uptick, according to a new government report. The data suggests rising financial stress is hitting certain borrower segments, even as conditions for the mortgage market overall appear relatively strong, based on numbers […]
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In the aftermath of the Federal Open Market Committee’s June meeting, certain interest rate spreads should narrow, but the overall impact for mortgages is mixed, a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods report said. Part of that depends on which segment of the industry the company operates in. Mortgage rates remaining elevated, with the 30-year fixed only
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A new bill signed into law this month is set to protect some New England homeowners from foreclosure on years-old zombie seconds many likely had forgotten existed. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed new legislation into law earlier this month that establishes protections for borrowers with secondary piggyback or 80/20 mortgages whose last payments were recorded
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The outcome of previously-reported talks between Guild Mortgage and Bayview, a quiet servicing giant and asset manager, is a finalized acquisition valued at $1.3 billion that will transform the lender. In line with previous talks, a Bayview fund will buy outstanding shares of Guild it didn’t already own. The publicly-traded lender plans to go private
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The American Bankers Association voiced its concerns over a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau final rule to eliminate a pandemic-era policy affecting loss-mitigation procedures that brought flexibility to servicers. While stating its support to the easing of some regulations proposed since the beginning of the second Trump term, the ABA urged the bureau to retain
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The Mortgage Bankers Association has begun to study the feasibility of reducing the government-related mortgage market’s traditional three credit-report pull to a single one, putting a new twist on an old proposal. President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said in a recent blog that the move could fit in with an industry regulator’s interest in promoting
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The slow erosion in first-quarter home equity from a year ago equates to a four-figure decline in house value, according to Cotality’s latest numbers. The new Cotality study, which follows an earlier report of home equity declines by Attom, shows the trend drove a typical house’s value down by $4,200 at the beginning of 2025
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Freddie Mac is instituting higher limits for amounts it will reimburse for attorney costs associated with uncontested distressed mortgage resolutions, including mediation, and certain bankruptcy services. Specific amounts include $650 for preparing and recording a loan released after a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure gets completed, according to a bulletin. The limit for a premediation conference is
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Chimera Investment Corp., a New York-based real estate investment trust, announced plans to buy non-QM lender HomeXpress Mortgage in a cash-and-stock deal worth over $120 million Thursday. The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, includes a $120 million cash payment for the Santa Ana, California-based company, plus more than 2 million
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Following a steady rise in filings in the first few months of the year on the heels of federal policy changes, total foreclosure numbers eased in May, even as a key metric continued trending upward. A foreclosure filing appeared in one out of every 4,009 U.S. properties last month, representing a total of 35,498 units
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