Amilda Dymi

The number of securitized U.S. commercial mortgage loans transferred into special servicing has dropped substantially at roughly 45% over the last year.

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico completed the sale of a $438 million portfolio of nonperforming residential mortgage loans at a loss.

A new plan introduced by a diverse group of housing experts defines several goals deemed essential to the future housing finance system, and terminating some government-sponsored entities is one of them.

As much as it is a challenge, today subservicing is an opportunity many small-size servicers are rushing to embrace in a marketplace where the role of specialty servicer is being redefined.

Higher regulatory risks that are forcing many U.S. banks to sell their subprime mortgage servicing rights are throwing these assets into the lap of specialty servicing nonbanks.

The chief executive officer of Spurs Capital is quite passionate about the Home Affordable Modification Program.

Consumers in most major U.S. metropolitan areas continued to reduce their total debt in the first quarter of 2013.

New York will use up to $20 million in mortgage settlement funds to rebuild and restore neighborhoods that are still struggling with blight and large inventories of vacant properties.

Millions of homeowners are still delinquent on their mortgages or owe more than their homes are worth.

Educational efforts that focus on helping home seekers understand all of their housing options are not limited to the National Homeownership Month in June.

New findings reiterate the need for expanded access to financial coaching services that result in greater overall economic stability for low- to moderate-income families and the country at large.

After including new issuance the so-called serious delinquency rate is at 8.2%.

Morrison & Foerster expanded its real estate finance practice by adding Stephen Cox of Hypothekenbank Frankfurt AG.

Demand for valuation analytics lead LoanLogics and Platinum Data Solutions into a partnership that links loan performance reporting to collateral valuation technology.

The top regret for homeowners was that they wished they bought a bigger home.

U.S. commercial real estate remains very attractive to both domestic and international investors despite a drawn-out recovery.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation have launched a multistage regional design competition that aims to promote housing construction innovation in Hurricane Sandy-affected areas.

Sabal Financial Group is expanding into third-party servicing, special servicing and construction loan administration nationwide.

News that Wells Fargo and Bank of America failed to comply with the mortgage loan modification timeline processing requirements of the mortgage servicing standards mandated by the national mortgage settlement are bittersweet for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

ServiceLink has made available a multipurpose tool designed to ensure the mortgage loan data lenders and servicers report and record electronically is accurately transferred and in compliance with regulators.