Amilda Dymi

Liquidations of vintage securitized commercial mortgage loans continue to represent the highest severity losses in a market that is otherwise stabilizing.

A new study reaffirms and quantifies the long-term effect of prepurchase housing education.

Rating actions taken by Moody's Investors Service on tranches issued by RASC in 2005 and valued at $1 billion in vintage loans indicate overall improvement in performance.

Distressed asset management and loss mitigation services provider Green River Capital LLC has launched a surveillance division to address credit risks surrounding the rapidly expanding REO-to-rental market.

Fannie Mae’s Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards program gave servicers a passing grade for improvements in the delivery of home retention solutions in 2012.

Increased demand from foreigners buying residential properties in the United States is catching the attention of some mortgage lenders.

Cooperation was the common theme among field service providers attending the MBA National Mortgage Servicing Conference and a necessity that will drive business strategies in this segment of the marketplace this year and beyond.

Robert Meachum, a 20-year mortgage industry veteran, is joining Stonegate Mortgage Corp. as executive vice president of servicing.

In collaboration with Citi and the Foundation for Small Business Development Safeguard is offering small business training sessions to minority owned firms.

Quality Mortgage Services has launched an offshore subsidiary that specializes in knowledge and business processes outsourcing for lenders and servicers.

Fiserv Case-Shiller projects that by the end of 2013 home prices will be rising in nearly every metro area in the U.S.

New York State is taking action to reduce the amount of time an insurer can delay deliberation on a homeowner’s insurance claim in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.

In partnership with the Texas Affordable Housing Corp., mortgage lenders originated over $200 million in loans for low- and moderate-income families in 2012.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched its first housing discrimination mobile application.

Data show the distressed asset inventory is dwindling down simultaneously, opening the way to a sustainable housing recovery and gradually closing what appears to be a window of opportunity in short sales.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have agreed to honor New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s request for new rules to accelerate the release of insurance proceeds to homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy.

The combined effect of lower volumes of underperforming loans and improved workout practices helped improve the traffic of delinquent, securitized commercial mortgage loans that go in and out of special servicing.

Despite regional issues, year-over-year the nation's foreclosure inventory has fallen for 15 consecutive months to less than 3% of all mortgages.

Specialized Business Software has enhanced its Docunym Document Management Solution tool to help mortgage servicers automate loan processing in compliance with federal and state level regulation.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded 16 of roughly 130 tranches backed by $2 billion in subprime mortgage loans.