Servicing

Unlike two years ago, when the surge of refinance loans created a vast pool of free financing for the industry to use, today lenders must pay for it by the drink.

But a slower-than-anticipated rate of repossessions suggest distressed homeowners are finding solutions.

Rising interest rates eliminated any refinance incentive for 30% of the loans analyzed by Standard & Poor's, marking a turnaround from the start of the year when prepay speeds were expected to increase

The company, which has ties to three major credit bureaus, is working with a former Fannie Mae executive in its efforts to reduce consumer costs.

Cuts on one side of the business are creating a ready-made, knowledgeable pool of workers for servicers as demands on the latter's operations are increasing.

A new wave of interest in partnerships between investors and mortgage companies is emerging.

Such exchanges are neither easy nor cheap and the key to any effective transfer process is accurate loan file information, writes Paradatec's director of professional services.

California has been more typically prevalent in other offerings, but this nearly $817 million package of rights to borrowers’ payments is one exception in a hot market limited only by capacity constraints.

The opinion heightens the need for servicers to be careful about billing communications, particularly when a distressed loan or foreclosure is involved.

But for prospective buyers, soaring home prices in April pushed affordability closer to the all-time low set in June 2006.