Thomas Marano, CEO of Residential Capital, says his company supports the streamlined mortgage modification plan as espoused by the government-sponsored enterprises and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He noted that ResCap has held 4,300 face to face homeownership counseling sessions with troubled borrowers whose loans are serviced by the company this year. It has also helped 251,000 customers avoid foreclosure, Mr. Marano said. "Through a combination of outbound calls, letters and home visits, we have achieved a 14% customer contact rate in an effort to work with our customers and preserve homeownership."
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A tour of the technology that banking has run on, dating back to Franklin's anti-counterfeit measures and the bank-note bulletin that preceded American Banker.
July 3 -
Issuances of new HECM-backed securities dropped off in June on both a monthly and yearly basis, according to a new report from New View Advisors.
July 2 -
The vote to approve the $12 per share deal, which rejected a hostile bid from UWM Holdings, came following several postponements of a special meeting.
July 2 -
A mortgage customer claims his data was compromised in a hack last year at a tax and accounting firm reportedly used by the wholesale giant.
July 2 -
The government-sponsored enterprise clamped down on project review requirements and certain factory-built home appraisals while loosening other guidelines.
July 2 -
The June jobs report is creating an overhang on economist forecasts for interest rates going forward, especially when combined with recent inflation data.
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