The number of subprime-related cases filed in federal courts is "dramatically outpacing" the litigation filed during the savings-and-loan crisis of the early 1990s, according to Navigant Consulting Inc., Chicago. According to a Navigant study, 278 subprime-related cases were filed in 2007, nearly half the total of 559 S&L cases handled by the Resolution Trust Corp. over several years. "The S&L crisis has been a high-water mark in terms of the litigation fallout of a major financial crisis," said Jeff Nielsen, managing director of Navigant Consulting. "The subprime-related cases appear on their way to eclipsing that benchmark." Mr. Nielsen said the wave of litigation "appears to be just the beginning" and that there has been "a steady acceleration" of such cases so far this year. Navigant can be found on the Web at http://www.navigantconsulting.com.
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The increasing frequency and severity of droughts was top of mind for panelists at AmeriCatalyst's "Going to Extremes" conference Thursday.
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In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.
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The nonpayment rate for non-qualified mortgages is up 21 basis points from February and 134 basis points from March 2023, Morningstar DBRS said.
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The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.
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But views are split, at least in the near-term on whether rising mortgage rates are holding back the Spring home purchase season.
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The top five producers had an average dollar volume of FHA loans of more than $50 million in 2023.
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