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As a result of the high-pressure sales tactics, consumers could lose their homes to foreclosure or bankruptcy, the Center for Responsible Lending said.

The annual J.D. Power mortgage servicer study found a six-point rise in the industry average score but also that consumer financial health slipped downward.

Forbearance rose for the first time since October 2022 in one report. Delinquencies jumped from a near-record low in another. Experts debate the ramifications.

The proposal would add reforms aimed at broadly prioritizing owner-occupant access and end the "test" or "demonstration" mode these sales have been in since 2002.

Further efficiencies could aid servicers, and improved performance may be a reason for lenders to open the credit box, experts at an Urban Institute event said.

Property insurance and taxes account for over one-third of current loan performance risk, according to Auction.com's recent survey of default servicing leaders.

Financial security is a concern for 31% respondents who said they feel less well-off than their parents or grandparents, a Nationwide survey found.

The agency alleged the companies had inadequate servicing resources and is calling on them to pay millions of dollars in redress and a civil money penalty.

Certain borrowers cut off from help due to the market's elevated equity levels and rates may fare better under coming changes made at the direction of the FHFA.

Although experts are predicting an active season, actual damages could be lower depending on how many storms make landfall and where, Corelogic reported.