Foreclosures

With a strong job market and low interest rates, the mortgage delinquency rate fell to its lowest January level in at least 20 years.

Controlling classes of investors in commercial mortgage-backed securitizations can replace a special servicer, but before they do, they should make sure the long and potentially expensive process is worth it.

Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York signaled which legislative provisions Democratic leaders would accept in a bipartisan housing finance package.

Home retention actions for loans owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac declined in the fourth quarter and that trend is likely to continue given the strong economy.

With a second defendant pleading guilty to conspiracy, it was learned that a Watertown, N.Y., apartment complex is among dozens of rental properties in that state and several others that allegedly received $500 million in fraudulent bank loans.

While fading 9.53% annually, February mortgage delinquencies posted a month-over-month increase for the first time in 12 years, according to Black Knight.

The money for a proposed $300 million sports complex at a foreclosed famed New York Catskills Mountain hotel was not produced by a March 22 deadline.

In a unanimous ruling, the court placed new limits on the ability of consumers to sue law firms that handle foreclosures on behalf of mortgage servicers.

Fewer Hawaii property owners fell into foreclosure last year in continuation of a trend that began in 2014, according to state data.

The foreclosure rate in the Tampa Bay area was unchanged between 2017 and 2018 despite a drop in the percentage of homes that were seriously delinquent on their mortgages.