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December 29, 2011

NATIONAL Sen. Scott Brown asks for criminal investigation of GSEs Sen. Scott Brown believes the civil lawsuit filed by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) a couple days ago against ex-CEOs of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, fails to achieve justice and accountability for the American. He is trying to push the Justice Department and [...]

88% of first-lien mortgages are performing well, the OCC says

The nation’s biggest lenders’ servicing portfolio is likely to stabilize, as nearly 90% of all first lien mortgages are still current, the office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported. Both early stage and serious delinquencies remained unchanged over the quarter, the OCC said in its latest report. Looking at these mortgage delinquencies separately, the [...]

December 22, 2011

NATIONAL November 2011 scorecard published The Treasury and the HUD recently released the latest edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. The most recent survey featured as news the scan of the nation’s 10 largest mortgage servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable Program, in order to promote transparency regarding its performance. The Scorecard tracks [...]

November 2011 scorecard published

The Treasury and the HUD recently released the latest edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. The most recent survey featured as news the scan of the nation’s 10 largest mortgage servicers participating in the Making Home Affordable Program, in order to promote transparency regarding its performance. The Scorecard tracks the key indicators of the [...]

December 15, 2011

NATIONAL The need for a defined foreclosure timeline Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae representatives upheld the companies’ practice of collecting penalties from servicers who fail to meet defined timelines for processing foreclosures. It is clear now, that both Fannie and Freddie representatives aim to keep borrowers in their home, because it is the better [...]

The need for defined foreclosure timeline

Both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae representatives upheld the companies’ practice of collecting penalties from servicers who fail to meet defined timelines for processing foreclosures. It is clear now, that both Fannie and Freddie representatives aim to keep borrowers in their home, because it is the better outcome for GSEs, but Edward Seiler, a director [...]

Bill to replace GSEs with Temporary Government-Owned Entity

Sen. Johnny Isakson has submitted his idea for reforming the housing finance system. Isakson’s 30 year of experience as a real estate agent made him to develop an original plan for a reform. He introduced legislation Thursday that would wean the secondary market off government support and pay taxpayers back for the bailout of Fannie [...]

Treasury wants to put the bailout to bed

The Treasury Department has sent out letters to the banks that received Troubled Asset Relief Program funds expressing its will to put the bailout to bed. “They’re saying to the 380 remaining banks, ‘We want to light a fire under you to figure out how you’re going to get rid of Tarp,’ because they want [...]

OCC investigates wrongful foreclosure of 5,000 military members

The possibility of wrongful foreclosure of about 5,000 military members is now investigated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (or OCC) according to an article by DsNews. The wrongful foreclosure is based on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act signed into law in 2003, which protects military members from foreclosure while they are [...]

Banks will gain FHA relief under foreclosure servicing settlement

Government officials are likely to offer a sweetener for the banks sitting at the foreclosure servicing settlement table, by releasing these lenders from liability relating to their loss-mitigation efforts on delinquent FHA-insured loans, sources cited by the American Banker say. The deadline for resolving their differences is Christmas, so the government is ready to give [...]