I Was Sent Here By Your Lender and I’m Here to Help You

August 23rd, 2010

A recent post on Housing Wire touted the benefits of using “high-touch” servicing in dealing with homeowners who are behind on their mortgage and headed towards foreclosure.

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Michigan Hardest Hit Program

August 13th, 2010


Maybe you’ve heard about, or seen the ads for the Hardest Hit program?
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Mortgage Companies Turning to Online Video to “Educate” Homeowners

August 5th, 2010

I mentioned the other day that Fannie Mae has “taken to the [virtual] airwaves” to “educate” homeowners in default on their home loan.

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Fannie Mae Unveils New Site Targeting Homeowners

August 3rd, 2010

In an effort to “educate” defaulting homeowners on their options when they fall behind on their mortgage, Fannie Mae has unveiled a new website.

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Homeowners’ Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act (HEMA) Plods Forward

July 1st, 2010

Homeowners’ Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act (HEMA), the dumbest idea in the history of foreclosure legislation, is working its way through Congress.

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June 25th, 2010

“A loan modification is just one piece of the puzzle.”

I’ve been saying this for quite some time, but first posted it in a post I made on the proposed Foreclosure Prevention Czar in October of 2008.

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HAMP Re-default Predictions

June 17th, 2010

Fitch Ratings, a financial rating and advisory firm, issued a recent report predicting that 55-75% of all HAMP loan modification recipients will re-default, or fall behind again on their mortgage payments after their loans are modified.

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Bank of America Unveils New Inducement to Avoid Foreclosure

June 3rd, 2010

I’m constantly amazed at how long it takes for an institution to figure out the obvious.

For a few years now, I’ve been saying that the mortgage industry is typically 24-36 months behind the curve. The problems they’re addressing today should have been dealt with 2-3 years ago.

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New $3Billion Foreclosure Prevention Program

May 26th, 2010

Last week, the Senate passed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act.

It now includes a program that would allow unemployed homeowners to prevent foreclosure by borrowing up to $50,000 to stay afloat.

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CITI Mortgage to the Rescue

February 12th, 2010

I’ve not been blogging much… who’s got time for this, anyway?

Who are these people that can post every single day?

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