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Flaws Threaten Foreclosure Delays
September 30, 2010 Recent revelations that Ally Financial and JPMorgan Chase may have cut corners on their foreclosure paperwork have sent the...

30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages Decline
September 2, 2010 Fixed-rate mortgages as well as the five-year adjustable-rate loan tracked by Freddie Mac continue to reach record lows.

Investment Firm Acquires Veri-tax
August 16, 2010 Veri-tax, which provides tax verification and fraud management services to lenders, has been sold to the private investment...

Group Rescues Pets Left Behind in Foreclosed Homes
July 30, 2010 It is not a new problem, but the phenomenon of pets abandoned in foreclosed and repossessed housing is growing as more...

B of A Deploys More Resources from Origination to Servicing
April 9, 2010 Underscoring how important sales and people skills have become for loss mitigation, Bank of America's home mortgage unit now...

REO Pitfalls: The Art of Creating Income while Decreasing Costs
January 4, 2010 …

Lenders Warned to Watch Out for Short Sale Scams
October 5, 2009 As short sales of distressed homes rise, fraudsters are starting to game the process. In a short sale, a home is sold for less...