Since the start of conservatorships in September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have completed millions of foreclosure prevention actions. Find out more here.
Read More »Will Mortgage Prepayments Spring Back?
Here’s what a new report revealed about how home sales have affected mortgage prepayment activity. What factors are likely to help them rise or fall this spring homebuying season?
Read More »Mortgage Originations Hit a Slump
Even as non-housing debt rises, the New York Fed’s report on household debt and credit gave insights into the factors that have impacted housing debt.
Read More »A Different Way Forward for Bankrupt Homeowners
The complicated dynamics created by a bankruptcy impact the sale of a property. Ed Delgado, President and CEO of the Five Star Institute makes a case for why borrowers should have more options and offers a potential way forward.
Read More »Fabrizio & Brook Strengthens its Team of Attorneys
Marselis brings fourteen years of experience to Fabrizio & Brook representing creditors in its specialized areas of practice.
Read More »What’s Driving Cash-Out Volumes?
Here’s what a recent analysis found on the growth in cash-out refi volumes for FHA-insured loans.
Read More »Missed Opportunity
In a rising mortgage rate environment, how much do homebuyers today have to earn to afford the mortgage on an average-priced home? How much could they have saved if they made it to the market sooner?
Read More »What the Housing Market Learned from a Crisis
Experts point to potential problems that were not addressed in the housing and financial services industries after the Great Recession receded and the market rebounded, as well as ways to still address these problems before it is too late.
Read More »First-Time Homebuyers Drive Purchase Loans
Nearly half of all GSE purchase loans were from first-time homebuyers in the second quarter according to a report. See how affordability and home prices performed during this time.
Read More »A Decade Later, Where Does Credit Access Stand?
Mortgage borrowing and delinquency rates have changed a lot in the decade since the Great Recession, according to a new report which also looked at how access to credit and lending patterns have changed over the decade.
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