by Jeanine | Dec 28, 2017 | CFPB, Closing, Education, Foreclosure, Fraud, Industry News
Press Relelase December 20, 2017 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today released the Homeowners Guide to Success as part of a public-private partnership between federal agencies and industry partners. The guide provides homeowners with information...
by Jeanne | May 24, 2017 | CFPB, Closing, FinCEN, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Foreclosure, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Must Read and See, Privacy and Public Records, RESPA, SEC Securities and Exchange Commissionn, TRID Truth in Lending RESPA Integrated Disclosure
CFPB Seeks Servicing Agent Comments on Proposed Mortgage Servicing Rules. This is an important discussion for Service Providers who work for Mortgage Lenders LINK TO CFPB POST By Erik Durbin and Paul Rothstein – MAY 04, 2017 Today, we’ve released our plan to assess...
by Jeanne | May 20, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, Affiliated Title businesses, Closing, Education, Foreclosure, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, MERS, mortgage, Real Estate Law
Interesting case out of Alabama. See more detail. Her mortgage had been foreclosed, but the mortgagor challenged the foreclosure by appeal, saying the lender who foreclosed had no legal interest because the note was not properly assigned. The appeal court agreed and...
by Jeanne | Feb 12, 2015 | Affiliated Title businesses, Captive Title Insurers, CFPB, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Foreclosure, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, mortgage, Quality, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, RESPA, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
Excellent article by Alston and Bird (AlstonFinance.com) Non-Agency Residential Mortgage Loans in 2014: A Survey of Legal Issues Affecting the Market. (Read entire article) It covers in a solid overview of : Qualified Mortgages QRM and Risk Retention Due Diligence...
by Jeanne | Jan 1, 2015 | Education, Foreclosure, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Insurance, mortgage, REO, Title Insurance
On December 22nd, two more title companies, affiliated with law firms, have been charged with over-inflating fees in foreclosure cases in Colorado. National Title and City Park Title are being targeted along with their related Robert J. Hopp & Assoc. and the...
by Jeanne | Dec 21, 2014 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Foreclosure, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents, Title Insurance Lawsuits
A great article “Mortgage Recording Requirements: Tiny Technical Defect Strikes Again” in Lexology this week by Vicki Harding of Pepper Hamilton LLP, reminds us how dangerous it is for a lender or settlement to make a mistake on a Mortgage Document....
