Whatever FHA relief the Department of Housing and Urban Development may offer as part of a pending settlement of foreclosure-related charges will not necessarily let mortgage servicers off the hook, said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.Donovan assured lawmakers during a House Financial Services Committee hearing this week that any offer of relief from any FHA liability in connection with ongoing robo-signing settlement talks would be “in exchange for significant penalties and help to homeowners who were wronged by bad servicing practices.” The HUD secretary neither confirmed nor denied the ...
Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.
Is Onity Group eyeing a sale? Perhaps. And why not? Servicing values are approaching a 25-year high.
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