A Department of Housing and Urban Development requirement for a face-to-face meeting has become quite a compliance challenge for lenders seeking mortgage foreclosure, according to legal experts. In Dan-Harry v. PNC Bank, a federal court in Rhode Island concluded that a borrower may bring a claim for damages and other remedies against a lender for failure to conduct a pre-foreclosure face-to-face meeting with the borrower – a requirement for breach of an FHA-insured mortgage. In an analysis of the court’s ruling, attorneys at the Chicago law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson said the decision is significant because the HUD regulation provides no private right of action. In addition, Rhode Island law does not recognize a cause of action for breach of good faith and reasonable diligence in foreclosure, they noted. Nevertheless, the legal experts pointed out that Rhode Island federal courts effectively ...
As rates continued to rise early this year, the average daily trading volume in agency MBS topped $239.2 billion in February, the best showing in at least 14 months, according to figures compiled by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Fannie Mae’s Servicing Marketplace has been up and running since December and the government-sponsored enterprise plans to add additional features later this year.
Owners of mortgage servicing rights are in a sweet spot right now – thanks to rising interest rates, which have caused the asset value of their portfolios to rise by as much as 15 percent this year.
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