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Articles by Maria Volkova

Aircraft ABS Performance Isn’t Ready to Take Off Yet

June 17, 2021
Maria Volkova
Aircraft market values have not recovered post-pandemic, according to Fitch Ratings. Also, improvements will drag on due to supply and demand imbalances. The wild card? Next generation replacement technology, which relegates older airline models to the hangar.
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Mortgage Industry Facing a Rise in Cyberattacks

June 17, 2021
Maria Volkova
The mortgage industry is low-hanging fruit for extortionists given the amount of personally identifiable information lender/servicers house about customers, according to cybersecurity experts.
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Short Takes: HUD Talks to the Nation’s Largest Servicers About… / Tapping Federal Money Given to the States / Similarities Between the FHLBs and FanFred? / 11? / HUD Issues Interim FH Rule

June 11, 2021
Maria Volkova and Paul Muolo
HUD talked to several large servicers this week about the end of forbearance...
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Coin Homes: The Latest Real Estate Crypto Platform

June 11, 2021
Maria Volkova
Launched last week, the Coin Homes​​​​​​​​ platform allows customers to use Bitcoins to buy and sell real estate. Potential? Anyone?
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Appraisers to White House: You’ll Destroy the Profession

June 10, 2021
Maria Volkova
Appraisal professional Mike Ford: “We’re not permitted to consider the race of the residents, their sexual orientation, their age or their gender.”
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Residential Appraisers Fear HUD Task Force

June 10, 2021
Maria Volkova
Not racial bias, but geographical incompetence is the reason appraisers mar home valuations, according to agents interviewed by IMF.
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VA Issues Final COVID-19 Partial Claim Program Rule

June 8, 2021
Maria Volkova
The final rule, which has been in the making for months, looks drastically different than the proposal first announced in December.
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Proposed HUD FY22 Budget Up 15%

June 4, 2021
Maria Volkova
The Biden administration has requested $68.7 billion in spending for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal 2022. Details?
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Biden Takes Aim at Home Appraisal Disparity

June 4, 2021
Maria Volkova
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the White House announced the creation of a task force led by the housing secretary to root out discrimination in the appraisal and homebuying process.
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VA Issues Final COVID-19 Partial Claim Program Rule

June 4, 2021
Maria Volkova
The final rule aligns the VA partial claim program with initiatives implemented by the FHA and USDA. The rule goes into effect July 27.
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