In a statement released on April 21, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that mortgage servicers would only be required to advance four months of missed payments for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owned...more
The final rule promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve), the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration, and...more
In the first part of the series “The Mortgage Servicer’s Role in Navigating Insurance Claims,” we covered assessing property damage and applying insurance proceeds in compliance with the terms of the standard mortgage...more
10/24/2017
/ Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses ,
Flood Insurance ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Insurance Claims ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
National Flood Insurance Program ,
Natural Disasters ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance
In the first part of the series “The Mortgage Servicer’s Role in Navigating Insurance Claims,” we covered assessing the damage in the wake of a natural disaster and applying the proceeds when complying with the terms of...more
Following the recent hurricanes that have damaged many homes beyond repair, borrowers may seek to apply any available insurance proceeds to satisfy the outstanding balance on their loans rather than repair the property....more
10/10/2017
/ Borrowers ,
Contract Terms ,
Fannie Mae ,
Freddie Mac ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Hurricane Maria ,
Insurance Claims ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Property Insurance ,
Repairs
The Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) and their servicers scored a significant victory last week in the Nevada Supreme Court. In Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC (Case No. 69400), the court held...more
7/10/2017
/ Article III ,
Fannie Mae ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
HERA ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
Nationstar ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Preemption ,
Standing
The Nevada Supreme Court recently reversed – or at least clarified – the impact of MERS in Nevada under the approach set forth in the Restatement (Third) of Property: Mortgages. The Supreme Court had held in 2012 that at the...more
9/10/2015
/ Bank Notes ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Beneficiaries ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Deed of Trust ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreclosure ,
MERS ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
NV Supreme Court ,
SCOTUS ,
Trusts