Archive for Mortgage Servicing

As interest rates increased in 2022, the number of refinance mortgage originations declined, with cash-out refinances becoming a larger share of all refinances

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A new analysis from CFPB researchers finds that the majority of mortgage borrowers in forbearance during COVID-19 have since become current on their loans

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The foreclosure crisis was an important catalyst for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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A commonly used interest rate index officially ends on June 30, 2023

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Mortgage servicers have direct communication with homeowners

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Today, the CFPB is releasing our updated Mortgage Servicing Examination Procedures, providing transparency to stakeholders about how we do our work

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This week, we filed a friend-of-the-court brief to protect borrowers’ rights under federal law to obtain vital information about their mortgage loans from servicers

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The HAF program can assist homeowners with housing-related costs

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There is help for homeowners financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

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A review of our 2021 supervision activities revealed unfair acts and practices, and other violations, by mortgage servicers

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