Code Compliance Requires Proactive Efforts, Says CVS’ Kim Hartmann
PERSON OF THE WEEK: For a long time, municipal codes governing abandoned and vacant properties have been considered a thorn in servicers' sides....
Tony Garritano And The Newest Industry Trade Group
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Does the financial services industry need a new trade association? Don't bother answering, because it has one: the PROGRESS...
REO Spike Unlikely, Says Clear Capital’s Alex Villacorta
PERSON OF THE WEEK: This week, MortgageOrb.com caught up with Dr. Alex Villacorta, Clear Capital's senior statistician, to get his thoughts on price...
Dan Thoms: The More Things Change…
PERSON THE WEEK: As the mortgage banking industry continues to keep up with the acute changes in regulation and policy - the Dodd-Frank Act,...
RealtyTrac’s Rick Sharga On Foreclosure Activity
PERSON OF THE WEEK: The latest foreclosure activity report from RealtyTrac, released last week, showed that while foreclosure filings grew nearly 4% from...
Brian C. Coester And The State Of The Appraisal Sector
PERSON OF THE WEEK: The still-evolving state of mortgage banking has significantly redefined the responsibilities of appraisers. This week, MortgageOrb speaks with Brian...
CRL’s Julia Gordon On Dodd-Frank, Principal Reductions And HAMP
PERSON OF THE WEEK: On the heels of the passage of the most sweeping financial regulatory reforms in recent history, MortgageOrb caught up...
George Demopulos And The Challenges Facing Appraisers
PERSON OF THE WEEK: If anything, this is not a boring time to be an appraiser. This week, MortgageOrb talks with George Demopulos,...
LPS’ Herb Blecher On Mod Performance, Cure Rates And Seasonal Spikes
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Lender Processing Services Inc.'s May 2010 Mortgage Monitor Report, released this week, shows that delinquencies are increasing and deterioration ratios...
Dan Titcomb Looks Ahead To The Second Half Of 2010
PERSON OF THE WEEK: We've come to the second half of 2010, but where does the industry stand at this midway point of the...
Fraudsters Always ‘Follow The Money,’ Says Interthinx’s Fulmer
PERSON OF THE WEEK: A new report published by Interthinx last week declared that mortgage fraud risk is the highest it's been since 2004....
Yuri K. Shestopaloff Takes Mortgage Math To The Next Level
PERSON OF THE WEEK: In reviewing the roots of the economic crisis, it would not be flippant to question whether anyone involved in the...
John Walsh Analyzes The Housing Markets
PERSON OF THE WEEK: On April 30, the federal home buyer tax credit program expired. Many people credited the program with spurring home...
David St. Pierre On Changing Investment Strategies
PERSON OF THE WEEK: This week, MortgageOrb spoke with David St. Pierre, president of private-equity firm Legacy Capital Partners. The Lyndhurst, Ohio-based company...
Dan Green In Mortgage Banking Cyberspace
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Do you Tweet? Are you blogging? How many Facebook friends do you have? Are you even using the Internet...
Jan Sternin On How Data Standards Could Have Helped Prevent A Crisis
PERSON OF THE WEEK: MortgageOrb caught up with Jan Sternin, managing director at the Situs Cos., a provider of global commercial real estate...
Wade Comeaux Weighs In On HAMP Revisions
PERSON OF THE WEEK: As servicers prepare their systems and staff for the previously announced revisions to the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP),...
Flying Into Cloud Computing, With Eric Robichaud
PERSON OF THE WEEK: If you pay close attention to the high-tech media, there is a good chance you've seen the expression 'cloud...
Servicers Adjusting To New Landlord Duties, Says MCS CEO
PERSON OF THE WEEK: It's been almost one year since the omnibus Helping Homeowners Save Their Homes Act was signed into law. To...
Finding Employees And Employment, With Michael D. Zinn
PERSON OF THE WEEK: Are you in the market for a new job? Is your company looking to hire new loan officers? This...