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News Headlines

• Texas AG Charges Home Loan Servicer With Violating Debt Collection Laws 8/31/10
• New York Collection Attorneys Secure Court Victory for Creditor 8/23/10
• Banks Forced to Repossess Homes Despite Collection Efforts 7/16/10
• Strategic Defaults Remain High, But Relief May be in Sight 6/29/10
• First Quarter Credit Card Charge-offs Increase, Delinquencies Decline: Fed 6/8/10
• New Consumer Credit Default Index to Standardize Late Payment Data 5/5/10
• Sherman Financial Buys Remaining Stake in Itself for $172 million 5/4/10
• Rising Strategic Mortgage Defaults Broadly Impacting Debt Collection Industry 2/18/10
• Movement Underway to Shift Money from Large Banks to Community Banks 1/13/10
• The Fed’s Culpability in Financial Crisis – Washington Post 12/23/09
• Servicers to Play Important Role in Toxic Asset Plan 4/2/09
• Cramdown Rules to Hit Unsecured Creditors, Depending on Language 3/9/09
• Mortgage "Cramdown" Rules Could have Major Impact on Debt Buyers 2/25/09
• Debt Buyers Eagerly Eyeing Treasury Department’s Recovery Plan 2/13/09
• Unexpected Increase in Mortgage Applications 11/26/08
• Government Rolls Out Program for Mortgage-Holders in Trouble 11/12/08
• Radian Swings to Profit in Q3; Sherman Stake Contributes $16 million 11/5/08
• Servicing Loans Crucial to Success of the Bailout Plan 10/9/08
• Government Moves to Buy Bad Debt to Shore Up Markets 9/19/08
• Washington Mutual Shares Trade at 17-Year Low as Regulator Monitors 9/11/08
• Government Steps in to Control Fannie and Freddie 9/8/08
• Minority Owner Sells Stake in Sherman Financial for $209 Million 8/15/08
• Bank Losses on Housing Total $500 Billion 8/13/08
• Debt Buying Giant Sherman Sees $296 million in Revenue in Quarter 8/11/08
• Fannie and Freddie Lose Total of $3.1 Billion in Quarter 8/8/08
• Ocwen’s Debt Collection Unit Posts Loss in Q2 as NCI Integration Continues 8/6/08
• Covered Bond Market to be Expanded to Fund Mortgages 7/29/08
• Federal Grand Jury Investigating Three Mortgage Lenders 7/25/08
• U.S. House Approves Mortgage Bill to Protect Fannie and Freddie 7/24/08
• Mortgage Meltdown: Next Steps Coming Soon in Rescue of Fannie, Freddie 7/22/08
• Mortgage Payments Could Make Credit Card Balances Soar 7/15/08
• Government Seizes Control of IndyMac and its $32 billion in Assets 7/14/08
• Government Looking at Takeover of Fannie, Freddie: Reports 7/11/08
• New Program Allows Consumers to Pay Mortgage with Credit Cards 7/10/08
• CIT Sells Home Lending and Housing Units for $1.5 Billion 7/1/08
• Housing Market Still Sick in April 6/24/08
• Connecticut Marshals Gross Big Bucks as Foreclosures Grow 6/23/08
• Feds Charge 400 in Mortgage Fraud Operation, 2 Hedge Fund Managers Indicted 6/20/08
• UK Mortgage Lender Hiring Debt Collectors Amid Massive Layoffs 6/19/08
• Economic News Shows People Losing Homes and Jobs in Record Numbers 6/6/08
• Minnesota Bill to Defer Foreclosure Sales Waits on Gov.’s Signature 5/29/08
• Foreclosures Skyrocketing Near Military Bases: Report 5/28/08
• Commercial Real Estate Sales, Values Dropping 5/23/08
• Subprime and the Mortgage Market Will Return: Mortgage Bankers Chief 5/21/08
• Home Price Drop, Subprime Status Indicate Foreclosure 5/19/08
• Housing Lenders Forgot the Basics: PNC Chairman Rohr 5/16/08
• Collector Jailed for Filing False Liens 5/13/08
• HSBC’s Bad Loans Hurt US Income 5/12/08
• Mortgage Delinquencies to Rise 33 Percent This Year 4/30/08
• FTC Hands Down Advisory Opinion for Mortgage Collectors 3/26/08

Analysis Headlines

• Loan Modification and Delinquency Management Approaches that Build Loyalty
  
• Turning Around the Negative Trends in the Mortgage Industry
  
• Sector-Specific Trends Impacting Credit Card ARM: Mortgage
  Many credit sectors in the US are experiencing some special issues relating to accounts receivable. insideARM.com is exploring the impact these issues may have on the broadest ARM segment: credit cards.
• Mortgage Opportunities Knocking for ARM Companies
  It was all over the news for nearly four straight years. So how will the mortgage boom play out in the ARM industry?

Research Headlines

• Kaulkin Report 7 Excerpt - More Household Income Used to Repay Debt 

Press Releases

• National Mortgage Data on Delinquencies Fall for Second Straight Quarter 8/18/10
• Foreclosure Activity Increases 4 Percent in July 8/12/10
• 75 Percent of Top Metro Areas Post Increasing Foreclosure Activity in First Half of 2010 7/29/10
• S&P/Experian Index Confirms Declining Trend of Default Rates 7/21/10
• 1.65 Million U.S. Properties Receive Foreclosure Filings in First Half of 2010 7/15/10
• Ocwen Continues as Mortgage Modification Leader in Federal HAMP Program 6/25/10
• National Creditor’s Connection Establishes New Short Sales Desk 6/21/10
• Foreclosure Activity Decreases 3 Percent in May: Realtytrac 6/10/10
• Countrywide/Bank of America Will Pay $108 Million for Overcharging Struggling Homeowners 6/8/10
• Executive Changes: Zenta Announces Additional Client Management Executives 6/4/10
• 59 Percent of Homeowners With a Mortgage Would Not Consider Walking Away From Their Home 5/27/10
• Green River Capital Launches Short Sale Provider; Gets Licensed as Debt Collector 5/26/10
• Consumer Credit Defaults in Autos and Mortgages Drop; Defaults in Bank Cards Accelerate 5/19/10
• Quantum Servicing Receives ‘Best Practices Award’ for Contact Center Technology from Noble Systems 5/19/10
• Foreclosure Activity Decreases 9 Percent In April According To Realtytrac 5/13/10
• National Mortgage Delinquencies Fall 1.74 Percent in Q1: TransUnion 5/10/10
• Veda Advantage: Australian Consumer Credit Demand Down, Mortgages Down 15% 4/28/10
• Foreclosure Activity Increases 7 Percent In First Quarter According To Realtytrac 4/15/10
• NCCI at Forefront of Two New Government Programs to Assist Troubled Borrowers 4/12/10
• Citi Expands Efforts to Keep Families in Their Homes With Commitment to Second-Lien Program 3/25/10
• RealtyTrac February 2010 Foreclosure Market Report 3/10/10
• Mortgage Servicer Ocwen Recommends Improvements to HAMP Program That Could Help More Distressed Homeowners 3/4/10
• DebtX to Sell $105.5 Million Portfolio 3/2/10
• TransUnion: National Mortgage Delinquencies Jumped 10.24 Percent in 4Q 2/16/10
• Foreclosure Activity Up 15 Percent From January 2009; Down 10 Percent From December 2/11/10
• TransUnion Study Finds More Consumers Making Payments on Their Credit Cards Before Their Mortgages 2/3/10
• Veda Advantage Credit Demand Index - October to December 2009 2/2/10
• Las Vegas, Cape Coral, Metro Foreclosure Rates Highest Among Major Metro Areas in 2009 1/28/10
• RealityTrac Year-Emd report Shows Record 2.8 Million U.S. Properties with Foreclosure Filings in 2009 1/14/10
• Equifax Data Show U.S. Consumer Payment Trends Continue to Deteriorate 12/23/09
• U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 8 Percent in November According to RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosure Market Report 12/11/09
• Consumers Rank Credit Card Bills Higher Priority Than Mortgage, Says Auriemma Consulting Group 12/10/09
• TransUnion: Improved Mortgage and Credit Card Delinquencies Expected by End of 2010 12/9/09
• TransUnion.com: Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rates on Course to Hit Record in 2009 11/18/09
• October Foreclosure Activity Down 3 Percent From Previous Month, Up 19 Percent From October 2008 11/12/09
• As Some Top Metro Foreclosure Activity Rates Decrease, New Foreclosure Hot Spots Emerge in Q3 10/28/09
• U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sets New Quarterly Record, Up 23 Percent From Q3 2008 10/15/09
• Consumer Delinquencies Continue Upward Climb In Second Quarter 2009 10/1/09
• SoundBite Introduces Making Home Affordable Accelerator Solution for Mortgage Servicers 9/11/09
• Foreclosure Activity Remains Near Record Level In August, According To RealtyTrac 9/10/09
• Executive Change: NCCI Welcomes Two New National Account Managers 8/28/09
• Mortgage Delinquencies Set Record in Second Quarter 8/21/09
• TransUnion.com: Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rates Rise - But Pace Is Slowing 8/17/09
• U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 7 Percent in July; Up 32 Percent from Last Year 8/13/09
• Convergys Expedites Loan Modification Process for Sterling Home Retention with New Relationship Management Contract 8/5/09
• Ocwen Endorses Administration's Stepped-Up Effort to Promote Mortgage Modifications 7/31/09
• Sun Belt Dominates First Half 2009 Foreclosure Rankings But Unemployment-Related Foreclosures may be Spreading 7/30/09
• U.S. Foreclosure Activity Up 11 Percent in Q2 to Highest Quarterly Total on Record 7/16/09
• ICT GROUP Offers Proprietary Loan Modification Solution: Accelerated Assist 6/19/09
• Collections agency owner educates homeowners associations about changing industry 6/15/09