Following moves to close the Veteran Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, a bill from a lawmaker who railed against it that seeks to reform the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program with the addition of a partial claim option has picked up support from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
After a series of severe winter storms and flooding in Virginia that compounded damage sustained from Hurricane Helene last fall, President Donald Trump recently issued a major disaster declaration.
Now the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is moving to make disaster aid available for those with Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages.
Sagent, a Warburg Pincus-backed fintech firm, on Thursday announced the launch of its Dara Attorney Portal to enhance efficiency between servicers and their attorney partners.
The launch this week builds upon the original launch of Sagent’s mortgage software platform, Dara, in February 2024 at the MBA servicing conference.