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:: REGISTER NOW for our next Loan Management & Servicing Seminar - June 6-8 in Austin, TX. Through sharing knowledge, ideas and experiences, attendees will come away with the relevant information and insight needed to succeed in today’s environment. Registration is now open. Click here to register today!

:: SAVE THE DATE for our Legal Issues in Mortgage Servicing Seminar - July 12-13 in Chicago, IL. This unique seminar provides important updates and discussion on our industry's most critical legal issues. More info ...

:: NMSRD™ - The National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory™: The fully digital NMSRD is updated continuously on its customized online platform. Click here for more details and instructions on how to purchase your subscription today! Note that the USFN Foreclosure Timelines Matrix is presented online state-by-state in Ch. 1 of the NMSRD. Click here for information on ordering that USFN timelines matrix in a separate, printed format.

:: U.S. Dept. of Justice/Attorneys General Settlement: A link to the DOJ website with "Documents for the Mortgage Servicing Settlement" is provided here. The National Mortgage Settlement Website, includes Servicing Standards Highlights.

:: Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) -- Click here for more information on this topic, as well as on HAFA and HARP.

:: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Servicing Alignment Initiative Resource Center (containing FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac releases). Note: This resource center is maintained by USFN Associate Member Safeguard Properties.

:: PTFA -- On May 20, 2009 the President signed S. 896, enacting the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, described as an Act to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability. It includes the "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009" (PTFA). Click here for more info. NOTE: PTFA WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 2014 AS PART OF THE DODD-FRANK ACT. In light of the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act's amendment of PTFA, the USFN REO/Eviction Desk Guide and the USFN Eviction Timelines Matrix have been revised. Click here for more information on these updated publications. On March 16, 2012, HUD released ML 2012-6 addressing changes to FHA's occupied conveyance procedures; the ML contains modified policies re PTFA.

:: Vacant Property Registration Matrix (references enacted ordinances, as well as proposed ones. If you know of more, please send an email to: info@usfn.org). Also, the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA) has been coordinating industry efforts and response in this area and has information posted regarding appropriate contacts for property registration at mortgage servicing companies, as well as information concerning the MERS® registration program, which is an optional registration area for servicers. To learn more click here.

:: LATEST Updated State-by-State Resources - Eviction Timelines Matrix, REO/Eviction Desk Guide, Foreclosure Desk Guide, Loss Mitigation Desk Guide, and Foreclosure Timelines Matrix.

:: Bankruptcy News - Access information including judicial decisions and recent BK articles authored by USFN attorneys. LENDERS' BANKRUPTCIES - CLICK HERE to access further info on lenders' bankruptcy filings, as well as PDFs of certain dockets, pleadings, and other documents -- including the Ch. 11 filing of Residential Capital, LLC on May 14, 2012.

:: Disaster Resource/Info Page for the Mortgage Industry - click here.

:: USFN JobMart - Employers and job seekers click here to access this valuable resource (or call for more info).

:: USFN OnSite Training - Still accepting Reservations for 2012. More info ...

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