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:: Join your colleagues at our  Loan Management & Servicing Seminar March 14 - 16 at the Hilton Torrey Pines in La Jolla, CA.  Through sharing knowledge, ideas and experiences, attendees will come away with the relevant information and insight needed to succeed in today’s environment. For more information about this event, or for information on USFN Loan Management & Servicing Seminar dates for 2012, please CLICK HERE.

:: NMSRD™ - The National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory™: The fully digital NMSRD is updated continuously on its customized online platform. Special Year-End Offer for New Subscribers! Subscribe to the 28th edition of the NMSRD today and get 3 months (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2012) of access to the 27th edition FREE! For more info on this special offer, click here. 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 printed format.

:: 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.

::  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, which were released in February and April 2011, respectively. 

:: 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, 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.

:: 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 - Now accepting Reservations for 2012. More info ...

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