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::  USFN has moved its national office!  Please make note of our new address:  625 The City Drive, Suite 310, Orange, CA 92868. Our telephone numbers and email addresses are unchanged.

::  Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) -- Click here  for the latest information on this topic. (Last updated 2/5/2010.)

::  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. This Act will have long-term and far-reaching effects on the mortgage industry and the ways in which servicing is performed. Click here for more info ... Also, the eviction issue areas of the USFN REO/Eviction Desk Guide have been expanded and updated in light of the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA). Click here for more information on this updated publication, which was released in November 2009.

::  NMSRD™ - The National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory™  The updated and expanded 25th ed. NMSRD was released in Sept. 2008. Click here for more information and to have your copy shipped to you today. For NMSRD supplemental info (between-edition updates), see NMSRD Links. Info re the VA Loan Electronic Reporting Interface (VALERI) can be found here (go to the NMSRD/Ch. 14/VA info). Special note: the 26th ed. NMSRD will be released soon ... and it will be digital. For more info and to advance order your electronic subscription, click here.

::  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 (2008-2009) - REO/Eviction Desk Guide, Foreclosure Desk Guide, Foreclosure Timelines Matrix, Bankruptcy Desk Guide, Loss Mitigation Desk Guide, and Privacy/Info Sharing Desk Guide.

::  Bankruptcy News - Access information including judicial decisions and recent BK articles from USFN attorneys re BAPCPA and other current bankruptcy topics. 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.

::  USFN OnSite Training - Accepting Reservations for Winter/Spring 2010 and beyond. More info ...

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