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Desk Guides

(State-by-State, with each covering all 50 states and D.C.)
 

USFN Desk Guides are excellent resources of information on questions frequently asked by mortgage servicers in a variety of issue areas. A background to each issue is provided that allows new staff to gain an understanding of the topics. FAQs follow the background. Answers to the questions are provided in a state-by-state grid. (Exceptions are the Manufactured Homes, Privacy/Info Sharing, and Loss Mitigation Desk Guides, which are styled in an informational text-only format.)

 

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Loss Mitigation Desk Guide -  This desk guide includes state-by-state coverage detailing relevant information on loss mitigation tools, including: assumptions, deeds-in-lieu, forbearance agreements, loan modifications, mediation, and short sales. Introduced in 2008, and then expanded in March 2010 to include state-by-state information on mediation. Special Note: The information in this desk guide is excerpted from the online National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory (NMSRD), which is continually updated. Currently, the desk guide sections regarding "mediation" and "short sales" are the ones most frequently updated.

 Image Privacy/Info Sharing Desk Guide - This easy-to-read guide contains relevant statutes and information for each state that requires confidentiality protection greater than the requirements of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and says when such state protection is not present. Scroll to the bottom of the page, order your copy -- only $9.95 plus postage (and sales tax, where applicable). Introduced in 2007, with subsequent updates to 2 states included.
 Image Bankruptcy Desk Guide (covers all federal districts within the 50 states and D.C.) -  Table of Contents (PDF) - Fully updated and expanded in 2008, with subsequent updates to various districts included in light of local rule changes.
 Image Foreclosure Desk Guide - Table of Contents (PDF) - Fully updated and expanded in 2009, with subsequent updates to issue areas corresponding to the REO/Eviction Desk Guide made in 2011.
 Image REO/Eviction Desk GuideTable of Contents (PDF) - Latest release: 2/1/11. Updated and expanded to address the ramifications of the Dodd-Frank Act's amendment of the federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act on eviction issues.
 Image Manufactured Homes Desk Guide - Table of Contents (PDF) - Fully updated in 2006, with subsequent updates to 4 states included.  This handy 129-page resource provides state-by-state information on procedures for certificates of title, transfers of lien, personal property conversion, online government resources, and contains information about required forms.

Pricing and Ordering Info for USFN's Desk Guides:

These publications are inexpensive, with the Desk Guides at $45 each and the Privacy/Info Sharing Desk Guide specially priced at $9.95 plus postage (and sales tax, where applicable). Quantity pricing is available.

Members: Order Online [Available to USFN Member law firms and trustee companies only.]
Non-Members:  Download Order Form -- Order form is in PDF format, listing all available discounts. Please tab through and fill in form "on-screen," save, and email it (as an attachment) to order@usfn.org. Or you can also submit it via fax (714-573-2650) or mail (see address below or at the bottom of the order form). If you have questions re ordering, contact USFN at (800) 635-6128, ext. 217.

     
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