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C O N T E N T S
D S N E W S . C O M
COVER STORY
Bankruptcy isn���t the
waiting game it used to
be���government programs
and settlement terms put
homeowners and servicers
on the same side of
structured progress.
RESOLUTION IN BANKRUPTCY
By Carrie Bay
T H I S M ON T H
from our desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
state of affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Capturing
Today���s Diverse
Opportunities
MARKET PULSE
Enterprising women- and
minority-led groups are
transforming markets across
the country in their efforts to
advance recovery.
By Sandra Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Only Time Will Tell
BEST PRACTICES
Lawmakers question decision to
end foreclosure reviews, U.S. sues
Standard & Poor���s for pre-crisis
ratings of mortgage bonds, 45 House
representatives call for DeMarco���s
dismissal, and much more . . . . . . . 9
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The Final Word
on Servicing
Now that the CFPB has unveiled
its mortgage servicing rules,
let���s take a closer look at these
definitive directives and what
they mean for servicers.
By George FitzGerald . . . . . . . . . 58
POINT���COUNTERPOINT
Enforceability of absolute
assignments in Chapter 11
can be highly unpredictable,
with significant variance from
jurisdiction to jurisdiction and
judge to judge.
By Stuart A. Laven, Jr. . . . . . . . . . 62
Foreclosure timelines vary from
state to state leaving mixed
results in the world of completed
foreclosures. Are judicial timelines
hurting the industry or helping it?
With Thomas J. Fritzlen, Jr. and
Robert Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Special Section
Default Title Index
A Special Series: Looking Beyond
the Layers of Default Servicing . 69
