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::   NMSRD™ - The National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory™  The updated and expanded 26th ed. NMSRD was released in February 2010. Special note: the 26th ed. NMSRD is digital. For more info and to order your electronic subscription, click here. For NMSRD supplemental info, see NMSRD Links. Info re the VA Loan Electronic Reporting Interface (VALERI) can be found here (go to the NMSRD/Ch. 12/VA info).

::  Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) -- Click here  for the latest information on this topic. (Last updated 7/29/2010.)

::  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. It includes the "Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009" (PTFA). Click here for more info. UPDATE: PTFA WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 2014 AS PART OF THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM ACT SIGNED INTO LAW ON JULY 22, 2010. In light of the impact of PTFA on eviction-related issues, the USFN REO/Eviction Desk Guide was expanded. Click here for more information on this updated publication, which was released in November 2009.

::  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 (2009-2010) - Loss Mitigation Desk Guide, REO/Eviction Desk Guide, Foreclosure Desk Guide, and Foreclosure Timelines Matrix.

::  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 (including info re the Gulf Oil Spill) - click here.

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

::  USFN OnSite Training - Accepting Reservations for Fall 2010 - Winter 2011 and beyond. More info ...

::  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.

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