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Special Report: Assignments, Releases & Title Services.(Brief Article)

Mortgage Servicing News

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For lenders, the last couple of years must feel like they've found the best fishing hole in the lake. They've been reeling in business at a record pace. But that has put a strain on the lien release department for most shops. Most of the loans being made are used to refinance an existing loan. That means for most loans boarded onto the servicing platform, some other loan is being paid off and has to be released.

The high portfolio turnover rate has also burdened lenders with heavy volume title searches and assignments. All together, the combined workload has forced some servicers that may have resisted outsourcing to take a second look.

Mortgage lending is a cyclical business, as everyone knows, and each aspect of mortgage servicing is cyclical. But a refinancing boom puts stress on just about every aspect of a ...

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