Foreclosure Resources and Information

HUD Resources

• Lender Resources
• Servicing Guidance

Dynamic Maps of Nonprime Mortgage Conditions in the United States

The Federal Reserve System has created a set of dynamic maps and data that illustrate subprime and alt-A mortgage loan conditions across the United States. The maps, maintained by the New York Fed, display regional variation in the condition of securitized, owner-occupied subprime and alt-A mortgage loans. 

St. Louis Fed Articles and Research

Central Banker
A quarterly overview of Fed policies, initiatives and news affecting financial institutions in the Eighth District.

• Subprime Crisis: Is There a Way Out? 
• Changes Proposed to Reg Z (Truth in Lending)

The Regional Economist
A quarterly publication that addresses national and regional economic issues and their impact on the Eighth District.

• The Federal Reserve Seeks To Protect Consumers
• Bailing Out the Markets Is Not a Goal of Fed Policy
• Nonprime Mortgage Woes:  How We Got There, Where To Go Next 

Review
A scholarly journal of articles about national and international economic developments—particularly their monetary aspects.

• A Primer on the Mortgage Market and Mortgage Finance
• The Varying Effects of Predatory Lending Laws on High-Cost Mortgage Applications

Bridges
A quarterly review of regional community development issues, projects and regulatory changes for lenders and community groups.

• Reverse Mortgages—the Next Hot Spot?
• Foreclosures—Let's Talk about the Solution: Counseling at All Levels Works
• Foreclosures—Let's Talk about the Solution: Neighborhood Action Matters

Working Papers
Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Crisis (Supervisory Policy Analysis Working Paper, May 2007)

Upcoming Events

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Board of Governors: Banking & Consumer Regulatory Policy

4/1/2008 New Maps and Data Could Help Identify Foreclosure Hot Spots

3/3/2008 Federal Reserve Board encourages institutions to report on loan modification efforts in a consistent way.

12/18/2007 Request for comment on changes to Regulation Z to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive home mortgage lending and advertising practices

Board of Governors: Speeches and Testimony

3/27/2008 Gov. Randall Kroszner: "Protecting Homeowners and Sustaining Homeownership"

3/14/2008 Chairman Ben Bernanke on fostering sustainable homeownership

3/4/2008: Chairman Ben Bernanke on reducing preventable mortgage foreclosures

2/29/2008 Gov. Frederic Mishkin: “Leveraged Losses: Lessons from the Mortgage Meltdown”

Other Fed Resources

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Foreclosure Pages and Research

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Foreclosure Mitigation Center