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  • May 2, Full collaborative meeting
  • June 14, Government programs work stream meeting
  • July 18, Data working group meeting
  • July 24, Collaborative advisory meeting
  • August 30, Data working group meeting
  • August 31, Full collaborative briefing
  • September 25, Loss mitigation and modification experience work stream meeting
  • October 19, Consumer advisors meetings
  • December 19, 2017, Full collaborative meeting
  • January 25, 2018, Monthly member briefing
  • February 22, 2018, Monthly member briefing
  • March 22, 2018, Monthly member briefing
  • April 10, Standards working group meeting
  • April 26, 2018, Monthly member briefing
  • May 24, 2018, Monthly member briefing
  • June 19, 2018 Full Collaborative Meeting
  • July 26, Monthly member briefing
  • August 23, Monthly member briefing
  • September 18, Work Stream 5 Meeting
  • September 27, Monthly member briefing
  • October 25, MSC Government Advisors meeting
  • November 1, Monthly member briefing
  • Workstream 5, non-performing loans meeting on November 27, 2018
  • Workstream 5, Servicing Compensation Meeting on November 30, 2018
  • Summary of December MSC Convening December 6, 2018
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  • April 10, Standards working group meeting

    On April 10, 2018, twenty members of the Urban Institute’s Mortgage Servicing Collaborative participated in a work stream meeting focused on standards that are misaligned and that may negatively impact consumers in the mortgage servicing process.  Members of the work stream heard a presentation from an MSC member on the work of the Mortgage Bankers Association in this same area. Work stream members suggested that the MBA and Urban Institute work streams be complimentary where possible but also recognized that they may, and probably will, have different focus areas as part of their objectives. Work stream members agreed that Urban’s focus will be on 3-5 concrete areas of misalignment in servicing policy across federal agencies, diagnose of those problems, and identification of solutions or recommendations to harmonize or address them.

    Next steps: This work stream will convene again sometime in May.

    Research Areas Housing finance
    Policy Centers Housing Finance Policy Center