Quote of the Day

“While the number of forbearance requests grew in January, the number of forbearance exits outweighed that pick-up, reaching the highest level since June 2022.”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis

Optimal Blue: Refinance Activity Surges in January

Optimal Blue, Plano, Texas, reported that refinance activity jumped year-over-year in January, by 20.1% for cash-out refinance lock volume and 21.7% for rate/term refinance.

Chart of the Week: SERC Mortgage Credit Index

A new measure of GSE-eligible credit risk was recently released by the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

ACES: Q3 2024 Critical Defect Rate Falls

ACES Quality Management, Denver, released its Q3 Mortgage QC Trends Report, finding the overall critical defect rate declined from the second quarter by 17%. The overall rate ended the quarter at 1.51%.

Quote of the Day

“The drop in the overall critical defect rate this quarter is a welcome shift, but the underlying trends tell a more complex story.”
–Nick Volpe, Executive Vice President of ACES Quality Management