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“Payment performance has remained steady for those who have exited forbearance and into a workout since 2020, with more than 85% of those borrowers current as of October. It also continues to be striking that so many homeowners in forbearance have continued to make their payments. Almost 16 percent of borrowers in forbearance as of October 3rd were current.”
–Mike Fratantoni, MBA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist.

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“One thing we know for certain about our industry, we like to meet in person. And as much as we were proud of how we showed up in the virtual space, our members really like being together, in person, and we’re all excited to be getting back to that sense of normal.”
–MBA COO Marcia Davies.

MBA Advocacy Update Oct. 11, 2021

On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee held a nomination hearing for Alanna McCargo to be President of Ginnie Mae. Earlier last week, HUD issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on its process for transitioning away from the use of LIBOR for FHA-insured ARMs. And late Thursday, congressional leaders reached agreement to temporarily raise the statutory federal debt limit.