On Friday, the Biden administration announced an expansion of COVID-19 mortgage loan modification options for FHA, VA and USDA borrowers who are unable to resume their mortgage payments after exiting forbearance.
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“As is typical for mid-month reporting, forbearance exits slowed, and there was a slight increase in new requests. The net result was a small drop in the share of loans in forbearance – the 21st consecutive week of declines.”
–MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni.
MBA Chart of the Week July 23 2021: Retail Production Channel Cost to Originate
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we focus on the production costs in the retail channel. The cost to originate averaged $8,243 per loan in 2020, a $453 per loan improvement over 2019.
Industry Briefs July 27, 2021
NotaryCam, Newport Beach, Calif., partnered with RUTH RUHL P.C., a Texas-based law firm, to add security and automation to the firm’s loss mitigation services through remote online notarization.
Mark P. Dangelo: The Dark Matter Transforming M&A Post-Deal Landscapes, Part 1
Industry 4.0 for banking and financial services is changing the landscape of the who, what, where, why, and how of M&A targets and post-deal actions. Prescriptions are out—a new framework is in due to non-stop deals, vast data, and layers upon layers of new innovations. M&A actions moving forward are all about “Are we asking the right questions?”
MBA Seeks Participants in New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Study
The Mortgage Bankers Association introduces a new offering to its members — the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Study — separately designed and compiled for both the residential and commercial/multifamily sides of the real estate finance industry
MBA Advocacy Update July 26 2021
On Friday, the Biden administration announced an expansion of COVID-19 mortgage loan modification options for FHA, VA and USDA borrowers who are unable to resume their mortgage payments after exiting forbearance.
FHA Establishes New, Streamlined COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options
The Federal Housing Administration on Friday published Mortgagee Letter 2021-18, COVID-19 Recovery Loss Mitigation Options. The ML outlines assistance for homeowners who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to remain in their homes with new, streamlined loss mitigation options.
RE/MAX: June Housing ‘Step Toward a More Balanced Market’
RE/MAX, Denver, said home sales soared in June amid growing housing inventories.
MBA Chart of the Week July 23 2021: Retail Production Channel Cost to Originate
In this week’s MBA Chart of the Week, we focus on the production costs in the retail channel. The cost to originate averaged $8,243 per loan in 2020, a $453 per loan improvement over 2019.