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“The overall forbearance rate in June stayed relatively flat with just a 4-basis-point decline from May. Borrowers continue to exit forbearance, but at a much slower pace than six or nine months ago.”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis.

MBA Advocacy Update July 18 2022

Last Monday, MBA and a broad coalition of business interests sent a joint letter to congressional leaders stressing strong opposition to tax increases targeted at “pass-through” small business entities. Later in the week, Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.V., also weighed in on tax matters, reportedly casting serious doubt on the future of tax provisions as part of any “slimmed-down” Build Back Better reconciliation package.

MBA Chart of the Week July 15 2022: Cost to Service Loans Per Employee

MBA’s annual Servicing Operations Study and Forum includes a deep-dive analysis and discussion of servicing costs, productivity, portfolio activity and operational metrics for in‐house servicers. This week’s MBA Chart of the Week shows 2021 fully loaded servicing costs, which include three components: direct expenses; unreimbursed foreclosure, REO and other default costs; and corporate administration costs.

MBA Advocacy Update July 18 2022

On Monday, MBA and a broad coalition of business interests sent a joint letter to congressional leaders stressing strong opposition to tax increases targeted at “pass-through” small business entities. Later in the week, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) also weighed in on tax matters, reportedly casting serious doubt on the future of tax provisions as part of any “slimmed-down” Build Back Better reconciliation package.