MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Levels Out at 8.55%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey said loans now in forbearance increased just slightly, to 8.55% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of June 7 compared to 8.53% the prior week. MBA now estimates 4.3 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
MBA: May New Home Purchase Mortgage Applications Up 26% from April; Up 11 Percent from Year Ago
New home activity showed signs of improvement in May as the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Applications Survey saw increases in activity from April and a year ago.
Home Report: Demand Higher than Before Pandemic; So is Stress Amid Falling Inventories, Lingering COVID Concerns
Reports from Redfin, Seattle, and Clever Real Estate, St. Louis, illustrate the lingering effects of the coronavirus on the home-buying process—and the current state of home-buying demand.
MBA Chart of the Week: IMB Production Revenues & Costs
MBA last week released its Quarterly Performance Report for the first quarter. The total sample of 336 independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks earned an average pre-tax production profit of 61 basis points (or $1,600) on each loan they originated – a solid showing particularly for a first quarter.