MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 8.16%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed mortgage loans now in forbearance increased to 8.16% of servicers’ portfolio volume in as of May 10, up from 7.91% the previous week.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Issue Request for Proposals to Hire Financial Advisor
Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C., and Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., announced yesterday they will issue requests for proposals to hire an underwriting financial advisor to assist in developing and implementing a plan for recapitalizing and “responsibly ending” their conservatorship.
MBA Chart of the Week: 30-Day Mortgage Delinquency Rate by Region
MBA released its latest National Delinquency Survey for first quarter 2020 earlier this week. At the end of the first quarter, the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties jumped by 59 basis points to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.36 percent of all loans outstanding.
Home Builder Confidence Rebounds from Historic April Drop
After suffering the largest single-month decline in its history in April, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rebounded in May, sort of.
MISMO Releases Updated Industry Loan Application Dataset
MISMO®, the mortgage industry standards organization, announced it updated the Industry Loan Application Dataset (iLAD), the modernized dataset for exchanging loan application data, to “Candidate Recommendation” status.