MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Increases to 7.54%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed the number of loans now in forbearance increased from 6.99% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior week to 7.54% as of April 26. According to MBA’s estimate, a total of 3.80 million homeowners are now in forbearance plans.
For Remodeling Market Outlook, an ‘Abrupt About-Face’
The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on many sectors of the housing market—and according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the previously solid home remodeling market is about to take a hit as well.
MBA Chart of the Week: IMB Production Profits
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported average pre-tax production profits of 58 basis points ($1,470 on each loan they originated) in 2019, up from 14 basis points ($367 per loan) in 2018, according to the MBA Annual Mortgage Bankers Performance Report, released last month.