BREAKING NEWS
MBA: Loans in Forbearance Fall to 5.20%; MBA Mortgage Credit Availability Index Unchanged
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 3 basis points to 5.20% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of February 28 from 5.23% the previous week. MBA estimates 2.6 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
Mortgage credit availability remained unchanged in February and held near its lowest level in six years, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its year-end Loan Performance Insights Report showed overall mortgage delinquency rates fell for the fourth straight month in December, ending a volatile year with signs of recovery.
The rate of U.S. home-price appreciation continues to be driven higher by a combination of strong demand for housing and record-low housing inventory for sale. The Federal Housing Finance Agency's most recent release showed the fourth quarter saw annual home-price growth of 10.9 percent –the strongest annual change on record. The previous high was an increase of 10.7 percent in third quarter 2005.
Largo Capital, Buffalo, N.Y., arranged $39.6 million for industrial and multifamily assets in Florida, Delaware and Ontario.
Ginnie Mae, Washington, D.C., said mortgage-backed securities issuance volume fell in February to $76.92 billion, down from the record $82.6 billion issued in January.
Incubate, not originate is about making the most out of each lead, not just adding more leads into the funnel. Incubation takes time. It starts with making sure borrowers are credit-ready and remain credit-ready until they reach the closing table. It starts at the top of the funnel and it keeps borrowers in your pipeline.
If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that Bob Dylan was right—the times they are a-changin’. From the pandemic to the overnight shift to remote work to the rollercoaster ride of the market, no one could have anticipated just how different 2020 turned out versus expectations. But there’s even more change in store in 2021, and businesses will have no choice but to adapt.
There is more to being an underwriter than learning guidelines. Based on my experience managing people moving from processor to underwriter, there are hard and soft skills you need before you can transition from Processor to Underwriter.
Joe Murin is Chairman of JJAM Financial Services, Pittsburgh, Pa., which he founded in 2014. He previously served as Chairman of Chrysalis Holdings LLC and as CEO of ANC Holdings LP. Before that, he was Vice Chairman of The Collingwood Group and served as President of Ginnie Mae during the Obama Administration.
TIAA, New York, named Thasunda Brown Duckett to succeed Roger W. Ferguson Jr. as President and CEO.
On Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to delay mandatory compliance date of the General QM final rule. On Monday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency authorized Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to release $1.09 billion in affordable housing allocations, more than double last year’s disbursement. And the Senate moved into floor debate and toward likely passage of its version of the COVID-19-related American Rescue Plan (H.R. 1319).
