Industry Briefs June 23, 2020

Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said homeowners in active forbearance fell again last week. Overall, the number of active forbearance plans is down 57,000 from the previous week and 158,000 from the peak the week of May 22.

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Industry Briefs

Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said its McDash Flash Forbearance Tracker, as of May 19, reported 4.75 million homeowners – or 9.0% of all mortgages – have entered into COVID-19 mortgage forbearance plans. Active forbearance volumes increased by just 93,000 over the past week, a more than 70% decline from the 325,000 from the first week of May.