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.
Tag: Fannie Mae

Dealmaker: Greystone Provides $142M for Multifamily
Greystone, New York, provided $141.7 million in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac funds for multifamily properties in Pennsylvania and New York.

Initial Claims Tapering, But Remain High
Nearly three million Americans applied for initial unemployment claims last week—the lowest level in eight weeks but still highly elevated in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

FHFA, FHA Extend Foreclosure/Eviction Moratorium to June 30
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said yesterday it would extend its moratorium for Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-based single-family mortgages until at least June 30.

FHFA, GSEs Offer Payment Deferral as Repayment Option for COVID-19 Forbearance Plans
The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will employ a new payment deferral option allowing borrowers in COVID-19 related forbearance, who are able to return to making their normal monthly mortgage payment, the ability to repay their missed payments at the time the home is sold, refinanced, or at maturity.

FHFA, GSEs Offer Payment Deferral as Repayment Option for COVID-19 Forbearance Plans
The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will employ a new payment deferral option allowing borrowers in COVID-19 related forbearance, who are able to return to making their normal monthly mortgage payment, the ability to repay their missed payments at the time the home is sold, refinanced, or at maturity.

Scott Roller: Remote Online Notarization – Navigating the Icebergs
Necessity is the mother of all invention, so the saying goes. No, not exactly true here. RON was already being deployed in pockets across the industry pre-coronavirus. Therefore, its more appropriate to proclaim, “perplexing problems produce instant popularity where past procrastination persisted.” Said more plainly – nothing is more white-hot than RON right now, and everyone suddenly cannot live without it. Demand far-outstrips supply by a factor too large to contemplate.

Scott Roller: Remote Online Notarization – Navigating the Icebergs
Necessity is the mother of all invention, so the saying goes. No, not exactly true here. RON was already being deployed in pockets across the industry pre-coronavirus. Therefore, its more appropriate to proclaim, “perplexing problems produce instant popularity where past procrastination persisted.” Said more plainly – nothing is more white-hot than RON right now, and everyone suddenly cannot live without it. Demand far-outstrips supply by a factor too large to contemplate.

Multifamily Market Musings: A Q&A With PGIM’s Mike McRoberts
MBA NewsLink interviewed PGIM Real Estate Finance Managing Director Mike McRoberts, who serves as Chairman of the firm’s Agency platform.

Scott Roller: Remote Online Notarization – Navigating the Icebergs
Necessity is the mother of all invention, so the saying goes. No, not exactly true here. RON was already being deployed in pockets across the industry pre-coronavirus. Therefore, its more appropriate to proclaim, “perplexing problems produce instant popularity where past procrastination persisted.” Said more plainly – nothing is more white-hot than RON right now, and everyone suddenly cannot live without it. Demand far-outstrips supply by a factor too large to contemplate.