The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey said loans now in forbearance increased just slightly, to 8.55% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of June 7 compared to 8.53% the prior week. MBA now estimates 4.3 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
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Industry Briefs
Stewart Information Services Corp., Houston, acquired United States Appraisals. Stewart said the acquisition strengthens its digital real estate services offering in appraisal and valuation management and enhances its existing title insurance, settlement services, appraisal/valuation and other real estate services.
Dealmaker: Berkadia Secures $58M for Multifamily
Berkadia secured $57.5 million for multifamily properties in Florida and Wyoming. In Orlando, Berkadia secured a $31.5 million loan for The Residences at Veranda Park, a 150-unit mid-rise property with …
FHFA Extends GSE COVID-Related Loan Processing Flexibilities Through July
The Federal Housing Finance Agency extended several loan origination flexibilities currently offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac designed to help borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency through at least July 31.
Commercial/Multifamily Briefs June 11, 2020
Eastern Union, New York, hired 75 new brokers for its new quarter-point fee for refinancing multifamily properties backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
FHFA Announces Next Steps for GSE UMBS Pooling Practices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to “further align their practices for evaluating seller and servicer prepayment related activities.”
Dealmaker: Capital One Closes $31M in Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans
Capital One, McLean, Va., provided Freddie Mac small balance loans totaling $31.1 million to finance nine southern California apartment communities.
Tom Lamalfa: May 2020 Survey of Secondary Market Executives
What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancelation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008.
Tom Lamalfa: May 2020 Survey of Secondary Market Executives
What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancelation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008.
Tom Lamalfa: May 2020 Survey of Secondary Market Executives
What follows are findings from a survey of senior mortgage executives I conducted in the first half of May. Due to cancelation of MBA’s National Secondary Market Conference, this survey was completed over the phone rather than face to face, as has been the case in the 23 preceding surveys done since 2008. Normally the surveys are conducted at the secondary conference as well as at the MBA Annual Convention every October.