Quote: Sept. 8, 2023

“In recent years, housing inventory constraints and home-price appreciation have resulted in rising average loan balances for single-family homeownership. Yet, financing lower balance loans is an essential way for the mortgage industry to facilitate access to affordable, lower-valued homes.”
–MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis Marina Walsh, CMB.

MBA: IMBs Report Net Production Losses in the Second Quarter

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $534 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, an improvement from the reported loss of $1,972 per loan in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

MBA: IMBs Report Net Production Losses in the Second Quarter

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $534 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, an improvement from the reported loss of $1,972 per loan in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 14: Delinquency Rates by Credit Type

According to MBA’s National Delinquency Survey, the overall delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one‐to‐four‐unit residential properties fell to its lowest level since MBA’s survey began in 1979, reaching 3.37 percent in the second quarter.