MBA: IMBs Report Net Production Losses in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $2,109 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter, an increase from the reported loss of $1,015 per loan in the third quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s newest Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 9, 2021: Share of Monthly Forbearance Exits by Reason

According to MBA’s Weekly Forbearance and Call Volume Survey, the share of loans in forbearance dropped to 3.47 percent of servicers’ portfolio volume as of July 25, 2021, from a peak of 8.55 percent as of June 7, 2020. While the number of borrowers exiting forbearance has fluctuated from one month to the next, with the largest number of reported exits in July and October of last year, the post-forbearance outcomes for borrowers have differed.

CoreLogic: November Mortgage Delinquency Rates at 11-Month Low

Ahead of this Thursday’s 4th Quarter National Delinquency Report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said new November mortgage delinquencies fell below pre-pandemic levels and, while serious delinquencies fell to their lowest levels since June.

CoreLogic: Foreclosures Remain Low; Serious Delinquencies Continue to Build Up

Ahead of this morning’s quarterly National Delinquency Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said the 150-day delinquency rate reached its highest level since January 1999, noting that forbearance provisions have helped foreclosure rates maintain historic lows.

MBA Chart of the Week: Loans in Forbearance as Share of Servicing Portfolio Volume

According to the latest edition of MBA’s Weekly Forbearance and Call Volume Survey, released last week, the share of loans in forbearance dropped to 6.87 percent of servicers’ portfolio volume as of September 20. The share was the lowest point since mid-April, and 168 basis points below a peak of 8.55 percent during the week ending June 7.