MBA Chart of the Week: Mortgage Delinquency Rates

MBA released its National Delinquency Survey results for the second quarter last week. Key findings revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on some homeowners’ ability to make their mortgage payments could not be more apparent.

MBA Chart of the Week: Delinquency Rate for Commercial/Multifamily Mortgages

The delinquency rate for commercial and multifamily mortgages declined in July. The rate had increased sharply in April at the onset of the pandemic, with 3.6% of loan balances becoming newly delinquent. In May, delinquencies increased again, with a new, but smaller, cohort of newly delinquent loans.

MBA Chart of the Week: Delinquency Rate for Commercial/Multifamily Mortgages

The delinquency rate for commercial and multifamily mortgages declined in July. The rate had increased sharply in April at the onset of the pandemic, with 3.6% of loan balances becoming newly delinquent. In May, delinquencies increased again, with a new, but smaller, cohort of newly delinquent loans.

MBA Chart of the Week: Contribution to GDP Growth

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week drills down on the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ advance estimate of real gross domestic product for the second quarter, which was released July 30.

MBA Chart of the Week: Ratio of Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to job openings to highlight how the current recession is different than the recession in 2007-2009.

MBA Chart of the Week: Ratio of Unemployed Workers Per Job Opening

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to look at the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to job openings to highlight how the current recession is different than the recession in 2007-2009.

MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance/Initial Claims

This week’s chart highlights initial unemployment claims data from the U.S. Department of Labor, portraying the speed and severity of the labor market’s deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic, as businesses closed or transitioned to remote working arrangements.

MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance/Initial Claims

This week’s chart highlights initial unemployment claims data from the U.S. Department of Labor, portraying the speed and severity of the labor market’s deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic, as businesses closed or transitioned to remote working arrangements.