The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 11 basis points to 4.36% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of May 2 from 4.47% the prior week–the 10th consecutive week of declines. MBA estimates 2.2 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
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April Jobs Numbers Come in Well Below Consensus
In the days ahead of last Friday’s employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prognosticators went big, with consensus anticipating nearly one million new April jobs and even one economist confidently predicting 2.1 million new jobs. Alas, nearly everyone was wrong.
Initial Claims Drop Under 500K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to under 500,000 for the first time in more than a year, a further indication ahead of this morning’s employment report that the nation’s economic recovery—and rapid jobs creation—continue to gain steam.
ADP: April Employment Jumps by 742,000
Ahead of this Friday’s Employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and this morning’s Initial Claims report from the Labor Department, ADP, Roseland, N.J. said private-sector employment jumped by 742,000 jobs from March to April.
Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Down 9th Straight Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 2 basis points to 4.47% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of April 25 from 4.49% in the prior week, the ninth straight weekly decrease. MBA estimates 2.23 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Down 9th Straight Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 2 basis points to 4.47% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of April 25 from 4.49% in the prior week, the ninth straight weekly decrease. MBA estimates 2.23 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
MBA Chart of the Week May 3, 2021: Relative GDP Levels
The pace of economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product in the first quarter, picked up to a 6.4 percent annualized rate – the biggest first-quarter increase since 1984.
MBA Chart of the Week: Relative GDP Levels
The pace of economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product in the first quarter, picked up to a 6.4 percent annualized rate – the biggest first-quarter increase since 1984. We expect that pace to accelerate further over the next 6 months, as households unleash the pent-up demand for a range of goods and services.
1Q GDP Report Shows Accelerating Economy
Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter—the fastest such pace in more than 36 years—according to the first (advance) estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The Week Ahead—May 3, 2021
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Advocacy Conference is a little more than a week away. Offered through MBA LIVE, this is the largest advocacy event of the year focused solely on the issues facing you and the real estate finance industry.