The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased to 5.46% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of Jan. 3 compared to 5.46% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
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MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the labor market to close 2020. Friday’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that faster layoffs led to a loss of 140,000 jobs in December and kept the headline unemployment rate (U-3) at 6.7 percent.
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MBA Chart of the Week: Unemployment Insurance Continued Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the labor market to close 2020. Friday’s release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that faster layoffs led to a loss of 140,000 jobs in December and kept the headline unemployment rate (U-3) at 6.7 percent.
![](https://newslink.mba.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/UnemploymentChartJan2021.jpg?w=465&h=310&crop=1)
Job Losses Mark December Employment Report
The U.S. economy shed 140,000 jobs in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate held steady at 6.7 percent.
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MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in 2-Month Holding Pattern
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed little change over the holiday season–and in fact, has shown little change over the past two months.
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MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in 2-Month Holding Pattern
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed little change over the holiday season–and in fact, has shown little change over the past two months.
![](https://newslink.mba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ForbearanceChart122120.jpg?w=465&h=235&crop=1)
MBA: Share of Mortgages in Forbearance Ticks Up
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance & Call Center Survey reported loans in forbearance increased slightly to 5.49% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of December 13 from 5.49% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
![](https://newslink.mba.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ForbearanceChart122120.jpg?w=465&h=235&crop=1)
MBA: Share of Mortgages in Forbearance Ticks Up
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance & Call Center Survey reported loans in forbearance increased slightly to 5.49% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of December 13 from 5.49% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
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Fed Stays the Course: Monetary Policy ‘Quite Supportive for Housing, Mortgage Markets’
With the economy still suffering and a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases nationwide, the Federal Open Market Committee was widely expected to hold the line during its two-day policy meeting that ended yesterday. And it did.
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Fed Stays the Course: Monetary Policy ‘Quite Supportive for Housing, Mortgage Markets’
With the economy still suffering and a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases nationwide, the Federal Open Market Committee was widely expected to hold the line during its two-day policy meeting that ended yesterday. And it did.