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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Drops Back to 5.48%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased to 5.48% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of December 6 from 5.54% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Drops Back to 5.48%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased to 5.48% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of December 6 from 5.54% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.