The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported the total number of loans in forbearance decreased 7 basis points to 7.67% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of July 26 from 7.74% in the prior week.
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MBA, Trade Groups Submit Main Street Lending Program Recommendations
The Mortgage Bankers Association and affiliated groups shared recommendations with the Senate Banking Committee to improve the Main Street Lending Program’s effectiveness for commercial real estate owners and tenants.
MBA: 1Q Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Delinquencies Remain Low
Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies remained low at the end of the first quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said this morning in its first quarter Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.
MBA Launches Consumer Ad Campaign
The Mortgage Bankers Association this week launched a digital advertising campaign designed to help consumers facing financial challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and show how the mortgage industry is helping consumers through the coronavirus pandemic.
Andrew Foster: Case-By-Case–Commercial Mortgage Forbearance Consideration Begins
As mortgage lenders shift focus from production to portfolio management in response to COVID-19, industry shifts are occurring alongside the inevitable reallocation of lending operation resources.
Andrew Foster: Case-By-Case–Commercial Mortgage Forbearance Consideration Begins
While the hope remains that the recession will be short-lived with a strong recovery in the second half of 2020, commercial real estate typically lags the broader economy.
MBA Launches Advocacy Ad Campaign
The Mortgage Bankers Association yesterday launched a print and advertising campaign targeting Capitol Hill lawmakers, Washington “influencers” and consumers.
Coronavirus Slows Housing Market Despite Low Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates fell to record lows just as Spring home shopping season began, but early signs point to a slowing market due to COVID-19 uncertainty, said Zillow, Seattle.
FHFA Authorizes GSEs to Support Additional Liquidity in Secondary Mortgage Market; Provide Flexibility in Appraisals, Employment Verifications
The Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday issued two directives to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—one to enter into additional dollar roll transactions to provide mortgage-backed securities investors with short-term financing of their positions; and the other to provide alternative flexibilities to satisfy appraisal requirements and employment verification requirements.
FHFA Authorizes GSEs to Support Additional Liquidity in Secondary Mortgage Market; Provide Flexibility in Appraisals, Employment Verifications
The Federal Housing Finance Agency this morning issued two directives to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—one to enter into additional dollar roll transactions to provide mortgage-backed securities investors with short-term financing of their positions; and the other to provide alternative flexibilities to satisfy appraisal requirements and employment verification requirements.