Foreclosure Activity Ticks Upward

ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., found a total of 185,580 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings–default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions–between January and June, up 13% from a year ago.

#MBAServicing23: Jones: More Challenges Ahead for Servicers

ORLANDO–Mortgage Bankers Association Chairman-Elect Mark Jones kicked off the MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo here with a thank-you to the mortgage servicing industry’s “heroic” work during the coronavirus epidemic, now in its third full year.

KBRA: Servicers Performed Admirably During COVID

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York, said commercial mortgage-backed securities servicers “performed admirably” over the last two years while facing nearly unprecedented distress during the COVID pandemic.

MBA Chart of the Week July 15 2022: Cost to Service Loans Per Employee

MBA’s annual Servicing Operations Study and Forum includes a deep-dive analysis and discussion of servicing costs, productivity, portfolio activity and operational metrics for in‐house servicers. This week’s MBA Chart of the Week shows 2021 fully loaded servicing costs, which include three components: direct expenses; unreimbursed foreclosure, REO and other default costs; and corporate administration costs.