The Federal Housing Finance Agency last summer held its “Velocity” TechSprint, bringing people together to ponder how data digitization could drive transparency and increase access, fairness, affordability and sustainability in mortgage lending. FHFA briefed MISMO Winter Summit attendees about the program Monday.
Category: News and Trends
95% of Millennials Report Facing Barriers to Homeownership, Survey Finds
While 78% of millennials say purchasing a home is part of the American dream, 48% don’t think homeownership is affordable for the average member of their generational cohort.
LERETA’s John Walsh: Higher Taxes and Insurance Will Surprise Borrowers with Escrow Accounts in 2024. Are Servicers Ready?
While homeowners across the U.S. are celebrating the record-high appreciation in their home values and, as a result, their home equity, servicers are preparing for the other shoe to drop: an accompanying rise in real estate taxes, affecting escrow balances and creating issues for both borrowers and servicers.
Inflation Increases Slightly in December
The headline inflation rate increased modestly during December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.
ATTOM: 2023 Foreclosure Filings Top 2022, but Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Numbers
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released data on year-end 2023 foreclosures, finding that foreclosure filings were up 10% from 2022 and 136% from 2021. However, they were down 28% from pre-pandemic 2019.
Servicing Quote Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024
“Reflecting on 2023, we see the recent rise in foreclosure activity as a market correction rather than a cause for alarm. It signals a return to more traditional patterns after years of volatility.”
–Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM.
Job Market Grows by 216,000 in December
The job market held steady in December, with growth in payrolls of 216,000 and the unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Trepp: CMBS Delinquency Rate Falls in December
Trepp, New York, noted the overall commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell by seven basis points to 4.51% in December.
MBA NewsLink Q&A with Clarifire’s Jane Mason: Navigating Loss Mitigation Challenges
MBA NewsLink interviewed Clarifire CEO and Founder Jane Mason about mortgage servicing challenges in the current landscape.
CoreLogic: October Delinquency Rate Flat
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., reported 2.8% of mortgages were delinquent by 30 or more days in October; the same rate was recorded in both September 2023 and October 2022.