Last Tuesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association commented on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule to amend its General Qualified Mortgage (QM) loan definition in Regulation Z.
Category: News and Trends
Mortgage Applications Increase in MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 2.9 percent from one week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Sept. 4.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Declines to 7.16%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased 4 basis points to 7.16 percent of servicers’ portfolio volume as of Aug. 30.
Former Ambassador Andrew Young Keynotes MBA Annual20
Former U.N. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young keynotes an important General Session at MBA Annual20, which runs online Oct. 19-21.
Black Knight: Refi Surge Spurs Record Quarterly Origination Volume
Black Knight, Jacksonville, said record-low mortgage rates triggered a surge in refinancing in the second quarter, leading to the largest quarterly origination volume dating back to 2000.
CMBS Delinquency Rate Falls from Near-Record High
The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell again in August after posting a big decline July.
Regrets? For Some Homeowners During Pandemic, a Few
A new survey from LendEDU, Hoboken, N.J., finds more than half of new homeowners regret taking out a mortgage during the coronavirus pandemic, with most of them citing a job layoff as the reason for their angst.
60 Percent of Americans Saving More Compared to Last Year
A new survey from CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., an Acorns, San Mateo, found Americans are saving more and spending less compared to before the pandemic with 60% of respondents call themselves “savers,” up from 54% a year ago.
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“Mortgage servicing right markdowns and amortization continued, and there was a loss of servicing income from elevated default activity. Despite these servicing losses, 96 percent of firms in the report posted overall profitability for the second quarter.”
— Marina Walsh, MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis.
MBA: Strong Borrower Demand, Low Rates Fuel 2Q IMB Production Profits
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $4,548 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, up from $1,600 per loan in the first quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.