Servicing Quote Tuesday, March 26, 2024

“We’re just not seeing that,”
–Michael Fratantoni, MBA Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, speaking about a spike in foreclosures and delinquencies similar to the Great Recession

Servicing Quote Tuesday, March 19, 2024

“The performance of servicing portfolios and loan workouts improved in February, as borrowers benefitted from tax refunds, the extra day in the month to submit their payments, and continued resilience in the job market,”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis. 

Guaranteed Rate: Home Insurance Prices Up 19% in 2023

Guaranteed Rate Insurance, Chicago, released a proprietary homeowners insurance study, finding home insurance prices increased 19% from first-half 2022 to first-half 2023 and 55% since 2019.

MBA: IMBs Report Net Production Losses in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $2,109 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase from the reported loss of $1,015 per loan in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s newly released Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.