The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed that the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 3 basis points from 0.26% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.23% as of Dec. 31, 2023.
Category: News and Trends
Matic: Challenges in Home Insurance Market Likely to Continue
Matic, Columbus, Ohio, in a recent year-end report noted 79% of mortgage lenders experienced an increase in problems with home insurance in the past year, among other challenges. Moreover, the company predicted such challenges may persist into 2024.
MBA Chart of the Week: End of Quarter Delinquency Status
Ongoing challenges in commercial real estate markets pushed the delinquency rate on CRE-backed loans higher in the final three months of 2023.
Call for Nominations: MBA NewsLink 2024 Tech All-Star Awards
The MBA NewsLink 2024 Tech All-Star Awards nomination period is underway.
MBA Announces Support for H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
On Jan. 16, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., released H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The Mortgage Bankers Association strongly supports the bipartisan, bicameral bill.
Servicing Quote Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024
“The overall performance of servicing portfolios–particularly government loans–declined in December. Factors such as seasonality, a changing labor market, resumption of student loan payments, and the rise in balances on other forms of consumer debt are likely at play.”
–Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis
MISMO Releases 2023 Annual Report at Winter Summit
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, released its 2023 Annual Report at its 2024 Winter Summit. The MISMO Annual Report outlines the organization’s progress toward creating essential standards designed to solve key business challenges.
FHFA TechSprint Spotlights Themes Related to Mortgage Technology
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.
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.