RIHA Study: COVID-19’s Impact on Jobs, Ability to Make Housing, Student Debt Payments
During the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 11 million households fell behind on their rent or mortgage payments and 30 million individuals missed at least one student loan payment, according to new research released Sept. 17 by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.
MBA: Loans in Forbearance Fall to Lowest Level in 5 Months
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey showed loans now in forbearance decreased by 8 basis points to 6.93% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of Sept. 13, compared to 7.01% the week before. MBA estimates 3.5 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
Susan Stewart: COVID-19 Puts Risk Management, QA, Fraud Prevention ‘Front and Center’ (MBA LIVE)
Mortgage Bankers Association Chair-Elect Susan Stewart kicked off the MBA Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Fraud Prevention Forum with an astute observation: the coronavirus pandemic has put such issues “front and center.”
GSEs: Recession-Era QC Has Lenders Well-Prepared for Current Crisis (MBA LIVE)
Representatives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said lenders thus far have weathered the coronavirus pandemic very well, thanks to lessons learned from the Great Recession.
Leading During Turbulent Times (MBA LIVE)
Risk managers face many challenges during this turbulent time, but the mortgage industry has largely been successful in weathering this pandemic, panelists said Wednesday during the MBA Live Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum.
CoreLogic: Despite Pandemic, Homeowners Gain $620 Billion in Equity
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said its 2nd Quarter Home Equity Report shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages—which account for 63% of all properties—have seen their equity increase by 6.6% year over year. This represents a collective equity gain of $620 billion and an average gain of $9,800 per homeowner from a year ago.
