MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Provides Market Outlook, Notes ‘It’s Not 2008’
WASHINGTON–The industry has plentiful challenges, but is in a very different spot than during the Great Recession, said Michael Fratantoni, Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, here at the National Advocacy Conference.
FHFA Says Nearly 44,000 Troubled Homeowners Assisted During 4Q2023
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 43,903 foreclosure prevention actions during the fourth quarter, raising the number of homeowners who have been helped to 6.9 million since the conservatorships started in 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported.
ICE First Look: Delinquencies Improve in February
Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Atlanta, released its first look at February mortgage performance, noting that the national delinquency rate was at 3.34%, down 4 basis points from the month before and 11 basis points lower than February 2023.
Statement of MBA’s Michael Fratantoni Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s Chief Economist and SVP of Research and Industry Technology, testified last week at a hearing titled, “The Characteristics and Challenges of Today’s Homebuyers” before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
LendingTree: 1 in 4 Worry Their Home Will Be ‘Uninsurable’ in 2024
More than one-quarter of U.S. homeowners worry their homes will become “uninsurable” as rates continue to increase, reported LendingTree, Charlotte, N.C.
Moody’s Reports Higher Interest Rates Driving Down Defeasance
Moody’s Investors Service, New York, reported commercial mortgage-backed securities defeasance activity tumbled last year to $11.4 billion from $32.2 billion in 2022.
‘Home Flipping’ Plummets as Profits Slump
Home flipping fell nearly 30% in 2023 compared to the year before, according to ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.
