A report commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found more than 95 percent of the estimated 8.5 million borrowers who entered forbearance have exited.
Tag: Forbearance
FHA Expands Assistance Options for Struggling Borrowers
The Federal Housing Administration on Monday announced expansion of its loss mitigation options used to help borrowers struggling to make mortgage payments on their FHA-insured mortgages.
July Mortgage Loan Forbearance Rate Falls to 0.74%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Loan Monitoring Survey reported loans in forbearance decreased by 7 basis points to 0.74% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of July 31, from 0.81% in June. MBA estimates 370,000 homeowners remain in forbearance plans.
July Mortgage Loan Forbearance Rate Falls to 0.74%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Loan Monitoring Survey reported loans in forbearance decreased by 7 basis points to 0.74% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of July 31, from 0.81% in June. MBA estimates 370,000 homeowners remain in forbearance plans.
MBA Chart of the Week: Performance of Post-Forbearance Loan Workouts
According to MBA’s Monthly Loan Monitoring Survey, the share of loans in forbearance dropped slightly to 0.81 percent of servicers’ portfolio volume as of June 30, from 0.85 percent the prior month. Only about 404,000 homeowners are still in forbearance plans, after reaching a peak of nearly 4.3 million homeowners in May 2020.
Fitch: Mortgage Insurers See Consistent Losses, Market Stability in 2022
Fitch Ratings, Chicago, said the operating environment for U.S. mortgage insurers is expected to remain steady in 2022, as economic indicators have generally improved since the low point of the pandemic, with lower than expected losses from the pandemic fallout and continued home price appreciation supportive of credit fundamentals of the rated peer group of private MIs.
FHA Adds COVID-19 Forbearance Relief Options
The Federal Housing Administration on Sept. 27 announced new and extended COVID-19 relief options for borrowers recently or newly struggling to make their mortgage payments because of the pandemic and for senior homeowners with Home Equity Conversion Mortgages who need assistance to remain in their homes.
FHFA Extends COVID-19 Multifamily Forbearance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue to offer COVID-19 forbearance to qualifying multifamily property owners as needed, subject to tenant protections the agency imposed during the pandemic.
Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Slightly Decreases
Loans in forbearance fell for the twenty-second consecutive week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Monday.
Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 3.50%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 26 basis points to 3.50% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of July 11–the twentieth consecutive weekly decline.