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: 2Q Mortgage Delinquency Rate at Record Low

The second quarter mortgage delinquency rate fell to a record low—even beating out pre-pandemic lows—the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.

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.

MBA: 1Q IMB Production Profits Decrease

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $223 on each loan they originated in the first quarter, a sharp drop from a reported gain of $1,099 per loan in the fourth quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Tuesday.

MBA: 1Q IMB Production Profits Decrease

Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $223 on each loan they originated in the first quarter, a sharp drop from a reported gain of $1,099 per loan in the fourth quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Tuesday.

MBA: 1st Quarter Mortgage Delinquencies Decrease

The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.11 percent of all loans outstanding in the first quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey reported.