U.S. Foreclosure Activity Spikes in May

Foreclosure filings–default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions–increased 7% in May from April and 14% from a year ago, reported ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.

MBA Comments on HUD COVID-Related Loss Mitigation Report

The HUD Office of the Inspector General issued two audit reports Thursday examining the loss mitigation options that loan servicers provided to borrowers with FHA-insured loans after their COVID-19 forbearance ended.

MBA Chart of the Week May 19, 2023: % of IMBs with Pre-Tax Net Income

Today’s Chart of the Week compares the percentage of companies in the QPR that reported positive pre-tax net income including all lines of business (e.g. production and servicing operations), versus the percentage of companies that reported positive pre-tax net income, once servicing operations are excluded.