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Fitch Raises 2024 Ratings for Housing Insurers

“We expect unemployment to rise modestly next year, which will likely lead to an equivalent rise in borrower defaults,” saidChris Grimes, a Senior Director at Fitch Ratings. “However, strong borrower credit characteristics and favorable home equity build-up for the majority of homeowners should moderate the frequency and severity of ultimate mortgage insurance claims.”

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Keeping Afloat

MortgagePoint speaks with mortgage servicing execs from BOK Financial, Carrington, the NMSA, PHH Mortgage Corporation, and Servbank about the unusual times and unusual opportunities the industry faces midway through 2023.

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Fitch Report: New REO Inventory on the Rise

“While loan portfolio delinquencies for Fitch-rated bank and non-bank servicers were stable for the third consecutive quarter, the impact of four consecutive quarters of new foreclosure filings post-moratoria is now being felt in new REO volume,” said Fitch Director Richard Koch.

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RMBS Modifications and Repayments Increase Post-Forbearance

As pandemic forbearance plans continue to expire, borrowers are continuing to choose loan modifications and other repayment options going forward.  According to Fitch Ratings’ fourth-quarter 2021 Residential Mortgage Backed Servicer Metric Report, servicers reported a decline in loan modifications from ...

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