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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have released the latest details on how they're keeping homeowners in their homes.

With unemployment at record levels, many need to put off mortgage payments through forbearance. However, can unemployment numbers predict the number of homeowners taking advantage of these programs? 

As COVID-19 has brought the economy to a halt, economists examine how long efforts such as forbearances can hold off a housing crisis. 

In addition to updates on how the CARES Act has helped keep homeowners on their homes, the Week Ahead will also feature the latest data on housing starts and sales.

With the total number of borrowers in forbearance expected to hit between and 9 million, here's how servicers can themselves and their customers ready for the wave.

The industry reacted after the Senate Banking Committee advanced the nomination of the next Federal Housing Commissioner.

The latest numbers have been enhanced to include loans that were in forbearance but not previously reported as “COVID-19-related.”

Industry leaders converged digitally to unpack the latest critical regulatory changes, COVID-19 updates, and proactive strategies at the Legal League 100’s Virtual Servicer Summit. 

The CARES Act included provisions addressing the PPP, but here are the questions default servicing professionals should consider.

A new report by Fitch Ratings, "What Investors Want to Know: Coronavirus-related Forbearance Plans in U.S.," dives into how forbearance, or a "payment holiday," may affect mortgage-backed securities.