In addition, a new report notes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 58,268 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023. Click through to read the other data from the GSEs’ Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report.
Read More »Nearly 3% of all U.S. Mortgages Delinquent
CoreLogic reports that U.S. loan performance remains resilient, with delinquencies and foreclosures lingering near record lows, and the national overall delinquency rate increasing slightly from March to April.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Remain Relatively Steep Compared to Record Lows
Nationwide, the average payment on a new mortgage is now $2,317 a month, according to a report from LendingTree, with monthly mortgage payments the most expensive in Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts.
Read More »Is It Time for Servicers to Join the Digital Revolution?
While lenders have been adding eSign capabilities to all stages of the origination process for years, implementing eSign and RON technology into the loss mitigation process would be a completely new experience for many new servicers.
Read More »Share of Delinquent Mortgages Drops, But Foreclosure Rate Creeps Upward
CoreLogic reports that the share of home loans in delinquency continues to dip nationwide, down from a high of 7.3% in the spring of 2020, and down by 0.5 percentage points from January 2022.
Read More »FHFA Announces Enhanced Payment Deferral Policies for Borrowers
For those facing financial hardship, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will enhance their payment deferral policies to allow borrowers to defer up to six months of mortgage payments.
Read More »Overall Mortgage Delinquencies Up 36K in February
According to Black Knight’s “First Look” at February 2023 data, the spike was “driven by a nearly 65K increase in those just a single payment behind.” Click through to see what the data looks like for prepayments, foreclosure starts, and more.
Read More »Inflation Will More Than Double “Seriously Delinquent” Mortgages in 2023
A new study from MAISY finds household inflation will likely more than double seriously delinquent mortgages by the end of 2023 to 580,000, a level unseen since 2016.
Read More »Default Risk on GSE Acquisitions Rising
How many loans purchased by Freddie Mac and Freddie Mae are expected to become delinquent? Click through to find out.
Read More »Report: Consumer Credit Health Stable
Despite a higher interest rate environment and the ever-present inflation, consumer credit health remains stable.
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