Tag Archives: Forbearance

The pandemic, along with the economic downturn it has caused, leaves homeowners across the country struggling to meet their mortgage payments. This has put more pressure on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to find ways of helping homeowners who ...

According to the daily loan-level data on the Black Knight blog, the numbers of mortgages in active forbearance increased for the first time in six weeks. Those totals increased by 21,000 week-over-week. The spike was abetted mainly by a bounce ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance dropped while private loans and those owned by Ginnie Mae experienced an increase, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey. The total number of loans now ...

Even in the face of a pandemic, elevated unemployment, and a general nationwide recession, home prices have surged, researchers recently reported.  “Prices are defying logic, expectations, and even belief, as they shoot up to record highs amid an unprecedented health and economic crisis,” ...

According to recent findings posted from Black Knight’s McDash Flash Forbearance Tracker, the number of mortgages in active forbearance stayed steady this past week, neither increasing or decreasing in any great way. Specific details released by Black Knight reveals a ...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and expiration of expanded unemployment benefits continue to represent significant uncertainty for the weeks ahead, according to researchers.

Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the August 2020 edition of DS News, now available. It’s not too late for mortgage servicers to prepare for the next pandemic-driven event—a likely rise in loan modifications and loss mitigation requests. Charles ...

While more foreclosures may be inevitable, one economist suggests that this recession may be different from what has come before. Here's why.

Black Knight reveals the number of active forbearance plans fell this last week, with more than 75% of loans that are currently in active forbearance facing extension plans. Black Knight, Inc., a leading provider of integrated software, data and analytics ...

The Agency provided new guidance for its Borrower Protection Program, announcing an extension for the purchase of qualified loans in forbearance