The number of homeowners in forbearance plans fell further in December, as the MBA estimates that just 705,000 U.S. homeowners are currently in some stage of forbearance.
Read More »Upbeat Economy Brings Downturn in Forbearance Volume
With nearly 835,000 homeowners in forbearance plans, a recovering economy has hastened the pace of those entering permanent loan workout solutions.
Read More »CFPB, DOJ Caution Servicers to Protect Military Borrowers
Joint letters issued to mortgage servicers and landlords will provide military families coming out of pandemic-related forbearance plans with increased protections.
Read More »After Forbearance: A Return to Normalcy
In a time of struggle, helping your customers get their finances back on track after mortgage forbearance may create customers for life.
Read More »CFPB Examines Servicer Practices in Latest Report
The pandemic brought with it a surge of forbearances, as the CFPB cracked down on servicer regulation as many of the nation’s homeowners struggled.
Read More »Active Forbearance Numbers Continue to Fall
Mortgages that are in active forbearance plans continue to fall in December, led by portfolio held and privately securitized loans. According to Black Knight’s McDash Flash daily mortgage performance dataset, which covers more than 197 million home loans and home equity data on more than 27 ...
Read More »Homeowners Gain $3.2T in Equity
Mortgage holders have seen the highest rate of equity growth in 45 years, equaling roughly $56,700 per property.
Read More »Renters More Likely to Miss Monthly Payments
It is no secret that renters are typically lower-income earners when compared to homeowners and are disproportionately affected by market fluctuations and outliers such as COVID-19. But now that most federal- and state-level protections have expired, it has been found that renters were three times ...
Read More »Homeowner Engagement Vital to Forbearance Crisis
John Dunnery of Community Loan Servicing found that the servicing sector took lessons from the past and employed them to deal with the pandemic. He shares his thoughts in an exclusive chat with DS News.
Read More »Home Sales to Taper Off in 2022
A combination of increased inventory and rising rates will play a role in weakening the housing market over the next 12 months.
Read More »