Tag Archives: Foreclosure Moratorium

In the month of May, one in every 12,700 housing units had a foreclosure filing, a total down from April, but up 23% over last year at the outset of the foreclosure moratorium and CARES Act.

Over the past 60 days, the number of U.S. homeowners in forbearance plans has dropped from 2.5 million to nearly 2.1 million. Will improvements in the job market further expedite forbearance departures?

An alarming number of homeowners and renters are worried they will soon face foreclosure or eviction as key dates loom.

According to Black Knight’s latest forbearance data analysis, a common trend continued as the number of active forbearances fell this week, driven by month-end expiration activity. Nationwide, the number of U.S. homeowners with forbearance plans stood at approximately 2.69 million ...

What takeaways did the previous economic downturn provide that can be applied to current attempts to assist struggling homeowners?

For this week's episode of DS5, Marissa Yaker, Managing Foreclosure Attorney for Padgett Law Group, discusses how foreclosure practices are preparing for the months ahead, as well as how the industry can work together to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will suspend evictions as the holiday season approaches.

Foreclosure sales decreased in all five Western states tracked by PropertyRadar--Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington--over the month of May. PropertyRadar attributes the decreases in foreclosure sales to new guidance from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The guidance established minimum standards for handling borrower files subject to a foreclosure sale within 60 days. In California, foreclosure sales from Citi were down 50 percent, and foreclosure sales from Wells Fargo were down 75 percent over the month of May in California, according to PropertyRadar.

National foreclosure inventory fell to 3.2 percent in April, its lowest level in four years, according to Lender Processing Services' Mortgage Monitor report. The report also revealed a hike in foreclosure sales in judicial states, which stimulated the decline in the national foreclosure inventory. Foreclosure sales in judicial states jumped 17 percent over the month of April and reached their highest level since 2010 when foreclosure moratoria and process reviews brought the foreclosure process to a near halt across the nation, LPS stated.

The five banks that took part in the national mortgage settlement are getting close to completing their consumer relief obligations a year after the landmark deal was reached. So far, the five banks--Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Ally Financial--have provided $50.63 billion in consumer relief to over 621,700 borrowers, according to an update from the settlement monitor Joseph A. Smith, Jr. The provided relief comes out to about $81,437 per borrower.