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Industry reacts to the loss of visionary economist and longtime Freddie Mac exec after sudden passing.

Forbearance exits trickled below 1%, as the share of total loans in some stage of forbearance fell to 2.15% nationwide.

With many 18-month forbearance terms coming to an end, a new report next week will better gauge the rate of true forbearance exits, compared to the volume of re-entries.

Boosted by a positive employment report, the number of homeowners in forbearance plans dropped yet again this week to 2.28% of U.S. households.

A new forecast by the MBA finds that while originations are expected to decline 33% from this year, lenders will turn their attention to their servicing business in order to meet profit margins.

The share of homeowners in forbearance continues to slide week-after-week, dropping this week to 2.89% of servicers’ volume, with nearly 1.4 million nationwide currently in plans.

Forbearance volume has dipped below the 3% mark for the first time since March 2020, despite a slight uptick in the number of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance.

he number of Americans currently in forbearance plans hit approximately 1.5 million homeowners this week, as forbearance volume dove 15 basis points from the previous week.

After weeks of leveling off, the share of mortgage loans in forbearance plans dipped this week, with a large shift in the location of many FHA and VA loans, which were bought out of Ginnie Mae pools and moved onto servicer balance sheets.

As many approach the 18-month mark since entering forbearance plans, the number of exits has diminished, with overall volume changing little over the previous week.