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But the amount of forborne loans packaged into Ginnie Mae securities was up by 3 basis points on a consecutive-week basis, suggesting a concentration of distress there, amid broader declines.

Despite the increase, adjustments to single-family loan terms aimed at making payments more affordable remain historically low at the government-sponsored enterprises. But they could grow in line with forbearance expirations soon.

The move marks one of the first actions the two government-sponsored enterprises and the Federal Housing Finance Agency have taken to make a pandemic-related loss mitigation option open-ended.

While nearly 1.6 million forborne borrowers remain, about 460,000 are up for review at the end of September.

The need to size up the impact of hurricanes and pollution is increasing and current measures aren’t as precise as credit or rate models, according to the Research Institute for Housing America.

The decline from 4.4% in July and 6.88% a year ago brings the number much closer to pre-pandemic norms, but foreclosure starts are a different story.

Ratings jumped largely because white-collar workers have raced to take advantage of the lowest mortgage rates in history.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he planned to move Tuesday to file a discharge petition to move Chopra’s nomination out of the Senate Banking Committee and onto the Senate floor.

Portfolio and private-label loans declined significantly, while conventional GSEs also reduced their share of forborne borrowers

Following completion of this sale and that of the valuation business, Xome will focus on real estate auction and asset management.