Foreclosures

In addition to the potential wave of mortgage defaults resulting from coronavirus-driven forbearances, hurricane season could put nearly 7.4 million homes worth $1.8 trillion at risk.

But the number of foreclosures and zombie properties may spike after the moratorium ends on June 30.

Forecasts about the pandemic's impact on the mortgage market have grown less dire after forbearance requests by homeowners nearly leveled off in the first half of May.

A Democratic measure to freeze foreclosures and auto repossessions through the coronavirus crisis while expanding eligibility for loan forbearance is getting strong pushback from banks and credit unions, which complain it would constrain credit.

The global hospitality industry is facing the worst downturn in its history, and New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., is poised for a painful recovery.

The agency's announcement came one day after the agency said it would provide borrowers struggling to stay current with an additional payment deferral option.

By the end of the first quarter, the number of borrowers 30 days late on their mortgage increased by 59 basis points.

After over two years of falling delinquency rates, the burgeoning unemployment following the coronavirus economic shutdown will bring a surge of outstanding mortgages.

Specialized Loan Servicing will pay more than $1 million to settle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau allegations that it foreclosed on protected consumers and failed to send required evaluation notices in 2014.

With unemployment mounting, new mortgage forbearance requests could sharply increase in early May when payments are due.