Loss mitigation

Compared with the week prior, approximately 83,000 more loans from all investor types became forborne.

A new CFPB rule will expedite the forbearance and loss-mitigation process for consumers suffering financial hardship from the pandemic.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance dropped, with the growth rate falling 7 basis points between June 8 and June 14, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Compared with the week prior, approximately 57,000 fewer loans from all investor types were forborne.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance ground down to a growth rate of 2 basis points between June 1 and June 7, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance slowed to a rate of 7 basis points between May 25 and May 31, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

About 9% of government-insured loans in forbearance have low equity, which could hamper post-forbearance servicing.

But there was an increase in private-label mortgages in forbearance.

With no way of knowing just how many borrowers will need the mods after the coronavirus forbearance period ends, lenders are deploying artificial intelligence and servicing protocols to tame the ferocious piles of paperwork awaiting them.

Coronavirus-related mortgages in forbearance grew 10 basis points between May 18 and May 24, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.