Mortgages

The CFPB missives are an early and unmistakable warning that the era of COVID-19 flexibility is over, write two partners and a law clerk from Buckley LLP.

The company provides a secondary market outlet for its retail and wholesale lending corporate sibling as well as for small balance commercial loans.

Mortgage forbearances rose for only the second week in the past three months but big drops in numbers could be on the horizon, according to Black Knight.

Contract closings decreased 2.7% from the prior month to an annualized 5.85 million, the slowest pace since June, according to Friday data from the National Association of Realtors.

The individuals allegedly defrauded Freddie Mac and CBRE Capital Markets by misrepresenting information used to refinance a small-balance loan.

Companies are facing delays for everything from sheet rock to cabinets and kitchen appliances and as a result, homes are taking about a month longer to build.

Estimated activity exceeded projections as consumer purchasing power rose, although inventory continued at a record nadir and otherwise held back potential home sales, according to First American.

A week of light data could possibly lead to further mortgage-rate volatility ahead depending on what monetary officials say in the coming days.

For the first time since the pandemic began, the share of borrowers who are 30 days or more late on their payment is below 5%, Black Knight found.

Remote workers looking across the country for an inexpensive house have a wide net to cast, but a few important socioeconomic factors can narrow the search.

Groups active in low-income and rural housing expressed frustration that the post-pandemic resumption of long-term goal-setting didn’t do more to raise the bar.

Average loan size also continues to increase, as demand remains high and costs in homebuilding materials rise this year.

Only 0.9% of mortgage borrowers are currently at least 90 days delinquent. That figure could rise as high as 3.8% once pandemic-related deferrals lapse — still well below the 6% mark reached after the Great Recession, according to research by the New York Fed.

The month saw the highest median home sales price ever along with the quickest time ever to sell a new listing.

Economic recovery should soar into the summer as vaccination rates climb and restrictions loosen up, but low inventory is likely to limit mortgage activity into the next year, according to Fannie Mae.

Issuance of capital market instruments aimed at protecting one government-sponsored enterprise from distressed mortgage credit events staged a relatively quick rebound in 2020, a new Federal Housing Finance Agency report shows.

Mortgage lenders have much riding on a yearslong effort to overhaul a program that requires homeowners to hold policies in flood-prone areas. A congressional panel meeting to discuss the issue was once again split between lawmakers from storm-threatened states and those concerned about government costs.

The rate of new forbearance requests as a share of portfolio volume also dropped to its lowest point since March, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

U.S. housing starts fell by more than forecast in April, suggesting that supply-chain constraints and rising materials costs continue to hold builders back.

With little transitional disruption, the bigger players on the non-agency side could gain a hefty share of non-owner-occupied mortgage volume as a result of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s caps on such purchases, a KBRA analysis finds.