{"id":5024,"date":"2021-04-20T15:07:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/share-of-mortgage-loans-in-forbearance-down-to-4-50\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T20:07:06","slug":"share-of-mortgage-loans-in-forbearance-down-to-4-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/share-of-mortgage-loans-in-forbearance-down-to-4-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Down to 4.50%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anxious buyers who hope some homes in forbearance would be soon listed for sale may be disappointed as more owners start making their mortgage payments again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 As of April 11, the total number of loans in forbearance decreased by 16 basis points \u2013 from 4.66% of servicers\u2019 portfolio volume in the prior week to 4.50%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association\u2019s (MBA) latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Forbearance provides an economic lifeline to homeowners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to postpone their monthly mortgage payments while the nation waits to get past the pandemic and people return to their jobs. They have a number of repayment options, but the simplest one tacks all missed payments onto the end of their loan. When their forbearance period ends, they simply start making the monthly payments again and pick up where they left off.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n With a number of homeowners in trouble and a foreclosure ban in effect, many buyers hope the end of the pandemic might also bring a stronger inventory of homes for sale. While that might be true for homeowners who postponed a sale until the pandemic ended, it\u2019s not clear how many homes in forbearance will actually be added to inventory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe share of loans in forbearance decreased for the seventh straight week and has now dropped 40 basis points in the last two weeks,\u201d says Mike Fratantoni, MBA\u2019s senior vice president and chief economist. \u201cThe forbearance share decreased for all three investor categories, with the rate for portfolio and PLS loans (private-label securities) decreasing by 31 basis points this past week \u2013 the largest drop across investor categories.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Still, Fratantoni says more than 36% of borrowers in forbearance extensions have now exceeded the 12-month mark.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe expect that the forbearance numbers will continue to decline in the months ahead as more individuals regain employment,\u201d Fratantoni adds. \u201cHomeowners who are still facing hardships and need to extend their forbearance term should contact their servicers.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Of the cumulative forbearance exits from June 1, 2020, through April 11, 2021:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nKey MBA forbearance findings: April 5 to April 11, 2021<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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