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Black Knight's Deep Dive Into Equity, Forbearance, and the Future Rate Environment

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by Jann Swanson on March 08 2021, 8:41 AM

Last year was a record setting one when it comes to mortgage origination according to Black Knight's January Mortgage Monitor. It puts the total volume of originations during 2020 at $4.3 trillion, the highest in the company's records. Refinance originations...
UI Urges Abandoning New Fannie/Freddie Amendments

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by Jann Swanson on March 03 2021, 11:15 AM

A new policy paper from the Urban Institute (UI) looks at the recent amendments to the senior preferred stock purchase agreement (PSPA) agreed to by outgoing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Mark Calabria, Director the Federal Housing Finance Agency...
Rate of Forbearance Improvement Slows as March Expiration Looms

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by Jann Swanson on March 05 2021, 9:55 AM

As Black Knight has repeatedly predicted, end of February expirations drove the number of mortgage loans in forbearance lower this past week. There was a decline of 22,000 loans in forbearance plans during the week ended March 2, an 0.8 percent decline...
CFPB Extends Compliance Date for New QM Rule

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by Jann Swanson on March 04 2021, 10:58 AM

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed to delay the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage (QM) final rule from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022. The rule, proposed last June, is designed as a replacement for...
Refinance Volume Ramps Down on Rising Rates

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by Jann Swanson on March 03 2021, 7:11 AM

Mortgage application volume rose for the first time in four weeks during the week ended February 26, but it was only a marginal increase. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume...
Home Price Appreciation Broke an 8-Year Record in January

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by Jann Swanson on March 02 2021, 10:41 AM

CoreLogic says home prices in January were 10 percent higher than a year earlier. It was the first double digit increase in the company's Home Price Index (HPI) since November 2013 . The company had reported a 9.2 percent annual increase in December....
With Protections Expiring, Millions are in Danger of Losing Their Home

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by Jann Swanson on March 02 2021, 9:17 AM

What happens to homeowners and landlords when the federal, state, and local protections put in place during the pandemic go away? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is warning that the answer is hanging in the balance. Moratoria on foreclosures...
Construction Spending Rising Twice as Fast as Expected

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by Jann Swanson on March 01 2021, 11:25 AM

Construction expenditures started 2021 displaying the same imbalance between the growth of residential and non-residential spending that had dominated much of 2020. The U.S. Census Bureau said overall spending in January was at a seasonally adjusted annual...
Forbearances Post Typical Mid-Month Increase

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by Jann Swanson on February 26 2021, 6:03 AM

Black Knight reports a second increase in the number of loans in pandemic related forbearance plans in as many weeks. Forborne loans rose by 21,000 during the week ended February 23 after falling below 2.7 million for the first time since last April earlier...
Freddie Mac's 12-Month Portfolio Growth Nears Half Trillion

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by Jann Swanson on February 26 2021, 6:38 AM

Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 16.1 percent in January compared to a 22.4 percent gain in December. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.777 trillion compared to $2...
Fannie/Freddie COVID Programs Extended to Match FHA, VA Deadlines

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by Jann Swanson on February 25 2021, 12:43 PM

Deadlines for COVID-19 related relief for borrowers with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSE) mortgages were extended by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for the second time in a little over two weeks. The agency said the new changes were made to...
Pending Home Sales Post 5th Straight Loss

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by Jann Swanson on February 25 2021, 9:57 AM

January marked the fifth straight month that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has reported a decline in its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). The index, based on newly signed contracts for the purchase of existing homes, was down 2.8 percent...
New Home Sales on the Rise 4.3% in January

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by Jann Swanson on February 24 2021, 11:22 AM

New home sales continued the turnaround, started in December, that ended three straight months of slowing sales. The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development said newly constructed homes were sold in January at a seasonally adjusted...
Delinquency Rate Lowest in COVID Era; but Lingering Risks Remain

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by Jann Swanson on February 24 2021, 10:54 AM

Loan performance continued to improve in January although the number of delinquencies remains significantly elevated from pre-pandemic levels. Black Knight's first look at the month's loan performance data has both good news and some that is disquieting...
Mortgage Application Volume Continues Decline

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by Jann Swanson on February 24 2021, 5:45 AM

The volume of mortgage applications for both home purchase and refinancing fell for the third straight time during the week ended February 19. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) says its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, dropped 11...

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