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Like the report from Black Knight earlier today, the second quarter National Delinquency Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic fading a bit in early delinquency numbers but surging within the more serious non-current categories. The overall rate of loans 30 or more days past due increased during the second quarter to a seasonally adjusted 8.22 percent of all outstanding one-to-four-unit mortgages. This was up 386 basis points (bps) from the first quarter of the year and 369 bps year-over-year. MBA includes loans in forbearance in its delinquency numbers. Looking at delinquencies by bucket shows a slight decline, 33 bps among loans 30-days or more past due to a 2.34 percent rate, reflecting fewer loans becoming delinquent. Loans 60 to 90 days
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Like the report from Black Knight earlier today, the second quarter National Delinquency Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic fading a bit in early delinquency numbers but surging within the more ser... (read more)
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MBS Commentary
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Coronavirus obviously ushered in an era of record low rates. The ongoing challenges and uncertainties are fairly well understood. They have a wide spectrum of possible outcomes. As far as we can see at the moment, the baseline outco... (read more)
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Existing-home sales posted a second month of significant sales gains in July, building on a record 20.7 percent increase in June. The National Association of Realtors ® (NAR) said sales were at a seasonally adjusted 5.86 million units, a 24.7 per... (read more)
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Mortgage Rate Watch
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Mortgage rates moved a bit lower today, on average, but that's not what most of the mortgage-related headlines are saying today. Reason being, journalists and even many mortgage market participants rely heavily on Freddie Mac's weekly survey for a re... (read more)
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The financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to emerge and while it appears the crisis initially hit homeowners hard, the duration of the problem is murky. Short term delinquencies are declining, with fewer homeowners entering forbear... (read more)
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Rob Chrisman
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RCIII writes, “I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for some precedented times.” But Tom Petty wrote, “Well, the good old days, may not return… And the rocks might melt, and the sea may burn.” Let’s h... (read more)
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