Mid-Month Restart Activity Pushes Forbearance Plans Up
Active forbearance plans rose by 11,500 plans (1.5%) last week, following a “typical pattern of mid-month restart activity”, according to Black Knight’s blog, Vision. Forborne loans held by portfolios and PSLs increased by 7,600 (3.1%), while FHA/VA loans in forbearance rose by 4,900 (1.8%). In contrast, GSE plans actually fell by 1,000 (-0.4%). Plan volumes are down 38,100 (-4.7%) month-over-month. Black Knight notes that as many homeowners have already exited their plans, expiration activity is slowing. Moderating improvement is the result of this “gradually flattening slope.” Some 129,000 plans are up for review in early March, the next time Black Knight expects to see significant improvement. One-third should expire. ATTOM Data Solutions reported that foreclosure-related filings jumped 29% from December and…