Early April exits offset two weeks of rising forbearance starts and re-starts, resulting in plan volumes dropping below 700,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, according to Black Knight’s blog, Vision. Overall, forbearances fell by 63,200 plans last week. GSE plans fell by 24,500 (-11%), followed by FHA/VA (-21,800, -8.1%) and loans held by portfolios and PSLs (-17,000, -16.7%). New plan starts still rose slightly, up to 10,300 (+200). However, last week they dropped to their lowest level in four months, so the uptick may not be cause for concern. Restarts also rose by 1,400 to 21,600. Plan volume is down 66,200 (-8.8%) month-over-month. Forbearance volumes have ticked up some after long periods of decline, but are generally…
Another mid-month slowdown in exits brought on a 1% increase in active forbearance plan totals, according to Black Knight’s blog, Vision. Approximately 8,000 homeowners entered new forbearance plans this week. Loans held by portfolio and PSLs had the largest increase, with a 4.5% jump of 12,000 new plans. FHA/VA loans in forbearance fell by 4,000, down 1%. GSE loans stayed flat. The total share of active plans is down by 125,000, or 12%, month-over-month. Black Knight noted that little is expected to change between now and the end of the year. “The next opportunity for meaningful declines will occur in early January with nearly 200,000 plans scheduled for extension or removal through the end of the year, nearly half of…
The number of loans in forbearance remained basically the same leading up to Thanksgiving, making up 1.9% of all active mortgages, according to Black Knight’s blog, Vision. Black Knight characterized this week as “holding true to the established mid-month pattern,” referring to a months-long trend of forbearance slowdown in the middle of the month, with substantial pushes in the first and final weeks. The number of active forbearance plans rose by 1,000. FHA/VA loans dropped by 4,000 but this was offset by an increase of 5,000 among portfolio and PLS loans. GSE loans saw no change. “Both plan extensions and renewals remained steady, but low, in keeping with the typical mid-month lull,” the blog reads. But there was one surprising…
