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Forbearance Plans Increased Again in January
Friday, January 29, 2021
While the number of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSE)
loans in forbearance continued to decline last week, that 4,000 loan
improvement was more than offset by an increase in FHA and VA loan and loans
serviced for bank portfolios and investors in private label securities (PLS). Black Knight said the result was an increase of 20,000
loans in active forbearance plans during the week ended January 26. This, the
company said, continues the trend of mid- and late month increases that has
been apparent for some time. At the end of the reporting period there were an
estimated 2.76 million loans in forbearance, 5.2 percent of the nation's 53
million active mortgages and representing $551 billion in unpaid principal.
After the 4,000-loan decline, 925,000 GSE loans, 3.3 percent of the total,
remain in forbearance. FHA and VA portfolios added an aggregate of 9,000 plans,
bringing those totals to 1.149 million or 9.5 percent of their loans. Bank/PLS
plans grew by 15,000 to a total of 690,000 or a 5.3 percent share.
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