OCC: New Report Shows Improvement in Overall Mortgage Performance During Third Quarter 2022
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the third quarter of 2022. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Third Quarter 2022 showed that 97.2 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance, including a new package of waivers offering regulatory and administrative relief, to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in areas of Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Fiona beginning on September 17, 2022, and continuing. As Puerto Rico endures…
FHFA: Second Quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released
More than 6.5 million troubled homeowners helped since conservatorship The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 96,945 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to…
OCC: Report Shows Overall Mortgage Performance Improvement
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the second quarter of 2022. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Second Quarter 2022 showed that 97 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared…
FHFA: Latest Report on Non-Performing Loan Sales Released
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the latest report on the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report includes sales information about NPLs sold through December 31, 2021. Borrower outcomes reflect NPLs sold through June 30, 2021. The sale of NPLs…
FHFA: First Quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released
Nearly 6.5 million troubled homeowners helped since conservatorship The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its first quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 129,779 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6,494,057…
OCC: Overall Mortgage Performance Improvement Reported in First Quarter 2022
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the first quarter of 2022. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, First Quarter 2022 showed that 96.9 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared…
HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Kansas Disaster Survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance to State and local recovery efforts in the areas of Kansas affected by severe winter storms and straight-line winds from March 17 to March 22, 2022. On May 25, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of…
CFPB: Report Released on Mortgage Servicing Metrics
Hundreds of thousands of borrowers are still behind on loans after COVID-19 mortgage protections, forbearance end Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report examining mortgage servicers’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data, collected across 16 large servicers from May through December 2021, reveal homeowners continue to face significant risks and challenges…
Joint Statement on Continued Efforts to Connect Homeowners to Pandemic Relief Issued
The Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development Marcia L. Fudge, Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Treasury Janet L. Yellen are calling on servicers of federally backed mortgages to make every effort to ensure no individual or family unduly experiences unnecessary hardship or foreclosure while assistance is available under the Homeowner Assistance Fund. The…