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A larger share of cash-out loans and slowing home-price growth is leading to expectations of more serious delinquencies down the road, according to Milliman.

A mix of new distress and declining cures drove the uptick, according to dv01.

The amounts canceled may not clear away enough debt to help all recipients immediately qualify or improve their ability to repay, but over time the savings may bolster originations and performance.

The number of these mortgage borrowers getting back on track with payments has been roughly halved since March, according to Black Knight's initial take on July numbers.

Updated counterparty requirements recently coordinated with the Federal Housing Finance Agency affect a constituency that has kept growing, albeit at a slightly slower pace, according to new mortgage-backed securities research.

Some housing numbers have been weaker than expected because affordability remains relatively low, outweighing slightly higher refinancing that has an upside for lenders but a potential downside for servicers.

At the same time, the share of overall vacancies fell due to limited inventory, according to a new Attom report.

Insurers and Uncle Sam are having trouble footing bills for mounting climate-related risks, particularly in regions prone to hurricanes and wildfires.

Recent reports highlight the question of how much wage growth can do to sustain loan performance as pandemic relief gets rolled back, consumer costs rise and the housing market cools.

The changes, which appear to be separate from a controversial nonbank proposal that's pending, will reduce red tape for credit unions and housing finance agencies and clarify a calculation for loans eligible for repurchase.

New American Funding scored the highest among eligible companies in this year's substantially redesigned measurement of customer satisfaction.

The jump for second mortgages and bank cards was even more pronounced, according to indices published by Standard & Poor’s and Experian.

Inflation and higher interest rates are hurting distressed borrowers, but low unemployment, remaining forbearance and loss mitigation options are still blunting their impacts, recent loan-performance numbers suggest.

Delinquencies are likely to rise if both interest rates and inflation continue their upward movements, a DBRS Morningstar report said.

The government-sponsored enterprises divested themselves of the largest share of these loans since they first began selling them in 2014, a Federal Housing Finance Agency report found.

But second home sales — which were below pre-pandemic levels for the first time in 24 months during May — may slow in the future as those in vulnerable areas get tougher to insure.

Following the third most active season on record, the 2022 forecast predicts La Niña will drive increased Atlantic storm development.

But a slower-than-anticipated rate of repossessions suggest distressed homeowners are finding solutions.

Rising interest rates eliminated any refinance incentive for 30% of the loans analyzed by Standard & Poor's, marking a turnaround from the start of the year when prepay speeds were expected to increase

But for prospective buyers, soaring home prices in April pushed affordability closer to the all-time low set in June 2006.