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FHFA assisted nearly 44,000 troubled homeowners in Q4 2023

Housing Wire

And the GSEs’ serious delinquency rate (defined as 90 or more days delinquent or loans in the process of foreclosure) marginally increased to 0.55% at the end of the fourth quarter, compared to 0.54% in Q3. By comparison, the serious delinquency rate for Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) loans was 3.42% in Q4 2023.

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

Housing Wire

35% of loan modifications completed in Q1 “reduced borrowers’ monthly payments by more than 20%,” the report’s findings said. The number of refinances decreased amid rising mortgage rates from 111,251 in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 78,445 in the first quarter of 2023.” The serious delinquency rate also decreased to 0.6%

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

Housing Wire

The deadline for the mortgage industry to chime in on the Federal Housing Administration ‘s (FHA) proposed 40-year loan modification rule was at the end of May. Lunch & Learn: Should there be a 40 year mortgage? Back in early April, the FHA introduced a proposed rule for a 40 year loan modification option.

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FHFA prevention actions surpassed 52K in Q4 2022

Housing Wire

According to the report, about 37% of the loan modifications completed in Q4 reduced borrowers’ monthly payments by at or over 20%. Rising rates led to a reduction in mortgage refinances during that quarter, declining to 111,251 in Q4 2022, down from 194,189 the previous quarter.

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What Is a HUD Home? Are the Savings Worth the Risks?

HomeLight

HUD’s Office of Housing also includes the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), an agency that insures mortgage loans issued by FHA-approved lenders to protect against losses if a borrower defaults on a loan. Buyers should arrange financing with a bank or mortgage lender ahead of time. USDA loans.

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13 Steps to Buying a Bank-Owned Foreclosure

HomeLight

When a homeowner stops making mortgage payments , eventually the bank will foreclose on their house, and the property will become bank-owned. The steps in between the first missed mortgage payment and a bank-owned foreclosure follow a pattern like this: The homeowner fails to make at least three consecutive months of mortgage payments.

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FHA unveils 40-year loan modification option

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is moving to expand its COVID-19 loss mitigation “waterfall” by introducing a 40-year loan modification option and is asking the mortgage industry for input. Comments from the mortgage industry are due by May 31. However, the rate is still elevated compared to pre-pandemic times.

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