Despite a sharp drop in GDP in the second quarter, Fannie economists expect mortgage originations to reach $3.4 trillion in 2020, the most since the banner year of 2003.
Although the share of loans four or more payments past due continued to climb in July, total delinquencies and early-stage default rates were lower. (Includes data chart.)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can purchase early forbearance loans until Aug. 31, but they still have to impose steep loan-level price adjustments to limit their risk of losses.
Thanks to a booming origination market, Fannie and Freddie posted strong earnings for the second quarter despite the economic carnage caused by the pandemic. Their capital positions also improved.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency said it lacks sufficient data to create statistical models to “reflect economic conditions for 2021” because of the market disruption caused by the coronavirus.
Canadian mortgages are remarkably short — just one to four years. The monthly payments, though, are comparable to American mortgages because the loans are still amortized over 25 to 30 years.
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