A lack of consistent post-forbearance options may pose additional risks for the industry, particularly for loans owned by Fannie and Freddie.

The coronavirus crisis appears to have already sent the U.S. economy into a technical recession, according to economists at Fannie Mae.

Nonbank liquidity remained a contentious issue this week with the FHFA shutting the Fannie/Freddie assistance window as the coronavirus continued to hammer the U.S. economy. Solutions? Maybe the Fed.

Megaservicer Mr. Cooper anticipates a large MSR mark for the first quarter, thanks to lower rates and COVID-19. The big question: How bad will it be for the rest of the industry?

The support mortgage servicers receive during the coronavirus crisis may be used as a cudgel to enforce key changes.

Milbank has received a one-year, $3 million contract to provide legal services related to ending the conservatorships of the GSEs.

The nonbank mortgage sector appeared to be whistling by the graveyard earlier this week because of liquidity concerns sparked by the pandemic. For now, crisis has been averted but the situation is fluid.

The FHFA director expects that close to one million GSE borrowers will inquire about forbearance during April, and two million by June.

The bill asks servicers of agency loans to offer forbearance to borrowers experiencing “hardship” but doesn’t say how to assess the impact.

As the economic crisis precipitated by the coronavirus heats up, residential lenders have tightened their underwriting guidelines.