Borrowers now have the option of simply deferring any forborne payments to the end of their mortgage. In effect, this would work like an interest-free second mortgage, and would become due when the house is sold or the loan is refinanced.
Mortgage servicers’ liquidity issues could ease if non-agency lending is acceptable collateral under the TALF programs, according to Urban Institute’s Jim Parrott.
The GSEs’ showing in the first quarter only reflects one full month of the impact of the coronavirus crisis. As potentially millions more homeowners stop paying their mortgages, the enterprises face the prospect of an even more challenging second quarter. (Includes data chart.)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview late Thursday that the Trump administration has no plans to fund a Federal Reserve facility to finance servicer advances.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that unless Fannie or Freddie comes to the rescue of investors, certain pre-2015 CRT deals will sustain losses as millions of borrowers accept mortgage forbearance plans.
The only rule explicitly stated by the GSEs is “forbearance does not mean payments are forgiven.” Meanwhile, the FHFA and CFPB have joined hands to protect consumers from fraudulent forbearance activities.
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