On Friday, Black Knight issued its relief tally: 3.7 million mortgagors in forbearance as of Sept. 8, down 66,000 units for the week. The data analytics firm noted that 2 million forbearance  plans are set to expire this month.

MBA: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic and immediate impact on lodging and retail properties, which flowed through to the underlying mortgages...

The MSRs are top heavy with California product at 44%...

However, some lender/servicers stand out with higher retention rates. Quicken is one of them...

MSR values sank over 34% during the first seven months of 2020, according to a July update from Mike Carnes, managing director of MSR valuations at MIAC Analytics.

Mortgage credit supply in August fell to its lowest level in six year, driven by a reduction in supply from both conventional and government segments t, according to a recent tally by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Foreclosures posted an unexpected increase of 11% in August...

MBA's Mike Fratantoni: “The share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance increased again ... as the current economic crisis continues to disproportionately impact borrowers with FHA and VA loans."

Loan brokerage firms have increased employment by 16.3% year-over-year...

the good news: Mortgage servicers so far have been advancing principal and interest on missed payments to the secondary markets...