Timing is everything. The majority of the loans, 63.0%, went into forbearance status in April and many of these borrowers may have already made their May payment.
Mark Garland, managing director of SitusAMC, Denver, agreed that bids of 3.0-times are doable today and are a welcome development after several weeks of inactivity, at least on the flow front.
The FHFA is pushing for legislation that will allow it “to examine the records, operations and facilities” of all Fannie/Freddie servicers – an expansion of its supervisory role over nonbanks.