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Blog Posts From Andy
Something Had to Give: Home Prices Down for First Time in 32 Months
August 26, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Real Estate
Tappable Equity at Another All-Time High, But Declines in West May Mark Inflection Point
August 2, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Origination
Home Affordability Hits 35-year Low
June 22, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Real Estate
Forbearance Plan Volumes Ending April Steady
April 29, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Volumes Edge Higher Mid-Month
April 22, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Volumes Nudge Lower
April 15, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Early April Dip Keeps Forbearance Exits on Pace
April 8, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plans Edge Slightly Higher
April 1, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plans See Typical Mid-Month Bump
March 25, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plans Edge Higher
March 18, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plans Dip in First Full Week of March
March 11, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Continue on Slowing Downward Track
March 4, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volume Edges Up Again
February 25, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Familiar Mid-month Restarts Nudge Forbearances Higher
February 18, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Clock is Ticking for Dwindling Refi Candidate Population
February 17, 2022
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Data & Analytics
Forbearances Edge Lower
February 11, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Dip Into February
February 4, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Activity Edges Higher
January 28, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Exits Hit Expected Month-end Lull
January 21, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Exits Strong Through Second Week of January
January 14, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Fresh Start: Forbearance Plan Exits Surge in First Week of 2022
January 7, 2022
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
All is Calm for Forbearance Plan Exits
December 24, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Exits Slow With Initial Wave of Expiration Volume Now Past
December 17, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Exits Drop Significantly
December 10, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Total Drops Below the Million Mark
December 3, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
November Forbearance Exits Steady Heading Into Thanksgiving
November 26, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Mid-November Forbearance Exits Low and Slow
November 19, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Real Estate
Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Drop Below 2% Entering November
November 12, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
October Forbearance Exits Pick Up Pace in Final Week of Month
November 5, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Plan Exits Steady Ahead of Month-End Deadlines
October 29, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Declines Hit Mid-Month Lull
October 22, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Another Week of Significant Forbearance Declines
October 15, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Largest Weekly Forbearance Decline in 12 Months
October 8, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Remain Relatively Flat
October 1, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Little Movement in Forbearance Volumes This Week
September 24, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Below 1.6M For First Time Since Start of Pandemic
September 17, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Improve Again, Down 3.1 Million From Peak
September 10, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Tick Down, With All Eyes on September Exits
September 3, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Edge Slightly Higher
August 20, 2021
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Data & Analytics
Another Week of Significant Forbearance Declines
August 13, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
71K Decline in Forbearance Plans to Start the Month
August 6, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances See Weekly Rise
July 30, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Flat for Second Consecutive Week
July 23, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volumes Essentially Flat This Week
July 16, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Significant Improvement in Active Forbearances
July 9, 2021
Mild Forbearance Improvement as Quarterly Reviews Continue
July 2, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Common, Marginal, Mid-Month Increase of Number of Forbearance Plans This Week
June 25, 2021
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Data & Analytics
Share of Borrowers in Forbearance Continues to Decline
June 18, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Share of Borrowers in Forbearance Falls Below 4%, Lowest Since Onset of Pandemic
June 11, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volumes Fall, Continuing Trend of Early-in-the-Month Improvement
June 4, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volumes Increase Again, Moderate Opportunity for Additional Improvement in Early June
May 28, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
After Sustained Improvement, Forbearance Volumes Increase
May 21, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volumes Continue to Decline
May 14, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volumes Fall by More Than 100K
May 7, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
A Jump in Portfolio/PLS Forbearances Breaks Eight-Week Improvement Streak
April 30, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Another Week of Forbearance Improvement; 4.4% of Homeowners Remain in Pandemic-Related Plans
April 23, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Improve for Seventh Straight Week
April 16, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
U.S. Sees Largest Weekly Forbearance Decline in Six Months
April 9, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Servicers Continue to Work Through Forbearance Plans as U.S. Enters Fifth Consecutive Week of Improvement
April 2, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Another Week of Improvement in Forbearance Numbers
March 26, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Breaking Down COVID-19’s Impacts on Serious Delinquencies in Florida
March 19, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Fall Below 2.6M for the First Time Since April 2020
March 19, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances See Largest Weekly Decline Since Beginning of 2021
March 12, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Tappable Equity Skyrockets to Record High in 2020
March 11, 2021
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Data & Analytics
Forbearance Plans Decrease, but So Does Rate of Recovery
March 5, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Tick Back Up Above 2.7M; Recovery Still Slow & Steady
February 26, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Slow and Steady Improvement in Forbearances Continues, Despite Weekly Increase
February 19, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Volumes Fall Below 2.7M for First Time Since April 2020
February 12, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
End of January Sees Reduction of 45K Forbearance Plans, But Overall Recovery Remains Stalled
February 5, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Deferred Payments During Forbearance Beginning to Erode Equity Positions
February 3, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Another Week of Low Forbearance Plan Exits; GSEs Outperforming Other Investor Classes in Terms of Recovery
January 29, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Even as Rates Rise, Nearly 17M High-Quality Refi Candidates in the Market
January 25, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Origination
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Servicing
Active Forbearance Plans Increase Slightly as Improvement Continues to Plateau
January 22, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Slow Improvement in Forbearance Numbers Continues
January 15, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Slowdown in Rate of Forbearance Improvement
January 8, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
The U.S. Sees Its Third Consecutive Week of Forbearance Plan Increases
January 1, 2021
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
2.8 Million in Forbearance Heading Into Last Week of 2020
December 25, 2020
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Past Week Sees an Expected Mid-Month Rise in Forbearance Plans
December 18, 2020
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
New Forbearance Starts Increase as Overall Volumes See First Monthly Rise Since Early June
December 11, 2020
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearances Resume Trend of Improvement
December 4, 2020
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing
Forbearance Numbers See Another Slight Uptick
November 27, 2020
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Data & Analytics
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Servicing