Tag Archive for: mortgage forbearance

What Happened to ALL Those Borrowers in “Forbearance?”

There were approximately 4.5 million mortgages in forbearance when the number peaked during the COVID crisis in 2020. This scared the bejeebers out of a lot of market-watchers, as they […]Read More

5 Major COVID Effects After One Year; Way Hotter Housing Market – WHY?

It was one year ago this month that the World Health Organization declared that the “Coronavirus” (old-fashioned name for COVID) was a “pandemic.” And holy smokes has the world changed […]Read More

2.7 Million Borrowers Still In Forbearance; Foreclosure Crisis Coming?

The WSJ reported recently that 2.7 million borrowers are still in forbearance. That is about 5.5% of all borrowers, down from about 8.5% in June, but the number of borrowers […]Read More

Refinancing After Forbearance; Credit Inquiries

Over 4 million borrowers went into mortgage payment “forbearance” during the COVID-19 crisis, and many are now starting to end their forbearance periods – and wondering if they can refinance. […]Read More