HOPE NOW Mortgage Industry Achieves 24M Solutions and 6M Loan Mods
Investor Update
August 26, 2015
In the second quarter of 2015, approximately 411,000 homeowners received non-foreclosure solutions from mortgage servicers, according to HOPE NOW, the voluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors.
Since 2007 the mortgage industry has completed a total of 24 million workout plans and six million proprietary loan modifications for homeowners — reaching another milestone in its efforts to assist families with troubled mortgages.
This compares to just over six million foreclosure sales completed in the same time period.
From April through June 2015, non-foreclosure solutions outpaced completed foreclosure sales by a margin of more than four to one (411,000 solutions, vs. 89,000 foreclosure sales). For every one foreclosure sale, mortgage servicers offered 4.6 solutions.
This is due to the fact that there are several long term and short term solutions available to at-risk homeowners when facing delinquency or foreclosure.
Permanent loan modifications in the second quarter of 2015 totaled approximately 113,000 and short sales totaled 24,000. Other non-foreclosure solutions (including repayment plans, deeds in lieu, other retention plans and liquidation plans) made up the rest of the total number. When homeowners do not qualify for long term permanent loan modifications, mortgage servicers continue to look for short term options that, in many cases, lead to a permanent solution.
Of the 113,000 loan modifications completed for the second quarter of 2015, about 78,000 homeowners received proprietary loan modifications and 35,738 homeowners received loan modifications completed under the Home Affordable Modification Program.
- Q2 2015 vs. Q1 2015 – Loan Mods Decrease 2%, Serious Delinquencies Decrease 6%, Foreclosure Sales Decrease 7%
- During the second quarter of 2015, there were an estimated 113,000 loan modifications completed, compared to 116,000 during the previous quarter – a slight decrease of 2%. ?
- Serious delinquencies of 60 days or more declined from 1.85 million in Q1 2015 to 1.74 million in Q2 2015 – a 6% decline. (Delinquency data is extrapolated from data received by the Mortgage Bankers Association for the Q2 2015) ?
- Foreclosure sales also decreased from the previous quarter – 89,000 in Q2 2015 vs. 96,000 in Q1 2015, a decrease of 7%.
Comparing the second quarter to the first quarter of 2015:
- Total non-foreclosure solutions were approximately 411,000 in Q2 2015, ?compared to 444,000 in Q1 2015 – a decrease of 7%. ?
- Foreclosure starts were approximately 176,000 in Q2 2015, compared to ?212,000 in Q1 2015, a decrease of approximately 17%. ?Q2 2015 vs. Q2 2014 –
The 89,000 foreclosure sales in the second quarter of 2015 compares to an estimated 117,000 completed during the second quarter of 2014, representing a significant decline year over year.?Here are some other key metrics for Q2 2015 vs. Q2 2014: ? - Total solutions for Q2 2015 were approximately 411,000 vs. 456,000 for Q2 2014 – a decline of 10%. ?
- Loan mods for Q2 2015 were approximately 113,000 vs. 125,000 for Q2 2014 – a decline of 10%. ?
- Foreclosure starts for Q2 2015 were approximately 176,000 vs. 203,000 for Q2 2014 – a decrease of 13%. ?
- Short sales completed for Q2 2015 were approximately 24,000 vs. 35,000 for Q2 2014 – a decrease of 31%. ?
- Deeds in lieu for Q2 2015 were approximately 5,400 – a decrease of 28% from Q2 2014 (7,500). ?
- Delinquencies of 60+ days were approximately 1.74 million for Q2 2015, compared to 1.98 million for Q2 2014 – a decline of 12%. ?
Source: HousingWire