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From rate sheets to real-time pricing: What modern mortgage teams do differently

By MBA Newslink

Nov. 18, 2025

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Servicers need advanced analytics to navigate market conditions like rising FHA foreclosures and new FHA guidelines. Read this MBA NewsLink article by Andrea Meir, Director of Hardship Technology Suite at ICE to learn how to enhance compliance efforts and streamline loss mitigation to support your risk management strategy. Below is an excerpt, with a link to the full article following.

Mortgage defaults remain below pre-pandemic levels, but they’ve been edging up, especially among financially vulnerable homeowners. According to the September 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor, foreclosure starts are up more than 7.6% year-over-year, and loans in active foreclosure have increased by 19,000 compared to last year.

Several factors are converging to create this trend. Inflation has eroded purchasing power, rising property insurance and taxes are increasing mortgage-related expenses, and federal student loan repayments have resumed. Meanwhile, interest rates remain elevated, with FHA 30 year fixed mortgage rates more than double 2020 levels.

FHA Loans: An Early Indicator of Strain

FHA-backed loans, which traditionally serve borrowers with lower credit scores and smaller down payments, are showing the earliest signs of stress. According to ICE McDash loan-level data, serious delinquency rates for FHA loans have climbed to 3.01%, up from 2.47% a year ago. The rise is gradual but persistent, and it’s a clear signal that servicers should prepare.

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