As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many people worldwide faced job insecurity and loss of income. For mortgage borrowers in the United States, this means increased default and foreclosure risk. Forbearance is a type of borrower assistance which allows the lender to negotiate a temporary postponement of a mortgage repayment. It allows a payment period relief in lieu of the creditor foreclosing on any property that was used as collateral for the loan.

As of March 2022, New York was one of the states in the United States with highest forbearance rate for Freddie Mac single-family housing loans with approximately 0.87 percent of current loans in forbearance.

As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many people worldwide faced job insecurity and income disruption. For mortgage borrowers in the United States, this means increased risk of delayed loan repayment, default and foreclosure.

In April 2020, the share of single-family housing mortgages owned by Freddie Mac that were in forbearance and delinquent for 30 days spiked to 44 percent. One year later, as of April 2021, approximately 20 percent of the mortgage loans in forbearance were delinquent for over 180 days.

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