About this episode
In this HousingWire Daily episode, HW+ Managing Editor Brena Nath covers the latest COVID-19 forbearance extensions. On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s announcement that it extended COVID-19 foreclosure and forbearance moratoriums for FHA and USDA loans to June 30, 2021. For the episode, Greg McBride, senior vice president and chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com joins the podcast to share his insights on what the COVID-19 forbearance and foreclosure relief programs means for homeowners and people in the housing finance industry. During the interview, he shares a recap on the past extensions, the pros and cons of the latest extension and at what point he thinks the extensions will stop.