The MBA reports that approximately 255,000 homeowners remained in forbearance plans through April, as mortgage servicers have provided forbearance options to nearly 7.8 million Americans since April 2020.
Read More »FHFA Finalizes GSE Rule on New Products
Government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now required to provide advance notice to the Federal Housing Finance Agency before offering new products.
Read More »Analysis: GSE Report on Single-Family Guarantee Fees
Pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, the FHFA has released its annual report on single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Read More »Freddie Mac Expands Homeownership Opportunities for Renters
In a move to promote equitable housing for all, the GSE will begin to factor on-time rent payments into underwriting decisions as of July 10.
Read More »Homeowner Engagement Vital to Forbearance Crisis
John Dunnery of Community Loan Servicing found that the servicing sector took lessons from the past and employed them to deal with the pandemic. He shares his thoughts in an exclusive chat with DS News.
Read More »Share of Loans in Forbearance Drops by 14 Basis Points
The number of homeowners in forbearance plans tailed off yet again this week, as strong employment numbers and a growing economy are landing more back on solid financial footing.
Read More »Industry Leaders Address Racial Inequalities, Refi Fees, and Technology
Representatives from organizations including FHFA, FHA, GSEs, and HUD all spoke during a virtual event this week by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). See remarks from FHFA's Mark Calabria, here. The facilitator of a virtual event Tuesday said, during a ...
Read More »FHFA Tracks GSE Foreclosure Prevention
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have now completed 4.407 million foreclosure prevention actions since starting conservatorship.
Read More »Freddie Mac: Mortgage Delinquencies Dropping
Read more on its monthly volume summary, where the GSE details the unpaid balance of loans.
Read More »$1.8B in Unpaid Balance in Reperforming Loan Sale
Fannie Mae announced the bids are due by March 10. Click through to learn more on the GSE’s announcement.
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