3,533 people responded to a 15-minute survey from Fannie Mae in November and December 2020 about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to better understand consumer awareness, understanding, and attitudes toward flood risk, flood insurance, and related resources. Respondents were ...
Read More »Pace of Forbearance Exits Reaches New Low in January
Despite the overall national forbearance rate nearing the 1% mark, the rate of forbearance exits reached another low since MBA began tracking exits in June 2020.
Read More »GSEs Recognize the Nation’s Top Servicers
Fannie Mae recognizes 29 mortgage servicers that excelled at its STAR program, while Freddie Mac applauds nine winners of its 2021 SHARP program.
Read More »Is There Life Left in GSE Reform?
It has been 14 years since Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were put under full operational control of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) at the height of the financial crisis in September 2008. At the time, then-Treasury Secretary Henry ...
Read More »FHFA Releases Strategic Plan for 2022-2026
The FHFA has released a draft of its strategic plan and is requesting input from interested parties before a final version is released.
Read More »Advisory Panel Selected by Five Star
A panel of eight industry experts will weigh in and share their insight in guiding the path of its content throughout 2022.
Read More »HUD Applauds Settlement on the Maintenance of REO Properties
The Department lauds $53 million agreement on the upkeep of REO properties in Black and Latino communities.
Read More »Servicers Going Digital With eModifications
Tim Anderson of Evolve Mortgage Services discusses the benefits of electronic loan modifications and the compliance steps necessary to adopt this technology.
Read More »Is a New Normal on the Horizon?
A “new normal” may be on the horizon after a tumultuous year in 2021 which saw a conflagration of market trends reach new highs, and lows, which have continued into 2022. According to the Economic and Strategic Research Group (ESR) ...
Read More »Freddie Mac Recognized for Workplace Equality
A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace earns the GSE a perfect score by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
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