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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Thursday released its Q2 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, since the 2008 start of conservatorship, completed 252,014 foreclosure prevention actions. Overall, that brings the number of ...

Both supporters and critics are weighing in on the “adverse market fee” or "market condition credit fee" introduced by the GSEs last week, under the authorization of the FHFA.

Editor's note: This piece originally appeared in the August 2020 edition of DS News, now available. It’s not too late for mortgage servicers to prepare for the next pandemic-driven event—a likely rise in loan modifications and loss mitigation requests. Charles ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order he said would protect Americans from eviction, along with other items. While some housing experts and advocates are grateful for the effort, others say the White House could do more. President ...

The Agency provided new guidance for its Borrower Protection Program, announcing an extension for the purchase of qualified loans in forbearance

A new report says some within the industry are calling for FHFA to shield them from losses they will incur due to mortgage forbearances amid the pandemic.

The Agency said the benchmarks are unchanged from 2018-2020 due to economic uncertainty related to COVID-19.

The FHFA announced that the 30-59 day and serious delinquency rate saw increases.

The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must be well-capitalized to support the market during a stressed environment.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the GSEs—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—will extend several loan origination flexibilities until August 31. These flexibilities were set to expire on July 31, 2020. Extended flexibilities include: Alternative appraisals on purchase and ...