As the nation continues to struggle with inflation and high mortgage rates, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 5,100 permanent loan modifications in May, according to the latest FHFA Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report.
Read More »GSEs Complete 16K-Plus Foreclosure Prevention Actions in April
The FHFA reports that since the start of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorship in September 2008, the GSEs have recorded 6.7 million-plus foreclosure prevention actions to date nationwide.
Read More »GSE REO Inventory on the Rise in Q1
In addition, a new report notes that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 58,268 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023. Click through to read the other data from the GSEs’ Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report.
Read More »Gauging the Reach of Federal Homeowner Assistance
Five Star’s Legal League has published a white paper detailing how the government’s Homeowner Assistance Fund has provided relief and loss mitigation options for homeowners nationwide during the pandemic.
Read More »Closing the Homeownership Gap
Julia R. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner of HUD, speaks to MortgagePoint about recent changes such as FHA’s mortgage insurance premium reductions, an ongoing commitment to improving IT infrastructure, and how the arc of her career brought her to her current role.
Read More »Lessons Learned From the Triumph of Pandemic Foreclosure Prevention
During the pandemic, an estimated 3.2 million foreclosure starts were prevented, along with the completion of approximately 1.5 million foreclosures.
Read More »FHFA Publishes Q3 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report
According to the FHFA’s Q3 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, the Enterprises completed 69,362 foreclosure prevention actions within the quarter, helping troubled homeowners nationwide to stay in their homes.
Read More »GSEs Executed Nearly 25K in Foreclosure Prevention Actions in August
Since the start of the GSEs' conservatorship nearly 14 years ago, approximately 40% of their foreclosure prevention actions have resulted in permanent loan modifications.
Read More »FHFA Releases Q2 Foreclosure Prevention Report
The FHFA's foreclosure analysis for July 2022 revealed the total number of loans in forbearance is trending downward from its peak in May, with nearly 85,000 loans in forbearance nationwide, while total refinance volume and mortgage rates also decreased in the same month.
Read More »Providing Opportunities for Homeownership
Fannie Mae’s Jacob Williamson discusses how the GSE’s REO repair strategy focuses on innovative solutions to help support the repair and upkeep of properties nationwide.
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