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Mnuchin: GSE Reform On Hold

Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin said he doesn’t think reform of the government sponsored enterprises will happen until 2018, despite bipartisan advice.

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Freddie Mac Updates Servicing Guidelines

Freddie Mac released a join bulletin with Fannie Mae Wednesday that updates its guidelines for standard servicing policies, which are unrelated to its special initiatives to aid those affected by the hurricanes that have ravaged the continental United States.

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Freddie Mac: Unaffordability Everywhere

Affordability is down for both homeowners and single-family rentals, according to data released by Freddie Mac. The GSE also announced measures to help make mortgages more affordable for borrowers with high loan-to-value ratios.

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For Sale: Freddie’s Largest RPLs

Freddie Mac has announced plans to sell off a pool of $983 million in seasoned re-forming and moderately delinquent loans. This marks the second sale of its kind this year—and the biggest Freddie’s offered up to date.

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July 2017: How Freddie Fared

Freddie Mac recently issued its Monthly Volume Summary for July 2017, providing information on its mortgage related portfolios, securities issuance, risk management, delinquencies, debt activates, and other investments. Take a look at how the GSE did.

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Paradatec’s WriteUCD Is Approved by Freddie Mac

Paradatec, Inc., based in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced Thursday its WriteUCD module has been verified as a technology integration vendor for Freddie Mac’s Loan Advisor platform as it satisfies the requirements of the GSE’s Uniform Closing Data files. A provider of optical character recognition solutions, Paradatec’s WriteUCD takes data from mortgage closing disclosure documents “in mere seconds per page” and then transfers it to the new required format. In fact, Paradatec claims to provide “quick and accurate identification of over 500 unique documents in the typical mortgage file,” and it is adapting to new industry standards.

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Freddie Mac is ACE

Through its new automated collateral evaluation (ACE), Freddie Mac is working to automate its appraisals for potential homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance. Take a look at when it will become available and how properties qualify here.

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Cash Making a Comeback

It’s slim pickings in the housing market, and today’s dwindling inventory is prompting higher than normal cash sales. Usually, not many like to invest a lot of cash into real estate, so why the recent change?

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The Right Leader, the Right Time

Freddie Mac announced on Thursday that Stacey Goodman will join Freddie Mac as EVP and CIO. Her tenure will begin on September 25, 2017. Goodman has over 25 years of technology experience in the financial services industry.

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GSE Capital Put to the Test

Earlier today, the FHFA released the results of the Enterprises’ Dodd-Frank Stress Tests—as well as the total expected draw both companies will take from the Treasury. How does it all add up?

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