FHFA Grants GSEs Loan Processing Flexibility
The Federal Housing Finance Agency today took action to grant additional flexibility to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help...
Mortgage
Ginnie Mae Announces Plans to Intervene in Agency MBS Market
With many borrowers now taking advantage of nationwide forbearance programs as they struggle to make their monthly mortgage payments, Ginnie...
GSEs Announce Payment Deferral Option for Borrowers Exiting Forbearance
In communications to lenders today, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced a new home retention workout option that would allow...
ABA, Industry Groups Call for Unified Approach to Mortgage Relief During Pandemic
ABA joined several financial and mortgage industry trade associations in a letter to the Federal Reserve, HUD, FHFA, the CFPB,...
FHFA Announces New Measures to Ensure Liquidity in Mortgage Markets
To help ensure liquidity in the secondary mortgage market, the Federal Housing Finance Agency today directed Fannie Mae and Freddie...
Fed Expands Stimulus Measures, QE; Will Support Corporate Credit
In its most sweeping move yet to prop up the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic and public health response,...
FHLBs Issue Guidance for Mortgage Partnership Finance Program Participants
The Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mortgage Partnership Finance program today released a statement outlining temporary policies to enable servicers to...
GSEs, HUD to Suspend Foreclosures Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
To help provide relief to homeowners who may be facing financial hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the...
OCC: Mortgage Performance Improved Slightly in Q4
The share of current and performing first-lien mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 96.5%, up from 95.8% a...
ABA Calls for ATR Requirements for Residential PACE Loans
The American Bankers Association yesterday responded to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s request for information on what it can do...
