Despite media coverage of the possibility, Deloitte clarified Tuesday that housing giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were not affected by the companies September 25 data breach.
Read More »Freddie Mac Unloads $817 million in Seasoned Loans
On Wednesday, Freddie Mac sold $817 million worth of seasoned loans, which completed its third Seasoned Loan Structured Transaction (SLST) of seasoned re-performing loans (RPL) and moderately delinquent loans ...
Read More »Freddie Mac’s Chief Diversity Officer Talks Representing the Underserved
In an effort to better represent underserved communities, as well as support ongoing diversity initiatives in the mortgage industry, Freddie Mac has announced the opening of a Borrower ...
Read More »Freddie Mac Announces Additional Hurricane Help
Freddie Mac recently announced their efforts to help those affected by the continued hurricane season through updates to their temporary Selling and Servicing requirements in Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin 2017-2021.
Read More »FHFA Planning for the Future: Policies, Procedures, and GSEs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its Strategic Plan for the fiscal years of 2018 through 2022, in which it outlined three strategic goals that it plans on implementing in its continued effort to serve the housing market.
Read More »Fannie Mae Examines Credit Standards
Fannie Mae released its Q3 2017 Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey Monday, finding that mortgage lenders are moving away from tight mortgage credit standards across all loan types—but why?
Read More »Veros Introduces UCD-compliant Solution
Veros Real Estate Solutions, a Santa Ana, California-based technology provider, announced Wednesday a new solution that satisfies the GSEs’ Uniform Closing Dataset requirements, which go into effect next week. “We are pleased to announce our new VeroDATAFI for lenders to be able to comply with the new UCD requirements and address the system and process challenges that September 25th will bring,” said Charles Rumfola, SVP of Strategic Initiatives at Veros. Veros already has a strong relationship with the GSEs. In fact, Rumfola said, “Veros played an integral part in successfully implementing the Uniform Collateral Data Portal (UCDP) for the GSEs, and we are looking to build on that success for UCD.”
Read More »Freddie Mac Tackling Senior Housing Needs
The United States Census Bureau reported that in 2029, more than 20 percent of the total U.S. population will be over the age of 65—that’s why part of Freddie Mac’s mission is addressing the impending issue of senior housing.
Read More »Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Down
According to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) released by Freddie Mac, rates on both 30-year and 15-year mortgages are down from one week ago, and for the ...
Read More »Duty Calls
Freddie Mac has a duty to serve the American homebuyer, and with a series of action plans that’s just what the GSE plans to do. Editor's Note: This print feature first appeared in the August issue of MReport, available now.
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