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New Freddie Mac Initiative Helps Renters Build Credit
Freddie Mac today announced a new initiative to help renters build credit by encouraging operators of multifamily properties to report on-time rental payments to the three major credit-reporting bureaus.
3 Nov 2021
Homeowners Leaving Forbearance Now More Likely to Need Help
More than half a million homeowners who put their loans in forbearance during the pandemic are now in active loss mitigation, a 37 percent jump from a month ago, as relief programs that allowed millions of borrowers to put their payments on hold for up to 18 months expire.
2 Nov 2021
Fannie and Freddie Loans in Forbearance Drop Below 1%
The total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 6 basis points to 2.15% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of Oct. 24, 2021.
2 Nov 2021
FHFA Proposes New Disclosure Requirements for Fannie and Freddie
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is proposing public disclosure requirements for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that would closely align with international standards for large banks.
27 Oct 2021
New York Community says Flagstar Deal won’t Close Until 2022
New York Community Bancorp no longer expects to complete its pending bank acquisition this year. The Long Island-based company doesn’t anticipate that state and federal regulators will approve its $2.6 billion deal to buy Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Michigan, before the end of the year.
27 Oct 2021
FHA Posts Draft HECM Program Sections of Handbook 4000.1
FHA recently posted the draft Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Origination through Servicing sections of its Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (Handbook 4000.1) for stakeholder review and feedback. The draft sections are available online for industry feedback through Monday, November 15, 2021.
27 Oct 2021
The State with the Most Foreclosures
Foreclosures plagued the real estate market during the Great Recession. Home prices plunged so much in some areas that people lost all their home equity and even faced situations in which the value of their mortgages was higher than the value of their homes. Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas were hit particularly hard.
26 Oct 2021
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in September
Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in September was 1.46%, down from 1.62% in August. Freddie’s rate is down year-over-year from 3.04% in September 2020.
25 Oct 2021
Delinquencies Continue to Decline but Forbearances Still a Concern
The national delinquency rate has fallen below 4.0 percent for the first time since COVID-19 started messing up the world.
22 Oct 2021
Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware have Most Markets at Elevated Risk from Pandemic Fallout
ATTOM report shows that New Jersey, Illinois and Delaware had the highest concentrations of the most at-risk markets in the third quarter – with the biggest clusters in the New York City and Chicago areas – while the West remained far less exposed.
21 Oct 2021