FEMA Emergency Management Declaration – Seminole Tribe of Florida Hurricane Milton

FEMA Alert
October 8, 2024  

***Please note: only properties associated with the Seminole Tribe of Florida reservations are approved for assistance.***

FEMA has issued an Emergency Management Declaration for the Seminole Tribe of Florida to supplement tribal response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton beginning October 5, 2024 and continuing.  The following areas have been approved for assistance:

Public Assistance:

  • Big Cypress Indian Reservation
  • Brighton Indian Reservation
  • Fort Pierce Indian Reservation
  • Hollywood Indian Reservation
  • Immokalee Indian Reservation
  • Tampa Reservation

 

Florida Hurricane Milton (EM-3623-FL)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Map of Affected Areas

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

FEMA Emergency Management Declaration – Florida Hurricane Milton

FEMA Alert
October 7, 2024  

FEMA has issued an Emergency Management Declaration for areas of Florida to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton beginning October 5, 2024 and continuing.  The following counties have been approved for assistance:

Public Assistance:

  • Alachua
  • Baker
  • Bradford
  • Brevard
  • Broward
  • Charlotte
  • Citrus
  • Clay
  • Collier
  • Columbia
  • DeSoto
  • Dixie
  • Duval
  • Flagler
  • Gilchrist
  • Glades
  • Hamilton
  • Hardee
  • Hendry
  • Hernando
  • Highlands
  • Hillsborough
  • Indian River
  • Lafayette
  • Lake
  • Lee
  • Levy
  • Madison
  • Manatee
  • Marion
  • Martin
  • Miami-Dade
  • Monroe
  • Nassau
  • Okeechobee
  • Orange
  • Osceola
  • Palm Beach
  • Pasco
  • Pinellas
  • Polk
  • Putnam
  • Sarasota
  • Seminole
  • St. Johns
  • St. Lucie
  • Sumter
  • Suwannee
  • Taylor
  • Union
  • Volusia

 

Florida Hurricane Milton (EM-3622-FL)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for Florida

Map of Affected Areas

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – San Carlos Apache Tribe Watch Fire

FEMA Alert
October 4, 2024  

FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the San Carlos Apache Tribe to supplement tribal recovery efforts in areas affected by the Watch Fire from July 10-17, 2024.  The following areas have been approved for assistance:

Individual Assistance:

  • San Carlos Indian Reservation

Public Assistance:

  • San Carlos Indian Reservation

 

***Please note: only properties located with the San Carlos Indian Reservation are approved for assistance.***

 

San Carlos Apache Tribe Watch Fire (DR-4833-AZ)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the San Carlos Apache Tribe

Map of Affected Areas

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – Tennessee Tropical Storm Helene

FEMA Alert
October 2, 2024  

***LAST UPDATE: 11/6/24***

FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Tennessee to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene beginning September 26, 2024 and continuing.  The following counties have been approved for assistance:

Individual Assistance:

  • Carter
  • Cocke
  • Greene
  • Hamblen
  • Hawkins
  • Johnson
  • Unicoi
  • Washington

Public Assistance:

  • Carter
  • Claiborne
  • Cocke
  • Grainger
  • Greene
  • Hamblen
  • Hancock
  • Hawkins
  • Jefferson
  • Johnson
  • Sevier
  • Sullivan
  • Unicoi
  • Washington

 

Tennessee Tropical Storm Helene (DR-4832-TN)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee

Map of Affected Areas

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – Virginia Tropical Storm Helene

FEMA Alert
October 1, 2024  

***LAST UPDATE: 12/5/24***

FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Virginia to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from September 25 – October 3, 2024.  The following counties have been approved for assistance:

Individual Assistance:

  • Bedford
  • Bland
  • Carroll
  • Galax City
  • Giles
  • Grayson
  • Lee
  • Montgomery
  • Pittsylvania
  • Pulaski
  • Radford City
  • Russell
  • Scott
  • Smyth
  • Tazewell
  • Washington
  • Wise
  • Wythe

Public Assistance:

  • Albemarle
  • Appomattox
  • Bedford
  • Bland
  • Botetourt
  • Bristol City
  • Buchanan
  • Buckingham
  • Carroll
  • Charlotte
  • Covington City
  • Craig
  • Danville City
  • Dickenson
  • Floyd
  • Galax City
  • Giles
  • Grayson
  • Greene
  • Lee
  • Madison
  • Montgomery
  • Nelson
  • Norton City
  • Patrick
  • Pittsylvania
  • Pulaski
  • Radford City
  • Roanoke
  • Roanoke City
  • Russell
  • Scott
  • Smyth
  • Tazewell
  • Washington
  • Wise
  • Wythe

 

Virginia Tropical Storm Helene (DR-4831-VA)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Virginia

Map of Affected Area

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – Georgia Hurricane Helene

FEMA Alert
September 30, 2024  

***Last Update: 11/6/24***

FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Georgia to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Helene from September 24 – October 30, 2024.  The following counties have been approved for assistance:

Individual Assistance:

  • Appling
  • Atkinson
  • Bacon
  • Ben Hill
  • Berrien
  • Brantley
  • Brooks
  • Bryan
  • Bulloch
  • Burke
  • Butts
  • Camden
  • Candler
  • Charlton
  • Chatham
  • Clinch
  • Coffee
  • Colquitt
  • Columbia
  • Cook
  • Dodge
  • Echols
  • Effingham
  • Elbert
  • Emanuel
  • Evans
  • Fulton
  • Glascock
  • Glynn
  • Hancock
  • Irwin
  • Jeff Davis
  • Jefferson
  • Jenkins
  • Johnson
  • Lanier
  • Laurens
  • Liberty
  • Lincoln
  • Long
  • Lowndes
  • McDuffie
  • McIntosh
  • Montgomery
  • Newton
  • Pierce
  • Rabun
  • Richmond
  • Screven
  • Stephens
  • Taliaferro
  • Tattnall
  • Telfair
  • Thomas
  • Tift
  • Toombs
  • Treutlen
  • Ware
  • Warren
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • Wheeler
  • Wilkes

Public Assistance:

  • Appling
  • Atkinson
  • Bacon
  • Baldwin
  • Banks
  • Ben Hill
  • Berrien
  • Bleckley
  • Brantley
  • Brooks
  • Bryan
  • Bulloch
  • Burke
  • Butts
  • Camden
  • Candler
  • Charlton
  • Chatham
  • Clinch
  • Coffee
  • Colquitt
  • Columbia
  • Cook
  • Crisp
  • Dawson
  • Decatur
  • Dodge
  • Dooly
  • Echols
  • Effingham
  • Elbert
  • Emanuel
  • Evans
  • Franklin
  • Gilmer
  • Glascock
  • Glynn
  • Grady
  • Greene
  • Habersham
  • Hancock
  • Hart
  • Irwin
  • Jackson
  • Jasper
  • Jeff Davis
  • Jefferson
  • Jenkins
  • Johnson
  • Lamar
  • Lanier
  • Laurens
  • Liberty
  • Lincoln
  • Long
  • Lowndes
  • Lumpkin
  • Madison
  • McDuffie
  • McIntosh
  • Mitchell
  • Monroe
  • Montgomery
  • Oglethorpe
  • Paulding
  • Pierce
  • Pike
  • Pulaski
  • Putnam
  • Rabun
  • Richmond
  • Screven
  • Stephens
  • Taliaferro
  • Tattnall
  • Telfair
  • Thomas
  • Tift
  • Toombs
  • Treutlen
  • Turner
  • Twiggs
  • Ware
  • Warren
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • Wheeler
  • White
  • Wilcox
  • Wilkes
  • Wilkinson
  • Worth

 

Georgia Hurricane Helene (DR-4830-GA)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia

Map of Affected Area

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

Mortgage Foreclosure, Forbearance Data Now Available in FHFA’s New Dashboard

Industry Update
September 30, 2024

Source: Mortgage Professional America (MPA)

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released updated data from its National Mortgage Database (NMDB®) on residential mortgage performance through the second quarter of 2024, along with a new interactive tool that makes it easier for the public to access and analyze this information.

The NMDB Aggregate Statistics offer a snapshot of the loan performance of residential mortgages across the United States, providing insight into national, state, and metropolitan-level trends. FHFA’s new data visualization dashboard allows users to easily monitor mortgage performance, offering detailed views of foreclosure rates, forbearance data, and delinquency figures.

“The new dashboard makes it easier for the public to quickly access and review mortgage performance statistics at the national and state levels and for the 100 largest metropolitan areas,” said Anju Vajja, deputy director for FHFA’s research and statistics division. “The NMDB quarterly data releases allow the public to monitor and more closely examine the data to identify emerging mortgage market trends as they develop.”

According to FHFA’s latest data, 0.1% of all outstanding mortgages were in foreclosure, bankruptcy, or deed-in-lieu at the end of the second quarter of 2024. This rate has remained steady in recent quarters and is significantly lower than the peak of 3.5% reached during the financial crisis in 2010 and 2011.

The data also showed that 0.6% of all outstanding mortgages were 90 days or more past due but not yet in foreclosure. States with the highest share of delinquent loans include Louisiana at 1.3%, Mississippi at 1.1%, and Washington, DC, also at 1.1%.

Forbearance rates were another key focus of the report. At the end of Q2 2024, 0.6% of all loans were in forbearance. The metropolitan areas with the highest forbearance rates were Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX, with a rate of 5.3%, Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN, at 4.7%, and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, at 3.7%.

 

For full report, please click the source link above.

 

Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Serious Delinquency Rate Ticked Up in August

Industry Update
September 27, 2024

Source: Calculated Risk

Single-family serious delinquencies increased slightly in August, and multi-family serious delinquencies decreased slightly.

Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in August was 0.52%, up from 0.51% June. Freddie’s rate is down year-over-year from 0.55% in August 2023.  This is below the pre-pandemic lows.

Freddie’s serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 4.20% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.17% in August 2020 during the pandemic.

Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in August was 0.50%, up from 0.49% in July. The serious delinquency rate is down year-over-year from 0.53% in August 2023.  This is also below the pre-pandemic lows.

The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59% following the housing bubble and peaked at 3.32% in August 2020 during the pandemic.

 

For full report, please click the source link above.

 

FEMA Emergency Management Declaration – Virginia Post-tropical Cyclone Helene

FEMA Alert
September 29, 2024  

***Last Update: 10/4/24***

FEMA has issued an Emergency Management Declaration for areas of Virginia to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Post-tropical Cyclone Helene beginning September 25, 2024 and continuing.  The following counties have been approved for assistance:

Public Assistance:

  • Bedford
  • Bland
  • Bristol
  • Buchanan
  • Carroll
  • Covington
  • Craig
  • Danville
  • Dickenson
  • Galax
  • Giles
  • Grayson
  • Montgomery
  • Norton
  • Pittsylvania
  • Pulaski
  • Radford
  • Russell
  • Scott
  • Smyth
  • Tazewell
  • Washington
  • Wise
  • Wythe

 

Virginia Post-tropical Cyclone Helene (EM-3621-VA)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for Virginia

Map of Affected Areas

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies

FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – South Carolina Hurricane Helene

FEMA Alert
September 29, 2024  

***Last Update: 12/5/24***

FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of South Carolina to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Helene beginning September 25, 2024 and continuing.  The following counties have been approved for assistance:

Individual Assistance:

  • Abbeville
  • Aiken
  • Allendale
  • Anderson
  • Bamberg
  • Barnwell
  • Beaufort
  • Catawba Indian Reservation
  • Cherokee
  • Chester
  • Edgefield
  • Fairfield
  • Greenville
  • Greenwood
  • Hampton
  • Jasper
  • Kershaw
  • Laurens
  • Lexington
  • McCormick
  • Newberry
  • Oconee
  • Orangeburg
  • Pickens
  • Richland
  • Saluda
  • Spartanburg
  • Union
  • York

Public Assistance:

  • Abbeville
  • Aiken
  • Allendale
  • Anderson
  • Bamberg
  • Barnwell
  • Beaufort
  • Berkeley
  • Calhoun
  • Catawba Indian Reservation
  • Cherokee
  • Chester
  • Colleton
  • Edgefield
  • Fairfield
  • Greenville
  • Greenwood
  • Hampton
  • Jasper
  • Kershaw
  • Lancaster
  • Laurens
  • Lexington
  • McCormick
  • Newberry
  • Oconee
  • Orangeburg
  • Pickens
  • Richland
  • Saluda
  • Spartanburg
  • Union
  • Williamsburg
  • York

 

South Carolina Hurricane Helene (DR-4829-SC)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for South Carolina

Map of Affected Area

List of Affected Zip Codes

 

Additional Resources

FEMA’s web site

FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process

Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts

HUD Moratorium on Foreclosure

VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters

Freddie Mac Disaster Relief Policies

Fannie Mae’s Natural Disaster Relief Policies