FHFA Announces UDAP Compliance Expectations

A&B Abstract: On August 10, 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) will require mortgage servicers to obtain and maintain fair lending data on their loans, beginning March 1, 2023. That same day, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) each issued guidance implementing the FHFA […]

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Somehow, the qualified mortgage (QM) rules have become even more complicated. Our Financial Services & Products Group parses how the death of the QM Patch will affect creditors seeking to originate residential mortgage loans under Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations.

A&B ABstract: A new Federal Housing Finance Agency policy brings clarity for mortgage servicers’ liquidity needs and provides a cap on servicer advancing obligations during the coronavirus pandemic. FHFA Clarification On April 21, 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that it was aligning Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s policies so that servicers of Fannie […]

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Our Finance Group explains how a new Federal Housing Finance Agency policy brings clarity for mortgage servicers’ liquidity needs and provides a cap on servicer advancing obligations during the coronavirus pandemic.

A&B ABstract  In keeping with broader scrutiny on non-bank servicers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing new financial eligibility requirement for non-bank servicers doing business with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Proposal: On January 31, the FHFA proposed new financial eligibility requirements for approved nonbank Seller/Servicers doing business with Fannie Mae or […]

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