FHFA’s Credit Score Models and Reports Initiative

What Happened? On June 26, Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) Director William Pulte told Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “government sponsored entities”) to draft policies that would consider a borrower’s cryptocurrency holdings as reserves or assets when qualifying for a mortgage, without requiring borrowers to convert those holdings into U.S. dollars, and cryptocurrencies under […]

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What Happened? On November 29, 2024, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) released Advisory Bulletin AB 2024-06 (the “Advisory Bulletin”), which sets forth FHFA’s expectations and guidance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “GSEs”) and the Federal Home Loan Banks (collectively, the “Regulated Entities”) regarding compliance with the prohibition against unfair and deceptive acts or […]

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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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