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May 13, 2024
2024 Cost to Originate Study
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By The Single-Family Team, Freddie Mac
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Technology Updates | March 25, 2022
March Loan Product Advisor Releases
Read about our March Loan Product Advisor releases that include the latest asset and income modeler (AIM) enhancement – AIM for income using direct deposits. We’ve also provided feedback message updates effective in March that align with the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide and more.
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News Articles | March 22, 2022
UCD Critical Edits Phase 2 Transition Coming March 31, 2022
The UCD critical edits Phase 2 transition occurs on March 31, 2022. We recommend referring to the resources available on the UCD web page to prepare.
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News Articles | March 15, 2022
Uniform Closing Dataset Announcement: Three Qualified Mortgage Warning Edits Transitioning to Critical
Three Qualified Mortgage-related data points will transition from warning to critical, effective April 21, 2022.
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News Articles | March 15, 2022
Reporting Security Incidents and Business Continuity
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI recently issued a joint cybersecurity advisory due to matters related to the conflict in Ukraine.
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News Articles | March 4, 2022
Microsoft is Ending Support for IE 11
Microsoft is ending support for Internet Explorer (IE) browser version 11 on June 15, 2022. While you may still use IE 11 to access Freddie Mac applications, it may impact your experience. For the optimal experience when using our applications, we recommend using Google Chrome. Our applications are also compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge.
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Technology Updates | March 3, 2022
Latest LPA Enhancements Include New AIM Offerings, New Training Opportunities and Improved Messaging
Loan Product Advisor announces expanded asset and income modeler (AIM) offerings with solutions to help our clients keep their competitive edge. Find out how AIM for income using direct deposits and the latest enhancements to AIM for self-employed can help drive loan origination efficiency through automated verification. Register for the new AIM training webinar and hit the ground running.
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News Articles | March 1, 2022
Changes to Loan Closing Advisor® Critical Feedback Messages to Prepare for UCD Phase 2 Critical Edit Transition
We’ve updated three Loan Closing Advisor critical feedback messages in preparation for UCD Critical Edit Phase 2.
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News Articles | February 25, 2022
SPP Release Promotes Greater Scorecard Accuracy
We’ve updated the Servicer Performance Profile to provide greater standardization and ranking accuracy, effective with your January 2022 Scorecard.
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Technology Updates | February 15, 2022
The Next Evolution of Loan Product Advisor® Asset and Income Modeler (AIM) Is Coming
You will soon be able to use your borrowers’ direct deposits to help expand your automated borrower capacity assessment. Loan Product Advisor AIM for income using direct deposits also provides you the added confidence of representation and warranty relief for accuracy of the income calculation and integrity of the data.
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News Articles | February 15, 2022
Uniform Closing Dataset Specification v1.5 Impact Memo Announcement
Read about our Impact Memo detailing new changes to the UCD Specification v1.5.
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