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July 16, 2024
Beyond the Close: Collaborating for Post-Purchase Borrower Education
The entire housing finance ecosystem benefits when homeowners remain in their homes. Borrowers who are engaged sooner and educated more fully have a better experience and achieve more successful outcomes. This is the key to sustainable homeownership.
By The Single-Family Team, Freddie Mac
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Technology Updates | October 4, 2021
Revised Loan Closing Advisor APR, APOR and Regulation Z Total Loan Amount Feedback Messages
We’re revising certain existing Loan Closing Advisor® feedback messages to help you prepare for changes to requirements for APR, APOR and Regulation Z datapoints.
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Technology Updates | September 28, 2021
New Loan Coverage Advisor Release Enhances Servicing-Released XChange and MI Data
The latest Loan Coverage Advisor® release enhances the user interface (UI) and search results with new Servicing-Released XChange® program and MI company values.
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Technology Updates | September 24, 2021
September Loan Product Advisor Releases and Other Upcoming Updates
We’re making Loan Product Advisor updates in September that include updates to FHA requirements and feedback message improvements.
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News Articles | September 24, 2021
New Condo Project Advisor Release Enhances Additional Category Pages to Identify Required Documentation
The latest Condo Project Advisor® release helps streamline Project Waiver Requests for Delinquent Assessments, Excessive Commercial Space and Single Entity Ownership categories by identifying which documents are required for submission.
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News Articles | September 17, 2021
Update on the Cap for Second Homes and Investment Property Mortgages
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently suspended certain provisions of the Freddie Mac Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA).
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Technology Updates | September 14, 2021
Loan Selling Advisor Updates: New $250K LLB Cash-Specified Payup, CTE Outage and Cash Price Sheet Enhancements Webinar
Learn about a new cash execution opportunity and how you can test it in our CTE, upcoming CTE downtime and a free webinar on the October 12 cash price sheet enhancements.
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News Articles | September 13, 2021
Improved R&W Relief and ACE Dashboards
The latest ECO release enhancements help make the Rep & Warranty Relief Performance and ACE Performance dashboards more intuitive and user-friendly. See the September 10, 2021 release notes.
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Technology Updates | September 7, 2021
Loan Product Advisor® v5.1.00 System-to-System Specification Production and CTE Dates Announced
Today Loan Product Advisor v5.1 production and customer test environment (CTE) dates were announced.
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News Articles | August 30, 2021
Freddie Mac Refi Possible℠ is Now Available
On August 30, 2021, we've made available Freddie Mac Refi Possible℠ to lenders to begin submitting loan applications using Loan Product Advisor or by manually underwriting. Read our quick steps on getting you started to engage with your eligible clients and successful submit Refi Possible loans.
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Technology Updates | August 27, 2021
August Loan Product Advisor Releases, Rental Income Updates and More
August Loan Product Advisor® (LPA℠) releases align with the most recent Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide requirements, Amended and Restated Preferred Stock. Purchase Agreement (PSPA), Freddie Mac Refi Possible℠ data requirements and additional improvements to help streamline the way you work. Additionally, check out the latest news related to rental income assessment and updates to asset and reserves feedback messages.