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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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News Articles | June 29, 2021
Updated AUS Specifications and Supporting Documents Published
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) published a joint announcement to notify lenders of updates to their AUS specifications to collect details about interested-party-provided closing costs and subordinate financing. They also addressed fixes and updates in response to critical business needs. Minor updates to supporting documents were also made in response to feedback received during implementation.
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Technology Updates | June 28, 2021
New Condo Project Advisor Release Identifies Required Documentation for Project Waiver Requests
The latest Condo Project Advisor® release helps streamline Project Waiver Requests for Pending Litigation and Reserves categories by identifying which documents are required for submission.
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Technology Updates | June 25, 2021
New Loan Quality Advisor URLs Now Available
To strengthen the security of our tools and technology and safeguard your information, Freddie Mac will be updating the URLs to access Loan Quality Advisor® through system-to-system (S2S) integration. Access to Loan Quality Advisor through the current URLs will no longer be available after August 31, 2021.
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| June 24, 2021
Guide Bulletin 2021-23: Extension of COVID-19 Foreclosure Moratorium
This Bulletin announces an extended effective date for the COVID-19 foreclosure moratorium.
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News Articles | June 16, 2021
Freddie Mac Refi Possible℠ Mortgage Requirements Update
Read about our latest Refi Possible requirement updates that will be incorporated in our upcoming July Bulletin.
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News Articles | June 10, 2021
Coming In 4 Days: Our Improved Data Analytics and Reporting Solution
Get ready for our new business data and analytics solution, in one central location.
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Technology Updates | June 9, 2021
ULDD Updates for CMT-indexed ARMs Retirement, Implementation Notes and Enumerations
Here’s how ULLD is changing to respond to the CMT-indexed ARMs retirement, previously announced Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin updates and implementation note updates to align the specification with current business usage.
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Technology Updates | June 9, 2021
Find Out What’s New and What’s Coming in Loan Selling Advisor®
Get ready to take advantage of these current and upcoming changes in Loan Selling Advisor®.
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News Articles | June 7, 2021
Guide Bulletin 2021-21: Second Home and Investment Property Mortgages
This Bulletin features updated requirements for second home and Investment Property Mortgages in compliance with the amended Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (PSPA).
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News Articles | June 1, 2021
Where Is the Aging Housing Stock in the United States?
An older housing stock, if not well-maintained, is associated with issues such as energy efficiency and the preservation of affordable housing. However, aging housing stock is a pervasive problem throughout the country.