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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 | May 26, 2021
Guide Bulletin 2021-19: Updates Related to the PSPA and the Revised QM Rule
This Bulletin updates our requirements in response to the PSPA and the Revised General QM Rule and specifies which mortgages Freddie Mac will continue to purchase and under what conditions those mortgages may be purchased.
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News Articles | May 24, 2021
Coming Soon: Updates to Freddie Mac Credentials for System Access
Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) Bulletin 2020-45 announced that we are further enhancing our access management provisioning standards, consistent with Freddie Mac’s overarching objective of protecting your data from security threats. Check out the resources developed to help you successfully reset your password(s).
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Technology Updates | May 20, 2021
May Loan Quality Advisor Feedback Message Updates
On May 23, 2021, we’re updating automated collateral evaluation (ACE) and collateral rep and warranty relief feedback messages.
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News Articles | May 19, 2021
Guide Bulletin 2021-18: Introducing PAID and Retiring the Reimbursement System
This Bulletin announces updates to Reimagine Servicing® including rolling out of PAID (Payments Automated Intelligent and Dynamic) and retirement of Reimbursement System, and retirement of Form 1128.
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Technology Updates | May 13, 2021
May Loan Product Advisor Enhancements
We’re making Loan Product Advisor® (LPA℠) updates this month to improve your experience and provide more transparency and clarity – to help you make faster decisions. Check out how these improvements can help you get more accomplished in your day.
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News Articles | May 7, 2021
Changes to Loan Quality Advisor® Data Security Enhancements for System-to-System Users
To protect and safeguard your information, Freddie Mac continuously looks for new solutions to further strengthen the security of our tools and technology. Therefore, Loan Quality Advisor® system-to-system (S2S) integration clients will transition to using a new Uniform Resource Locator (URL) this summer to access the tool. Begin preparing for this change.
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Technology Updates | May 7, 2021
New and Upcoming Loan Selling Advisor® Enhancements & Restrictions
We’re announcing some new and upcoming changes for Loan Selling Advisor® plus related restrictions.
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News Articles | May 5, 2021
Guide Bulletin 2021-17: Introducing Freddie Mac Refi Possible℠
This Bulletin introduces Refi Possible℠, a new “no cash-out” refinance Mortgage option that provides flexibility and product enhancements to support refinances for Borrowers at or below 80% of the AMI.
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News Articles | April 27, 2021
Freddie Mac Announces Replacement of COFI Index
Freddie Mac announces anticipation of the replacement index for COFI will be a new index administered by Freddie Mac.
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Technology Updates | April 19, 2021
April Loan Product Advisor Enhancements
We’re making Loan Product Advisor (LPA) updates in April to improve your experience and to align with Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide changes. Check out what’s new, what’s changed and how these updates can help you streamline your processes.