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News Articles | August 31, 2018
Updates for Cash Executions
In early Q4 2018, Freddie Mac is making updates to support cash executions in Loan Selling Advisor®. Review the list of updates pertaining to Cash Payups for Mortgages with Specified Attributes.
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News Articles | August 3, 2018
UCDP System Outages on August 6 and August 12
The Uniform Collateral Data Portal® (UCDP®) Integration and Production environments will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 20 until 5 a.m. ET on Sunday, October 21.
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News Articles | June 26, 2018
Important Update to the GSEs UCD Seller Data Requirements
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) are committed to supporting the industry with its adoption of the Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD). Over the past several months, the GSEs have been working with the industry to understand challenges encountered with the collection of certain Seller-specific closing data elements.
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News Articles | June 5, 2018
Freddie Mac Clarification on the UCD PDF Requirement
Beginning June 25, 2018, we will enforce the requirement to embed the Closing Disclosure PDF in the Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) XML file.
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News Articles | May 22, 2018
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Will Update Appraisal Dataset and Forms
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) have launched an initiative to update the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and uniform appraisal reporting forms.
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News Articles | May 9, 2018
Get Ready for UCD Changes on June 25, 2018
Review and understand beginning on June 25 2018, the two Loan Selling AdvisorSM edits listed will display as critical when a Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) XML file and Closing Disclosure PDF are not successfully submitted to Loan Closing Advisor® prior to loan delivery. These changes are specific to Loan Selling Advisor and do not impact the criteria that determines a successful UCD submission in Loan Closing Advisor.
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Press Release | April 26, 2018
Freddie Mac Announces HomeOne® Conventional 3% Down Payment Mortgage to Broaden Access to Credit for Qualified First-Time Homebuyers
Freddie Mac announced today HomeOne® mortgage, a new conventional (non-FHA) 3% down payment option for qualified first-time homebuyers.
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News Articles | April 13, 2018
Freddie Mac Aces the 2018 HousingWire Tech100 Awards
Freddie Mac is a 2018 HousingWire Tech100™ Award winner for Loan Product Advisor℠ automated collateral evaluation (ACE). The awards are presented annually to the 100 most innovative technology companies in the US housing industry.
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Technology Updates | February 26, 2018
ULDD Phase 3 Loan Selling Advisor Updates Deferred Until March 5
We are deferring the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) Phase 3 updates to Loan Selling Advisor® and Loan Quality Advisor® until March 5, 2018.
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News Articles | February 21, 2018
Optional ULDD Phase 3 Data Delivery Starts Monday
Starting Monday, February 26, you can deliver Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) Phase 3 data through Loan Selling Advisor®, if you're able to do so.
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